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{"title":"Physical load assessment of greenhouse cucumber farmers using OWAS and RULA methods","authors":"Salvador De-Benavides-Jiménez ,&nbsp;Marta Gómez-Galán ,&nbsp;Juan-Carlos Rubio-Romero ,&nbsp;Manuel Díaz-Pérez ,&nbsp;Ángel-Jesús Callejón-Ferre","doi":"10.1016/j.ssci.2025.106838","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ssci.2025.106838","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Work-related musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) are very common in the agricultural sector because most tasks are manual. This study attempts to analyse the forced postures and repetitive movements in greenhouse cucumber workers. Two semi-quantitative assessment methods (Ovako Working Analysis System and Rapid Upper Limb Assessment) were used following an exhaustive field analysis of the work. The results indicate the need to avoid continuous back flexion, leg flexion and arm elevation. The tasks with the highest risk of MSDs are T1 (transplant furrow) and T4 (planting seedlings), which carry a 46% and 72% level-3 risk, respectively. Postural training for workers, mechanising tasks, and improving their physical state could reduce the risk of MSD.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":21375,"journal":{"name":"Safety Science","volume":"187 ","pages":"Article 106838"},"PeriodicalIF":4.7,"publicationDate":"2025-03-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143562231","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Analyzing wildfire evacuation dynamics with agent-based modeling in damaged road networks","authors":"Fangjiao Ma ,&nbsp;Ji Yun Lee","doi":"10.1016/j.ssci.2025.106835","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ssci.2025.106835","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Wildfires increasingly threaten residents in the Western United States. Despite numerous state and local initiatives aimed at mitigating these risks, completely eliminating the wildfire dangers remains unfeasible due to substantial inherent uncertainties. In this case, evacuation is the most important and effective strategy for reducing human casualties during wildfire events. While the primary goal of evacuation–moving people at risk to safer places–appears straightforward to achieve, the reality is complicated by unpredictable human behaviors and the surge in travel demand, which often results in severe traffic congestion and, consequently, a heightened risk to human lives. In addition, the reduced traffic-carrying capacities of road segments due to wildfires further exacerbate these challenges. In this context, wildfire evacuation simulation can serve as an effective experimental means for emergency management and evacuation planning, offering a cost-effective method to identify bottlenecks and critical congestion points during an evacuation.</div><div>This paper proposes an agent-based modeling (ABM) framework specifically designed to simulate wildfire evacuations in damaged transportation settings. The proposed framework uniquely integrates wildfire simulation and road network vulnerability assessment with ABM, allowing for a detailed representation of human behaviors during evacuations and the dynamic network functionality in microscopic traffic simulation. A notable contribution of this study is its fully probabilistic approach, which evaluates evacuation performance and identifies critical components of the road network not under a single scenario but under a range of representative scenarios. This probabilistic perspective provides a more comprehensive understanding of potentially vulnerable and congested points, thereby enabling emergency managers and transportation planners to better allocate resources and enhance mobility during wildfire evacuations. The effectiveness of the ABM framework is demonstrated through its application in simulating wildfire evacuations in the City of Santa Clarita, California. The simulation results aid in both pre-fire planning and emergency decision-making, ultimately contributing to improved evacuation strategies and public safety during wildfire events.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":21375,"journal":{"name":"Safety Science","volume":"187 ","pages":"Article 106835"},"PeriodicalIF":4.7,"publicationDate":"2025-03-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143548257","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Experimental study on pedestrian movement on elevated platforms","authors":"Xuehua Song ,&nbsp;Jun Zhang ,&nbsp;Jianlin Li ,&nbsp;Hang Yu ,&nbsp;Xintong Li ,&nbsp;Weiguo Song ,&nbsp;K.M. Liew","doi":"10.1016/j.ssci.2025.106836","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ssci.2025.106836","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Comprehending pedestrian movement behavior on platforms is crucial for enhancing the safety of railway tunnels, particularly during emergencies. This study performed a series of pedestrian walking and running experiments on a 0.6 m high platform. By analyzing the movement capability and spatial distribution characteristics, the potential influences and differences of crowd movement under unprotected and restricted boundaries were explored. The results reveal that both the motion modes and boundary types influence the behavior mechanism of pedestrians. Compared to the restricted boundary condition, it is found that the impact of unprotected boundary on pedestrian movement is primarily reflected in increased speed for walking (7 % faster) and increase of headway distance (about 25 %) for running. Pedestrians moving on the unprotected side exhibit smaller boundary distances than those on the restricted side but show greater heterogeneity in their distribution. The nearest neighbor distribution indicates that a higher acceptance of front neighbors among pedestrians near boundaries. Those running near the unprotected side need a larger movement comfort radius to accommodate their motion. This study provides empirical data to address the gap in the field, which can serve as a basis for modeling and enable the accurate simulation of pedestrian flows on platforms, thereby facilitating the development of more reasonable crowd guidance measures and ultimately enhancing tunnel evacuation safety.