scholarly journals OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY MEASURES TO REDUCE THE RISKS OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES IN MEDICAL WORKERS

2022 ◽  
Vol 1 (15) ◽  
pp. 201-203
Author(s):  
Lyudmila Tabolina ◽  
Anzhela Krasnova
Keyword(s):  
Infectious Diseases ◽  
Occupational Safety ◽  
Safety Measures

The article discusses measures for occupational safety in the event of infectious diseases in medical workers

scholarly journals Knowledge of chemotherapy and occupational safety measures among nurses in oncology units

2017 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 131 ◽  
Author(s):  
RoseEkama Ilesanmi ◽  
SylviaE Nwagbo ◽  
BeatriceM Ohaeri ◽  
AbimbolaO Oluwatosin
Keyword(s):  
Occupational Safety ◽  
Safety Measures

scholarly journals Integral risk assessment to optimize expenses for occupational safety measures at a machine-building enterprise

2019 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
pp. 10-22
Author(s):  
Vitalii Bezsonnyi
Keyword(s):  
Risk Assessment ◽  
Occupational Safety ◽  
Workplace Safety ◽  
Machine Building ◽  
Assessment Procedure ◽  
Safety Measures ◽  
Safety And Health ◽  
Building Enterprise ◽  
Integral Assessment ◽  
Industrial Risks

In the absence of uniform and unified requirements for the assessment of industrial risks at an enterprise, the system approach remains the only tool for a comprehensive assessment of the workplace safety. Implementation of Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) system involves identifying, analyzing and reducing risks at the workplace. The purpose of the article is to calculate the minimum expenses for occupational safety measures and minimize production risks identified through the developed procedure for analyzing the hazards of the machine-building enterprise. The research methodology is based on the integrated use of qualitative and quantitative approaches to risk assessment, namely, structured assessment and integral assessment using the “rucksack problem” optimization model. The study identifies the risks that are most common and the most serious ones. The procedure of risk reduction is proposed, which is to determine the minimum costs for achieving each of the integral assessments for the machine-building enterprise. The practical value of work consists in the ability to directly apply the developed methodology for risk assessment at the enterprises of the machine-building industry, and to easily adapt the risk assessment procedure to other conditions.

Show you the money – firms investing in worker safety have better financial performance: insights from a mapping review

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Saymon Ricardo de Oliveira Sousa ◽  
Cristiane Melchior ◽  
Wesley Vieira Da Silva ◽  
Roselaine Ruviaro Zanini ◽  
Zhaohui Su ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Financial Performance ◽  
Return On Investment ◽  
Occupational Safety ◽  
Web Of Science ◽  
Research Literature ◽  
Worker Safety ◽  
Safety Measures ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Mapping Review ◽  
Overall Performance

PurposeThis study aims to (1) investigate the association between companies' investment in occupational safety and their financial performance and (2) discuss the importance of occupational safety to overall performance.Design/methodology/approachOccupational safety is often considered to be a practice that can yield suboptimal return on investment. However, it is not known whether this belief is substantiated by evidence. A mapping review of the eligible research literature (N = 36) regarding firms' investment in occupational safety and their financial performance, published between 1945 and2018, was carried out in the Web of Science database.FindingsBy dispelling myths regarding return on investment associated with occupational safety, the findings of this study underscore financial gains firms can obtain by promoting occupational safety measures in their organizations.Originality/valueThese issues are important because they can help policymakers understand the pressures companies face in terms of occupational safety and financial performance sustainability.

