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Allergic Contact Dermatitis from Rubber and Plastic Gloves
Published in Robert N. Phalen, Howard I. Maibach, Protective Gloves for Occupational Use, 2023
Protective gloves made of polymeric rubber and plastic materials are important, although they are only secondary safeguards against factors hazardous to the hands. Gloves can be used to protect the hands from chemical, physical, mechanical, and biological hazards. In work situations where advanced technical solutions are not possible or available, then proper use is essential for hand protection. It may be the only way to protect the hands against hazards or even modify their effects. Apart from hand protection, gloves may be used to protect the product being manufactured from the worker's hands or to protect patients from microbes on the hands of the personnel.
Health and safety in duty of care
Published in R. C. Richard Davison, Paul M. Smith, James Hopker, Michael J. Price, Florentina Hettinga, Garry Tew, Lindsay Bottoms, Sport and Exercise Physiology Testing Guidelines: Volume II – Exercise and Clinical Testing, 2022
S. Andy Sparks, Kelly Marrin, Craig A. Bridge
Identify who might be harmed and how. This is likely to be those in immediate contact or presence of the procedure/equipment but not always.Think carefully about the five types of hazards. This is particularly important for those exposed to potentially harmful substances that are chemical, nutritional or biological in nature.When exposure is to biological hazards, such as viruses and microorganisms, careful consideration regarding the method of transmission is vital and may require specialised considerations (Tipton et al., 2020). Consultation of the Health and Safety Executive’s resources on bloodborne viruses (HSE, 2001), prevention of infection in laboratories (HSE, 2010) and control of substances hazardous to health (COSHH) (HSE, 2012) is recommended.
Health and safety in duty of care
Published in R. C. Richard Davison, Paul M. Smith, James Hopker, Michael J. Price, Florentina Hettinga, Garry Tew, Lindsay Bottoms, Sport and Exercise Physiology Testing Guidelines: Volume I – Sport Testing, 2022
S. Andy Sparks, Kelly Marrin, Craig A. Bridge
Identify who might be harmed and how: This is likely to be those in immediate contact or presence of the procedure or equipment, but not always.Think carefully about the five types of hazards. This is particularly important for those exposed to potentially harmful substances that are chemical, nutritional or biological in nature.Where exposure is to biological hazards, such as viruses and microorganisms, careful consideration regarding the method of transmission is vital and may require specialised considerations (Tipton et al., 2020). Consultation of the Health and Safety Executive’s resources on blood-borne viruses (HSE, 2001), prevention of infection in laboratories (HSE, 2010) and control of substances hazardous to health (COSHH) (HSE, 2012) are recommended.
Occupational hazard perceptions as factors influencing students’ intentions to engage in part-time jobs
Published in International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics, 2022
Our results have a number of noteworthy implications. In line with the principle of the gain paradox of COR [9], our study shows that in Greece, a country that has been in a difficult financial situation for a decade, the financial gains from part-time jobs are weighted more heavily by university students than the (potential) losses associated with the health hazards of part-time jobs. Furthermore, although perceptions of the health hazards of a part-time job had a negative impact on students’ intentions, our results suggest significant variance in the importance of the hazards. We found that chemical hazards were considered most important by students, followed by physical hazards, psychological hazards and biological hazards. Interestingly, however, perceptions of pay had the strongest influence on intentions when biological hazards were perceived as high compared to low. Our results also suggest that perceptions of wage facilitate a buffering mechanism. We interpret this as a unique demonstration of JD-R [12], which proposes interactions between demands and resources.
Implementation of the analytic hierarchy process (AHP) and Fine–Kinney method (FKM) against risk factors to determine the total cost of occupational health and safety precautions in environmental research laboratories
Published in International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics, 2022
The risk of infections was determined by multiplying the possibility (6), frequency (1) and effect (40) values by each other and found as 240 in the FKM (Table 15). The calculation for infections originating from laboratory activities (240) proved that conditions have a severe risk on laboratory personnel. If personnel catch disease from the studied sample in the laboratory, this situation could turn into working day loss or even death (Table 15). Lestari et al. [2] also stated that infection that occurred from the studying sample is a biological hazard observed in academic research laboratories [2]. Wastewater, solid waste and sludge/sediment are the studied samples analyzed in the studied laboratories, and the risk of infection affects all of the laboratory personnel (Table 15). Occupational health and safety training and health surveillance of laboratory personnel have great importance in preventing infection risk (Table 15). The laminar airflow cabinets must have periodic maintenance in L-1, L-7, L-10 and L-11 (Table 15). Also, laboratory personnel should disinfect their working area (Table 15). The laboratory supervisors must ensure that personnel have and use personal protective equipment (PPE) (Table 15). The appropriate PPE can be listed as a lab coat, lab glasses, masks and nitrile gloves, depending on the samples studied in the laboratories. In the laboratories, as mentioned earlier, necessary PPE is supplied to all personnel.
The impact of empowerment and technology on safety behavior: evidence from mining companies
Published in International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics, 2022
Paola Ochoa Pacheco, Miguel Pina e Cunha, António Cunha Meneses Abrantes
According to the World Health Organization (WHO) [48], the environmental hazards in small and artisanal mining frequently not only influence degradation and contamination of the general environment but also have implications for the health and well-being of miners, surrounding communities and the global environment. Donoghue [49] highlighted five types of risks: physical, chemical, biological, ergonomic and psychosocial. Physical hazards include rock fall, fires, explosions, mobile equipment accidents, falls from height, entrapment and electrocution. Chemical hazards such as crystalline silica are a serious hazard in mining. Biological hazards refer to diseases such as malaria and dengue fever, which are common in mines, especially in tropical countries. The risks of ergonomic hazards derive from extensive manual handling. Psychosocial hazards include common effects on mining employees in remote locations due to their separation from their families and communities over long periods of time.