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":21375,"journal":{"name":"Safety Science","volume":"186 ","pages":"Article 106836"},"PeriodicalIF":4.7,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143519542","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"National review into work conditions & discrimination for pregnant and parent workers in Australia","authors":"R.E. Potter ,&nbsp;K. Foley ,&nbsp;S. Richter ,&nbsp;S. Cleggett ,&nbsp;M.F. Dollard ,&nbsp;A. Parkin ,&nbsp;P. Brough ,&nbsp;K. Lushington","doi":"10.1016/j.ssci.2025.106830","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ssci.2025.106830","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Pregnant and parent workers represent a substantial proportion of the workforce. Previous research has shown that these workers experience high levels of workplace discrimination, which can lead to adverse effects on mental health. There is a pressing need for up-to-date evidence regarding the specific types of self-perceived discrimination, disadvantage, and bias encountered by pregnant and parent workers. As such, this paper presents findings from a national study of 1048 workers across Australia who completed a comprehensive online survey. Overall, 89% of respondents reported experiencing work-related self-perceived discrimination, disadvantage and/or bias during pregnancy, 84.7% during parental leave and 91.8% during their return-to-work phase. Analysis revealed high prevalence rates for various forms of self-perceived discrimination, disadvantage and bias pertaining to aspects such as—but not limited to—accessing leave entitlements, breastfeeding facilities, and career progression opportunities. Future research must prioritise understanding the disconnect and de-coupling between Australian anti-discrimination legislation, workplace action (i.e., policy implementation) and these reported experiences from pregnant and parent workers; with respect to the underlying factors that open and sustain this disconnect. Exploring the conditions that have contributed to this disconnection is critical for ensuring worker safety during pregnancy and parenting.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":21375,"journal":{"name":"Safety Science","volume":"186 ","pages":"Article 106830"},"PeriodicalIF":4.7,"publicationDate":"2025-02-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143510023","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Numerical investigation on the multiphase jet dispersion and sublimation cooling characteristics during accidental release of liquid CO2","authors":"Zhenmin Luo ,&nbsp;Pengzhi Wu ,&nbsp;Hu Wen ,&nbsp;Changchun Liu ,&nbsp;Lele Xie ,&nbsp;Shuang Peng ,&nbsp;Xue Du","doi":"10.1016/j.ssci.2025.106832","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ssci.2025.106832","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The increasing deployment of liquid CO₂ projects requires a deep understanding of the jet dispersion and sublimation cooling characteristics during accidental pipeline release of liquid CO₂ from a career to accurately assess the hazards caused to nearby targets. In this study, a pipe flow model was established considering the flashing delay phenomenon and a source model was built to handle the phase transition from vapour-liquid to vapour-solid near the nozzle outlet. These two models were combined to quickly predict the pseudo source parameters, which can be used as the inlet boundary conditions for the computational fluid dynamics (CFD) model to simulate the jet dispersion of liquid CO₂. The effects of pipe inlet pressure, vapour mass fraction, nozzle size, pipe length, pipe diameter, pipe roughness and ambient temperature on CO₂ concentration, plume temperature, plume velocity, mass flow rate of dry ice and dry ice survival distance were analyzed. The results show that the prediction errors of the mass flow rate using the pipe flow model and source model were almost lower than 20 %. The temperature, velocity and CO₂ concentration predicted by the CFD model agree well with the experimental results. The assumption size distribution (1 ∼ 30 μm) of dry ice, described by the Rosin-Rammler model, can well capture the significant temperature drop near the release point. Moreover, an assessment process was proposed to design and optimize the release pipeline of liquid CO₂ to meet some standard requirements.