The Mental Health and Occupational Characteristic of Horse Stable Hand Workers in Korea
Publication date: Available online 15 July 2019Source: Safety and Health at WorkAuthor(s): Kyung-Woo Kim, Sang-Gil Lee, Gyu-Seok HwangAbstractThe horse stable hand workers are one of the most important occupations in horse-racing industry. However, suicide problem of the horse stable hand workers in Korea has raised the necessity of new study on how these workers experience mental health problems such as occupational stress and depression in organizational situation. Therefore, this study investigated the occupational stress and depression level of the horse stable hand workers and identified the structural relationship i...
Source: Safety and Health at Work - July 23, 2019 Category: Occupational Health Source Type: research
Title: The Mental health and occupational characteristic of Horse Stable Hand workers in Korea
Publication date: Available online 15 July 2019Source: Safety and Health at WorkAuthor(s): Kyung-Woo Kim, Sang-Gil Lee, Gyu-Seok HwangAbstractThe horse stable hand workers are one of the most important occupations in horse-racing industry. However, the suicide problem of the horse stable hand workers in Korea has raised the necessity of new study on how these workers can be experienced mental health problems such as occupational stress and depression in organizational situation. So this study investigated the occupational stress and depression level of the horse stable hand workers and identified the structural relationshi...
Source: Safety and Health at Work - July 16, 2019 Category: Occupational Health Source Type: research
Screening of workers with presumed occupational methanol poisoning: The applicablility of a national active occupational disease surveillance system
ConclusionThis study revealed that active surveillance data can be used to assess health problems related to methyl alcohol poisoning in CNC processes and dispatch workers. (Source: Safety and Health at Work)
Source: Safety and Health at Work - July 13, 2019 Category: Occupational Health Source Type: research
From workers to the working age population: A new paradigm for the Occupational Health Service
Publication date: Available online 13 July 2019Source: Safety and Health at WorkAuthor(s): Jungsun Park, Yangho KimAbstractThe globalization of the economies of most countries has led to profound changes in employment; in particular, it has increased the type and proportion of non-standard workers, such as part-time workers, temporary workers, agency or service contract workers, and dependent self-employed. Occupational health service (OHS) was originally developed to protect incumbent (permanent and full-time) employees performing hazardous or dangerous jobs, mainly in medium-sized or large industries. Hence, workers empl...
Source: Safety and Health at Work - July 13, 2019 Category: Occupational Health Source Type: research
A Simple Proposition for Improving Industrial Hygiene Air Sampling Methods
Publication date: Available online 11 July 2019Source: Safety and Health at WorkAuthor(s): Samuel Y. Paik, David M. ZalkAbstractWhen conducting an exposure assessment, the primary goal of the industrial hygienist is to fully characterize the worker’s exposure during a work shift to compare it to an occupational exposure limit (OEL). This applies regardless of the duration of the work activity, as an activity that is relatively short in duration can still present exposure in excess of the OEL even when normalized over an 8-hr shift. This goal, however, is often impeded by the specification of a minimum sample volume (MSV)...
