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Her yıl büyük bir kısmı kolaylıkla önlenebilecek iş kazaları ve meslek hastalıkları sonucu pek çok insan hayatını kaybetmekte veya engelli hale gelmektedir. İş kazalarına karşı yeterli önlem almamanın sonuçlarını daha net bir şekilde ortaya koyabilmek için kaza maliyetlerinin hesaplanması son derece önemlidir. İş kazalarının maliyetleri literatürde direkt ve indirekt maliyetler olarak iki gruba ayrılmaktadır. Bu çalışmada, 2013-2023 yılları arasında makine sektöründe yaşanan iş kazalarındaki bu iki grup maliyet ortaya konularak, bu maliyetin yüklediği ekonomik yükün analiz edilmesi amaçlanmaktadır. Çalışmada direkt maliyetlerin hesaplanmasında 5510 sayılı Sosyal Sigortalar ve Genel Sağlık Sigortası Kanunundan, indirekt maliyetlerin hesaplanmasında ise İngiltere Sağlık ve Güvenlik Müdürlüğünün “Yıllık Kaza Maliyetlerinin Hesaplanması” yaklaşımından yararlanılarak Türkiye’de 2013-2023 yılları arasında makine sektöründe gerçekleşen iş kazalarının maliyetleri karşılaştırmalı olarak incelenmektedir. Çalışmada iş kazası maliyetlerinin, kaza sayılarının, asgari ücretin ve döviz kurlarının artışıyla birlikte her yıl düzenli olarak artış gösterdiği ve 2023 yılında 4.470.466.863,73 TL’ye ulaşarak hesaplamaların yapıldığı 11 yıllık dönemde en yüksek değere ulaştığı görülmüştür.

The company analyzed in the paper presented attaches great importance to the activity of protecting all employees and its assets against the risks of injury or damage, considering life to be the most valuable asset. Therefore, occupational safety and health must be integrated through the collective effort to achieve the desired quality of the services provided. In this paper I wanted to highlight the fact that obtaining positive results in the field of OSH involves much more than the implementation of a formalized structure, the management of a company must develop a culture of continuous improvement and involvement / participation of all employees in order to generate positive effects on OSH performance, as it refers to their health and physical integrity. The implementation of these measures and conclusions can significantly contribute to reducing the risks of occupational accidents and illnesses for any employee, not just for the welding profession, thus promoting a safer and healthier working environment.

This article examines the situation of occupational accidents in the construction site sector in Romania, an area characterized by increased risks for the health and safety of workers. Recent statistics indicate a high incidence of accidents, mainly presented by the lack of training of employees, noncompliance of equipment and insufficient resources allocated for effective controls. The study identifies the main causes of these accidents and highlights the need for a more rigorous approach in the implementation of occupational health and safety measures. In addition, the role of collaboration between authorities, employers and workers in promoting an organisational culture of safety is highlighted. These aspects are essential for increasing safety in industry and for the sustainable economic development of the construction sector. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Background: One of the industrial sectors that has a high risk of danger is the informal sector, one of which is the home industry of making chips. Knowledge about occupational health and safety is one of the factors that cause health problems and incidents in the workplace. Therefore, it is necessary to handle the problem of danger by identifying risks and controlling in minimizing the occurrence of accidents and occupational health disorders. Objectives: The purpose of this research was to determine the risk of work accidents, determine the level of work accident risk and provide suggestions for controlling the risk of work accidents that can occur in the cassava chips manufacturing industry. Methods: This study is a descriptive observational study, which is a research method that provides an in-depth description of the process of making gadung chips in a home industry which is then analyzed and compared based on existing reality. Observations are made directly to ensure that the process reflects daily practices in the home industry. The study was conducted with a cross-sectional approach, data will be collected at one time to understand the conditions at that time. The data analysis technique used in this study is descriptive analysis and risk identification with the HIRARC method, namely: 1) Hazard identification, 2) Risk Assessment (Risk Analysis), 3) Determining Controls, 4) Documentation Socialization and Implementing Controls Results: 33 work accident risks were found that could occur in the process of making combined chips. The level of work accident risk from 33 risks obtained 42% low risk hazards, 21% medium risk hazards, 30% high risk hazards and 7% very high risk hazards Conclusion: Based on the research results, it can be concluded that: 1) 33 work accident risks were found that could occur in the process of making combined chips. 2) the level of work accident risk from 33 risks obtained 42% low risk hazards, 21% medium risk hazards, 30% high risk hazards and 7% very high risk hazards. 3) there are 33 risk control studies consisting of substitution control, administration, and use of PPE

The company analyzed in the paper presented attaches great importance to the activity of protecting all employees and its assets against the risks of injury or damage, considering life to be the most valuable asset. Therefore, occupational safety and health must be integrated through the collective effort to achieve the desired quality of the services provided. In this paper I wanted to highlight the fact that obtaining positive results in the field of OSH involves much more than the implementation of a formalized structure, the management of a company must develop a culture of continuous improvement and involvement / participation of all employees in order to generate positive effects on OSH performance, as it refers to their health and physical integrity. The implementation of these measures and conclusions can significantly contribute to reducing the risks of occupational accidents and illnesses for any employee, not just for the welding profession, thus promoting a safer and healthier working environment. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

