The United States construction industry experienced 151 fatalities resulting from workers colliding with objects and equipment in 2009. These fatalities accounted for approximately 18% of the total construction fatalities and 3% of the total workplace fatalities experienced that year. Construction workers and equipment are often required to function at close proximity on construction jobsites. ...

We consider the role of ‘workplace studies’ in design and specifically, what it means to use ethnography to ‘inform’ design. We suggest that there is a need for a foundational change in the configuration of the practical relationship between ethnography and design if the approach is to be of lasting utility: from the traditional product-oriented configuration where ethnography attempts to infor...

This report constitutes a scoping literature review that identifies and critically examines the evidence base surrounding health and wellbeing programmes conducted in the workplace and their impact on employees and their employing organisations. The review drew on a broad range of sources covering multiple sectors. However, the report additionally highlights evidence that relates specifically t...

background: psychologically traumatic workplace events (known as critical incidents), which occur globally, are increasing in prevalence within the usa. assisting employers in their response is a growing practice area for occupational medicine, occupational social work, industrial psychology and other occupational health professions. traumatic workplace events vary greatly in their level of org...

abstract background: workplace bullying is a significant issue confronting the nursing profession both in iran and internationally. this study examined workplace bullying among a group of iranian nurses. materials and methods: the prevalence rate of bullying behavior among nurses was determined. data were collected from 162 nurses who worked in four hospitals located in west azerbaijan province...

aims: work proper lighting means a safe, healthy and comfort conditions for work under a lighting system that includes qualitative and quantitative features. this study aimed to evaluate the surface local lighting of works and eye fatigue among research and development staffs of an automotive industry. instrument & methods: in this descriptive study in research and development department of an ...

introduction: nurses’ intention to leave job is problematic for health system and the quality of work life is one of the important factors affecting on this intention. the present study aimed at show the relationship between nurses’ quality of work life and their intention to leave the job. methods: this study was an analytical cross-sectional study. . it was conducted based on a sample of 480 ...

this paper aims to examine the fun concept and age differences in attitudes toward workplace fun. the authors review the literature on workplace fun and generational theory. the fun in workplace was measured with karl et al.’s (2005) and generational cohort was measured by the respondents’ birth year using a sample of 296 workers at a industrial company in south west of tehran. according to res...

background: workplace violence has become an issue of increasing concern. residents are often the first physician that patients will meet them. objectives: we conducted this study to evaluate workplace violence against medical residents in iran. materials and methods: in a cross sectional questionnaire based study we asked 1107 medical residents about violence exposure during past 12 months. re...

anxiety and depression has increased sharply in recent years. depression has a very large impact on at-work performance, due to the prevalence of depression and its ability to impair work performance. depression among employees has been estimated to have a prevalence of approximately 10%. there is growing evidence that the workplace can have an important role in the development of anxiety probl...