Article
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
L. G. Powell, S. Gillies, T. F. Fernandes, F. Murphy, E. Giubilato, V. Cazzagon, D. Hristozov, L. Pizzol, M. Blosi, A. L. Costa, A. Prina-Mello, H. Bouwmeester, H. Sarimveis, G. Janer, V. Stone
Summary: This article provides guidance for implementing tailored safety assessment strategies for nanomaterials in order to increase their translation from bench development to clinical use. Integrated Approaches to Testing and Assessment (IATAs) are key tools in developing these strategies.
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Environmental Sciences
Michael A. Flynn, Donald E. Eggerth, Brenna M. Keller, Pietra Check
Summary: Mexican immigrants face higher risks of work-related injuries and deaths, with barriers such as language, culture, and mistrust complicating intervention efforts. By partnering with the Mexican government, researchers evaluated four different information dissemination approaches in consulates, finding that even the least effective methods increased workers' behavioral intentions towards OSH.
JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL HYGIENE
(2021)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Lidia Maria Costa Araujo Magalhaes, Ketyllem Tayanne da Silva Costa, Gustavo Nepomuceno Capistrano, Maryanna Damasceno Leal, Fabia Barbosa de Andrade
Summary: This study evaluates and describes the indicators of occupational health, with a focus on medical expertise and periodic medical examinations. The results show that despite a decrease in absenteeism duration and a stable frequency of medical workers, the number of lost workdays per worker and the frequency of licenses increased. Additionally, worker adherence to periodic medical examinations showed a downward trend.
Article
Engineering, Industrial
Eleni Leontidou, Georgios Boustras
Summary: This article examines the history of occupational health and safety in Cyprus from the early stages of industrialization to the present day, highlighting the challenges faced by miners and laborers in harsh conditions and the gradual improvement of laws to protect workers.
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Brianna M. Eiter, Zoe J. Dugdale, Tashina Robinson, Carol T. Nixon, Heather Lawson, Cara N. Halldin, Casey Stazick
Summary: The mining industry is crucial to the U.S. economy, but has historically been male-dominated. Efforts are being made to increase workforce diversity by recruiting and retaining women miners. This article discusses the unique occupational safety and health challenges faced by women in mining and how NIOSH's Mining Program is addressing them.
JOURNAL OF WOMENS HEALTH
(2023)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Filip Kukic, Dane Subosic, Katie M. Heinrich, Gianpiero Greco, Nenad Koropanovski
Summary: The study examined the psychometric properties of the Serbian versions of the Police Operational Stress Questionnaire and Police Organizational Stress Questionnaire, establishing cut-off values for low, moderate, and high stress levels. Findings indicated high reliability of both instruments, with stress levels distributed differently based on various cut-off values.
Article
Engineering, Industrial
Nektarios Karanikas, Sikder Mohammad Tawhidul Hasan
Summary: This study used the textile sector as a case study to compare compliance levels among all areas inspected by DIFE, revealing that occupational health & safety ranked in the middle compared to other worker wellbeing aspects. Significant differences and highly dissimilar patterns were found in compliance scores amongst inspected areas and occupational health items, indicating a need for improvement in DIFE's risk-based approach.
Article
Engineering, Industrial
Nektarios Karanikas, David Weber, Kaitlyn Bruschi, Sophia Brown
Summary: This study assessed the application of systems thinking in the international standard ISO 45001:2018. The findings suggest that the standard covers systems thinking aspects to a considerable extent but also has some limitations.
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Linda Matisane, Linda Paegle, Lasma Akulova, Maija Eglite, Ivars Vanadzins
Summary: The knowledge of English among occupational safety and health experts in Latvia is insufficient, highlighting the need for better training and information sharing.
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2022)
Review
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Mohammad Mahdi Barati Jozan, Babak Daneshvar Ghorbani, Md Saifuddin Khalid, Aynaz Lotfata, Hamed Tabesh
Summary: This study aims to review current knowledge on online occupational safety and health training interventions and make recommendations on their flexibility, accessibility, and cost-effectiveness. The findings show that e-training can significantly improve occupational safety and health, enhance workers' knowledge and abilities, and reduce workplace accidents and injuries.
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Ginger C. Hanson, Anjali Rameshbabu, Todd E. Bodner, Leslie B. Hammer, Diane S. Rohlman, Ryan Olson, Brad Wipfli, Kerry Kuehl, Nancy A. Perrin, Lindsey Alley, Allison Schue, Sharon Thompson, Megan Parish
Summary: This study presented safety, health, and well-being profiles of workers in five occupations, revealing high risks for health and safety issues among adult workers and lower general health compared to the general population. Improved working conditions are needed to address the poor outcomes identified.
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2021)
Article
Environmental Studies
Joel Finnis, Emily Reid-Musson
Summary: Weather is a crucial factor affecting occupational health and safety in the fishing sector, but it is rarely considered from a governance perspective. This study investigates the weather/fishing safety governance ecosystem in Atlantic Canada, examining existing policies and the challenges they face. The findings highlight that current governance efforts primarily focus on risk communication and training, although weather is just one of many factors influencing fisher decisions. Other critical safety factors are shaped by different agencies and policies that do not traditionally consider weather or safety. Therefore, integrating meteorological and health and safety perspectives into fisheries management could help mitigate the impact of weather on fishers' decisions.
Article
Engineering, Industrial
Maira E. Ezerins, Timothy D. Ludwig, Tara O'Neil, Anne M. Foreman, Yalcin Acikgoz
Summary: This paper discusses the potential and application of big data in the safety industry, and proposes a safety analytics readiness assessment framework that emphasizes the importance of data quality, organizational data collection and scaling norms, foundational infrastructure, and data measurement culture.
Review
Environmental Sciences
Mei Liu, Boning Li, Hongjun Cui, Pin-Chao Liao, Yuecheng Huang
Summary: This study reviews the research on construction safety and occupational health and summarizes the research paradigm of recent decades. Through bibliometric analysis, future directions and current limitations in application are identified.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH
(2022)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Megan Edgelow, Agnieszka Fecica, Caroline Kohlen, Kirandeep Tandal
Summary: The work of public safety personnel can lead to psychological injuries, which can affect their families and communities. Current research has largely focused on individual factors without considering their complex interactions. Therefore, it is important to adopt a broader approach that examines the combined impacts of operational, organizational, and personal factors on the mental health of public safety personnel.
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2023)