İş Sağlığı ve Güvenliği (İSG) önlemleri için yapılması gereken harcamalar işletmeler tarafından göz ardı edilmemelidir. Bu harcamalar, özellikle çok tehlikeli sınıfta yer alan ve iş kazası olabilirlik oranlarına göre tüm sektörler arasında ilk sırada yer alan madencilik sektörü için çok daha hayati öneme sahiptir. Bu çalışmada, öncelikle 2013-2022 yılları arasındaki, beş farklı ekonomik faaliyetten oluşan madencilik sektörüne ait Sosyal Güvenlik Kurumu (SGK) kayıtları incelenmiştir. Doğal taş sektörünün, en fazla çalışan sayısına sahip “diğer madencilik ve taş ocakçılığı” ekonomik faaliyeti içerisinde yer aldığı ve 10 yıllık iş kazası verilerine göre ölüm oranlarında “kömür ve linyit çıkarımından” sonra ikinci sırada yer aldığı tespit edilmiştir. İSG için yapılan harcamaların mali büyüklüğünü ve işletmeye sağladığı faydanın büyüklüğünü analiz etmek amacıyla, bir mermer fabrikasının 2020 yılındaki İSG harcamaları incelenmiştir. Yapılan değerlendirme sonucunda, İSG harcamalarının işletme cirosunun yaklaşık %0,5’ine karşılık geldiği tespit edilmiştir. Ayrıca, Çalışma ve Sosyal Güvenlik Bakanlığı (ÇSGB) tarafından hazırlanan “İş Sağlığı ve Güvenliği Fayda-Maliyet Analizi Proje Raporu” esas alınarak, işletmedeki İSG harcamaları için fayda-maliyet analizi yapılmış ve faydanın İSG maliyetinin 5,54 katı olduğu belirlenmiştir. Diğer madencilik ve taş ocakçılığı ekonomik faaliyetinde alınan İSG önlemlerinin ülke ekonomisine sağlayacağı faydanın ise 2023 yılı fiyatlarıyla ortalama 13 milyar TL olabileceği hesaplanmıştır. Sonuç olarak, İSG için yapılan harcamaların geleceğe yönelik büyük yatırımlar olacağı sayısal olarak ortaya konulmuştur.

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İş kazalarının temel nedenlerinden birinin çalışanların güvensiz davranışları olduğu bilinmektedir. Buradan hareketle çalışanların güvenli davranışlarının iş kazalarını azaltmada büyük rol oynayacağı açıktır. Araştırmanın amacı, bir ilaç firmasındaki çalışanların güvenlik kültürü ve güvenli davranış düzeylerinin belirlenerek, güvenlik kültürünün güvenlik davranışı üzerine etkisinin değerlendirilmesidir. Bu tespitler de kurumların davranış odaklı güvenlik yönetim sistemi kurmalarını sağlayacaktır. Çalışma, Tekirdağ ve Kocaeli illerindeki bir ilaç firmasının 3 ayrı tesisinde 610 çalışanın katılımıyla anket uygulayarak gerçekleştirilmiştir. Çalışanların %61.14’ü kazaların nedenlerinin çalışanın güvenli (emniyetli) olmayan davranışı olarak yanıtlamışlardır. Ayrıca güvenlik kültürünün, yönetimin sürdürülebilirgüvenlik desteği, çalışma alanı-iş çevresi ve güvenlik farkındalığı olarak üç ayrı faktör başlığı altında toplandığı belirlenmiştir. Regresyon analizi sonucuna göre, güvenlik kültürünü en iyi açıklayan faktör gruplarının, çalışma alanı-iş çevresi ve güvenlik farkındalığı olduğu görülmüştür. Yine regresyon analizine göre, güvenli davranışı etkileyen en önemli faktörün ise güvenlik uyumu olduğu ve üç önemli güvenlik kültürü faktörünün ise güvenlik uyumu üzerine etkisinin %39 civarında olduğu belirlenmiştir. Kadercilik algısı ile herhangi bir faktör arasında %95 anlamlılık düzeyinde bir ilişki olmadığı bulunmuştur. Bu durum bize kadercilik algısını açıklayan faktörün regresyon analizi için kullanılamayacağını göstermiştir. Çalışma sonuçları doğrultusunda, çalışanların güvenli davranışlarının arttırılması için güvenlik uyumu kapsamında güvenli davranışların alışkanlığa dönüştürülmesi gerekmektedir.

The Method for the Integrated Assessment of Risks for rainforest (MIARforest) is a specific methodology for assessing the risk of occupational accidents associated with working in native tropical forests. MIARforest was validated for the results' reproducibility and the reliability of calculated risk levels through the Delphi approach. Two rounds of questionnaires illustrating ten scenarios of activities associated with the logging process in the Eastern Amazon's native rainforest (Brazil) were presented to forestry and occupational health and safety (OHS) experts. In the first round, the questionnaire was answered anonymously by 55 experts, and in the second, by 46. A percentage of agreement of at least 80% in each question was considered to close the process. Questions that did not meet the criterion in the first round were reassessed in the second round. The obtained results lead to the conclusion that MIARforest, an occupational accident risk assessment tool, has been effectively validated, demonstrating inter-rater reproducibility and reliability in determining risk values. These results highlight the objectivity and reliability of MIARforest. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Introduction: Animal feed industry Sidoarjo is one of the companies in the animal feed manufacturing industry. The packaging unit is the last unit in the production process that packs the feed ingredients and arranges the finished goods. A location with the most safety hazards based on the work accident reports for 2010-2017 is in the packaging unit as many as 15.78%. The purpose of this research is to analyze the risk management of work safety in the packaging unit of animal feed industry Sidoarjo. Methods: Based on the data collection method, this research was included in observational research with a cross-sectional design. The subjects in this research were workers (37 people) in the animal feed packaging and the Health Safety Environment (HSE) units. The research was conducted at the packaging unit of Animaal Feed Industry, Sidoarjo, Indonesia in November 2019-June 2020. Results: Based on hazard identification, there were 15 hazards with a risk analysis of 53% moderate risk and 47% high risk. The risk evaluation obtained was including 53% tolerable risk and 47% intolerable risk. After controlling efforts, there was a decrease in the risk category. Conclusion: The residual risk obtained after controlling carried out experienced a reduction of moderate risk by 100% and high risk by 71%. The remaining risk was 33% moderate risk and 13% high risk.

