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Showing 1 to 20 of 29 for “"occupational injuries"”.
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Perceptions regarding occupational injuries by employees at Letaba Hospital in Mopani District, Limpopo Province
… explore the perceptions of employees regarding Occupational injuries at Letaba Hospital, Mopani District in the Limpopo Province of South Africa. The study followed the qualitative-explorative design. Purposive sampling was utilised to select participants·to partake in focus group Interviews. …
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The Effects of Job Stress of Fire Fighters in Gyeonggi Province on Occupational Injuries
… the effects of job stress of fire fighters on occupational injuries. For this study, we conducted a survey of all employees who work at Gwang Myeong, Gunpo, and Anyang fire station, which are geographically similar and neighboring each other but little different in mobilization(Fire, Rescue, …
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Contemporary occupational health and safety efforts: Effects of specific occupational injuries on subsequent accident involvement
Behavior as related to occupational danger was explored in this research by examining industrial workers' reactions to accidents they had on the job. An observational study was conducted using longitudinal data to investigate relationships between hypothesized antecedent conditions and the …
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Compliance with international standards on compensation for occupational injuries and diseases by Zimbabwe and South Africa
… the ILO regarding the issue of compensation for occupational injuries and diseases. The terms workers compensation and employment injury benefits are frequently used interchangeably.¹³ Workers compensation is the older term, generally used originally to refer to schemes which provide benefits in …
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A consideration of the fault standard in a claim for additional compensation under s 56(1) of the Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Disease Act
… legislation is the Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases Act 3 of 1993 ('the COIDA'). The COIDA extinguishes an employee's common law rights to sue the employer for damages4 and instead introduces a no-fault system of compensation in which the employee is guaranteed an …
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Overweight and Obesity in Health Care Workers in Relation to Musculoskeletal Conditions and Weight Loss
… disorders (MSD) are the most prevalent occupational injuries in nursing home employees. Most of the research and interventions in the past 30 years have focused on teaching and training nursing home staff proper lifting and body mechanics to reduce the risk of injury. The weight of the …
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The behavior of rotator cuff tendon cells in three-dimensional culture
… and teres minor tendons. Rotator cuff injuries are common athletic and occupational injuries that surgery cannot fully repair. Therefore tendon tissue engineering can provide alternatives to surgical solutions. Tendons are composed of parallel lines of bundles of collagen fibers and …
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The Economy and Workplace Safety: Evidence from the Macro-Level
… United States there remain over three million occupational injuries that occur on the job. To better understand these costly safety outcomes, I utilized a novel stressor, economic stress (Catalano & Dooley, 1983), to develop a cross-level theoretical model whereby economic stress influences …
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The effectiveness of back belts as a control measure for occupational low back pain in a retail hardware chain
… belts on the incidence, days lost and cost of occupational low back injuries resulting from manual handling in 11 retail hardware chain. The study was of a non-experimental before-and-after design with all retail employees in Western Australia being included in a retrospective cohort. The …
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Effects of Work Exposure on Maximum Acceptable Repetition Rates in a Manual Torquing Task
… been dentified as an important risk factor for occupational injuries. One method used to determine appropriate exposures to these and other risk factors is psychophysics, which is based on individual perceptions of task demands and/or risk. Effects of work exposure have been indicated as of …
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Kinematics of the wrist during a keying task: the effects of workstation design and work pace
… One of the major research voids in the study of occupational injuries to the wrist is the lack of understanding of the kinematic nature of the wrist during keying tasks. Changes in wrist position were measured on 9 males and 9 females while keying, in the flexion/extension and radial/ ulnar …
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The prevalence of occupational health problems in-flight crews (pilots and flight attendants: A systematic review and meta-analysis
… and meta-analysis to estimate the prevalence of occupational health problems in aircrew members (pilots and flight attendants) as compared with the general population. Methods: We identified relevant literature by searching several electronic databases including PubMed, EBSCOhost: CINAHL, …
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Occupational hazards and radiation safety in veterinary practice including zoo veterinary practice in Australia
This thesis contains reviews and research on the occupational hazards of zoo veterinary practitioners in Australia. Although occupational hazards have long been recognised in the veterinary profession, little information is available on the number and magnitude of injuries to veterinarians in …
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Essays on Risk Indicators and Assessment: Theoretical, Empirical, and Engineering Approaches
… research, first we study risk assessment for occupational injuries using accident severity grade as an early warning indicator. We develop a new severity scoring system which considers multiple injury severity factors, and can be used as a part of a novel three-dimensional risk assessment …
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Protecting employees living with HIV/AIDS in the workplace: a comparative study
… to be an increase in the number of HIV/AIDS occupational transmission cases worldwide. In an effort to address such challenges, specifically in South Africa, the researcher investigated the possibility of incorporating the doctrine of vicarious liability into the South African legal system …
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Occupational Hazards Among Mosquito Control Operators And Other Pesticide Handlers
… These outdoor workers encounter various occupational health and safety hazards, including exposure to arthropods (e.g., stinging or biting insects, pathogen vectors), pesticides, physical demands of carrying/lifting heavy equipment, heat stress, and solar ultraviolet (UV) radiation. …
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The Use of a BIM-Based Framework to Support Safe Facility Management Processes
… private employers recorded 98,420 cases of occupational injuries and illness, with 26,190 cases requiring a minimum of 31 days away from work. Workers in this field are at constant risk of electrical shock, falls, crushing, cuts, and bruises and as a result, have a much higher rate of injury …
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Decentralized and Intelligent Systems to Enhance Workplace Safety
Occupational injuries and illnesses continue to affect workers worldwide, resulting in severe consequences for the affected individuals, companies, and society in general. Despite initiatives to improve workplace safety and legislative efforts, the number of accidents still remains very high, …
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Evaluating Whole Body Vibration and Standing Balance Among Truck Drivers
… Over 60% of fatal fall-related occupational injuries occur in the long haul freight trucking industry. Exposure to whole body vibration (WBV) from driving or operating vehicles has been shown to negatively affect balance and may contribute to falls when entering or exiting the …
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Three Essays on Occupational Safety and Labor Market Outcomes
<p>This dissertation comprises of three papers on occupational safety and health. Occupational injuries and illnesses are prevalent and costly. To reduce workplace injuries and the associated costs, the government uses workplace inspections and the associated penalties as the primary enforcement …
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