نتایج جستجو برای: manual construction workers

تعداد نتایج: 384642  

2014
Stefania Curti David Coggon Alberto Baldasseroni Robin M. T. Cooke Michela Fresina Emilio C. Campos Francesco Semeraro Francesca Zanardi Andrea Farioli Francesco S. Violante Stefano Mattioli

PURPOSE Candidate risk factors for idiopathic rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (RRD) include heavy manual handling (requiring Valsalva's maneuver). We assessed incidence rates of surgically treated idiopathic RRD among manual workers, non-manual workers and housewives resident in Tuscany, Italy. METHODS We retrieved all hospital discharge records bearing a principal diagnosis corresponding t...

Background: The revised National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) lifting equation (RNLE) is commonly used for risk assessment of manual handling, and can estimate low back pain (LBP) biomechanical stressors of lifting and/or lowering of loads. The aim of this study was to evaluate manual material handling by using the RNLE, LBP, and LBP disability index (LBPDI) among worker...

Journal: :Journal of occupational health 2012
Tae-Won Jang Hyoung-Ryoul Kim Sarah E Choi Hyeon-Woo Yim Hye-Eun Lee Jun-Pyo Myong Jung-Wan Koo

OBJECTIVES This study aimed to investigate changes in the smoking rate among Korean adults from 1998-2009 by gender and occupational groups. METHODS Using the data from the first (1998), second (2001), third (2005) and fourth (2009) waves of the Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (KNHANES), we examined men and women between 25-64 years old. Occupational groups were classi...

ژورنال: سلامت کار ایران 2011
اصیلیان, حسن, اوستاخان, مرتضی, مرتضوی, سید باقر,

  Background and Aims Falling from height is considered one of the most important risks in construction sites and many workers through non-compliance with safety tips lose their lives. This study was conducted in order to survey the relationship between safety climate factors and behavior of workers working in potentially dangerous situations in height among construction workers .   Methods For...

Background & Objectives: Almost 9 to 12% of construction workers are exposed to dust in their workplace. However, few studies have assessed the risks and complications of this exposure. This study aims to evaluate the pulmonary effects of construction workers’ occupational exposure to dust. Materials & Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted in the southeast of Fars province. In this ...

2000
Rickey A. Cook Elbert Sorrell

Cook Rickey A. _________ (Writer) (Last Name) (First) (Initial) A Crane and Heavy Equipment Maintenance Plan for Improving Safety and Efficiency. (Title) Risk Control Dr. Elbert Sorrell December 1999 43 ____ (Graduate Major) (Research Advisor) (Month/Year) (No. of Pages) American Psychological Association (APA) Publication Manual (Name of Style Manual Used in this Study) The goal of this study ...

Journal: :iranian journal of public health 0
aliasghar farshad 1. occupational health research center, iran university of medical sciences , tehran, iran. saideh montazer 1. occupational health research center, iran university of medical sciences , tehran, iran. mohammad reza monazzam 2. dept. of occupational health engineering, school of public health, tehran university of medical sciences , tehran, iran. meysam eyvazlou 1. occupational health research center, iran university of medical sciences , tehran, iran. roksana mirkazemi 3. hooman research collaborators institute , tehran, iran.

the purpose of this study was to determine the level of heat stress to construction workers using thermal work limit (twl) and wet bulb globe temperature (wbgt) indices and by measuring urine specific gravity (usg) among construction workers in iran and comparing the appropriateness of these indices for measuring heat stress in iran climate.this comparative and experimental study was conducted ...

Introduction: construction is one of the most important industries in which many workers start on activity. Sometimes, these industries workers are victims of different occupational accidents and injuries. Therefore, the aim of this study was to determine the frequency and underlying reasons in construction accidents. Materials and methods: In this descriptive - analytical study, all construct...

Journal: :Applied ergonomics 2005
P D Bust A G F Gibb R A Haslam

The manual handling of concrete highway kerbs remains commonplace in the construction industry despite obvious risks to operatives. This study was undertaken to find out why kerb installation still includes manual handling, to identify the alternatives that exist and to consider how the organisation of the work affects exposure to risk. Focus groups were held with industry professionals to disc...

Journal: :Occupational and Environmental Medicine 1982

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