Environmental, legal, health, and safety issue of nanocellulose

Introduction. Needle stick injury (NSI) is an occupational health and safety issue. Nursing students are prone to NSI due to lack of experience with handling needles and sharps. Aim. To determine the level of knowledge about the prevention of NSI and examine the level of knowledge about the post-exposure procedure and the students’ understanding of NSI. Methods. The study was conducted in 2017 at the University of Applied Health Sciences in Zagreb. The participants were nursing students from all regions of Croatia. The data was collected using a questionnaire containing 17 questions specifically designed for this study. One question had three subquestions and one had five subquestions regarding the knowledge of how to react if a needle stick injury occurs. The participants also responded to a questionnaire on their socio-demographic data. Results. The study included 149 students. The results show that 16 students have experienced NSI. A statistically significant difference was observed among students who have finished a secondary medical school in the answers about post-NSI interventions and in answers to the question of whether the needle should be recapped. The respondents from medical schools answered correctly. A statistically significant difference was observed among students from non-medical secondary schools in the answers about education on post-exposition procedures and in the answers about necessary action following a needle stick injury. The respondents from non-medical secondary schools had higher scores. Conclusion. The results of this study can be used to establish appropriate education strategies, increase the awareness of needle stick injuries and minimize the occurrence of these injuries among nursing students in Croatia.

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Introduction to health and safety issue

Educational Psychology Review ◽

10.1007/bf01332397 ◽

1993 ◽

Vol 5 (1) ◽

pp. 3-4

Author(s):

Robert L. Williams

Keyword(s):

Safety Issue ◽

Health And Safety

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Beating fatigue (why companies and organizations must understand the health and safety issue of tiredness among employees)

Human Resource Management International Digest ◽

10.1108/hrmid.2011.04419cad.005 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 19 (3) ◽

Author(s):

J. Johnson

Keyword(s):

Safety Issue ◽

Health And Safety

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Determinan Keluhan Muskuloskeletal pada Tenaga Kerja Wanita

Kesmas National Public Health Journal ◽

10.21109/kesmas.v7i4.48 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 7 (4) ◽

pp. 169 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Iwan Muhamad Ramdan ◽

Tiyanpri Bayu Laksmono

Keyword(s):

Body Mass Index ◽

Musculoskeletal Disorders ◽

Body Mass ◽

Quantitative Research ◽

Safety Issue ◽

Health And Safety ◽

Chi Square ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Significance Level ◽

Work Posture

Gangguan muskuloskeletal merupakan masalah kesehatan dan keselamatan kerja yang penting karena masih berkontribusi pada penurunan produktivitas kerja. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui hubungan umur tenaga kerja, masa kerja, indeks massa tubuh, dan sikap kerja dengankeluhan gangguan muskuloskeletal pada tenaga kerja wanita di unit produksi bagian kupas di PT SSM Kalimantan Timur. Penelitian kuantitatif yang menggunakan desain penelitian cross sectional ini dilakukan pada tenaga kerja wanita bagian pengupasan yang berjumlah 46 orang (total sampling).Variabel bebas penelitian terdiri dari umur, masa kerja, indeks massa tubuh, dan posisi kerja, sementara variabel terikat adalah keluhan gangguan muskuloskeletal. Analisis data yang digunakan adalah uji chi-square dengan level signifikansi 0,05 (5%). Hasil penelitian menunjukkan tidak terdapat hubungan umur dengan keluhan gangguan muskuloskeletal (p = 0,066),terdapat hubungan yang signifikan antara masa kerja (p = 0,044), indeks massa tubuh (p = 0,025), dan sikap kerja (p = 0,001) dengan keluhan gangguan muskuloskeletal. Perusahaan disarankan untuk membuat kursi kerja yang ergonomis, melakukan rotasi kerja, dan melakukan pelatihan dengan materi tata cara kerja yang ergonomis.Kata kunci: Gangguan muskuloskeletal, produktivitas, sikap kerjaAbstractMusculoskeletal disorders are still a health and safety issue that needs to be examined in more depth, because it still contributes to the decline in labor productivity. The objective of this research was to know the relationship between age, working periode, body mass index and work posture with complaint of musculoskeletal disorders. Quantitative research with crosssectional approach has been done on 46 (total sampling) female labor in peeling sections. The independent variables consisted of age, year, body mass index, and work posture, while the dependent variable was the complaint of musculoskeletal disorders. The data analysis used was chi-square test with a significance level of 0.05 (5%). The results showed no association between age with symptoms of musculoskeletal disorders (p = 0,066), there is a significant association between working period (p = 0,044), bodymass index (p = 0,025), and work posture (p = 0,001) with complaints of musculoskeletal disorders. Companies are advised to make an ergonomic office chair, job rotation, and training with ergonomic material working procedures.Keywords: Musculoskeletal disorders, productivity, work posture

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Gender and Workplace Bullying in Lao Organisations

10.26686/wgtn.17134991.v1 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

◽

Vanhsana Sayaseng

Keyword(s):

