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Showing 1 to 10 of 10 for “"workplace health and safety"”.
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A critical analysis of the Angolan Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) law and the protection it offers to employees of the oil and gas industry
… concerned with the effect of occupational health and safety (hereafter OHS) law in Angola and the protection it offers to employees in the oil and gas industry. The current Angolan OHS legislation continues to be characterised by the pre-independence legal system inherited from the colonial …
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Health and well-being of workers at wastewater treatment plant in Muledane Thohoyandou Block J, Limpopo Province
Background: Occupational hazards and health risks faced by wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) workers have been recognised globally as a significant public health concern. Purpose: This study aimed to assess the health and well-being experienced by workers at the wastewater treatment plant in …
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Application of the Traditional Epidemiological Model to Predict Occupational Injury Rates in Manufacturing Industries
… causation in modeling occupational injury rates and the presence of occupational illness in the manufacturing industry. More specifically, this research involved use of the agent, host, and environment constructs of the Traditional Epidemiological Model to examine the effects of five …
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Occupational Hazards Among Mosquito Control Operators And Other Pesticide Handlers
… of mosquito-borne diseases is a serious public health concern. Mosquito control employees work within municipal/county health departments, public works, private companies, and other agencies. These outdoor workers encounter various occupational health and safety hazards, including exposure to …
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Road safety and the role of the employer: a case study of a western multinational in Oman
… driving harm showing 1.24 million deaths, and a further 20 to 50 million injuries annually, making it the eight-leading cause of death globally. A range of studies has shed light on the causes of such harm, its main contributing factors and the prevention strategies that can be adopted to …
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Disability and Return to Work Following Musculoskeletal Injury
… or cartilage etc. MSDs are highly prevalent and associated with sickness absence, reduced work efficiency, job changes and earlier retirement.. They also affect daily activity and social functioning. Although many MSDs are accompanied by minor symptoms and settled spontaneously, approximately …
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In pursuit of best practice : Benchmarking tools and processes for the management of hazardous substances in the workplace
… excellence in various aspects of occupational health and safety. Benchmarking of the techniques and approaches of other organisations is becoming a popular way of bridging gaps and seeking to achieve high levels of performance. There exist many sources of guidance in the form of external and …
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Social impacts of climate change and occupational heat stress and adaptation strategies of mining workers in Ghana
… with climate change adversely affects workers’ health, safety, productivity, and psychosocial well-being in occupational settings. In the hot and tropical regions of developing countries, long hours of physically demanding work, coupled with inadequate adaptation policies to climate change, …
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Covert violence in nursing: A Western Australian experience
Covert violence in the workplace has been extensively theorized amongst social scientists as having negative effects on the worker’s self esteem, job satisfaction and stress, resulting in increased absenteeism and a reduction in productivity, and yet it continues to fester in nursing. The purpose …