CV XYZ is a company engaged in the production of fashion. The problem that occurs in CV XYZ is that there are still several cases of work accidents caused by the attitude of workers, the work environment and the tools used during the production process. The purpose of this study is to analyze the potential hazards and the causes of potential hazards, the risk of injury and even work accidents and provide suggestions for improvements to reduce the risk of work accidents so that control and prevention of hazards that arise in the work area can be carried out. The methods used in this research are Hazard and Operability Study (HAZOP) and Job Safety Analysis (JSA). Hazard and Operability Study (HAZOP) is a hazard identification approach in working environment conditions, existing facilities, equipment operation and overall production. Hazop looks for possible causes of accidents and determines the consequences of deviations that occur when a job is done. Job Safety Analysis (JSA) is the identification of hazards by taking into account unsafe act and unsafe conditions. This hazard identification method is carried out by studying a job to identify hazards and potential incidents associated with each step and used to find solutions and control existing hazards. Based on the results of data processing, it is known that the sources of hazards that exist or have the potential for work accidents are the attitudes of workers and the physical work environment and it is known that there are 30 identified hazards from 16 routine activities and 7 of them have the highest risk of intensity in causing hazards in the work area.

Introduction: According to data from the Ministry of Manpower of the Republic of Indonesia in 2016, it shows that there were 16,880 work accidents that occurred in East Java, which were classified as an OHS emergency. This study aims to analyze the incidence of work accidents and the amount of work accident insurance benefits received by the participants of Employment Insurance and Social Security in East Java Province. Methods: This study used non-reactive research and secondary data, namely gender, age, accident location, time of accident, number of work accidents and data on the number of benefits received by the participants of Employment Insurance and Social Security in East Java in 2016. The number of samples was 4,700 respondents. The analysis was conducted by comparing the number of work accidents with the amount of benefits received by workers participating in the Employment Insurance and Social Security. Results: The results showed that based on gender, the highest occupational accident cases occurred in male workers (80%), most of the occupational accident cases occurred at the age

Construction services are one of the most important and strategic sectors supporting the achievement of development in Indonesia. Through this sector, Indonesia can experience stable economic growth. In 2020, accidents in the construction sector were the highest cases compared to other sectors, with a death rate of more than 60,000 cases annually. The role of Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Management and the application of its requirements when working at heights is crucial to protect against the dangers of work accidents due to high risk. This study aims to determine the relationship between the factors that affect work accidents in the construction sector and their effect on Productivity moderated by ergonomics. This research was conducted by analyzing surveys from work-at-height workers in the construction sector, with 107 respondents from projects in Jakarta. The data analysis method used is Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) based on non-covariance, namely Partial Least Square (PLS). Data analysis using Smart PLS 3.0 software. The results show that Ergonomics has no direct effect on Productivity, with p-value 0.313. Work Accidents do not directly affect Productivity with p-value 0.333. OHS Management does not directly affect Work Accidents with p-value 0.013. OHS Management has a direct effect on Productivity with p-value 0.000. Application of OHS Requirements has a direct effect on Work Accidents with p-value 0.527. Application of OHS Requirements has a direct effect on Productivity with p-value 0.001 and Application of OHS Requirements through Ergonomics has no direct effect on Productivity with p-value 0.000.

The emergency generated by COVID-19 brought great changes in all areas, including labor, thus changing the dynamics in all economic sectors. The health sector has been on the front line since the beginning of the COVID-19 contingency, clearly exposed constantly to the biological risk factor, thus allowing staff to contract this pathology; therefore, since COVID-19 is a new pathology, of which there was no record, the National Government needed to issue Decree 676 of 2020, which introduces COVID-19 in the table of occupational diseases, presuming the same for the health sector. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Introduction: Work-related open-globe injuries are a major cause of preventable vision loss worldwide with a significant socioeconomic impact., Aim: To describe the demographics and clinical characteristics, identify the prognostic factors of work-related open-globe injuries and suggest preventive measures to minimize the incidence of these accidents., Methods: A retrospective study of patients hospitalized in the Ophthalmology Department of Habib Bourguiba University Hospital, Sfax, Tunisia, for occupational open-globe injuries, between January 2020 and December 2022. A medical history and a complete ophthalmological examination were performed on all patients. Initial visual acuity (IVA) was systematically measured. We also studied the factors associated with poor final visual acuity (FVA). Poor visual prognosis was defined as an FVA of less than 1/10 six months after the trauma. Statistical analysis was performed using the system of Statistical Products and Services Solution (SPSS 26.0). A p-value less than 0.05 indicated statistical significance., Results: Thirty-three eyes of 33 patients with work-related open-globe injuries were analyzed. The mean age was 39 ± 11.75 years, with male predominance. Almost half of them, 48.5% were welders. Mechanism of injury was penetrating trauma in 72.7% of cases. The mean presenting IVA was 1/25. Corneal wounds were present in 20 cases. Traumatic cataract was the most common associated lesion and was found in 36.4% of the patients. Intraocular foreign body was noted in 24.2%. The mean FVA was 1.6/10. Initial VA (p=0.04) and VH (p=0.004) was the significant predictive factors for final visual outcome in work-related open-globe injury patients., Conclusion: Work-related open-globe injuries are a significant problem commonly encountered in healthcare settings throughout the world. It can cause significant morbidity in a young population of patients. This type of injury can be largely prevented with proper education and use of safety equipment.

