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Occupational Health and Safety in the Healthcare Sector
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Year: 2022 Publisher: Basel MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute

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Healthcare workers are exposed to several different occupational risk factors, and they pay an important tribute in terms of occupational diseases and work-related injuries. Currently, the COVID-19 pandemic has focused the attention on the problem of the infectious risk, which is certainly among the risks typically expected and specifically recognized for the health personnel, but also other occupational risks should not be overlooked, such as, e.g., the risks associated with work-organization factors and with the exposure to chemical and physical agents. The health consequences associated with the exposure to all these factors have relevant impacts in terms of induced diseases, DALYs, sickness absence from work and costs for the health systems. According to these premises, this reprint has collected manuscripts addressing topics related to the prevention of the occupational risks in the healthcare sector, including original articles and reviews on the prevention of work-related illnesses and injuries of the health personnel, as well as on the evaluation of the risks in the healthcare workplaces, and on the topics of risk perception and of the knowledge and attitudes of the workers towards the preventive procedures and the use of protections. The themes of the prevention of occupational infectious risk, biomechanical overload of the musculoskeletal system and work-related psychosocial factors are specifically discussed in the papers collected.

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Humanities --- Social interaction --- long-term care --- turnover --- semi-structured interview --- Korean LTCI system --- confidence --- disaster --- emergency --- healthcare --- family member --- preparedness --- rehabilitation --- vocational --- stroke --- occupational therapy --- work --- burnout --- nursing --- bibliometrics --- co-authorship network --- health-related quality of life --- health measurement --- work environment --- healthcare workers --- health systems --- key performance indicators --- healthcare system --- pandemic crisis --- COVID-19 --- Algeria --- compassionate care --- compassion satisfaction --- compassion fatigue --- cross-cultural comparison --- physical fatigue --- mental fatigue --- female --- nurses --- health personnel --- pandemics --- emergency room --- workplace violence --- resilience --- intention to leave --- breast cancer --- night work --- shift work --- occupational disease --- working conditions --- prevention --- carcinogens --- safety climate --- safety leadership --- LMICs --- Nigeria --- antimicrobial nanolayer --- bacterial contamination --- healthcare-associated infections --- high-touch objects and surfaces --- discussing pressure --- on-duty mechanism --- motivation --- friendly workplace environment --- high-level medical personnel --- work-related stress --- workplace health promotion --- well-being --- sickness absence --- quality of life --- distress --- return on investment --- cardiovascular diseases --- medical staff --- risk factors --- clustering --- prevalence --- healthcare personnel --- mental health --- mind–body therapies --- work stress --- Italian professional stress scale --- musculoskeletal complaints --- pain --- surgeons --- SARS-CoV-2 --- health surveillance --- risk prevention --- occupational risk factors --- infectious risk --- complaining --- psychiatric --- loneliness --- occupational burnout


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Using Total Worker Health (R) to Advance Worker Health and Safety
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Year: 2020 Publisher: Basel, Switzerland MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute

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It is now recognized that workplace aspects (scheduling, shift work, physically demanding work, chemical exposure) not only increase the risk of injury and illness, but also impact health behaviors (smoking, physical activity) and health outcomes (sleep disorders and fatigue, obesity, musculoskeletal disorders). In turn, ill health and chronic conditions can affect performance at work, increasing risk for injury, absenteeism, and reduced productivity. In the past few decades, programs that expand the traditional focus of occupational safety and health to consider nontraditional work-related sources of health and well-being have been shown to be more effective than programs that separately address these issues. This Total Worker Health approach has been recognized by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) as a method for protecting the safety and health of workers, while also advancing the overall well-being of these workers by addressing work conditions. This compendium presents work from an international collection of scholars exploring the relationship between workplace factors and worker safety, health, and well-being. It provides guidance for improving the organization and design of work environments, innovative strategies for promoting worker well-being, and novel methods for exposing underlying occupational causes of chronic disease.

