Occupational Hazards in the Thai Healthcare Sector

Epidemiology of occupational injury among cleaners in the healthcare sector.

BACKGROUND The cleaning profession has been associated with multiple ergonomic and chemical hazards which elevate the risk for occupational injury. AIMS This study investigated the epidemiology of occupational injury among cleaners in healthcare work settings in the Canadian province of British Columbia. METHODS Incidents of occupational injury among cleaners, resulting in lost time from wo...

Occupational Health Hazards among Healthcare Workers in Kampala, Uganda

OBJECTIVE To assess the occupational health hazards faced by healthcare workers and the mitigation measures. METHODS We conducted a cross-sectional study utilizing quantitative data collection methods among 200 respondents who worked in 8 major health facilities in Kampala. RESULTS Overall, 50.0% of respondents reported experiencing an occupational health hazard. Among these, 39.5% experien...

the impact of e-readiness on ec success in public sector in iran the impact of e-readiness on ec success in public sector in iran

acknowledge the importance of e-commerce to their countries and to survival of their businesses and in creating and encouraging an atmosphere for the wide adoption and success of e-commerce in the long term. the investment for implementing e-commerce in the public sector is one of the areas which is focused in government‘s action plan for cross-disciplinary it development and e-readiness in go...

Occupational Hazards in Nursing

Nurses continue to report high levels of job-related injury and illness. Working environment, responsibilities, and duties of nurses put them in the frontline of numerous occupational hazards. Some common occupational hazards that nurses might face are listed here: 1The vast majority of nurses experience persistent jobrelated pain. In a study in Iran, on average, the nurses reported musculoskel...

occupational hazards in nursing