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":21375,"journal":{"name":"Safety Science","volume":"186 ","pages":"Article 106832"},"PeriodicalIF":4.7,"publicationDate":"2025-02-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143510022","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Predictive stressors for the burnout syndrome in firefighters. A systematic review","authors":"Juan Jesús García-Iglesias ,&nbsp;Ana María Bermejo-Ramírez ,&nbsp;Krzysztof Goniewicz ,&nbsp;Francisco Javier Fernández-Carrasco ,&nbsp;Carlos Gómez-Salgado ,&nbsp;Juan Carlos Camacho-Vega ,&nbsp;Juan Gómez-Salgado","doi":"10.1016/j.ssci.2025.106831","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ssci.2025.106831","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Firefighters are exposed to situations where decision making is constant and affects not only the lives of those they serve, but also their own. The aim of this study was to identify stress-related factors that may predispose to the development of burnout in firefighters. A systematic review following the PRISMA 2020 statement was carried out in the Web of Science, Science Direct, Scopus, and Pubmed databases. The literature search was conducted in August 2024. The methodological quality was assessed using the critical appraisal tools for studies of the Joanna Briggs Institute. A total of 34 studies were included in this review. Among the risk factors identified as being associated with burnout were years of service, low levels of self-compassion, language barriers, alcohol consumption, age, proactive and negative coping styles, work stress, perceived stress, compassion fatigue, previous mental health history, performance in an external environment, family responsibilities, satisfaction with standard of living, feelings of loneliness, sleep disturbance, and work uniform. In this population, protective factors against the development of burnout included proactive coping, physical activity, perceived social support, self-concept clarity, and resilience. A number of risk and protective factors have been identified as predisposing the emergence of the burnout syndrome. These stressors have the potential to impact the worker, resulting in occupational illnesses and injuries, poor compliance with safety measures, and the onset of sleep disorders. Such consequences may have serious implications for the worker’s physical and mental health, as well as the health and integrity of third parties.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":21375,"journal":{"name":"Safety Science","volume":"186 ","pages":"Article 106831"},"PeriodicalIF":4.7,"publicationDate":"2025-02-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143465376","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The impact of impulsivity on incident involvement in Chinese airline pilots: The serial mediating roles of risk perception and situation awareness","authors":"Xudong Xie ,&nbsp;Yizhi Zhou ,&nbsp;Xudong Jiang ,&nbsp;Shuai Xu ,&nbsp;Junheng Zhang ,&nbsp;Chaocao Yang ,&nbsp;Ming Ji","doi":"10.1016/j.ssci.2025.106833","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ssci.2025.106833","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Human factors are widely acknowledged to significantly influence aviation safety. However, few studies have examined the mechanism by which pilots’ impulsivity affects flight accidents and incidents. The primary objective of this study is to combine a social-cognition approach with a personality approach to investigate the relationships among impulsivity, risk perception, situation awareness, and incident involvement in Chinese airline pilots. The study sample consisted of 520 commercial airline pilots from China Southern Airlines Ltd. A serial mediation model was constructed and tested using SPSS 26.0 and Mplus 7.0. The results indicate a significant positive correlation between impulsivity and incident involvement; impulsivity was also found to influence incident involvement through the mediating effects of risk perception and situation awareness. Specifically, three mediation pathways were identified: (1) the independent mediating effect of risk perception, (2) the independent mediating effect of situation awareness, and (3) the serial mediating effect of risk perception and situation awareness. These results reveal that impulsivity affects risk perception and SA, which in turn affect accident involvement. This study deepens our understanding of the mechanism by which impulsivity affects flight safety, and offers guidance for aviation safety managers to develop pilot selection, training and intervention programs that can ultimately contribute to promoting flight safety.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":21375,"journal":{"name":"Safety Science","volume":"186 ","pages":"Article 106833"},"PeriodicalIF":4.7,"publicationDate":"2025-02-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143471600","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Operating room built environment and One’s role in the OR impacts perceptions of resilience","authors":"Alexandra T. Watral ,&nbsp;Simon Gill ,&nbsp;Lisa Lim ,&nbsp;Bridget Pulos ,&nbsp;Bettina Thompson ,&nbsp;Jessica McCoy ,&nbsp;Meshach Phillips ,&nbsp;Jorge Loyo Lopez ,&nbsp;Kenneth Potts ,&nbsp;Suzanne Young ,&nbsp;Jean Guyer ,&nbsp;Lindsey Evenson ,&nbsp;Ayomide Oloyede ,&nbsp;Renaldo Blocker","doi":"10.1016/j.ssci.2025.106826","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ssci.2025.106826","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Within the healthcare field, burnout is a significant concern leading to staff turnover, reduced productivity, diminished patient satisfaction, and increased incidence of medical errors. Resilient healthcare systems can be used to address burnout. This study explored individual resilience, team resilience, teamwork and communication, and well-being among staff who worked in three operating rooms (ORs) at different levels of modernity. Using a mixed-methods approach that utilized surveys and focus groups, this study examined how teams from different operating rooms rated their levels of resilience and well-being. Additionally, this study explored how staff in different roles (i.e., CRNA, nurse, physician, etc.) experienced these concepts. Our findings emphasized the pivotal role played by the OR space in individuals’ experience of resilience, communication, and well-being. This study also revealed the negative impact of working within more than one team on individual and team performance. Additionally, regardless of the built environment, this study highlighted the differing experiences of different roles within an OR environment. These results can aid in design of future OR spaces and staffing considerations to optimize patient care and healthcare professionals’ quality of life.