Background Health concerns unique to women are growing with the large number of women venturing into different trades that expose them to hot working environments and inadequate sanitation facilities, common in many Indian workplaces. Objective The study was carried out to investigate the health implications of exposures to hot work environments and inadequate sanitation facilities at their wor...

Abstract In an environment of accelerating technological change and increasing digitalization, firms need to adopt new technologies faster than ever before stay competitive. This paper examines whether updates education curricula help bring into firms’ workplaces. We study technology changes curriculum from early wave digitalization (i.e., computer-numerically controlled machinery, computer-aid...

At workplaces gender is an issue with complex dynamics that has long been studied and discussed. The underrepresentation of women at workplaces, especially in senior positions, a noteworthy problem. Identifying the underlying causes this essential to break barriers. aim study uncover factors leading main biases workplaces. For aim, Conceptual Framework Arksey & O'Malley (2005) on scoping re...

AIMS To evaluate an epidemiological approach to a national noise hazard surveillance strategy, and report current exposure levels in the Danish workplace. METHODS A study base of 840 companies in 10 selected high risk industries in the largest county in Denmark was identified from a national register. Noise exposure was measured among manual workers recruited from a random sample of workplace...

OBJECTIVE The objective of the study was evaluation of work conditions in a pasta manufacturing plant, including: physical and psychological load and factors of material work environment. The main aim was determination of the level of employees' exposure to our dust. METHODS Studies of work conditions were conducted in a our processing plant in the Lublin region at the workplace of an automat...

INTRODUCTION Problems in legal definition and diagnosis of occupational diseases in Turkey makes the diagnosis of these diseases and informing the parties important. For this purpose, this study was planned to elicit the frequency of silicosis in quartz mill workers in Cine which is one of the largest quartz and feldspat areas, and to detect the working conditions, to inform the workers to impr...

National legislation, which implements European Council Directive 96/29/EURATOM in Ireland, sets a reference level of 400 Bq m(-3) averaged over any 3 month period for radon exposure in the workplace and also empowers the Radiological Protection Institute of Ireland to direct employers to have radon measurements carried out. This legislation came into effect in May 2000. Radon measurements have...

INTRODUCTION Physiological, anthropometrical and thermal perceptual are the most important factors affecting thermoregulation of men and women in workplaces. The purpose of this study was determining the validity of a questionnaire method for assessing women's heat strain in workplaces. METHODS This cross-sectional study was carried out on 96 healthy women. Data were continuously collected ov...

BACKGROUND Female sex workers (FSWs) play an important role in transmitting HIV and syphilis from high-risk groups to the general population. However, the trends in HIV and syphilis epidemics in Chinese FSWs in the period after 2000 are unclear to date. METHODS The Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses Statement was followed. Seven databases were searched for publ...

The World Health Report launched the Health Workforce Decade (2006-2015), with high priority given for countries to develop effective workforce strategies including healthy workplaces for health workers. Evidence shows that healthy workplaces improve recruitment and retention, workers' health and well-being, quality of care and patient safety, organizational performance and societal outcomes. O...