*Toxicology and Molecular Biology Branch, ‡Pathology and Physiology Research Branch, and §Biostatistics Branch, Health Effects Laboratory Division, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 1095 Willowdale Road, Morgantown, West Virginia 26505; †Ankara University School of Pharmacy, Department of Toxicology, 06100 Ankara, Turkey; and \BRT-Burleson Research Technologies, Inc., 5706 ...

abstract background and objective: having knowledge about potential risks and the usage of safety equipment in laboratories can decrease the risk of occupational exposure. the aim of this study was to evaluate the predisposing factors for occupational exposure and to assess the usage of safety equipment among personnel of medical diagnostic laboratories in birjand. material and methods: in this...

So far, road safety is studies with the general purpose traffic simulation models extended towards including conflict statistics. This approach, however, is inherently limited. The dynamic road safety model should incorporate the variables that are critical for road incidents but superfluous for simulating general traffic: the characteristics of mechanical and functional characteristics of vehi...

without any doubt, road safety (rs) needs a precise planning in road accident prevention. rs effects on different fields of the life. therefore, response to this need in order to promote the rs as well as to save more lives is the most asset in each country. in the recent years, statistics have been shown that the numbers of mortalities due to road crashes decreased. this shows the true motion ...

In view of the reorganization of working processes and changes in the profile of occupational illness, this article discusses on the occupational risks of falling ill among nurses working in intensive care units (ICU). This exploratory, cross-sectional, descriptive study was developed with a convenience sample of 44 subjects, workers at a private hospital. The Work Context Assessment Scale was ...

Description: The Economics of Occupational Safety and Health examines occupational risks that influence the safety decisions of a firm including: wage premiums paid to attract workers to risky jobs; insurance payments to injured workers including sick leave and workers' compensation benefits; premiums for workers' compensation insurance; government fines for safety violations and injury-related...

Government Authorities have been becoming increasingly active in attempts to assist employers to improve fleet and corporate driver safety. Some private insurance companies and brokers are also beginning to offer their clients tools to assist with risk data collection and analysis. Separately, a number of commercial and non-commercial organisations have introduced fleet safety and organisationa...

Abstract The possibility occurrence of occupational health and safety risk in construction work is large because each environment has many sources danger but can be done prevention handling to reduce the a accident that’s why we need process identification assessment risks. This type research descriptive analysis, approach observational use sheet JHA (Job Hazard Analysis) for hazard with semi-q...