Background: Nurses are the largest group of health care providers and emergency department is known as a high risk ward in terms of occupational injuries. The aim of current study is to make out nursing occupational hazards in the emergency department among teaching hospitals affiliated to Tehran University of Medical Sciences. Materials and Methods: The study carried outed on 250 emergency ...

Introduction: Dentistry is regarded as a dangerous job because of some developing health problems such as pain, joint stiffness, etc.  Some the risk of factors, including poor posture of the body while working. could be effective to create problems. The aim of this study was to investigate the ergonomic awareness of principles and its operation by the dentists in Yazd city. Methods: In ...

Introduction: Manual material handling (MMH) is the most common cause of work-related Musculoskeletal Disorders (MSDs). Prevention of MSDs is highly critical. The aim of this study was to assess risk of carpets manual handling by retail workers, and to implement ergonomic interventions in order to reduce risk of MSDs. . Material and Method: This interventional study was conducted among 36 work...