background: researchers have mentioned that safety climate may predict occupational accidents and psychological distresses in the workplace. the present study examined degree of safety climate related to occupational stress and its dimensions among workers’ isfahan steel company. methods: a self-administered anonymous was distributed to 189 workers. the survey included demographic factors, occu...

BACKGROUND Construction industry is among the most hazardous industries, and needs a comprehensive and simple-to-administer tool to continuously assess and promote its health and safety performance. METHODS Through the study of various standard systems (mainly Health, Safety, and Environment Management System; Occupational Health and Safety Assessment Series 180001; and British Standard, occu...

BACKGROUND The number of people taking prescribed medication for anxiety and depression has increased greatly, but little is known of how this medication impacts on safety at work. AIMS To examine the relation between anxiety and depression, prescribed medication, performance, and safety in the workplace. METHODS The research involved nine focus groups with sufferers of anxiety and depressi...

BACKGROUND Healthcare workers (HCWs) are at risk of acquiring human immuno-deficiency virus (HIV) and other infections via exposure to infectious patients' blood and body fluids. The main objective of this study was to estimate the risk of HIV transmission and examine the practices for preventing occupational exposures among HCWs at Tumbi and Dodoma Hospitals in Tanzania. METHODS This study w...

OBJECTIVE Safety climate has previously been associated with increasing safe workplace behaviours and decreasing occupational injuries. This study seeks to understand the structural relationship between employees' perceptions of safety climate, performing a safety behaviour (ie, wearing slip-resistant shoes) and risk of slipping in the setting of limited-service restaurants. METHODS At baseli...

BACKGROUND Occupational health services (OHS) are often described as an important resource to reduce work-related diseases and improve the workplace. OBJECTIVE This paper identifies key factors for successful collaboration between Swedish OHS providers and their client companies. METHODS Interviews were carried out with representatives of 15 companies and their OHS providers. The interviews...

BACKGROUND Occupational physicians can contribute to good management in healthy enterprises. The requirement to take into account the needs of the customers when planning occupational health services is well established. AIMS To establish the priorities of UK employers, employees, and their representatives regarding the competencies they require from occupational physicians; to explore the re...

BACKGROUND Researchers have found that management safety practices may predict occupational injuries and psychological distresses in the workplace. The present study examined the perception of management safety practices related to injuries reporting and its dimensions among workers of Isfahan Steel Company (ESCO). METHODS A self-administered anonymous survey was distributed to 189 workers. T...

In massive catastrophic events, occupational health practitioners are more and more frequently involved in the management of such situations. We aim to describe the multiple aspects of the role that occupational health practitioners might play, by focusing on the recent example of the Paris terrorist attack of November 2015. During and after the Paris attack, occupational practitioners, in coll...

Background: The imbalance between job demand and controls is associated with physical and mental disorders. The Work Design Questionnaire (WDQ) is one of the newest tools for macro-ergonomics evaluation of organizations and workplaces. In this research, the reliability and validity of the Persian WDQ (PWDQ) in the evaluation of occupational accident management and safety promotion in Persian-la...