Occupational Safety and Hygiene III

Pedro M. Arezes, João Santos Baptista, Monica P. Barroso, Paula Carneiro, Patrício Cordeiro, Nelson Costa, Rui B. Melo, A. Sergio Miguel, Gonçalo Perestrelo

• Publisher: CRC Press
• Year: 2015
• Print ISBN: 9781138027657
• eBook ISBN: 9781317434788
• Topic: Technology & Engineering
• Subtopic: Industrial Health & Safety
• Index: Technology & Engineering

The papers published in Occupational Safety and Hygiene III cover the following topics:- Occupational safety- Risk assessment- Safety management- Ergonomics- Management systems- Environmental ergonomics- Physical environments- Construction safety, and- Human factors.The contributions are based on research carried out at universities and other resea

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half Title Page
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Foreword
• Ergonomics analysis in operators of electric power control centers: Proposed methodology
• Perceptions of employees of the importance of safety in the energy industry in Cyprus
• Biomechanical evaluation of semi-mechanized activities of forest establishment in mountain regions of Brazil
• Application of the NIOSH lifting equation in the activity for manual fertilization of eucalyptus plantations in mountain regions, Brazil
• Direct action helpers at home care services: Consequences to the health of workers
• Injuries in surf athletes and the use of safety equipments
• Information quality for health and safety management systems: A case study
• Horse stable environment: What to expect regarding fungi and particles occupational exposure?
• Analysis of occupational risks: A systematic review from “Bayesian Networks” tools
• Dentist health and its ergonomic risks: Literature review
• Comparison of different medical clothing used in Operating Rooms (OR’s)—the importance of thermal comfort at work
• Companies’ OHS internal structures: A characterization based on the literature review
• The presence of radon in thermal spas and their occupational implications—a review
• Contribution of BIM for hazards’ prevention through design
• Production targets consistent with ergonomic factors of forestry activities
• Proposed improvements for work performance and comfort in the perspective of Cognitive Ergonomics: A case study in the release sector of maintenance orders
• A method for accident analysis oriented to the identification of areas of intervention for public safety policies
• The new regulatory norm nº 12: The criticisms and difficulties in the applying this norm
• Innovative protective insoles for safety footwear: A balance between protection and comfort
• Analysis of the causes of work accidents in Romania in the period 2011–2013
• Human body thermoregulation: Test and validation of a computer program
• Exposure of agricultural pilots to noise
• Occupational noise exposure and the exposure to ototoxic substances: A case study in the injection sector in the footwear industry
• Exposure of agricultural pilots to Whole-Body Vibration
• Ergonomics cost-benefit indicators on a large auto parts manufacturer
• An exploratory pilot study on occupational accidents in farming
• Characterization of indoor air pollution in a Portuguese pre-school
• Non-fatal accidents at work in the farming sector—a short review
• Slope instability risks—approach methodology proposal based on a comparative analysis of several Unitary Development Plans
• The applications of muscle fatigue/muscle activity assessment using multi-channel surface EMG during repetitive movement—a short review
• An overview of the current three-dimensional body scanners for anthropometric data collection
• A review of the regulatory norms of work in Brazil within the context of biosafety in dentistry
• Evaluation of a triaxial operating vibration monitor applied to farm tractor
• Construction project failure due to uncertainties—a case study
• Safety and security in a higher education establishment laboratories using a checklist from the University of Illinois at Chicago
• Genotoxic assessment in different exposure groups working with antineoplastic agents
• Assessment of children exposure doses to ultrafine particles in primary schools
• Identification of the most critical areas in an industrial inner space regarding thermal comfort: Environmental ergonomics
• Safe workplace practices for handling nanowastes: An overview
• Subjective productivity of workers submitted to two different temperatures
• Is the quality of information from worker to occupational health physician adequate for the purpose? A systematic review
• Hazard and operability (HAZOP) study: A systematic process to identify potential hazards and operability problems
• The approach of ergonomics on the analysis of the use of physical space for pedagogical activities at the children’s school of the Federal University of Paraíba
• Characterization of workers’ noise exposure of Portuguese industry
• Naturally occurring radioactive materials: A method for assessing the risk of exposure
• Ergonomic analysis of the shaping post in the injection sector of a footwear industry
• Eye blinking as an indicator of fatigue and mental load—a systematic review
• Assessment of the level of noise in gyms for sports in a college in the city of Curitiba
• Ergonomics applied to the cycling with the utilization of two protocols for the saddle height adjust
• Thermal comfort—worker perception in a codfish packaging industry
• A systematic approach for externalities in occupational safety through the use of the Delphi methodology
• Musculoskeletal disorders among physical therapists—prevalence, characteristics and impacts of work—short review
• Psychosocial risk factors in non-teaching staff—descriptive findings of three schools clusters of Santarém district
• Changes in face and hands skin temperatures during exposure to moderate cold thermal environment
• Thermographic assessment of a physiotherapy related upper limb task: Preliminary study
• Quantification of ATP in surfaces, health and hygiene standards, assessment of knowledge level, attitudes and practice from food handlers in industrial establishments of Ovos Moles in Aveiro district
• Occupational health and work safety at a car wash in Campina Grande, Brazil
• ATP quantification and health professionals knowledge and performance indicators assessment regarding hand hygiene procedures in dental clinics
• Artisanal production of Serra da Estrela cheese: Evaluation of hygiene conditions and good manufacturing practice
• Risk factors for upper trapezius overload during computer work: Short review of electromyographic studies
• ATP quantification and evaluation of hygiene good practices in dental clinics surfaces of Pombal city
• Ergonomic assessment of electrical and electronic equipment’s dismantling
• Testing a human thermal software using field investigation from an industrial plant
• Exposure of urban bus drivers to Whole-Body Vibration
• Whole-Body Vibration in urban bus drivers—a short review
• Potential risks related to the polymer mortars production with nano ZrO2
• The effects of obesity on muscle activity during lifting tasks
• Butterfly collection cart for waste recyclables: Ergonomics and sustainability
• Consideration of occupational risks in construction confined spaces in a brewery
• Muscle fatigue: Evaluation by electromyography at different thermal environments
• Prevalence of skeletal muscle injuries in hairdressers in the District of Setubal
• Promoting the use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE): Illustration of critical aspects based on an intervention in the real world
• Process safety control for occupational accident prevention
• Proposal methodology for evaluation of fire risk in urban spaces
• Indoor air quality in beauty establishments that use air fresheners in Guimarães
• The error in aviation is a fault tree that always ends in humans
• Evaluation of a public safety program based in programme theory
• Thermal and acoustic aspects an sheds for production of broilers at high density
• Heat stress for firemen in urban fire—case study Condeixa-a-Nova
• Physical working performance in cold thermal environment: A short review
• Ergonomic analysis—case study of passenger transport company
• Mercury emissions, hazards and preventive measures: A review
• Risk assessment of work-related musculoskeletal disorders at a workplace from metalworking industry
• Prevention in underground construction with Sequential Excavation Method
• Noise Induced Hearing Loss estimation and sound pressure limits’ main issues—a systematic review
• Comparing three risk analysis methods on the evaluation of a trench opening in an urban site
• Worker’s safety at road works with high traffic
• Integrating Lean Six Sigma and ergonomics—a case study
• Health and safety plans analysis
• Nanoparticles characterization and potential hazard assessments
• Possible uses of Augmented Reality as a tool for guidance of users of packages
• Productivity and absence of workers with disabilities: Case study in the construction industry
• Way finding of blind people in the work environment: An ergonomic sight
• Safety handling, rigging and lifting
• Author index