Stress at work leaves many health consequences for workers. Many studies have shown the consequences of prolonged occupational stress on psychological and mental health, as well as physical health of workers. Occupational stress is identified...

Styrene, also known as vinylbenzene, is an organic solvent widely used in many industries, in the production of polystyrene and many other polymers. In particular, in the plastic industry, flexible...

The characteristics of work in seafood processing is manual and hard work; workers have to expose to many hazardous factors that may result in risks of accidents and diseases. According...

1. Introduction Street sweepers work in specific environment that is opening air, on the streets and in shifts. Street sweepers of public services often face with OSH hazards, traffic accidents;...

In recent years, studies have shown that firefighters may exhibit a higher risk of contracting cancer, due to continual exposure to carcinogens in their workplace. Due to this fact, firefighters...

Work-related injuries and illnesses are, regrettably, all too common. The ILO has estimated that, worldwide, more than 2.3 million people die from work-related accidents or diseases each year. Hundreds of...

A combined population of 30,000 firefighters from three large cities had higher rates of several types of cancers, and of all cancers combined, than the U.S. population as a whole,...

Occupational burnout increases the risk of injuries leading to death or hospitalization in all types of accidental injuries at work and in leisure time. An employee that experiences occupational burnout...

Driving is a job that requires a very high level of responsibility as it affects the life of the driver and the lives of so many other people (passengers and...

Experimental study is conducted in 30 students (15 male and 15 female) in the microclimate laboratory. Changes in the rectal temperature, heartbeat and physiological strain index (PSI) are recorded when...