Noise as an explanatory factor in work-related fatality reports

Noise as an explanatory factor in work-related fatality reports

Noise exposure in the workplace is a common reality in Québec, Canada as it is elsewhere. However, the extent to which noise acts as a causal or contributive factor in industrial work-related accidents has not been studied thoroughly despite its plausibility. This article aims to describe the importance or potential importance, during investigations looking into the specific causes of each work...

[Occupational noise as a risk factor for work-related injuries].

OBJECTIVE To assess whether exposure to occupational noise is an important risk factor for work-related injuries. METHODS A population-based case-control study was performed. Data collection was carried out from May 16, 2002 to October 15, 2002 in the city of Botucatu, southeast Brazil. Cases were defined as workers who had suffered typical work-related injuries in a 90-day period previously ...

Work noise as a risk factor in myocardial infarction

Risk as an Explanatory Factor for Researchers’ Inferential Interpretations

Logical reasoning is crucial in science, but we know that this is not something that humans are innately good at. It becomes even harder to reason logically about data when there is uncertainty, because there is always a chance of being wrong. Dealing with uncertainty is inevitable, for example, in situations in which the evaluation of sample outcomes with respect to some population is required...

Mediating punitiveness: understanding public attitudes towards work-related fatality cases