Postural Analysis of Four Jobs on Two Building Construction Sites: an Experience of Using the OWAS Method in Taiwan: Kai Way LI, et al. Department of Industrial Management, ChungHua University—Ovako Working Postures Analysing System (OWAS) is a widely used method for studying awkward working postures in workplaces. This study with OWAS, analyzed 2,880 working postures for form, scaffold, iron, ...

OBJECTIVES The present study was designed to investigate the smoking and heavy smoking trends and identify possible related factors among Korean male workers from 2007 to 2012 by occupational groups. METHODS The data were derived from the fourth (2007-2009) and fifth (2010-2012) waves of the Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (KNHANES). Occupational groups were categorise...

BACKGROUND Implicit in all indices used for risk assessment in the prevention of heat stress is the assumption that workers are healthy and well hydrated; studies in Australian mine workers have shown that this is not the case. Where workers are poorly hydrated, the level of protection offered by management strategies based primarily on environmental monitoring is compromised. OBJECTIVES To i...

background: proper training on how to correctly handle loads is one key point for prevention of low back disorders. this study was conducted with the objectives of assessing manual material lifting activities and comparing two methods of training intervention in a porcelain company.   methods: in this randomized controlled trial which was conducted in a porcelain company, all male employees wit...

The construction industry has been recognized, for many years, as among those having a high likelihood of accidents, injuries and occupational illnesses. Such risks of construction workers can lead to low productivity and social problems. As a result, construction workers' well-being should be highly addressed to improve construction workers' efficiency and productivity. Meanwhile, the social s...

  Background: Millions of construction industry accidents occur in the world causing demages and injuries to workers and consequently economical losses every year. The aim of this study was to determine an estimator model for accidents among construction industry workers, in the years 2006 - 2011 for the first time, in Yazd city.   Materials and Methods: In this descriptive study, ...