OBJECTIVE This study aimed to summarize the major health problems among Chinese workers, the strategies and measures for occupational hazards control, the network and organizations of occupational health administration, and the achievements and current challenges of occupational health in China. RESULTS The situation of occupational health was found to be still serious in China. Enterprises w...

BACKGROUND Asthma is among the most common chronic diseases in working-aged populations and occupational exposures are important causal agents. Our aims were to evaluate the best methods to assess occurrence, public health impact, and burden to society related to occupational or work-related asthma and to achieve comparable estimates for different populations. METHODS We addressed three centr...

conclusions the current study revealed that the iranian nurses are exposed to a considerable risk of personal accomplishment. also, job burnout is in association with shift working and low job satisfaction level. in this regard, working pressure, type of job and income may affect job burnout. ergonomic interventional programs are recommended to improve the working conditions. methods this cross...

aims: using the best assessment methods is an important factor in educational development of health students. modified essay questions and multiple choice questions are two prevalent methods of assessing the students. the aim of this study was to compare two methods of modified essay questions and multiple choice questions in occupational health engineering and work laws courses. materials & me...

BACKGROUND Globally, access to occupational health and safety (OHS) by workers has remained at very low levels. The organization and implementation of OHS in South Africa, Zimbabwe, Zambia, and Botswana has remained at suboptimal levels. Inadequacy of human resource capital, training, and education in the field of OHS has had a major negative impact on the improvement of worker access to such s...

background: non-communicable diseases (ncds) and psychological hazards are increasingly observed in industries, necessitating the need to strengthen industrial health systems to control the same. district level data on level of functioning of industrial health systems and services with special focus on systems available for mental health care is lacking in india. this information is vital to pl...

Most African countries are noted for poor occupational health and safety practices. However, despite numerous occupational health and safety advances in recent years, several occupational health and safety issues still proliferate in most African countries, particularly in Ghana. This study was a review paper aimed at unearthing key issues on occupational health and safety practices in Ghana. W...

This paper describes the current status of occupational health and safety countermeasures in Beijing, China. It includes the network and organization of occupational health, occupational health personnel, the refitting of industrial structures, hazardous agents at workplaces, the classification and incident rates of occupational diseases. The management of occupational health and safety, new ch...