Abstract Background Occupational accidents continue to be a significant public health challenge worldwide. Construction workers in particular are at high risk of occupational accidents, and thus it is of major importance to identify possible predictors of occupational accidents among construction workers. We aimed to investigate the association between self-reported work pace and physical work demands and occupational accidents among ageing male construction workers in Denmark. Methods Data on perceived work pace, physical work demands, and occupational accidents was acquired from questionnaires sent to ageing construction workers in Denmark in 2016 as part of the ALFA project (ALdring og Fysisk Arbejde; Ageing and Physical Work). A sample of 1270 Danish male construction workers above 50 years of age was included in the present study. Multiple logistic regression models were applied, with adjustments for age, smoking, body mass index, musculoskeletal disorders, occupation, work experience, and support at work. Results Of 1270 construction workers, 166 (13.1%) reported an occupational accident within the last 12 months. There was no significant association between perceived work pace and occupational accidents, but physical work demands were associated with higher odds for occupational accidents, with an odds ratio of 2.27 (95% confidence interval 1.26–4.10) for medium physical work demands and 2.62 (95% confidence interval 1.50–4.57) for high physical work demands. Conclusions Ageing male construction workers with high physical work demands had statistically significant higher odds of having an occupational accident. By contrast, perceived work pace was not associated with occupational accidents in this large cross-sectional study.

In this study, the definition of work accident was made and then the concept of work accident in construction works was explained. The last five years of work accident statistics published by the Social Security Institution were examined. According to these statistics, the accident rates of the construction sector in all sectors were found by making use of the annual number of occupational accidents and fatal occupational accidents. Approximately one third of the fatal occupational accidents in our country occur in the construction sector. Occupational accident statistics of the construction sector are grouped under three headings according to the Nace economic classification codes. According to the work accident statistics examinations in these three categories, the most work accidents and the most deaths as a result of work accidents occurred in building construction works. In line with this information, occupational accidents and occupational safety costs in building construction works were examined. The data were obtained from surveys and interviews with construction companies, occupational safety companies, and consulting companies. Occupational health and safety costs; The costs of the OHS personnel employed, the cost of environmental safety measures taken to prevent occupational accidents at the construction site, the cost of health expenditures of the employees and the cost of personal protective equipment were examined under four main headings and the total cost per m2 was calculated. Moreover, the cost to the contractor is calculated and compared with the occupational safety costs in the construction sites where work accidents “resulting in death and injury” occur. Although the place of occupational health and safety costs in the total construction costs is quite low, the importance of occupational health and safety in the construction sector is emphasized by evaluating the consequences and costs of avoiding these measures through examples.

