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Showing 1 to 14 of 14 for “"occupational risks"”.
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Charakterisierung und Kausalitätsanalyse von Atemwegserkrankungen bei Mitarbeitern einer Viskosespinnerei
… airway diseases which were possibly related to occupational causes. This study compares the medical reports concerning these cases and balances private and occupational risks. It shows that in this factory adverse working conditions might be the reason for a chronic obstructive airway disease. …
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La prevención de riesgos laborales y la accidentalidad laboral en la prensa española: representación y cobertura a partir de la Ley 31/1995 de prevención de riesgos laborales (1994-2014)
After the Law 31/1995 on Prevention of Occupational Risks in Spain, prevention was introduced before healing. This thesis analyzes the impact in society, through its main newspapers by diffusion in its spanish national editions (El País, El Mundo, La Vanguardia and ABC), from 1994 to 2014. Through …
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O impacto dos transtornos de ansiedade na saúde dos trabalhadores da polícia militar
… these factors, little attention is given to the occupational risks of this profession. In view of this, this study aimed to give greater importance to the health of the Military Police, from a mental health perspective, aiming to evaluate the perception about your physical and mental conditions …
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Exploring and Supporting Families of Public Safety Personnel: A HomeBase Study
Background: Public Safety Personnel (PSP) face occupational stressors such as exposure to potentially psychologically traumatic events (PPTE), shiftwork, and potentially emotionally suppressive workplace cultures. The occupational risks and requirements associated with public safety roles extend …
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Examining Assumptions Within the Constructs of Vicarious Trauma and Secondary Traumatic Stress: Amplifying the Voices of Mental Health Professionals
… stress (STS) have been identified as significant occupational risks for mental health professionals (MHPs). These are understood as the resulting negative impacts of working with trauma survivors. Existing research on strategies to prevent or mitigate VT and STS have been somewhat limited, …
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Facility-Specific Radiation Exposure Risks and Their Implications for Radiation Workers at Department of Energy Laboratories
… develops a new framework for evaluating the occupational risks of exposure to hazardous substances in any setting where As Low As Reasonably Achievable (ALARA) practices are mandated or used. The evaluation is performed by developing a hypothesis-test-based procedure for evaluating the …
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Flying' Female Sex Workers in Kolkata, India: Using "Cultural Biography" to Understand HIV Risk Perceptions
… a) What do women in flying sex work perceive as risks to their physical, social, and economic well-being?; b) How salient is the risk of HIV compared to other occupational risks?; c) How are women's current understandings of risk related to early life experience with risk? The data for this study …
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Health hazards and cancer in relation to occupational exposures among Swedish seafarers
… for seafarers in the Swedish merchant fleet, and occupational risks for lung cancer, mesothelioma and hematologic malignancy (HM). A special focus has been exposure to benzene and biomarker levels for work on product or chemical tankers during the mid-1990’ies. In a case report, we describe two …
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The social organisation of sex work : implications for female prostitutes' health and safety
Introduction: Existing literature focuses on the risks that prostitutes pose to society rather than the occupational risks they face. Most of this work has been conducted with women who work on the streets, although estimates suggest that indoor prostitution (saunas and private flats) in particular …
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Noninvasive Assessment of Joint Motion Over Long Durations: System Evaluation and Data Analysis Methods
… long-duration measurements of joint motion in occupational settings provides more insight into movement patterns and quantitative assessments regarding joint usage, which lead to a better understanding of the cumulative effects associated with repetitive joint motions.</p> <p>A small, …
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Healthcare workers and the COVID-19 pandemic : A mixed methods study
… improve our understanding of work-related health risks and stressors among HCWs during the first 15 months of the COVID-19 pandemic in Finland’s capital region (until April 2021), across primary and tertiary care. Methods: Study I combined national and local registry data from public and private …
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Social ecological determinants of occupational zoonotic disease exposure on Colorado dairy farms
… providers, and veterinarians are the most at risks of zoonotic infections. Dairy cattle operations represent a working environment with a high risk of exposure to zoonotic pathogens. The prevention of zoonotic diseases in animal-human interfaces can be challenging. Due to the complexity of the …
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Promoting psychosocial health and empowerment among female sex workers in Nepal: a pilot peer education intervention
… exposed to varying degrees and combinations of risks in their work, including but not limited to long hours, poor working conditions, disease transmission, unplanned pregnancy, violence, drug and alcohol use and abuse, debt, and various forms of harassment, discrimination, and exploitation. It …
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¿Como evaluar un modelo de riesgos profesionales laborales ante los cambios del mercado de trabajo?. Estudio realizado en el sector de seguros de Colombia para el ramo de accidentes de trabajo
La prevención de riesgos en el sector seguros es de gran importancia para una empresa dedicada a este negocio, especialmente en el ramo laboral donde sucede la mayor cantidad de accidentes de trabajo y lesiones a largo plazo; sin embargo para que esto se cumpla a cabalidad, se necesita un trabajo …