Nowadays, more than 10,000 different types of medical devices can be found in hospitals.These devices used in medical centers and hospitals for monitoring and treatment of patients require periodic safety and performance checking in order to have confidence in their functioning and operation. Physicians need better accurate medical measurements in order to better diagnose diseases, monitor pati...

objectives: because of the high rates of accidents, the construction industry has become a hazardous industry in iran and therefore paying more attention is required. this paper investigates safety management in construction companies for improving workers’ safety as one of the ergonomics aims. methods: in order to survey the safety management in construction companies a questionnaire was prepa...

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 ...

Microbiology laboratories use containment equipment such as safety cabinets and isolators or respiratory protective equipment to protect workers against aerosol infection hazards. There is a perception amongst microbiologists that using sharps within containment equipment would increase the operator’s chance of accidental injury due to losses of dexterity within containment and so respiratory p...

Most safety regulations and standards concentrate their efforts on intrinsic safety – the possibility that injury or damage could occur due to electric shock, fire, mechanical instability, sharp edges, etc. In this paper we are concerned with functional safety – where the hazards and risks depend upon the correct operation of devices, equipment, systems or installations. IEC 61508 [3] is the ba...