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Worldwide, there are an estimated 374 million non-fatal work-related injuries with >4 days of absences from work (1) and more than 3000 fatal work injuries in European countries each year (2). The human cost of this is vast, and the economic burden of poor occupational safety and health practices is estimated to be about 4% of global gross domestic product (GDP) each year (1). There is a need to identify risk factors of work-related injuries as such knowledge may help decrease the number of injuries. A promising candidate for such a risk factor is extended working hours, which leave less time outside work and thereby less time for sleep and restitution. The resulting sleepiness can in turn cause poorer cognitive performance and thus constitutes a plausible mechanism linking long working hours to accidents. Being awake for 18 hours has been shown to impair performance corresponding to a blood alcohol content of 0.05% (3), and long daily working hours (12-hour shifts) have been associated with impairment of alertness and performance (4). This line of effects may link extended working hours to acute safety risks as well as possibly long-term health effects. In addition, reduced performance not only puts the person who works the long hours at risk, it could also have implications for the safety and health of others. Extended working hours could, for example, affect patient and traffic safety (5). In a study of nurses working 12-hour night shifts, almost all reported having at least one motor vehicle accident or near accident during the previous 12 months driving to or from work (6). Undoubtedly, there is an upper limit to how long it is possible to work as this is limited by the number of hours in the day and the need for recovery, and working hours has for long been a focus of regulation. Indeed regulation of working hours was part of the 1802 Health and Morals of Apprentices Act, which was the very first piece of factory legislation in the United Kingdom. It prevented apprentices in cotton mills from working at night and for >12 hours a day (7). Today, the Working Time Directive (2003/88/EC) regulates the duration of working hours in Europe (8). In this issue of Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health, Matre and colleagues (9) report the results of a highly welcomed systematic review and meta-analysis on extended working hours and safety incidents (accidents, near-accidents, safety incidents and injuries). They reviewed studies on extended working hours in terms of both daily and weekly working hours and found that both long daily (>12 hours) and weekly (>55 hours) working hours are associated with increased risk of safety incidents (9). The review adds to several other recent systematic reviews regarding extended weekly working hours performed by the World Health Organization, the International Labor Organization and the IPD-Work consortium, which have examined the associations between long working hours and primarily long-term health outcomes such as cardiovascular disease (10–14), cancer (15), type 2 diabetes (16), alcohol consumption (17) and depression (18, 19). From an epidemiological perspective, the analysis of extended working hours has advantages compared to analysis of many other work-related exposures. Working hours are relatively easy to measure. All employees can measure an hour objectively and with high precision. Duration of working hours can also be assessed with relatively high confidence by answering a single question. This makes the assessment of extended working hours attractive in general population surveys resulting in large cohorts with a standardized measure across jobs, gender, age, socioeconomic class and other contextual factors such as regional cultures. However, there are several methodological challenges that need to be solved in order to move the field forward. Importantly, as also pointed out by Matre and colleagues, extended work hours is highly intertwined with other measures of working hours such as short time between work shifts (quick returns) and working outside ordinary day work, eg, during the evening or night, which in itself has been associated with increased risks for health and safety. In addition, long work days do not necessarily imply long weekly working hours. The same weekly working hours can be achieved by having longer but fewer work days (compressed work weeks). Such compressed work weeks are advantageous in several ways. The lower number of work days gives employees more days without work. It decreases total commuting time – and the risks and environmental exposures associated thereof – and has been suggested as a means of reducing traffic congestion, although the effects are debated (20). Compressed work weeks are a well-established type of work schedule, eg, in the US Federal Government (21). It is therefore important to be able to disentangle the differences in risks by studying specific combinations of working hours. Another challenge is to determine whether the extended working hours are the actual cause of health safety outcomes. While there is a plausible link from extended working hours to accidents through lack of recovery and reduced performance (4), there may also be alternative mechanisms, in particular when it comes to more long-term effects. Extended weekly working hours, especially when related to overtime work, may be due to high workload. High workload may elicit feelings of being stressed at work, for example in the form of job strain that has been associated with increased risk of cardiovascular disease (22). In addition, long working hours imply longer exposure time to all other work environmental risk factors, such as chemical and physical exposures. Even if working time can be measured in a standardized way across different cultures and traditions, there are regional differences in what is considered the normal duration of working hours. For example, the proportion who worked >55 hours per week in 2016 was about 12% in South-East Asia and 3.5% in Europe (14). Furthermore, the reasons for extended working hours, may differ between countries and regions, and this may in turn modify the relationship between extended working hours and health. In countries with high social security and minimum wage, extended work hours is likely to be a more voluntary choice compared to countries or jobs where workers have extended working hours due to financial necessity. When it comes to measurement of working hours, Matre and colleagues (9) point to payroll-data as the golden standard. This is particularly true when the registration is linked to payment of wages, eg, in terms of overtime work. However, the validity of length of daily and weekly working hours is expected to be lower in jobs where unpaid extra working hours are more common (eg, among physicians and other academic personnel) and if hours from secondary jobs are not included (23). Even so, cohorts based on day-to-day registrations from payroll data have in recent years moved the field considerably forward due to highly detailed information on working hours for every day. The advantages for studies of associations between working hours and accidents include better information on temporality and decreased risk of misclassification. Thus, recent studies have analyzed associations of working hours the previous week(s) and risk of accidents on a given day (24, 25). The very detailed data are particularly important when analyzing the effect of extended working hours on accidents, since the effect must be assumed to be short term. Day-to-day registrations of payroll data also open the door to using more advanced designs, eg, case–crossover design (24, 26) that eliminates confounding by time-invariant variables. Finally, day-to-day payroll data allow detailed adjustment for other working hour characteristics and give the possibility to analyze duration of daily working hours in more detail. 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İşyerinde gerek çalışan gerekse de işveren tarafından iş sağlığı ve güvenliği önlemlerinin alınamaması nedeniyle iş kazaları meydana gelmektedir. Mesleki risklere maruziyet sonucu ortaya çıkan hastalıkların sonucu olarak da meslek hastalığı tanımı yapılmaktadır. Bu çalışma ile iş kazası ve meslek hastalığı nedeniyle Düzce ili Sosyal Güvenlik Kurumu (SGK) hastanelerinden yararlanan özel sektör çalışanlarının çalışanlara, işverenlere, kamu hastanelerine ve topluma maliyetleri hesaplanmıştır. Yapılan değerlendirmeler sonucunda Düzce kamu hastaneler birliği hastanelerine iş kazası ve meslek hastalığı nedeniyle müracaat edenlerin sayısının yıllar itibarıyla artış gösterdiği belirlenmiştir. İş kazası nedeniyle ağırlıklı olarak 21-25 yaş grubundan, meslek hastalığı nedeniyle de ağırlıklı olarak 36 yaş ve üzeri çalışanların olduğu belirlenmiştir. İş kazası nedeniyle hastanelere müracaat eden hastaların ortalama 8 dakika 14 saniyede muayene oldukları hesaplanmıştır. Yapılan hesaplamalar sonucunda hastaların ortalama 29 dakika 50 saniye poliklinikte tedavi gördükleri ve ortalama 38 dakika 2 saniye de hastanede kaldıkları belirlenmiştir. 2010-2014 yılları arasında Düzce kamu hastaneler birliğine iş kazası ile müracaat eden hastaların büyük çoğunluğunun el ya da kol yaralanmalarından ve ayak ya da bacak yaralanmalarından kaynaklı şikâyetle müracaat ettikleri belirlenmiştir. Yapılan değerlendirmeler sonucunda iş kazası nedeniyle hastalara ortalama 4 gün rapor düzenlendiği belirlenmiştir. 2010-2014 yılları arasında iş kazasından kaynaklı olarak yıllara bağlı ortalama toplam maliyetler minimum 339,10 TL, maksimum da 447,72 TL olarak hesaplanmıştır.