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Humanities --- Social interaction --- workplace bullying --- quality of life --- occupational health --- work-to-family conflict --- Korean workplaces --- organizational intervention --- health promotion --- injury prevention --- musculoskeletal --- ergonomics --- mixed-methods study --- construction industry --- safety management --- health risk behaviors --- workplace safety --- safety leadership --- health promoting leadership --- safety programs --- health protection --- leadership --- qualitative study --- Perceived Occupational Health (POH) --- Job Demands-Control-Social Support (JD-R) model --- professional accountants --- work organization --- dirty work --- moral leadership --- taint normalization --- management consulting --- burnout --- psychometric properties --- nursing --- workforce demographics --- home care workers --- workplace --- occupational --- safety --- health --- well-being --- dissemination --- cognitive demands --- employee well-being --- working conditions --- job satisfaction --- wellbeing --- wellbeing misalignment --- Millennials --- work stress --- productivity --- impairment cost --- stress management --- employee characteristics --- workplace health promotion --- health and safety --- cardiovascular disease --- work environment --- social capital --- trust --- Total Worker Health® --- health behaviors --- job stress --- occupational safety and health --- worker well-being --- turnover --- employment duration --- occupational injury --- manufacturing --- newly-hired workers --- occupational wellbeing --- performance --- happy-productive worker --- total worker health --- breastfeeding --- industry --- workplace accommodations --- work culture --- work policy --- occupational health surveillance --- young workers --- training --- MTurk --- likeability --- behavior change --- Total Worker Health --- participatory methods --- program implementation --- organizational readiness --- process evaluation --- logic model --- workplace health management --- occupational health and safety --- company reintegration management --- return to work --- cross-sectional survey --- Germany --- adolescent --- hypertension --- blood pressure --- Hispanic --- work --- farmworker --- integration --- participatory workplace program --- process fidelity --- program impact --- sustainability --- workplace health --- wellness --- governance --- planning --- barriers --- survey --- ACA --- precarious work --- action learning --- technical assistance --- community-university partnership --- policy, systems, and environmental (PSE) change


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Occupational Health and Safety in the Healthcare Sector
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Year: 2022 Publisher: Basel MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute

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Healthcare workers are exposed to several different occupational risk factors, and they pay an important tribute in terms of occupational diseases and work-related injuries. Currently, the COVID-19 pandemic has focused the attention on the problem of the infectious risk, which is certainly among the risks typically expected and specifically recognized for the health personnel, but also other occupational risks should not be overlooked, such as, e.g., the risks associated with work-organization factors and with the exposure to chemical and physical agents. The health consequences associated with the exposure to all these factors have relevant impacts in terms of induced diseases, DALYs, sickness absence from work and costs for the health systems. According to these premises, this reprint has collected manuscripts addressing topics related to the prevention of the occupational risks in the healthcare sector, including original articles and reviews on the prevention of work-related illnesses and injuries of the health personnel, as well as on the evaluation of the risks in the healthcare workplaces, and on the topics of risk perception and of the knowledge and attitudes of the workers towards the preventive procedures and the use of protections. The themes of the prevention of occupational infectious risk, biomechanical overload of the musculoskeletal system and work-related psychosocial factors are specifically discussed in the papers collected.

Keywords

Humanities --- Social interaction --- long-term care --- turnover --- semi-structured interview --- Korean LTCI system --- confidence --- disaster --- emergency --- healthcare --- family member --- preparedness --- rehabilitation --- vocational --- stroke --- occupational therapy --- work --- burnout --- nursing --- bibliometrics --- co-authorship network --- health-related quality of life --- health measurement --- work environment --- healthcare workers --- health systems --- key performance indicators --- healthcare system --- pandemic crisis --- COVID-19 --- Algeria --- compassionate care --- compassion satisfaction --- compassion fatigue --- cross-cultural comparison --- physical fatigue --- mental fatigue --- female --- nurses --- health personnel --- pandemics --- emergency room --- workplace violence --- resilience --- intention to leave --- breast cancer --- night work --- shift work --- occupational disease --- working conditions --- prevention --- carcinogens --- safety climate --- safety leadership --- LMICs --- Nigeria --- antimicrobial nanolayer --- bacterial contamination --- healthcare-associated infections --- high-touch objects and surfaces --- discussing pressure --- on-duty mechanism --- motivation --- friendly workplace environment --- high-level medical personnel --- work-related stress --- workplace health promotion --- well-being --- sickness absence --- quality of life --- distress --- return on investment --- cardiovascular diseases --- medical staff --- risk factors --- clustering --- prevalence --- healthcare personnel --- mental health --- mind–body therapies --- work stress --- Italian professional stress scale --- musculoskeletal complaints --- pain --- surgeons --- SARS-CoV-2 --- health surveillance --- risk prevention --- occupational risk factors --- infectious risk --- complaining --- psychiatric --- loneliness --- occupational burnout


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Using Total Worker Health (R) to Advance Worker Health and Safety
Authors: ---
Year: 2020 Publisher: Basel, Switzerland MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute

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It is now recognized that workplace aspects (scheduling, shift work, physically demanding work, chemical exposure) not only increase the risk of injury and illness, but also impact health behaviors (smoking, physical activity) and health outcomes (sleep disorders and fatigue, obesity, musculoskeletal disorders). In turn, ill health and chronic conditions can affect performance at work, increasing risk for injury, absenteeism, and reduced productivity. In the past few decades, programs that expand the traditional focus of occupational safety and health to consider nontraditional work-related sources of health and well-being have been shown to be more effective than programs that separately address these issues. This Total Worker Health approach has been recognized by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) as a method for protecting the safety and health of workers, while also advancing the overall well-being of these workers by addressing work conditions. This compendium presents work from an international collection of scholars exploring the relationship between workplace factors and worker safety, health, and well-being. It provides guidance for improving the organization and design of work environments, innovative strategies for promoting worker well-being, and novel methods for exposing underlying occupational causes of chronic disease.

Keywords

Humanities --- Social interaction --- workplace bullying --- quality of life --- occupational health --- work-to-family conflict --- Korean workplaces --- organizational intervention --- health promotion --- injury prevention --- musculoskeletal --- ergonomics --- mixed-methods study --- construction industry --- safety management --- health risk behaviors --- workplace safety --- safety leadership --- health promoting leadership --- safety programs --- health protection --- leadership --- qualitative study --- Perceived Occupational Health (POH) --- Job Demands-Control-Social Support (JD-R) model --- professional accountants --- work organization --- dirty work --- moral leadership --- taint normalization --- management consulting --- burnout --- psychometric properties --- nursing --- workforce demographics --- home care workers --- workplace --- occupational --- safety --- health --- well-being --- dissemination --- cognitive demands --- employee well-being --- working conditions --- job satisfaction --- wellbeing --- wellbeing misalignment --- Millennials --- work stress --- productivity --- impairment cost --- stress management --- employee characteristics --- workplace health promotion --- health and safety --- cardiovascular disease --- work environment --- social capital --- trust --- Total Worker Health® --- health behaviors --- job stress --- occupational safety and health --- worker well-being --- turnover --- employment duration --- occupational injury --- manufacturing --- newly-hired workers --- occupational wellbeing --- performance --- happy-productive worker --- total worker health --- breastfeeding --- industry --- workplace accommodations --- work culture --- work policy --- occupational health surveillance --- young workers --- training --- MTurk --- likeability --- behavior change --- Total Worker Health --- participatory methods --- program implementation --- organizational readiness --- process evaluation --- logic model --- workplace health management --- occupational health and safety --- company reintegration management --- return to work --- cross-sectional survey --- Germany --- adolescent --- hypertension --- blood pressure --- Hispanic --- work --- farmworker --- integration --- participatory workplace program --- process fidelity --- program impact --- sustainability --- workplace health --- wellness --- governance --- planning --- barriers --- survey --- ACA --- precarious work --- action learning --- technical assistance --- community-university partnership --- policy, systems, and environmental (PSE) change


Book
Occupational Health and Safety in the Healthcare Sector
Authors: ---
Year: 2022 Publisher: Basel MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute

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Abstract

Healthcare workers are exposed to several different occupational risk factors, and they pay an important tribute in terms of occupational diseases and work-related injuries. Currently, the COVID-19 pandemic has focused the attention on the problem of the infectious risk, which is certainly among the risks typically expected and specifically recognized for the health personnel, but also other occupational risks should not be overlooked, such as, e.g., the risks associated with work-organization factors and with the exposure to chemical and physical agents. The health consequences associated with the exposure to all these factors have relevant impacts in terms of induced diseases, DALYs, sickness absence from work and costs for the health systems. According to these premises, this reprint has collected manuscripts addressing topics related to the prevention of the occupational risks in the healthcare sector, including original articles and reviews on the prevention of work-related illnesses and injuries of the health personnel, as well as on the evaluation of the risks in the healthcare workplaces, and on the topics of risk perception and of the knowledge and attitudes of the workers towards the preventive procedures and the use of protections. The themes of the prevention of occupational infectious risk, biomechanical overload of the musculoskeletal system and work-related psychosocial factors are specifically discussed in the papers collected.