Agricultural Health and Safety Measures by Fuzzy ahp and Prediction by Fuzzy Expert System

2020 ◽  
pp. 239-260
Author(s):  
Suchismita Satapathy ◽  
Debesh Mishra
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Occupational Safety ◽  
Agricultural Sector ◽  
Fuzzy Ahp ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
Weather Condition ◽  
Agricultural Workers ◽  
Safety Measures ◽  
Agricultural Business ◽  
Working Procedure

Farming is an ancient traditional business, but still it is not a profitable business sector due to risk factor attached to it. It is a high-risk business. Although profit is lucrative, loss rate is also high. Occupational safety is a big issue of discussion for agricultural workers. The methods of working in field in extreme climate (heat, rain) totally depends on environmental factors. Due to rain and droughts, the loss of profit impacts on economic condition and market. Extreme weather condition, heavy workload during their working procedure gives them early old age, bone and muscle problems. So to attain better efficiency of performance and to improve productivity of the worldwide farmers in the agricultural sector it is essential to minimize risk factors. Agricultural workers need sufficient precaution and safety measures at the time of field and machine work to minimize risk factors. Still risk is major discussion topic in agricultural business. So, an effort is taken to prioritize safety majors by fuzzy ahp, and prediction are done by fuzzy logic modelling.

scholarly journals KNOWLEDGE ATTITUDE & BEHAVIOR OF CHERAT COAL MINE WORKERS REGARDING OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH & SAFETY MEASURES IN NOWSHERA

1969 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 229-232
Author(s):  
MUHAMMAD ISHTIAQ ◽  
RAB NAWAZ ◽  
NOOR JAHAN ◽  
GHULAM SARWAR KHAN ◽  
BUSHRA IFTIKHAR
Keyword(s):  
Occupational Health ◽  
Coal Mine ◽  
Occupational Safety ◽  
Occupational Injuries ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Specific Work ◽  
Safety Measures ◽  
Unsafe Behavior ◽  
Attitude Behavior ◽  
Mine Workers

Background: Globally, mining is considered as one of the most hazardous occupation. Significant numbersof workers are killed or become disabled due to occupational injuries and diseases. Accidents and injuriesoccur because of unsafe behavior, poor and specific work knowledge and human errors. A cross-sectionalstudy of consecutive (non probability) sampling technique was carried out from October 2012 toApril 2013in which 252 coal mine workers of Shakot were assessed for Knowledge Attitude & Behavior safety ofoccupational health & safety measures in the Department of Community Medicine Khyber MedicalCollege, Peshawar. The majority of the miners were unaware of the occupational safety at coal mines.54.76% had poor, 30.16%, had average knowledge while only 15.08% had good knowledge of occupationalhealth & safety measures among coal miners. 43.65% coal mine workers has low safety attitude and 38.49%coal mine workers has un-safe behavior of occupational health & safety measures in coal mines.Keywords: Coal mining, Knowledge,Attitude, Behavior Safety, Occupational health & safety

scholarly journals COVID-19 infection across workplace settings in Qatar: a comparison of COVID-19 positivity rates of screened workers from March 1st until July 31st, 2020

2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohamed Ghaith Al-Kuwari ◽  
Asma Ali Al-Nuaimi ◽  
Jazeel Abdulmajeed ◽  
Sandy Semaan ◽  
Hamad Eid Al-Romaihi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
South Asian ◽  
Occupational Safety ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
The State ◽  
Wholesale Trade ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Safety Measures ◽  
The North ◽  
Risk Of Exposure ◽  
Workplace Setting

Abstract Introduction COVID-19 transmission was significant amongst Qatar’s working population during the March–July 2020 outbreak. The study aimed to estimate the risk of exposure for COVID-19 across various workplace settings and demographics in the State of Qatar. Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted utilizing surveillance data of all workplaces with 10 or more laboratory-confirmed cases of COVID-19. These workplaces were categorized using a mapping table adapted from the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) codes, 2017 version. The data was then analyzed to estimate and compare the positivity rate as an indicator of the risk of developing COVID-19 infection across various workplace settings in the State of Qatar. Results The highest positivity rate was reported amongst the Construction & Related (40.0%) and the Retail & Wholesale Trade sectors (40.0%), whereas, the lowest positivity rate was attributed to the healthcare workplace setting (11.0%). The highest incidence of COVID-19 infections occurred in South Asian nationalities and in the male gender. The private funded sector employees have seen higher positivity rate than employees of the governmental funded sector. Conclusion The elevated risk of infection in Construction and Retail & Wholesale Trade is probably due to environmental and educational vulnerabilities. The predominant labor force of those workplace categories is South Asian craft and male manual workers. Alternatively, the better containment of the healthcare workplace setting can be attributed to the enforcement of infection control and occupational safety measures. These findings imply the importance of using preventive and surveillance strategies for high-risk workplace settings appropriately.