Introducción: Se considera como accidente de trabajo un «suceso súbito, inesperado y no deseado que puede causar un daño al trabajador». Los accidentes laborales son un importante problema de salud pública y su frecuencia está en aumento. Los profesionales de la salud se aproximan físicamente al paciente en el momento de la atención y se exponen a factores de riesgos ocupacionales clasificados como: físicos, biológicos, químicos, ergonómicos y psicosociales, y a la transmisión de enfermedades infectocontagiosas. Objetivo: Caracterizar los accidentes ocupacionales en los cooperantes de la misión médica cubana en Cabimas, Venezuela, período 2016-2017. Material y método: Se realizó un estudio descriptivo en cooperantes de la misión médica cubana en Cabimas, Venezuela, período 2016-2017. El universo fue el total de cooperantes (93) y la muestra quedó constituida por los 33 que sufrieron alguna lesión. Las variables estudiadas fueron la edad, sexo, perfil de trabajo, tipos de lesión, causas de accidentes y su reporte. Los resultados fueron expresados en medidas de resumen y distribución de frecuencia relativa y absoluta. Resultados: Predominó el sexo femenino y el grupo de 31 a 40 años. Los trabajadores de servicios quirúrgicos fueron los más afectados, seguidos de los estomatólogos. Las heridas punzantes afectaron a un tercio de los cooperantes. Las principales causas de accidentes fueron la manipulación inadecuada de objetos corto-punzantes y no uso de medios de protección. La mayoría de los afectados no reportaron el accidente. Conclusiones: Se observa una tendencia al incremento de las enfermedades infectocontagiosas antiguas y otras nuevas. Se hace necesario cumplir con los protocolos de protección para evitar adquirir enfermedades trasmisibles y accidentes ocupacionales. Introduction: Work accident is considered a «sudden, unexpected and unwanted event that can cause harm to the worker». Work accidents are a major public health problem and their frequency is increasing. Health professionals physically approach the patient at the time of patient care and are exposed to occupational risk factors classified as: physical, biological, chemical, ergonomic, and psychosocial and also to the transmission of infectious diseases. Objective: To characterize the international aid worker according to age and sex, work profile, types of injury, causes of accidents, and their report. Material and method: A descriptive study was carried out on aid workers of the Cuban medical mission in Cabimas, Venezuela, period 2016-2017. The universe was a total of 93 cooperators and the sample was the 33 who suffered any injury. The results were expressed in summary measures and relative and absolute frequency distribution. Results: The female sex and the 31 to 40 age group predominated. Surgical service workers were the most affected, followed by stomatologists. Puncture wounds affected a third of the aid workers. The main causes of accidents were the improper handling of sharp-pointed objects and the non-use of means of protection. Most of those affected did not report the accident. Conclusions: There is a trend towards an increase in old and new infectious diseases. It is necessary to comply with the protection protocols to avoid acquiring communicable diseases and suffering occupational accidents.

The article deals with the issue of performing dependent work according to the conditions of § 317 of the Labour Code which is most often referred to as home office. Because such a designation is not used by law, this article deals with the comparison of the terms that are used for this legal institute and determines the basic criteria for its precise definition. In the following sections, the article deals with the issue of the place of performing dependent work as a basic feature of this institute, and describes and analyzes the limits of its legal adjustment. It focuses on the issue of OHS, accidents at work, remuneration and other situations which are possible limitations in application in practice.

A great number of burns affect the hands, either as part of a more extensive burn or as an isolated injury. These injuries can lead to physical, social and psychological consequences that may reduce quality of life and make difficult the return to work. The goal of this study was to investigate the main epidemiologic characteristics of adult patients with hand burns admitted to a dedicated burn centre, evaluate the outcomes of the treatment, and identify the predictors associated with the worst outcomes. This study found that a considerable amount of burn victims admitted had hand burns (41.5%). Males are more likely to be injured in general, but females are more prevalent in burns by hot liquids. The most common comorbidity was hypertension, followed by dyslipidemia and type II diabetes. Cooking is the activity associated with more accidental victims. Most injuries did not require surgical intervention. Approximately two-thirds of the patients did not have any important sequelae. The most common complications were scar disturbances (26%) and scar contractures (14%). The need for surgery, a higher number of surgeries and higher surface area burn were associated with the worst outcomes. It is imperative to establish a burn prevention education program nationwide, encompassing water temperature control in households, the use of anti-burn equipment, and the replacement of old electrical/ heating equipment. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Introduction: Most of the molybdenum (Mo) is used in metallurgical applications, the tetrathiomolybdate form is an experimental chelating agent for Wilson's disease. Human data of acute Mo exposure are lacking and, no report of no-observed-adverse-effect level (NOAEL) has been described until now. Case study: We report a case of acute occupational exposure to molybdenum, with the related plasma and urine molybdenum concentrations, caused by an accidental ingestion of a sip of an anti-corrosion liquid for metal containing sodium molybdate. Our purpose was to evaluate potential systemic toxicity of molybdenum and to evaluate the dose-response/dose-effect relationship. We estimated the amount of ingested molybdenum to make a mg/kg relationship and performed repeated urine and plasma molybdenum determinations. The patient was hospitalized for three days to monitor possible development of acute symptoms/biochemical alterations. Discussion: We estimated the amount of the sip around 50 ml, with an estimation of a total of 5 gr of sodium molybdate that, for the patient bodyweight of 80 kg, would mean 62,5 mg/kg of ingested Mo. Blood and urine samples collected 2 hours after ingestion showed 50 mcg/L (reference range: 0.43 - 1.8 mcg/L) and 630 mcg/L (refence range: up to 116 mcg/L) of Mo respectively, confirming acute exposure. The patients remained asymptomatic confirming that an estimated oral dose of Mo of 62.5 mg/kg was not associated with adverse effects. Conclusions: Our value, being extrapolated by a single case, will require further confirmations from other studies to allow a full evaluation of a NOAEL. Nevertheless, it does not preclude its use in evaluating the probable absence of adverse effect in the context of acute Mo exposure. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The rescuer’s safety is the first and most important step in initiating any rescue, care, first aid action. Only a rescuer in optimal physical and mental shape can ensure the maximum chances of rescuing a victim, while an injured rescuer represents a new victim who will share the rescue resources with the victim(s) or will cancel any chance of rescue either for the initial victim as well as for himself. Rescuers must be able to perform resuscitation maneuvers and rescue operations anytime and anywhere. The safety of the savior is not always entirely his responsibility.

