BACKGROUND Falls are frequent occupational accidents, and are responsible for a significant amount of lost working time and, more importantly, for a high mortality. The factors involved in falling mechanisms can be of external or individual origin, the latter being less well identified. AIMS To assess the relations between certain individual characteristics and occupational accidents due to i...

Traumatic dislocations of hip may occur as a result of a fall from a height on an abducted hip, a heavy weight falling on the back with the hip in an abducted position or as the result of automobile accidents. ' Dash board dislocation ' |s the term used by American writers for dislocations that occur as a result of automobile accidents either to the driver or the companion 111 the driver's seat.

Obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome (OSAS) represents the most common organic cause of excessive daytime sleepiness. It has a prevalence of at least 1±4% according to different epidemiological studies, and depending on the diagnostic criteria used [1±4]. The prevalence of OSAS is highest among males in the 40±59 yr age group, being ~4±8% [4]. There is considerable evidence that sleepiness is a ma...

Fatigue is one of the most pervasive yet under-investigated causes of human-error-related driving accidents, incidents, and injuries. Several studies suggest that 25-30% of driving accidents are fatigue related (Horne et al., 1995). However, government reports estimate that only 1-4% of crashes may be attributable to the driver falling asleep or being drowsy, based largely on data derived from ...

BACKGROUND Construction workers are potentially exposed to many health hazards, including human carcinogens such as asbestos, silica, and other so-called "bystander" exposures from shared work places. The construction industry is also a high risk trade with respect to accidents. METHODS A total of 19 943 male employees from the German construction industry who underwent occupational health ex...

Hong Kong is notorious for her high construction accidents rates. Although the accidents rate has dropped from 350 per 1000 workers in mid 1980 to 60 per 1000 workers in 2007, it still accounted for nearly one-fifth of all the industrial accidents in Hong Kong. Contractors were economically pressed and battered by exorbitant compensation over the years. This paper presents a comprehensive study...