Occupational Health: Hazards of the Work Environment

JAMA ◽  
1969 ◽  
Vol 208 (6) ◽  
pp. 1028
Author(s):  
Bertram D. Dinman
AAOHN Journal ◽  
1986 ◽  
Vol 34 (11) ◽  
pp. 547-553 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jean Sutherland ◽  
Susan Clegg ◽  
Karen DeCourcey

Surveillance programs serve as a useful tool in assisting occupational health nurses in identifying employees with existing or potential health problems due to toxic exposures. They also assist the company in pinpointing potential health hazards in the work environment. The surveillance assessment can serve as a useful tool in encouraging safe practices in the workplace and encouraging management to comply with OSHA, state, or company regulations. The surveillance assessment further serves asa vehicle for assisting the occupational health nurse in developing a procedure for collecting information regarding hazards in the workplace. When developing a protocol for conducting physical examinations, the occupational health nurse mustbe able to identify those toxinswhich are present in the workplace, describe signs and symptoms which employees mayexhibit when suffering from overexposure to a hazard, and plan for dealing with such exposure situations.


2021 ◽  
Vol 140 ◽  
pp. 105284
Author(s):  
Chizubem Benson ◽  
Christos Dimopoulos ◽  
Christos D. Argyropoulos ◽  
Cleo Varianou Mikellidou ◽  
Georgios Boustras

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (6) ◽  
pp. 2107
Author(s):  
Briyan Artha Ginting ◽  
I Wayan Suana

Productivity is the ability to achieve certain tasks in accordance with predetermined standards. Companies must create safe work environment to motivate employees so that they can increase overall company productivity. Purpose of the study is to explain the effect of work discipline, occupational health and safety on the work productivity of Sariasih Garment employees with 51 people as samples, using saturated sample method. Data collected through observation, interviews and questionnaires and analyzed by multiple linear regression. Based on the results, work discipline, occupational health and work safety have  positive and significant effect on employee work productivity. It is expected that company pays attention to employees' compliance with regulations in doing their jobs and the company is able to create a safe, comfortable and clean work environment. Employees have enthusiasm and protection while working so that employees are able to increase work productivity in order to create maximum work results. Keywords: work productivity, work discipline, work health and safety


2015 ◽  
Vol 2 ◽  
pp. 748-757 ◽  
Author(s):  
Meenu Varshney ◽  
Abhijit Chandra ◽  
Rajeev Jain ◽  
Riaz Ahmad ◽  
Vipin Bihari ◽  
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