Öz: Aralık 2019’da Çin’in Vuhan kentinde başlayan yeni koronavirüs hastalığı (COVID-19) kısa sürede küresel bir salgına dönüşmüştür. Çalışma alanında bu salgına yakalanan çalışanların sosyal güvenlik açısından sahip olacakları haklar, hastalığın iş kazası veya meslek hastalığı olarak tanımlanıp tanımlanmayacağına bağlı olarak değişmektedir. COVID-19’un iş kazası mı, meslek hastalığı mı yoksa normal hastalık olarak mı tanımlanacağı belirsizdir. Bu çalışmada ilk olarak iş kazası ve meslek hastalıkları arasındaki farklar incelenmiştir. Sonrasında COVID-19’un iş kazası veya meslek hastalığı nitelikleri konusunda Türkiye’deki ve dünyadaki görüşler araştırılmıştır. Yapılan iş ile COVID-19 arasında doğrudan bir ilişki bulunan, maruziyet riski yüksek işlerde çalışanların COVID-19’a yakalanmasının meslek hastalığı niteliğinde olacağı ancak diğer çalışanların COVID-19’a yakalanmalarının iş kazası veya meslek hastalığı niteliğinde olmayacağı görüşü tercih edilen görüş olarak sunulmuştur. Çalışmanın son bölümünde COVID-19’a yakalanan çalışanların SGK’dan (Sosyal Güvenlik Kurumu) alabilecekleri parasal yardımlar belirtilmiştir. Yazarın bilgisine göre bu çalışma; iş kazası ve meslek hastalığının farklarını tartışarak çalışma alanında COVID-19’a yakalanmanın iş kazası ve meslek hastalığı niteliğini araştıran ve COVID-19 sonrası çalışanların sosyal güvenlik haklarını inceleyen ülkemizdeki ilk çalışmadır. Abstract: The new coronavirus disease (COVID-19), which started in Wuhan, China in December 2019, rapidly became a global epidemic. In terms of social security, the rights of workers who was infected in the work field, depend on whether the disease is identified as a work accident or an occupational disease. It is uncertain whether COVID-19 to be identified as work accident, occupational disease or normal disease. In this study, firstly, the differences between work accidents and occupational diseases are examined. Afterwards, the concepts in Turkey and in the world about identifying COVID-19 as work accident or occupational disease were investigated. It is suggested that, the case for infected employees, whose duties directly related with COVID-19 and who work at high risk of exposure to COVID-19, should be identified as an occupational disease. However, in the case for other employees, COVID-19 should not be identified as a work accident or occupational disease. In the last part of the study, financial supports of SGK (Social Security Institution in Turkey) for COVID-19 infected employees are specified. To the author's knowledge, this is the first study in Turkey to investigate the differences of work accident and occupational disease in order to identify infection of COVID-19 in work environment and the social security rights of employees after COVID-19 infection.

Welding shop is a business place specializing in welding service for various types of metal in various ways ; Manually through electric welding, carbide, Argon, lathe, acetylene, or using the help of robotic or laser welding machines. The work accidents on worker in welding shop is often found.The research problem proposed is what factors are the risk factors for work accidents in welding shop of West Aceh Regency. The research design used cross-sectional method with person correlation analysis. The results of the study found a strong relationship between unsafe acts and work accidents on welding shop workers in West Aceh Regency. The P Value of the variable is 0.000

