Adefinition of surveillance is as follows: “surveillance (ser-vâ lens) noun. 1. Close observation of a person or group, especially one under suspicion. 2. The act of observing or the condition of being observed” (The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 3rd edition, Houghton Mifflin Company, 1992). The term “surveillance” is derived from the French word meaning “to watch over”....

introduction: musculoskeletal disorders (msds) are most important work-related injuries and debilities in developed and developing industrial countries. in the recent years, the rate of injuries and msds in car montage industries compared with other industries was so more. therefore, the purpose of present study was focused on ergonomic assessment of sina car montage industry employees’ working...

BACKGROUND There is need for an updated systematic review of associations between occupational exposures and ischaemic heart disease (IHD), using the GRADE system. METHODS INCLUSION CRITERIA (i) publication in English in peer-reviewed journal between 1985 and 2014, (ii) quantified relationship between occupational exposure (psychosocial, organizational, physical and other ergonomic job fac...

OBJECTIVES Work-related carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) has been reported in different occupations, including laboratory technicians, so this study was carried out to determine the prevalence and the associated personal and ergonomic factors for CTS among laboratory technicians. METHODS A cross-sectional study was conducted among 279 laboratory technicians at King Fahd Hospital, Saudi Arabia, wh...

OBJECTIVES To determine the magnitude, distribution and associated ergonomic factors of upper extremities musculoskeletal disorders (UEMSD) among workers of electronic assembly in Thailand. MATERIAL AND METHODS This was a cross-sectional study. 591 of 853 workers in an electronic and electrical appliance assembly factory in Bangkok, Thailand, participated in this study. A self-administered qu...

BACKGROUND Quality of working life includes elements such as autonomy, trust, ergonomics, participation, job complexity, and work-life balance. The overarching aim of this study was to investigate if and how quality of working life affects Compassion Fatigue, Burnout, and Compassion Satisfaction among mental health practitioners. METHODS Staff working in three Italian Mental Health Department...

The advent of compact and lightweight portable personal computers has offered its users mobility. Various sizes of PC-FPDs can now be seen in the occupational setting as an alternative to the desktop computers. However, the increasing popularity of this relatively new technology may not be without any accompanying problems. The present study was designed to evaluate the use of PC-FPDs in terms ...

OBJECTIVES There is limited data regarding physical strain and minimally invasive gynecologic surgery (MIS). We sought to evaluate ergonomic strain among gynecologic oncologists. METHODS An online survey was sent to all physician members of the Society of Gynecologic Oncology in North America in 2010. The survey contained 42 questions and data was analyzed using univariate and bivariate analy...

The occupational uses with vibratory tools or vehicles provoked health disorders of users. We reviewed narratively our articles of 35 yr studies and their related literatures, and considered the pathophysiology of the hand-arm vibration disorders. Concerning the risk factors of health impairments in workers with vibratory tools, there are two conflicting schools of the researchers: The peripher...