This study provides insight into gender based occupational health hazards among paramedical staff in public hospitals of Jhelum. Quantitative technique was used to find out the gender differences in exposure to occupational health hazards. 120 paramedics were taken as sample (male=60, female=60). Study was consisted of two phases, Phase I for development of questionnaire and Phase II to testame...

drilling industry provides a significant potential for occupational health risks. thus, health-related hazards (chemical, physical, ergonomic and biological) must be recognized, evaluated and controlled in order to prevent occupational illnesses which come from exposure to them. for these, a good occupational health risk assessment needs to be applied. risk assessment monitors risks and provide...

background: awareness of occupational hazards and its safety precautions among welders is an important health issue, especially in developing countries. objective: to assess the awareness of occupational hazards and utilization of safety measures among welders in coastal south india. methods: a cross-sectional study was conducted among 209 welders in puducherry, south india. baseline characteri...

The concept of Occupational Health and Safety Management (OHSM) involves the identification of hazards and risks in the workplace and the definition of the rights, roles and responsibilities of stakeholders in the implementation of control and or preventive measures. The study identifies 5 different classes of hazards to include – chemical, biological, physical, ergonomic and psychosocial hazar...

We evaluated whether combining asthma trigger reduction with housing structural repairs, device disbursement and education in low-income households with children would improve self-reported respiratory health and reduce housing-related respiratory health and injury hazards (convenience sample of n=67 homes with 63 asthmatic and 121 non-asthmatic children). At baseline, a visual assessment of th...

Introduction: Occupational nature, strenuous physical activity, shift work, spatial and geographical location, as well as support facilities and equipment, pose greater risks to individuals in the oil and gas industry, especially those engaged in offshore oil exploration and production activities. The purpose of this article is to explain the issue of health and well-being of oil and gas indust...