This study examined the relationship between predictors such as demographical aspect, task characteristics, physical demands, work-life balance, workstyle, psychosocial factors, and MSD among firefighters that was conducted at four fire stations under Kota Kinabalu Zone in Sabah (n=130 participated). The questionnaires used present consist of a characteristics scale, demands balance workstyle W...

OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to develop a systematic task analysis process for determination of minimum acceptable job performance in arduous safety-related occupations. METHODS A task analysis using modifications on established methods was completed in UK firefighters. Subject-matter experts (all male) identified critical, physically arduous tasks generic to all UK firefighters and de...

The present study examined the development of children's ability report understanding and experiencing allocentric mixed emotions, and explored the relation of gender and empathic ability to these skills. Participants (128 elementary school-aged children [63 boys, 65 girls]) were shown a movie clip with bittersweet themes to elicit mixed emotions. Findings from this study are consistent with pr...

Firefighters are exposed to high risks and hazards, such as flames smoke, in their daily lives. To be protected against these risks, firefighters wear protective clothing. As an employer, it is the duty provide with good protection according DIN EN 469. do so, necessary select, procure maintain suitable firefighters' In order identify weaknesses above steps develop present proposals for remedyi...

Purpose Firefighters are daily confronted with adverse, unpredictable and demanding situations. It is a dangerous profession that puts firefighters at risk of developing burnout. Although the literature has already identified personal work-related factors burnout, examination specific explaining burnout among volunteer career still needed. The purpose this study to investigate role on firefight...

Background: The severity of wildland fires is increasing due to continually hotter and drier summers. Firefighters are required to make life altering decisions on the fireground, which requires analytical thinking, problem solving, and situational awareness. This study aimed to determine the effects of very hot (45°C; HOT) conditions on cognitive function following periods of simulated wildfire...

OBJECTIVES To examine the psychometric properties of the Chinese version of the C-Compassion Fatigue (CF)-Short Scale among 4 independent samples of Chinese emergency workers (medical workers and firefighters). DESIGN Cross-sectional. SETTING 6 hospitals in Zhejiang Province and 12 fire stations in Shanghai. PARTICIPANTS Emergency workers (medical and firefighters) were consecutively recr...

OBJECTIVE Aged garlic extract (AGE) is associated with a significant decrease in atherosclerotic plaque progression and endothelial function improvement. Similarly, coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) has significant beneficial effects on endothelial function. A stressful lifestyle is a well-known risk factor for the presence and progression of atherosclerosis. This study investigated the effect of AGE plus C...

Polychlorinated and polybrominated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans (PCDD/Fs and PBDD/Fs) were measured in serum of twelve firefighters sampled after a fire event in San Francisco, California, along with polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), p,p'-DDE, hexachlorobenzene (HCB), perfluorinated chemicals (PFCs), bisphenol-A (BPA) and tetrabromobisphenol-A (TBB...