This paper is aimed at exploring rules for construction accident prevention based on unsafe behaviors. The literature review demonstrates a clear connection between and behaviors, followed by 2-year field investigation resulting in 2207 observations convenient sampling with 95% confidence 5% limit of errors the 50–50 category. There are 80.43% behaviors categorized into “Regulations Occupationa...

Background and aims: Many workers face significant hazardous workplace exposures, especially indeveloping countries. The objective of this study was to investigate the prevalence of occupational riskfactors and common occupational diseases in Kerman.Methods: This study was based on data from occupational risk factor and disease monitoring systemsavailable at Kerman Provi...

Charles Ellis, Jr., PhD, CCC-SLP, is Associate Professor, Department of Health Sciences and Research, College of Health Professions, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston. In 2017, the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA) will reach its centennial. As the profession moves toward this momentous milestone, a new vision for occupational therapy has emerged. AOTA’s Centennial...

BACKGROUND China's rapidly changing economic landscape has led to widening social inequalities. Occupational status in terms of occupational type and prestige may reflect these socio-structural shifts of social position and be more predictive of self-rated health status than income and education, which may only reflect more gradual acquisitions of social status over time. The goals of this stud...

OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to develop alternative Strain Index risk classification categories. BACKGROUND Strain Index scores are usually categorized into four Strain Index "risk categories." The "original" risk categories were developed in the meat-packing industry and may not be fully applicable to other industries. METHOD Daily Strain Index scores were estimated among 276 ma...