Background: Occupational accidents continue to be a significant public health challenge worldwide. Construction workers in particular are at high risk of occupational accidents, and thus it is of major importance to identify possible predictors of occupational accidents among construction workers. We aimed to investigate the association between self-reported work pace and physical work demands and occupational accidents among ageing male construction workers in Denmark.Methods: Data on perceived work pace, physical work demands, and occupational accidents was acquired from questionnaires sent to ageing construction workers in Denmark in 2016 as part of the ALFA project (ALdring og Fysisk Arbejde; Ageing and Physical Work). A sample of 1270 Danish male construction workers above 50 years of age was included in the present study. Multiple logistic regression models were applied, with adjustments for age, smoking, body mass index, musculoskeletal disorders, occupation, work experience, and support at work.Results: Of 1270 construction workers, 166 (13.1%) reported an occupational accident within the last 12 months. There was no significant association between perceived work pace and occupational accidents, but physical work demands were associated with higher odds for occupational accidents, with an odds ratio of 2.27 (95% confidence interval 1.26-4.10) for medium physical work demands and 2.62 (95% confidence interval 1.50-4.57) for high physical work demands.Conclusions: Ageing male construction workers with high physical work demands had statistically significant higher odds of having an occupational accident. By contrast, perceived work pace was not associated with occupational accidents in this large cross-sectional study. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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INTRODUCTION: The aim of the study was to evaluate retrospectively the burn injuries referred from our city region to our burn care unit. METHODS: 667 patients were admitted and hospitalised between Apri 2013- December 2018 to Burn Care Unit. All data including age, gender, burning etiology, total burning area of patient, stay of hospital time and period, microbiologic culture results of burning, surgical operations and mortality were recorded and analysed statistically. RESULTS: Mean age of patients was 15.2 years (0-86 years). The burn trauma was found the most frequently in 0-12 pediatric age group (421 cases, 63.1 %) and this group was followed by 19-59 age group (184 cases, 27.5 %) as second most frequently. 398 patients (59.7%) were male and 269 (40.3%) were female. The most and second frequent etiologic factors in this study were scolding (438 patients, 65.6%) and flame burning (109 patients, 16.3%) respectively. While scolding was the most frequent reason (83.8%) in pediatric age group, flame burning was found most frequently (34.7%) in adult age group. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION: With these results we think that more educations and preventive measures of burning especially for children needs to be taken in our region. It was found that most of burning traumas can be prevent with home accident educations, simple preventive home measures and occupational safety measures. Consequently, physical and psychological morbidities, mortalities and burden financial loss can be minimized.

A study of work accidents in forests has shown that dangerous trees play an important role in forest accidents. Despite the importance of safe working environments for forestry operations, the definition of these areas in natural forests is still unclear. Dangerous trees are considered those snagged with broken branches and a canopy or ones with dead trunks and stumps that have a hazard potential to the forest workers. This study investigates the frequency of these trees in the managed and unmanaged forests in the Caspian forests of Iran. In order to do the study, 15 circular plots with a total area of 1,000 square metres in two studied parcels were selected and the trees, according to their dangerous characteristics, were evaluated. The final results indicated that 66 and 50 trees per hectare had signs of being dangerous trees in the managed and unmanaged stand, respectively. A comparison of the average number of dangerous trees in the two studied parcels using the Mann-Whitney test indicated a significant difference so that the average number of dangerous trees in the managed parcel was more than the ummanaged parcel. Trees with broken branches had the highest frequency in the managed stand, while trees with a dead trunk or stump, a broken branch and canopy in the unmanaged forest were more than the other classes. Considering the relative frequency of the dangerous trees in the two study areas, identifying them could be one of the main attempts in logging safety. The existence of hazardous trees with different risk classes in each of the forest stands requires the development of specific safety instructions to deal with the risks of each tree.

OBJECTIVES: This randomized controlled trial (RCT) evaluated the effect of a participatory organizational intervention for improved use of assistive devices (AD) in patient transfer. METHODS: We randomly allocated 27 departments from five hospitals in Denmark to a participatory intervention (14 clusters, 316 healthcare workers) or a control group (13 clusters, 309 healthcare workers). The intervention consisted of 2×2 hour workshops with managers, the hospital’s health and safety staff, and 2–5 healthcare workers from each department. Based on an assessment of barriers and solutions conducted prior to randomization, participants developed an action plan for implementing department-specific solutions for improving the use of AD. Use of necessary AD (using digital counters as primary outcome), and general use of AD (using accelerometers as secondary outcome), pain intensity in the low-back, work-related back injuries during patient transfer, and communication and guidance in the use of AD were measured at baseline, 6 and 12 months. RESULTS: Use of necessary AD (primary outcome), low-back pain, and back injuries did not change in the intervention compared with control group at 12-month follow-up. However, general use of AD measured with accelerometers as well as communication and guidance improved significantly in the intervention versus control group. CONCLUSION: The intervention did not result in more frequent use of the necessary AD but led to more general use of AD, as well as increased communication and guidance.

The outbreak of the novel coronavirus raised many legal questions concerning the sufficiency of existing laws to address the implications of the pandemic. Amongst them is whether the employee is entitled to compensation when infected with the virus. The incident of infection is distinct compared to common work-related injuries. This is because of the covert nature of the infection and the time needed for the effects of the infection to appear on the employee, on the one hand, and the difficulty of establishing the link between the occurrence of the accident and the worker’s profession on the other. The study discusses the most significant problems facing the employee's right to compensation in case of infectious diseases, due to the courts' adherence to traditional notions of work accidents that require the injury to result from a material and external event. This study is an attempt to draw attention to this problem and calls for the adoption of a broad concept of work accident in the context of an analytical study in the Kuwaiti and Qatari laws.

The outbreak of the novel coronavirus raised many legal questions concerning the sufficiency of existing laws to address the implications of the pandemic. Amongst them is whether the employee is entitled to compensation when infected with the virus. The incident of infection is distinct compared to common work-related injuries. This is because of the covert nature of the infection and the time needed for the effects of the infection to appear on the employee, on the one hand, and the difficulty of establishing the link between the occurrence of the accident and the worker’s profession on the other. The study discusses the most significant problems facing the employee's right to compensation in case of infectious diseases, due to the courts' adherence to traditional notions of work accidents that require the injury to result from a material and external event. This study is an attempt to draw attention to this problem and calls for the adoption of a broad concept of work accident in the context of an analytical study in the Kuwaiti and Qatari laws.

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