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Evidence of occupational accidents with equipment in mining – a systematic review protocol 采矿设备职业事故的证据-系统审查规程

International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Safety Pub Date : 2018-10-03 DOI: 10.24840/2184-0954_002.002_0009

J. Duarte, J. Baptista, A. Marques

引用次数: 5

Lean production and ergonomics: a synergy to improve productivity and working conditions 精益生产和人体工程学:提高生产力和工作条件的协同作用

International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Safety Pub Date : 2018-10-03 DOI: 10.24840/2184-0954_002.002_0001

Bruno Oliveira, A. C. Alves, P. Carneiro, A. C. Ferreira

{"title":"Lean production and ergonomics: a synergy to improve productivity and working conditions","authors":"Bruno Oliveira, A. C. Alves, P. Carneiro, A. C. Ferreira","doi":"10.24840/2184-0954_002.002_0001","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.24840/2184-0954_002.002_0001","url":null,"abstract":"The markets globalization erased commercial boundaries and increased the competitiveness of companies all around the world. This competitiveness has forced companies to improve their processes and operations, as well as, their management relationships with suppliers and customers. Emerging from this progress, several needs led to the development of Lean Production (LP) – which proved to be effective in the waste reduction and efficient in providing production flexibility. Through its implementation, LP allows the increase of workers’ involvement, their safety and health. The main goal of this paper is to present how LP and Ergonomics improve not only the company productivity, but also the health and safety of the workers throughout continuous improvement processes. This was achieved in a project which purpose was to improve the consumables supply strategies, taking place in an electric mobility company. The implementation of LP tools in this industrial context resulted in improved productivity, reduced cost, enhanced and more efficient operations. This outcome was possible with a synergetic engagement of workers resulting in their ergonomic working conditions improvement.","PeriodicalId":201704,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Safety","volume":"102 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-10-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122035069","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

引用次数: 4

Methods of posture analysis for computer workers 计算机工作人员体位分析方法

International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Safety Pub Date : 2018-10-03 DOI: 10.24840/2184-0954_002.002_0005

Sara Maheronnaghsh, Joana Santos, M. Vaz

引用次数: 2

Surface electromyography in manual therapy - categorization of purpose and quality of reporting 手工治疗中的表面肌电图-目的分类和报告质量

International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Safety Pub Date : 2018-10-03 DOI: 10.24840/2184-0954_002.002_0007

Rui José Santiago, J. Santos Baptista, J. Torres Costa

{"title":"Surface electromyography in manual therapy - categorization of purpose and quality of reporting","authors":"Rui José Santiago, J. Santos Baptista, J. Torres Costa","doi":"10.24840/2184-0954_002.002_0007","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.24840/2184-0954_002.002_0007","url":null,"abstract":"Introduction: Manual therapy (MT) is widely used by several healthcare professions to treat musculoskeletal disorders (MSD’s), still, there isn’t enough evidence to support its choice a therapeutic approach to these disorders. Researchers have been using surface electromyography (sEMG) to understand the effects and efficiency of MT. This study aims to evaluate the current literature using sEMG to assess muscle parameters within the scope of the use of MT. \u0000Methods and Analysis: The search will be performed in 26 electronic databases and journals using the PRISMA Statement. Selection of the studies, data extraction and validation will be performed independently by two reviewers. These studies shall be categorized towards their aims to capture what the authors have been interest in. The overall quality will be assessed using Jadad Scale and the quality of the reporting of EMG data will be assessed using the ISEK standards. This review is oriented toward identifying failure to report of methods in the studies selected, which directly affect their reproducibility. \u0000Dissemination: Outcomes of this review will be published in a peer-review journal. It may encourage future authors in this area of study to avoid failing to report all the relevant data in their studies.","PeriodicalId":201704,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Safety","volume":"33 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-10-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133385423","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

引用次数: 1

Integration of lean manufacturing and ergonomics in a metallurgical industry 冶金行业精益生产与人体工程学的整合

International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Safety Pub Date : 2018-10-03 DOI: 10.24840/2184-0954_002.002_0003