Keywords

long-term care --- turnover --- semi-structured interview --- Korean LTCI system --- confidence --- disaster --- emergency --- healthcare --- family member --- preparedness --- rehabilitation --- vocational --- stroke --- occupational therapy --- work --- burnout --- nursing --- bibliometrics --- co-authorship network --- health-related quality of life --- health measurement --- work environment --- healthcare workers --- health systems --- key performance indicators --- healthcare system --- pandemic crisis --- COVID-19 --- Algeria --- compassionate care --- compassion satisfaction --- compassion fatigue --- cross-cultural comparison --- physical fatigue --- mental fatigue --- female --- nurses --- health personnel --- pandemics --- emergency room --- workplace violence --- resilience --- intention to leave --- breast cancer --- night work --- shift work --- occupational disease --- working conditions --- prevention --- carcinogens --- safety climate --- safety leadership --- LMICs --- Nigeria --- antimicrobial nanolayer --- bacterial contamination --- healthcare-associated infections --- high-touch objects and surfaces --- discussing pressure --- on-duty mechanism --- motivation --- friendly workplace environment --- high-level medical personnel --- work-related stress --- workplace health promotion --- well-being --- sickness absence --- quality of life --- distress --- return on investment --- cardiovascular diseases --- medical staff --- risk factors --- clustering --- prevalence --- healthcare personnel --- mental health --- mind–body therapies --- work stress --- Italian professional stress scale --- musculoskeletal complaints --- pain --- surgeons --- SARS-CoV-2 --- health surveillance --- risk prevention --- occupational risk factors --- infectious risk --- complaining --- psychiatric --- loneliness --- occupational burnout


Book
Using Total Worker Health (R) to Advance Worker Health and Safety
Authors: ---
Year: 2020 Publisher: Basel, Switzerland MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute

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Abstract

It is now recognized that workplace aspects (scheduling, shift work, physically demanding work, chemical exposure) not only increase the risk of injury and illness, but also impact health behaviors (smoking, physical activity) and health outcomes (sleep disorders and fatigue, obesity, musculoskeletal disorders). In turn, ill health and chronic conditions can affect performance at work, increasing risk for injury, absenteeism, and reduced productivity. In the past few decades, programs that expand the traditional focus of occupational safety and health to consider nontraditional work-related sources of health and well-being have been shown to be more effective than programs that separately address these issues. This Total Worker Health approach has been recognized by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) as a method for protecting the safety and health of workers, while also advancing the overall well-being of these workers by addressing work conditions. This compendium presents work from an international collection of scholars exploring the relationship between workplace factors and worker safety, health, and well-being. It provides guidance for improving the organization and design of work environments, innovative strategies for promoting worker well-being, and novel methods for exposing underlying occupational causes of chronic disease.

Keywords

workplace bullying --- quality of life --- occupational health --- work-to-family conflict --- Korean workplaces --- organizational intervention --- health promotion --- injury prevention --- musculoskeletal --- ergonomics --- mixed-methods study --- construction industry --- safety management --- health risk behaviors --- workplace safety --- safety leadership --- health promoting leadership --- safety programs --- health protection --- leadership --- qualitative study --- Perceived Occupational Health (POH) --- Job Demands-Control-Social Support (JD-R) model --- professional accountants --- work organization --- dirty work --- moral leadership --- taint normalization --- management consulting --- burnout --- psychometric properties --- nursing --- workforce demographics --- home care workers --- workplace --- occupational --- safety --- health --- well-being --- dissemination --- cognitive demands --- employee well-being --- working conditions --- job satisfaction --- wellbeing --- wellbeing misalignment --- Millennials --- work stress --- productivity --- impairment cost --- stress management --- employee characteristics --- workplace health promotion --- health and safety --- cardiovascular disease --- work environment --- social capital --- trust --- Total Worker Health® --- health behaviors --- job stress --- occupational safety and health --- worker well-being --- turnover --- employment duration --- occupational injury --- manufacturing --- newly-hired workers --- occupational wellbeing --- performance --- happy-productive worker --- total worker health --- breastfeeding --- industry --- workplace accommodations --- work culture --- work policy --- occupational health surveillance --- young workers --- training --- MTurk --- likeability --- behavior change --- Total Worker Health --- participatory methods --- program implementation --- organizational readiness --- process evaluation --- logic model --- workplace health management --- occupational health and safety --- company reintegration management --- return to work --- cross-sectional survey --- Germany --- adolescent --- hypertension --- blood pressure --- Hispanic --- work --- farmworker --- integration --- participatory workplace program --- process fidelity --- program impact --- sustainability --- workplace health --- wellness --- governance --- planning --- barriers --- survey --- ACA --- precarious work --- action learning --- technical assistance --- community-university partnership --- policy, systems, and environmental (PSE) change

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