Risk Factors ◽

Social Constructionism ◽

Workplace Bullying ◽

Safety Issue ◽

Health And Safety ◽

Strong Relationship ◽

Snowball Sampling ◽

Structured Interviews ◽

Private And Public ◽

Public Organisations

<p>Workplace bullying has gained more attention in many Western countries and in some Asian countries than in Laos. It is a serious workplace health and safety issue for both individuals and organisations. In order to understand workplace bullying experienced by individuals, it is important to put bullying in a gendered context. This will help people better understand the perceptions and coping tactics of individuals who have experienced workplace bullying. Where existing studies consider gender, they mainly focus on statistical differences in patterns of bullying experienced between women and men and only a few discuss the gendered processes of workplace bullying. This is an exploratory study addressing gender and workplace bullying in a distinctive non-Western context, taking specific cultural factors into account. This thesis studies the perceptions of ten Laotian women, including myself, of bullying in their current and previous workplaces. These include NGOs, private and public organisations. In this national context, the concept of workplace bullying is not well recognised and understood, and gendered and workplace bullying has not been studied at all. The topic is seen as an extremely sensitive one. Snowball sampling techniques were used to recruit participants. Selected key concepts of workplace bullying from Western-based studies were adapted in order to identify and explore bullying in the Laotian context. In addition, a qualitative epistemology, in which social constructionism and interpretivism were employed, was used to understand and interpret the forms of workplace bullying as experienced by the Laotian women in the study. Semi-structured interviews were developed to help identify experiences of bullying in relation to gender and culture. The analysis of gender and workplace bullying is based on gendered organisation theory and social dominance theory. The findings indicate a number of risk factors that I have identified associated with workplace bullying in Laos. These include gender and culture factors such as marital status, power distance, ethnocentrism, Westerner privilege and religion. These risk factors give more context to the Negative Acts Questionnaire-Revised (NAQ-R) framework when understanding and interpreting the nature of workplace bullying. Importantly, gender and culture have a strong relationship and cannot be separated from each other when understanding workplace bullying. Various forms of workplace bullying appear to be different from that found in many Western studies and are based on the risk factors. Remedies are also different because of the lack of support systems available, and the fact that participants often have to cope with the bullying by themselves. I hope that my findings can inform the Lao government to pay more attention in developing policies to address and prevent the phenomenon of workplace bullying in Lao organisations, and also can educate women’s organisations about the nature of this problem so that they can find effective ways to better address and prevent the problems associate with workplace bullying.</p>

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The New York City Smoke-Free Air Act: Second-hand smoke as a worker health and safety issue

American Journal of Industrial Medicine ◽

10.1002/ajim.20030 ◽

2004 ◽

Vol 46 (2) ◽

pp. 188-195 ◽

Cited By ~ 20

Author(s):

Christina Chang ◽

Jessica Leighton ◽

Farzad Mostashari ◽

Colin McCord ◽

Thomas R. Frieden

Keyword(s):

New York ◽

New York City ◽

York City ◽

Safety Issue ◽

Health And Safety ◽

Second Hand Smoke ◽

Worker Health ◽

Free Air ◽

Worker Health And Safety

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Gender and Workplace Bullying in Lao Organisations

10.26686/wgtn.17134991 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

◽

Vanhsana Sayaseng

Keyword(s):

Risk Factors ◽

Social Constructionism ◽

Workplace Bullying ◽

Safety Issue ◽

Health And Safety ◽

Strong Relationship ◽

Snowball Sampling ◽

Structured Interviews ◽

Private And Public ◽

Public Organisations

<p>Workplace bullying has gained more attention in many Western countries and in some Asian countries than in Laos. It is a serious workplace health and safety issue for both individuals and organisations. In order to understand workplace bullying experienced by individuals, it is important to put bullying in a gendered context. This will help people better understand the perceptions and coping tactics of individuals who have experienced workplace bullying. Where existing studies consider gender, they mainly focus on statistical differences in patterns of bullying experienced between women and men and only a few discuss the gendered processes of workplace bullying. This is an exploratory study addressing gender and workplace bullying in a distinctive non-Western context, taking specific cultural factors into account. This thesis studies the perceptions of ten Laotian women, including myself, of bullying in their current and previous workplaces. These include NGOs, private and public organisations. In this national context, the concept of workplace bullying is not well recognised and understood, and gendered and workplace bullying has not been studied at all. The topic is seen as an extremely sensitive one. Snowball sampling techniques were used to recruit participants. Selected key concepts of workplace bullying from Western-based studies were adapted in order to identify and explore bullying in the Laotian context. In addition, a qualitative epistemology, in which social constructionism and interpretivism were employed, was used to understand and interpret the forms of workplace bullying as experienced by the Laotian women in the study. Semi-structured interviews were developed to help identify experiences of bullying in relation to gender and culture. The analysis of gender and workplace bullying is based on gendered organisation theory and social dominance theory. The findings indicate a number of risk factors that I have identified associated with workplace bullying in Laos. These include gender and culture factors such as marital status, power distance, ethnocentrism, Westerner privilege and religion. These risk factors give more context to the Negative Acts Questionnaire-Revised (NAQ-R) framework when understanding and interpreting the nature of workplace bullying. Importantly, gender and culture have a strong relationship and cannot be separated from each other when understanding workplace bullying. Various forms of workplace bullying appear to be different from that found in many Western studies and are based on the risk factors. Remedies are also different because of the lack of support systems available, and the fact that participants often have to cope with the bullying by themselves. I hope that my findings can inform the Lao government to pay more attention in developing policies to address and prevent the phenomenon of workplace bullying in Lao organisations, and also can educate women’s organisations about the nature of this problem so that they can find effective ways to better address and prevent the problems associate with workplace bullying.</p>

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