M. Brito, A. L. Ramos, P. Carneiro, M. A. Gonçalves

{"title":"Integration of lean manufacturing and ergonomics in a metallurgical industry","authors":"M. Brito, A. L. Ramos, P. Carneiro, M. A. Gonçalves","doi":"10.24840/2184-0954_002.002_0003","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.24840/2184-0954_002.002_0003","url":null,"abstract":"Striving to improve productivity, industries have used different management approaches, being lean manufacturing the most used over recent years. Lean manufacturing is based on value creation for the customer and elimination of waste that occurs during the production process, while improving working conditions. The incorporation of ergonomic aspects in the workstation design also contributes for the referred objectives, since it will reduce awkward postures or excessive effort during work, leading to better working conditions and increased productivity. The present study highlights, through a case study in four production areas of a metallurgical industry, the benefits of using an integrated operations management approach to improve productivity and ergonomic aspects. Several ergonomic methods, such as Rapid Upper Limb Assessment (RULA), Strain Index (SI), and Rapid Entire Body Assessment (REBA), were chosen to evaluate the ergonomic situation and lean manufacturing tools such as Value Stream Mapping (VSM) and 7 wastes were also used to analyze the systems and increase the productivity by eliminating several wastes. The results of this study show that it is possible, and desirable, to consider both aspects, ergonomic conditions and productivity, during continuous improvement’ implementations. In fact, the improvements reached through the advances in ergonomic conditions can contribute very positively for productivity increasing.","PeriodicalId":201704,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Safety","volume":"15 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-10-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116558339","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

引用次数: 5

Fatigue assessment through non-invasive physiological monitoring in military performance: protocol for a systematic review 通过非侵入性生理监测在军事表现中的疲劳评估:系统评价方案

International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Safety Pub Date : 2018-10-03 DOI: 10.24840/2184-0954_002.002_0008

Lidia Denisse Bustos Sandoval, J. Guedes, J. T. Costa

{"title":"Fatigue assessment through non-invasive physiological monitoring in military performance: protocol for a systematic review","authors":"Lidia Denisse Bustos Sandoval, J. Guedes, J. T. Costa","doi":"10.24840/2184-0954_002.002_0008","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.24840/2184-0954_002.002_0008","url":null,"abstract":"During military operations, soldiers often encounter extreme environmental, metabolic and neuropsychiatric conditions, which combined lead to a fatigue status that can cause serious physiological impairments, decreasing military performance on the battlefield. Comprehensive studies in realistically stressful environments are essential to expand the knowledge regarding the consequences of real-life stress exposure, facilitate development of operationally-useful techniques and promote the conception of improved treatments. Therefore, a systematic review is proposed to obtain relevant information about fatigue assessment through multiple physiological parameters in the military context, to focus on determining the associations between fatigue and physiological response in order to plan in the future adequate interventions to prevent related negative consequences. Thus, following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses Protocols (PRISMA-P) Statement, this systematic review protocol was elaborated in order to present adequate guidelines to develop a research that can provide appropriate results to fulfil the sought objective. Five databases will be accessed (SCOPUS, PubMed, Science Direct, Medline and Web of Science) and a total of 9 combinations of keywords will be used. This protocol is registered in PROSPERO under the code of PROSPERO CRD42018105833.","PeriodicalId":201704,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Safety","volume":"01 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-10-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129149514","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

引用次数: 2

Working hours organization impact mechanism upon work-related accidents on microeconomic level 工时制度对工伤事故的微观影响机制

International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Safety Pub Date : 2018-10-03 DOI: 10.24840/2184-0954_002.002_0004

Maria Titopoulou, E. Titopoulos, J. Staykova

{"title":"Working hours organization impact mechanism upon work-related accidents on microeconomic level","authors":"Maria Titopoulou, E. Titopoulos, J. Staykova","doi":"10.24840/2184-0954_002.002_0004","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.24840/2184-0954_002.002_0004","url":null,"abstract":"Work organizations rapidly change, triggering the need for a dynamic approach regarding the occupational health and safety and accident prevention. The objective of this research is to examine the influence of the factor 'organisation of the working time' upon the occupational accidents in enterprises as well as to suggest a model of an impact mechanism of working time organization on the occurrence and prevention of accidents/near accidents, using a representative Bulgarian sample. The research is based on a survey conducted in 2016 among 410 employees (52.9% women; 47.1% men) from all economic sectors. Statistical processing and analysis are performed by SPSS/PSPP and statistical modeling by EViews/Gretl. Results show that approximately every fifth employee works longer than the standard weekly occupation of 40 hours; 17.1% of all suffered work-related accident(s); 36.2% work overtime and 41.1% recognize the presence of work-related health problems (most common are total fatigue, back pain, stress and headache). Among those respondents claiming to have work-related health problems, accidents at work occur most frequently when working over 40 h/week. The suggested 3-stage impact mechanism of the working time organization on the occurrence and prevention of occupational accidents allows us to track the chain effects of existing practices in enterprises with regard to working time organization, employees' well-being and the occurrence of work accidents. Prevention strategies should consider changes in scheduling practices, job redesign, and health protection programmes.","PeriodicalId":201704,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Safety","volume":"19 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-10-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123435890","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

