Risk assessment of a transgene is one of the key steps in genetic transformation. Hence, in order to use cryIAc gene for production of transgenic plants, a library and in-silico research was performed to confirm safety of the gene for human comsumption, animal feed and environment. In the first step, the molecular mechanism of action of the CryIAc protein and its specific receptors in the midgu...

Background: Metal industries are of accident-prone industries. Todays the hazard assessment in order to hazard control  is very important. Aim of this study was safety and occupational health risk assessment in a metal industry.  Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted in 2014 in Isfahan. Firstly three jobs, forging and fittings cutting and finery press operators, which h...

Background: The most important demand of people in disasters is health and the provision of coordinated, integrated, continuous, and accessible health services. Effective disaster management depends on anticipating and identifying disaster problems and considering the necessary facilities. The aim of this study was to evaluate the safety status and functional, structural, and non-structural pre...

Background and purpose: Proactive indicators for occupational health and safety (OHS) can provide necessary information about the potential causes of accidents and the effectiveness of occupational safety and health management systems based on simultaneous examining of work environment, working conditions, and workers' behavior. The present study aimed at assessing safety status in a pottery fa...

Background and aims: HSE performance assessment is one of important  requirement for  HSE  improvement. Apparently, the previous HSE performance assessment models have not considered all of the performance assessment criteria. On the other hand, foreign models can not culturally be applied in describing HSE performance in Iranian organizations. Therefore, this study was conduct...

  Background and aims   As a Development of Industrial process, human, environment, equipment, material and validity of system has been exposed to hazardous conditions. Regards of 32.3 percent of occupations in industries, this study focused on risk assessment of foundry unit by energy trace and barrier analysis (ETBA) method and presented approaches to control of accident.     Methods   the re...

Introduction: Positive safety attitude of employees is directly associated with workplace safety, and it can decrease occupational accidents through increasing the number of safety acts. Assessment of employees’ safety attitude in workplaces can be more helpful to identify underlying causes of unsafe acts. The main aim of this study was to assess safety attitude and its’ relationship with diffe...