Methodological proposal for occupational health and safety actions in research laboratories with nanotechnologies activities.

ارائه چارچوبی برای ارزیابی عملکرد سیستم های مدیریت ایمنی و بهداشت شغلی با استفاده از روش های تصمیم گیری چند شاخصه

Background and aims: Recently, occupational health and safety management systems performance has been discussed. Performance evaluation of occupational health and safety management systems provides useful information on the development, implementation and results of systems. The aim of this study is development of a framework for evaluating the performance of occupational health and safety mana...

Health, safety and environmental risk management in laboratory fields

Background: Research project risks are uncertain contingent events or situations that, if transpire, will have positive or negative effects on objectives of a project. The Management of Health and Safety at Work (MHSW) Regulations 1999 require all employers and the self-employed persons to assess the risks from their work on anyone who may be affected by their activities. Risk assessment is the...

Challenges and perspectives of occupational health and safety research in nanotechnologies in Europe.

Work-Related Stress Risk Assessment in Italy: A Methodological Proposal Adapted to Regulatory Guidelines

BACKGROUND Work-related stress is one of the major causes of occupational ill health. In line with the regulatory framework on occupational health and safety (OSH), adequate models for assessing and managing risk need to be identified so as to minimize the impact of this stress not only on workers' health, but also on productivity. METHODS After close analysis of the Italian and European refe...

Study Health and Safety Workplace in Small and Medium Size Enterprises (HSW-SMEs) in Iran, 2015

Background: Today, the growth of major industries depends on their appropriate interaction with small and medium enterprises (SMEs). In Iran, SMEs have 49 or fewer employees. The present study was an attempt to present an overall view of the condition of professional health and safety in such industries in order to gain information regarding activities related to occupational health and safety....