Industrial Health (NIIH) and the National Institute of Industrial Safety (NIIS) were amalgamated into a single, comprehensive research facility legislated as the Japan National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (JNIOSH), a new independent administrative government institution. From its inception as the Silicosis Laboratory, an attached office of the Industrial Health Division, Japan M...

This study attempts to validate a safety performance (SP) measurement model in the cross-cultural setting of a developing country. In addition, it highlights the variations in investigating the relationship between safety climate (SC) factors and SP indicators. The data were collected from forty under-construction multi-storey building projects in Pakistan. Based on the results of exploratory f...

PURPOSE The main goal of the current research was to investigate whether and how leaders in health care organizations can stimulate incident reporting and error management by "walking the safety talk" (enacted priority of safety). DESIGN/METHODOLOGY/APPROACH Open interviews (N = 26) and a cross-sectional questionnaire (N = 183) were conducted at the Rotterdam Eye Hospital (REH) in The Netherl...

[Purpose] The purpose of this study was to investigate the requirements of the introduction of a safety design and certification system for medical facilities. [Subjects] A survey was carried out of one hundred nurses, physical therapists, occupational therapists, speech and language therapists from May to August in 2012. [Methods] The survey was conducted after giving subjects some information...

Drawing upon regulatory focus theory and message framing research, this study examines the impact of regulatory focus and message frame on the persuasive effectiveness of anti-piracy campaign messages. Results of our experiment show that the message presented in positive frame is more persuasive when the message is promotion focus, whereas the negative frame is more persuasive when the message ...

The objective of the study was to validate the content and appearance of a serial album created for the promotion of food safety and utilizing regional foods. This methodological study was performed with 12 judges between April and June of 2010, who analyzed pictures and discussion cards from the serial album in terms of the appearance (clarity/comprehension) and content (relevance) validity. R...

Health and safety problems related to alcohol consumption represent a major concern in many businesses and consequently pre-employment questionnaires and workplace health promotion packages frequently contain questions seeking basic estimates of alcohol consumption. Although individuals with very heavy drinking patterns often attract much attention, on a population basis most morbidity is likel...

OBJECTIVE To describe integrated worker health protection and promotion (IWHPP) program characteristics, to discuss the rationale for the integration of occupational safety and health and worksite health promotion programs, and to summarize what is known about the impact of these programs on health and economic outcomes. METHODS A descriptive assessment of the current state of the IWHPP field...

Railway interlocking system is a safety critical system. Its failure can cause the loss of human life, severe injuries and loss of money. Therefore the complication of this type of system requires advanced methodologies, which provide complete security and quality of a system. One way of achieving this goal is by using formal methods, which are mathematically based languages, techniques and too...