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":21375,"journal":{"name":"Safety Science","volume":"186 ","pages":"Article 106826"},"PeriodicalIF":4.7,"publicationDate":"2025-02-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143465377","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The effect of the Labour Inspection Authority’s regulatory tools on compliance with regulations in the Norwegian home care services – A post-test-only control group study","authors":"Bjørnar Finnanger Garshol ,&nbsp;Jan Shahid Emberland ,&nbsp;Stein Knardahl ,&nbsp;Øivind Skare ,&nbsp;Håkon A. Johannessen","doi":"10.1016/j.ssci.2025.106829","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ssci.2025.106829","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) laws and regulations serves as fundamental pillars for OSH practices, playing a crucial role in safeguarding employee safety and wellbeing. However, little is known about the efficiency of regulatory tools intending to ensure compliance with OSH laws and regulations, especially within the health and social care sector. The current experimental study aimed to determine the effect of two specific regulatory tools on compliance. Municipal home-care services were allocated to one of three groups: (I) “Inspection”, (II) “Guidance-through-workshops”, and (III) “Control”. At 24–30 months after the interventions all groups underwent formal inspections which recorded the numbers of contraventions with regulations to determine the difference in regulatory compliance between the groups. Analyses comparing the two intervention groups with the control group showed overall increased compliance in the inspection group (I), while no significant effects were found for the guidance group (II). The inspection group underwent inspections twice, and analyses of changes from the first to the second inspection also revealed improved compliance, but only statistically significantly for requirements pertaining to the addressed psychosocial factors. Future research should investigate how labour inspections can more effectively increase compliance and how to develop guidance as a tool for improving compliance.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":21375,"journal":{"name":"Safety Science","volume":"186 ","pages":"Article 106829"},"PeriodicalIF":4.7,"publicationDate":"2025-02-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143444700","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"A systematic review of hazard recognition and risk perception research in the construction industry","authors":"Jingnan Sun ,&nbsp;Fangrong Chang ,&nbsp;Zilong Zhou ,&nbsp;Siu-Shing Man ,&nbsp;Alan Hoi Shou Chan","doi":"10.1016/j.ssci.2025.106813","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ssci.2025.106813","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Hazard recognition and risk perception (HRRP) significantly contribute to construction workers’ risky behavior at work, guiding the development of effective safety management strategies. Research in this area spans various topics such as safety climate, risk-taking behavior, and safety training, presenting a diverse field of study. To provide an overview, we analyzed 232 HRRP articles published during the period from 2000 to May 2024 in Web of Science, Scopus, and ScienceDirect using bibliometrics and mapping knowledge domain approaches. This analysis identified three stages of research evolution: from early studies on accidents and behavior, to more focused HRRP investigations, and later expanding to broader safety considerations, including the integration of advanced technologies. Key publication sources include the <em>Journal of Construction Engineering and Management</em>, <em>Safety Science</em>, and <em>Automation in Construction</em>, contributing over 49% of total publications. China and the United States collectively contributed 71.55% of publications, with Tsinghua University leading in publications and North Carolina State University excelling in knowledge dissemination. Hong Kong Polytechnic University and King Saud University showed notable cooperation and citation performance. Influential scholars such as Albert, A., Li, H., and Alabdulkarim, S.A., are prominent in the field, demonstrating strong collaboration and citation impact. The co-occurrence network of author keywords revealed primary clusters focused on HRRP measurements, influential factors, risk-taking behavior impacts, and safety management. Future research directions include exploring failure mechanisms in HRRP, developing worker-centered safety training, advancing automated hazard identification, and expanding HRRP studies in developing countries.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":21375,"journal":{"name":"Safety Science","volume":"186 ","pages":"Article 106813"},"PeriodicalIF":4.7,"publicationDate":"2025-02-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143419815","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}