Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a serious problem not only among workers who experience industrial accidents but also among workers who witness such accidents. Early intervention is needed to prevent prolonged psychological problems. There has been no study conducted regarding the psychological problems of and interventions for bystander workers in Korea. This study introduces the expe...

A Vehicular Ad hoc Network (VANET) is a form of mobile ad hoc network in which vehicles are equipped with wireless communication devices. Vehicular ad hoc networks have been attracting the interest of both academic and industrial communities on account of their important role in Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS). VANETs are expected to be able to significantly reduce the number of road a...

More than 1000 radiation workers are engaged in about 70 private industrial radiography companies (IRCs) using 312 mobile gamma radiography devices (GRDs) in Iran. These companies mainly carry out radiography in open areas using 192Ir radioactive sources, ranging from 0.07 to 3 TBq (2-80 Ci). The radiation accidents that occurred in these companies led to acute radiation syndrome in 13 workers ...

Significant environmental contamination by radioactive materials has occurred in some parts of the world due to industrial and military activities, such as nuclear weapon testing, uranium mining and nuclear and radiological accidents. The most well-known sites where large scale remediation has been implemented include: the nuclear test sites in the Bikini and Enewetak Atolls (USA) and Maralinga...

The Flying Squad of the Accident and Emergency Department, of the Derbyshire Royal Infirmary, was established in 1955 by Collins. The initial function was to provide emergency care to victims of industrial accidents. However, the spectrum of emergencies they now respond to has expanded and includes predominantly road traffic accidents and medical emergencies. Despite the proliferation of Flying...

The rapid increase in the elderly population has caused serial issues in Japan. Especially, elderly people (over 65 years old) account for more road fatalities than any other age group (Fig.1). Figure 2 shows the changes in the number of drivers who have a drivers’ license. This figure shows the number of elderly drivers is increasing and surpassed that of young divers1. One of the issues is au...

Introduction. The majority of industrial accidents occur because of human errors. Human error has different causes, however, in all cases cognitive abilities and limitations of human play an important role. Occupational cognitive failures are cognitively-based human errors that occur at work. The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between occupational cognitive failures and safet...

Hundreds of major industrial accidents happened in China every year which resulted in serious physical and social damage to the whole society. The post-accident investigation and penalties have caused great concern in recent years. Our study extends the research on accident investigation and penalty under different kinds of environmental pressures. Using 150 major industrial accidents and their...

A new software tool for the automatic detection and monitoring of plumes caused by major industrial accidents is described. This tool has been designed in order to use near real time information as provided by satellite images, perform sophisticated image analysis and elaborate a user-friendly operational environment for the detection of plumes caused by major industrial accidents. The methodol...

The construction industry annually experiences one of the highest fatality rates among the industrial sectors in the United States. The factors that contribute to this reputation include the nature of the work, human behavior, the tools and equipment involved, and also the compact work zones. Industrial fatalities are investigated by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). Whi...