The high frequency of fall accidents is a serious problem in Japan. Thus, more stringent countermeasures for preventing falls from scaffolds were developed and incorporated into institutional guidelines. These countermeasures aim to decrease deaths caused by falls from scaffolds. Despite the improvements in such measures, however, the rate of accidental fall deaths remains high in Japan's const...

The problem of accidents in childhood has aroused considerable interest in Sweden during the last few years. The impressive figures on accidental deaths in childhood provided by mortality statistics brought about, in 1954, the constitution of a Joint Committee for the Prevention of Childhood Accidents, including representatives of a number of interested organizations (the Red Cross, Save the Ch...

The problem of accidents in childhood has aroused considerable interest in Sweden during the last few years. The impressive figures on accidental deaths in childhood provided by mortality statistics brought about, in 1954, the constitution of a Joint Committee for the Prevention of Childhood Accidents, including representatives of a number of interested organizations (the Red Cross, Save the Ch...

The problem of accidents in childhood has aroused considerable interest in Sweden during the last few years. The impressive figures on accidental deaths in childhood provided by mortality statistics brought about, in 1954, the constitution of a Joint Committee for the Prevention of Childhood Accidents, including representatives of a number of interested organizations (the Red Cross, Save the Ch...

aims: fatalistic employees take serious risks because they have limited knowledge of risks and accidents, leading them to under estimate the possibility of their occurrence. this research examined the effectiveness of safety training on changing employees’ fatalism with attention to the mediating role of attitude toward safety issues. methods: 204 employees was selected according to the stratif...

background: attention to worker's health and safety is one of the priorities in health and medical delivery system of iran. this study was to assess health, medical and safety activities in hamadan province industries having more than 50 workers in 1997 . methods: the study group was made up of 3377 workers. for collecting data a questionnaire was provided and sent to the subject industries. he...

the establishment of good process safety management (psm) is widely considered as the most effective means of improving safety levels in process industries. this study was conducted to evaluate the feasibility of establishing and implementing psm requirements based on occupational health and safety assessment series 18001 standards (ohsas 18001) and health, safety and environment management sys...

A GREAT DEAL OF UNCERTAINTY exists regarding the effectiveness of safety incentive programs in construction. Most research on incentives involves case studies and theoretical analyses of their advantages and disadvantages. Using primary survey data from construction firms and craftworkers, this article examines the impact of incentives on the safety performance of U.S. construction firms. The s...