Reducing needlestick injuries has become an important topic of discussion for health care workers, politicians, employers, researchers, and government agencies. Demand for action has evoked strong responses from multiple players, and subsequently, greater public awareness. Speci® cally, the safety of health care workers has been emphasized; as a preventable occupational health hazard, needlesti...

Occupational health nurses use their knowledge and skills to improve the health and safety of the working population; however, companies increasingly face budget constraints and may eliminate health and safety programs. Occupational health nurses must be prepared to document their services and outcomes, and use quantitative tools to demonstrate their value to employers. The aim of this project ...

The level of occupational health and safety management depends upon the scope of the industry as it varies according to the functions and scale. Designing the occupational health and safety management system for the small scale industries is more challenging due to their limited resources and other constraints. The basic groundwork for the proper implementation of occupational health and safety...

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...

A research nurse interviewed 55 practice staff in 11 general practices to ascertain their views about their needs for occupational health care. In a second parallel study, a specialist in occupational medicine undertook an in-depth audit of occupational health provision in five other general practices with respect to the organization, the health and safety process, the services and the working ...

OBJECTIVES This study aimed to determine the extent of implementation of occupational safety and health measures in micro-scale enterprises (MSEs) and to assess the prevalence of occupational injuries and accidents and its relationship with occupational safety and health measures provided in the MSEs. METHOD A cross-sectional study was conducted among 595 of MSEs. An index called the Safety a...

Occupational safety and health faculty and occupational safety and health professionals were surveyed to determine the considerations for a distance education-based graduate occupational safety and health program from the perspective of faculty and occupational safety and health professionals. Adequate time is the largest issue for potential students. Faculty need to be sufficiently trained in ...

Occupational Health and Safety is one of the most important services. Effective and efficient Occupational Health and Safety measures in industries lead to reduction in number of accidents and loss and injury to human lives, safety to assets, continuous production etc. But the hazards cannot be completely mitigated and thus there is a need to develop and implement Occupational Health and Safety...