since early 1980s, many empirical studies were carried out to recognize stress syndrome and occupational burnout in the united states libraries; the results indicated that the librarians in other countries are susceptible to these two conditions, as well. the present paper investigates the rate of occupational burnout in librarians of university of isfahan, and evaluates the educational level, ...

drilling industry provides a significant potential for occupational health risks. thus, health-related hazards (chemical, physical, ergonomic and biological) must be recognized, evaluated and controlled in order to prevent occupational illnesses which come from exposure to them. for these, a good occupational health risk assessment needs to be applied. risk assessment monitors risks and provide...

Since 1950, the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the World Health Organization (WHO) have had a common definition of occupational health. The definition was adopted by the Joint ILO/WHO Committee on Occupational Health at its First Session (1950) and revised at its 12th Session (Geneva, November 1995). Occupational health should aim to promote and maintain the highest degree of physi...

Processes and conditions of production may produce unhealthy effects. Both must therefore be included in the education of health care personnel. Vocational training in occupational health at Kocaeli University Medical School, Turkey aims to demonstrate students that occupational health is a specific and important area of work within the context of primary health care. This research is a cross-s...

INTRODUCTION The role of cross-reactive carbohydrate determinants (CCDs) in diagnostics of occupational allergy remains unclarified and its clinical relevance is still questioned. The aim of the study was to assess the frequency of positive response to CCDs in the subjects with suspected occupational allergy and the relationship between other diagnostic test results and final diagnosis. MATER...

BACKGROUND Primary prevention of occupational asthma requires timely identification and regulation of asthma-causing agents. METHODS We examined 39 substances identified as causing allergic occupational asthma in the US to determine the basis for their identification and their regulatory status. We compared them with occupational asthmagens identified and regulated in the UK and Germany. RE...

OBJECTIVE This study determined occupational therapists' perceptions of the following facets of intervention planning: economics, ethics, independent professional judgment, and evidence-based practice. METHOD A cross-sectional survey of 142 occupational therapists who provide short-term rehabilitation in five northeastern states was undertaken. RESULTS Most occupational therapists (n = 137,...

Work-related asthma (WRA) and WRA-like conditions refer to all situations in which asthma or asthma-like syndromes occur or worsen in the workplace. This occurs in approximately 10% of all adult-onset asthma subjects. Occupational asthma (OA) is a specific type of WRA that is 'caused' by the workplace, being mediated either by an allergic process with a latency period or by a non-allergic irrit...

BACKGROUND Workplace mortality and severe injury are disproportionately distributed among foreign born and Hispanic construction workers. Worker Centers (WCs) provide services and advocacy for low-wage workers and a way for investigators to reach them. The goal of this project is to prevent occupational injuries by increasing awareness of hazards and self-efficacy among foreign born, Hispanic c...

One requirement for successful occupational health care is reliable information on occupational hazards. The aim of this study was to develop a simple, standardised method for workplace investigations for use in occupational health care. The theoretical framework of the method comprises the stress-strain model, the hazard-danger model, and risk behaviour theory. The new method, termed job load ...