Occupational Health and Safety in Workplaces

The aim of this study was to assess the demographic factors and pattern of injuries sustained by nurses, and to determine the occupational hazard of exposure to hepatitis B (HBV) and C (HCV) viruses among nurses. The study involved 906 hospital-based nurses working in three large hospitals. Between August 2002 and Jan…

• KEVSER SETENAY ÖNER

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• SERPİL YENİSOY

The problem of noise in the industries around Sivas has been examined in this study; and noise measurement and survey studies have been carried out at concrete traverse, cement, iron and steel and textile factories located in this region. A questionnaire was completed by 256 workers during this study in order to deter…

• AHMET ALTIN

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• AYÇA ARZU SAYINER

Bu çalışmada, afet yönetimi ile iş sağlığı ve güvenliği ele alınmış konu hem yasal hem de uygulama açısından değerlendirilmiştir. Afet yönetimi afet öncesi, sırası ve sonrası planlama şeklinde ele alınabildiği gibi,önleme ve zarar azaltma, afetlere karşı hazırlık, kurtarma ve ilk yardım, iyileştirme ile yeniden inşa e…

• İBRAHİM ÜÇGÜL
• ŞAKİR ŞAHİN

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the participatory ergonomic method on the development of upper extremity musculoskeletal disorders and disability in office employees. METHODS: This study is a randomized controlled intervention study. It comprised 116 office workers using computers. Those in the intervention group were taught o…

• HAKAN BAYDUR

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the participatory ergonomic method on the development of upper extremity musculoskeletal disorders and disability in office employees. METHODS: This study is a randomized controlled intervention study. It comprised 116 office workers using computers. Those in the intervention group were taught o…

• ELİF AKALIN
• YÜCEL DEMİRAL

There is a mutual interaction between health and the workplace. Health affects the capacity to work and working conditions affect a worker's health. Operating rooms (ORs) are stressful, complex settings in which there are ergonomic risk factors, such as lifting/moving heavy equipment. Work-related musculoskeletal diso…

• FATMA VURAL

Ergonomics interventions that enhance employee performance lead to better quality in manufacturing. This study exemplified Quality Improvement Through Ergonomics (QUITE) interventions in apparel manufacturing context. The study was conducted at two machine sewing lines in an apparel manufacturing company. Ergonomics p…

• OĞUZHAN ERDİNÇ

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• AKÇA TOPRAK ERGÖNEN

This study reports the general health and safety (HS) conditions in the Turkish construction industry from the perspective of construction labor. Toward this aim, a questionnaire survey was carried out with 800 workers employed in 32 construction projects in Turkey. Contractors were found to neglect their legal liabil…

• AYNUR KAZAZ

This study reports the general health and safety (HS) conditions in the Turkish construction industry from the perspective of construction labor. Toward this aim, a questionnaire survey was carried out with 800 workers employed in 32 construction projects in Turkey. Contractors were found to neglect their legal liabil…

• BAYRAM ER