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 in Western Australia are welcoming...
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...
Research on rectal temperature changes in 30 healthy male and female students, who were born and grown up in the northern provinces, is conducted in the microclimate laboratory. Experiments are...
Van Hai Pham, Thi Ngoc Lan Tran, Giang Vinh Le, Mehrnoosh Movahed, et al. Abstract This paper describes progress on formulating a national asbestos profile for the country of Vietnam....
Deirdre McCaugheya , Jami L. DelliFraineb, Gwen McGhanc, Nealia S. Bruningd Being injured or suffering illness on the job can contribute to employee stress, job dissatisfaction, and turnover intent. The purpose...
Hong Chen, Qun Feng, Ruyin Long, Hui Qi School of Management, China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou, Jiangsu 221116, PR China The trend in Chinese coal miners’ occupational diseases...
