background: in spite of science and technology developments and their application in different industries, accidents occur in many work environments. thus, this study was conducted in order to investigate factors affecting constructional accidents. materials and methods: in this descriptive study, all workers who were injured in building construction during 2009-2010 and were registered in the ...

As the ghost of Franklin Delano Roosevelt once said, “There is nothing to fear but fear itself. And also me.” Truer words were never spoken. Actually, these words were never spoken, but were lifted from an article in The Onion, in which the deceased Roosevelt advises Americans to lay aside all other fears and come together in mutual terror of his haunting specter. Sadly, many Americans pay no h...