scholarly journals Percepção das puérperas frente à assistência de enfermagem na unidade de terapia intensiva neonatal

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (31) ◽  
pp. 114-123
Author(s):  
Jackeline Nascimento Martins Borges ◽  
Naianne Braga Vieira ◽  
Patrícia Moreno Pereira ◽  
Glaucia Pereira de Lucena
Keyword(s):  
Occupational Safety ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Occupational Hazards ◽  
Safety Measures ◽  
Psychosocial Risks ◽  
Cognitive Ergonomics ◽  
Occupational Risks ◽  
Terapia Intensiva ◽  
Care Practices ◽  
The Individual

Diante dos cuidados da enfermagem aos recém-nascido na UTI neonatal, faz-se necessário conhecer a percepção das puérperas, e nesse sentido, melhorar a assistência, aprimorar a atenção e o cuidado, a fim de exercer um cuidado humanizado. O objetivo foi averiguar, a percepção das puérperas frente a humanização do atendimento da equipe de enfermagem aos recém-nascidos internados na UTI neonatal e apresentar as principais evidências atualizadas sobre o tema. A busca dos artigos incluídos na revisão integrativa foi realizada em bases de dados nacionais, sendo: LILACS, SCiELO e BVS.  A discussão dos resultados foi organizada nos subtemas: a família, a equipe de enfermagem e a humanização. Conclui-se que é de extrema importância uma assistência humanizada por parte da equipe de enfermagem. O laço entre as puérperas, RNs e equipe de enfermagem deve ser cada vez mais fortalecido, tornando o ambiente hostil da UTI neonatal em um ambiente mais tranquilo e acolhedor.Descritores: UTI Neonatal, Recém-Nascidos, Puérperas. Analysis of cognitive ergonomics in nursing in hemodialysis clinicAbstract: Occupational safety measures, aiming at the biopsychosocial integrity of the individual, were necessary for the development of norms that would lead to the minimization of occupational hazards existing in the workplace. Based on this context, the present study presented an analysis of cognitive ergonomics, among which the present risks, which influence the research. The aspects that compose cognitive ergonomics, be it memory, perception, reasoning and motor response, allow interferences in the development of nurses' care practices, leading the study to the understanding that this ergonomics contributes to psychosocial risks and, consequently, occupational risks. Therefore, through this reality that was raised by the research, it is proposed the commitment to direct the educational process to the nursing scope, in order to overcome the challenges that permeate the care in the hemodialysis clinic.Descriptors: Occupational Risks, Work Nurse, Cognitive Ergonomics. Percepción de las puérperas acerca de la asistencia de enfermería en la unidad de cuidados intensivos neonatalesResumen: Ante el cuidado de enfermería a los recién nacidos en la UCI neonatal, es necesario conocer la percepción de las puérperas y, en este sentido, mejorar la asistencia, la atención y lo cuidado, para ejercer el cuidado humanizado. El objetivo fue averiguar la percepción de las puérperas acerca la humanización de la asistencia por el equipo de enfermería a los recién nacidos ingresados en la UCI neonatal y presentar las principales evidencias actualizadas sobre el tema. La búsqueda de artículos incluidos en la revisión integradora se realizó en bases de datos nacionales, siendo: LILACS, SCiELO y BVS. La discusión de los resultados se organizó en los subtemas: la familia, el equipo de enfermería y la humanización. Se concluye que la asistencia humanizada del equipo de enfermería es extremadamente importante. El vínculo entre las puérperas, los recién nacidos y el equipo de enfermería debe fortalecerse cada vez más, haciendo que el ambiente hostil de la UCI neonatal sea un ambiente más tranquilo y acogedor.Descriptores: UCI Neonatal, Recién Nacidos, Mujeres Puérperas.

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