Source: Safety and Health at Work - July 12, 2019 Category: Occupational Health Source Type: research
Controlling Painters' Exposure to Volatile Organic Solvents in the Automotive Sector of Southern Colombia
ConclusionThese results shed light on the working conditions of these tradespeople. The permissible limits established by Colombian regulations for the evaluated chemical contaminants were not exceeded. However, there were contaminants that exceeded the limits of action. The analysis of findings made it possible to propose improvements in occupational safety and health management systems to allow the optimization of working conditions for painters, prevent the occurrence of occupational diseases, and reduce costs to the country's health system. (Source: Safety and Health at Work)
Source: Safety and Health at Work - July 5, 2019 Category: Occupational Health Source Type: research
Clinical Characteristics of Disability in Patients with Indoor Air–Related Environmental Intolerance
ConclusionNo medical cause was found to explain the disability. Findings support that the condition is a form of idiopathic environmental intolerance and belongs to functional somatic syndromes. Instead of endless avoidance, rehabilitation approaches of functional somatic syndromes are applicable. (Source: Safety and Health at Work)
Source: Safety and Health at Work - July 2, 2019 Category: Occupational Health Source Type: research
Exploring the contributory factors of confined space accidents using accident investigation reports and semi-structured interviews
ConclusionsPreventing confined space accidents requires addressing issues from organizational to operator level, as well as external influences beyond the organizational level. The recommended modifications provide a basis for accident investigation and risk analysis, which may be applicable across a broad range of industries and accident types. (Source: Safety and Health at Work)
Source: Safety and Health at Work - June 29, 2019 Category: Occupational Health Source Type: research
Exposure to particles and nitrogen dioxide among workers in the Stockholm underground train system
ConclusionsCleaners and other platform workers were statistically significantly more exposed to particles than train drivers or ticket sellers. Particle concentrations (PM2.5) in the Stockholm underground system were within the same range as in the New York underground system but were much lower than in several older underground systems around the world. (Source: Safety and Health at Work)
Source: Safety and Health at Work - June 21, 2019 Category: Occupational Health Source Type: research
Design and Development of an Ergonomic Trolley-Lifter for Sheet Metal Handling Task: A Preliminary Study
ConclusionThe trolley-lifter offers an alternative solution to automation and mechanized assistive device by providing a simple mechanism to assist the handling of sheet metals effectively and safely. (Source: Safety and Health at Work)
Source: Safety and Health at Work - June 21, 2019 Category: Occupational Health Source Type: research
Controlling Painters’ Exposure To Volatile Organic Solvents In The Automotive Sector Of Southern Colombia
ConclusionThese results shed light on the working conditions of these tradespeople. The permissible limits established by Colombian regulations for the evaluated chemical contaminants were not exceeded. However, there were contaminants that exceeded the limits of action. The analysis of findings made it possible to propose improvements in occupational safety and health management systems to allow the optimization of working conditions for painters, prevent the occurrence of occupational diseases, and reduce costs to the country's health system. (Source: Safety and Health at Work)
Source: Safety and Health at Work - June 20, 2019 Category: Occupational Health Source Type: research
Do various respirator models fit the workers in the Norwegian smelting industry?
ConclusionsThere were large differences in how well the different respirator models fitted the Norwegian smelter workers. The results can be useful when choosing which respirators to include in respirator fit testing programs in similar populations. (Source: Safety and Health at Work)
Source: Safety and Health at Work - June 19, 2019 Category: Occupational Health Source Type: research
Clinical characteristics of disability in patients with indoor air-related environmental intolerance
ConclusionNo medical cause was found to explain the disability. Findings support that the condition is a form of IEI and belongs to functional somatic syndromes (FSS). Instead of endless avoidance, rehabilitation approaches of FSS are applicable. (Source: Safety and Health at Work)
Source: Safety and Health at Work - June 14, 2019 Category: Occupational Health Source Type: research
The Interaction of Cognitive Interference, Standing Surface, and Fatigue on Lower Extremity Muscle Activity
ConclusionsThe cognitive task after workload increased lower extremity muscular activity compared to quite standing, irrespective of the surface condition, suggesting an increased demand was placed on the postural control system as the result of both fatigue and cognitive task. (Source: Safety and Health at Work)
Source: Safety and Health at Work - June 13, 2019 Category: Occupational Health Source Type: research
In Search of a Performing Seal: Rethinking the Design of Tight-Fitting Respiratory Protective Equipment Facepieces for Users With Facial Hair
ConclusionThe results show that sealing against facial hair is extremely problematic unless an excessive force is applied to the facepiece's seal area pushing it against the face. The means of pressure testing devised by the researchers could be seen as a low-cost technique to be used at the early stages of a the design process, before fit testing is viable. (Source: Safety and Health at Work)
Source: Safety and Health at Work - June 11, 2019 Category: Occupational Health Source Type: research