引用次数: 0

Environmental impact and occupational risk in gasification plants processing residues of sewage sludge and refuse-derived fuel: a review 气化厂处理污水污泥和垃圾衍生燃料残留物的环境影响和职业风险:综述

International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Safety Pub Date : 2018-10-03 DOI: 10.24840/2184-0954_002.002_0006

O. Alves, M. Gonçalves, P. Brito, E. Monteiro, C. Jacinto

{"title":"Environmental impact and occupational risk in gasification plants processing residues of sewage sludge and refuse-derived fuel: a review","authors":"O. Alves, M. Gonçalves, P. Brito, E. Monteiro, C. Jacinto","doi":"10.24840/2184-0954_002.002_0006","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.24840/2184-0954_002.002_0006","url":null,"abstract":"Scope & Goals: This article presents a coupled review of scientific literature on environmental impact, as well as occupational safety and health, of gasification plants using residues of sewage sludge and refuse-derived fuel. Methods: The survey, covering a 10-year time span, was made through a typical systematic review of literature, retrieved from online databases of scientific publications and by using general search engines; cross-referencing of citations included in documents were also considered. Results: Two tables summarizing 38 publications were created, indicating relevant studies on the matter(s), and providing a short description on risks, goals and main findings of each study, followed by a general discussion. Conclusions: Overall, gas explosion and inhalation of toxic gases were the most common risks reported in published studies, being considered negligible if safety measures are adopted; however there are fewer studies focusing on occupational safety in gasification plants as compared with the environmental issue. Release of heavy metals, tar production and toxic gases are the main environmental concerns. From the prevention viewpoint, this review shows that treatment and valorisation of harmful tars must be improved in future technological and scientific developments.","PeriodicalId":201704,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Safety","volume":"16 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-10-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115131439","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

引用次数: 2

A New Approach - Use of effectiveness and efficiency concepts in the identification of activities related to occupational safety management on motorways 新方法-在确定与高速公路职业安全管理有关的活动时，运用效能和效率概念

International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Safety Pub Date : 2018-10-03 DOI: 10.24840/2184-0954_002.002_0002

J. Silva, C. Rodrigues

{"title":"A New Approach - Use of effectiveness and efficiency concepts in the identification of activities related to occupational safety management on motorways","authors":"J. Silva, C. Rodrigues","doi":"10.24840/2184-0954_002.002_0002","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.24840/2184-0954_002.002_0002","url":null,"abstract":"The need to improve the safety management in the maintenance and operational works on a motorway is a request that all the organizations demand to achieve better goals on safety and in the use of resources. The use of instruments linked to efficiency and effectiveness is one possible solution to this problem. The objective of the present investigation is to prove that it is possible to identify the main activities contained in the A area of an ABC curve and linked to the Pareto´s concepts, defining this way the 20% most dangerous maintenance and operational activities on motorway works. The methodology used was a DELPHI panel formed by experts from different areas linked to safety at work on motorways. The statistic treatment was made through the informatic program IBM SPSS Statistics 24. The results show that it is possible to identify 36 main activities in maintenance and operational works, being relevant the activities related to emergency response, safety guards, expansion joints, provisional signaling and the access to working stations in toll areas. The conclusions of the study reveal that these 36 activities represent the 20% most dangerous activities in maintenance and operational works on a motorway, and show that besides the risks of the work itself, there are four crucial traffic factors to develop a correct risk analysis: weather conditions, traffic characteristics, pavement characteristics and motorway morphologic type.","PeriodicalId":201704,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Safety","volume":"462 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-10-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132837994","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

引用次数: 2