background : safety signs provide information as well as instructions concerning the hazard or dangers in the workplace. the correct comprehension of these signs is very important for doing the necessary feedback in the specific situation which are described.  materials and methods: in this descriptive study, the comprehension of 10 selected safety signs were investigated in 53 randomly selecte...

In this paper, I revisit the discussion on workplace studies in computersupported cooperative work (CSCW). Mainly this discussion has debated the designrelated outcome, direct or indirect, of doing ethnographically informed studies of workplaces. There is, however, no clear definition on what counts as a workplace study in a CSCW context. Sometimes a workplace study signifies ethnographic field...

University students need to adapt the changing demand of professional practices. This concern has informed development graduate attributes and pedagogical concepts – such as long-term learning which inform curriculum. paper draws on two research exercises conducted in collaboration with both alumni field design, provide a better understanding students' awareness transferable skills embedded the...

Nurses are at high risk of incurring workplace violence during their working life. This paper reports the findings on a cross-sectional, descriptive, self-report, postal survey in 2007. A stratified random sample of 3000 of the 29 789 members of the Queensland Nurses Union employed in the public, private and aged care sectors resulted in 1192 responses (39.7%). This paper reports the difference...

Higher education (HE) programs in hospitality/leisure management studies offer the theoretical knowledge which should prepare graduates to be effective thought leaders for a changing global workplace. Previous research examined HE institutions’ role preparing students their professional careers by applying innovative and sustainable solutions everyday problems. This study examines top 50 intern...

it is inevitable that healthcare workers throughout their careers will witness actual or potential threats to patient safety in the course of their work. some of these threats will result in serious harm occurring to others, whilst at other times such threats will result in minimal harm, or a ‘near miss’ where harm is avoided at the last minute. despite organizations encouraging employees to ‘s...

fisheries industry in india is an unorganized sector of occupation where considerable proportion of workers is female. however, the prevalent gender inequality in terms of task allocation, wages, and other welfare facilities makes the men as dominant workforce. furthermore, there are occasions when incidents of workplace violence take place. the present study was conducted to find the prevalenc...