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{"title":"Barriers, facilitators and acceptability of health promotion initiatives and behaviours in contact centre workers: A systematic review","authors":"Charlotte L. Brakenridge ,&nbsp;Amy Silverwood ,&nbsp;Rachael E. Potter ,&nbsp;Jodi Oakman ,&nbsp;Nyssa Hadgraft ,&nbsp;Ana D. Goode ,&nbsp;Samantha K. Mulcahy ,&nbsp;Genevieve N. Healy","doi":"10.1016/j.ssci.2025.106945","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ssci.2025.106945","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Contact centre work is characterised by prolonged sitting, musculoskeletal disorders and poor mental health. Therefore, health promotion initiatives in contact centre workplaces are vital, yet implementation is challenging because of factors such as high workloads and limited participation opportunities. Through a systematic review, we provide an up-to-date overview of the specific target behaviours, barriers, facilitators and worker acceptability surrounding health promotion in contact centres. Barriers and facilitators were categorised using an ecological model (e.g., individual, psychosocial, physical, organisational levels). We searched seven academic databases (including PubMed) and Google between August 2023 and October 2024. Twenty-one intervention, 33 observational and 24 grey literature reports met inclusion criteria. Risk of bias was assessed by checklists from the Critical Appraisal Skills Program and JBI, and the Risk of Bias and ROBINS-I tools. Information on target behaviours, barriers, facilitators, and intervention acceptability were extracted. Target behaviours for health promotion initiatives comprised sitting, physical activity, diet, smoking and stress. Barriers and facilitators occurred at multiple, intersecting levels. The main barriers to health promotion were psychosocial work characteristics (high workloads, monitoring, low job control, shift work), unhealthy organisational cultures and low worker motivation. Facilitators included colleague and manager support, offline time to participate in the interventions, and physical support from sit-stand desks. Individual sit-stand desks, education sessions, wellbeing breaks, and group-based programs were acceptable. Qualitative studies were primarily low risk, other study designs were moderate or high risk. Health promotion programs for contact centre workers should be tailored to improve work characteristics and culture.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":21375,"journal":{"name":"Safety Science","volume":"191 ","pages":"Article 106945"},"PeriodicalIF":4.7,"publicationDate":"2025-07-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144663053","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":"Analysis of occupational accidents on board fishing vessels – What scope of regulations to prevent accidents involving deck machinery?","authors":"Marion Albert ,&nbsp;Sébastien Le Du ,&nbsp;Cédrik Renault ,&nbsp;Christine Chauvin","doi":"10.1016/j.ssci.2025.106950","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ssci.2025.106950","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Sea fishing is one of the most dangerous occupations and various studies show that deck machinery is often involved in the most serious accidents. In terms of health and safety, European and French regulations provide design requirements for these devices and for the layout of workstations on board fishing vessels. The aim of this article is to analyze accidents involving hauling and hoisting gear on board French fishing vessels between 2016 and 2023 and to examine the impact of the regulations that aim to prevent them. To this end, mixed methods research was carried out. It combines quantitative and qualitative analyses. The quantitative analysis is based on a statistical approach (Chi2 calculations) of data contained in forms describing the circumstances of the accidents. To better understand the causal factors of these accidents, a qualitative method of three accidents was undertaken, using the causal tree method (CTM). The quantitative analysis shows that out of 5649 accidents, 262 were caused by hauling or hoisting gear. There is a highly significant relationship between the involvement of this element and the severity of the accident, the accidental process and the operation performed. The qualitative analysis highlights the role of organizational and especially technical factors related to the design of fishing vessels and gear. For both levels of analysis, results highlight the limited impact of regulations in terms of both enforcement and effectiveness. They also question the ability of regulations to be a resource for prevention and lead to proposals for different courses of action.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":21375,"journal":{"name":"Safety Science","volume":"191 ","pages":"Article 106950"},"PeriodicalIF":4.7,"publicationDate":"2025-07-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144663055","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":"Comprehensibility and effectiveness of adapted beach safety flag designs","authors":"Fenne D. Roefs ,&nbsp;Bernard Korte ,&nbsp;Martin Hoogslag ,&nbsp;Christian N.L. Olivers","doi":"10.1016/j.ssci.2025.106948","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ssci.2025.106948","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The majority of countries, including the Netherlands, have adopted an internationally standardized system of beach safety flags which provides information about safety conditions at open water locations. Unfortunately, the intrinsic comprehensibility of many of these flags appears to be poor. This study investigated whether comprehensibility and intention towards behavioral compliance can be improved by adopting an alternative graphic design based on scientifically substantiated design guidelines, while retaining the internationally agreed color standards. We created two alternative flag sets consisting of six flags each, based on the existing flag set but including clarifying pictograms. Comprehension and compliance were measured using an online questionnaire completed by 465 Dutch residents. Compared to the existing flag set, the adapted flag sets almost doubled the level of comprehension (including correct associations), with the largest gains observed for the originally least comprehended flags. Moreover, the adapted flags led to a significantly higher intention to comply. We conclude that adding pictograms increases the effectiveness of beach safety flags and can thus aid in promoting safety.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":21375,"journal":{"name":"Safety Science","volume":"191 ","pages":"Article 106948"},"PeriodicalIF":4.7,"publicationDate":"2025-07-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144663054","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":"Relationships between occupational stress and occupational safety and health outcomes amongst construction workers: A meta-analysis of evidence from the past twenty years","authors":"Siu Shing Man ,&nbsp;Dongli Wang ,&nbsp;Steve Ngai Hung Tsang ,&nbsp;Li Liu ,&nbsp;Alan Hoi Shou Chan","doi":"10.1016/j.ssci.2025.106939","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ssci.2025.106939","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Occupational stress (OS), as well as occupational safety and health (OSH) outcomes, amongst construction workers has gained increasing attention in the last several years. Much research has been carried out to explore the relationships between OS and OSH outcomes. However, a study synthesising quantitatively the relationships between OS and OSH outcomes is lacking. This study systematically reviewed the relationships between OS and OSH outcomes amongst construction workers during the past two decades employing <em>meta</em>-analysis methods. Ninety-eight records extracted from 20 papers were analysed using the Comprehensive Meta-Analysis 3.0 software. These records were from 6,536 construction workers. The relationships between OS and OSH outcomes (accidents, injuries, occupational health problems, safety behaviour and unsafe behaviour) were analysed. The potential moderators (OS type and region) possibly affecting the relationships were also analysed. Results showed that OS is negatively correlated with safety behaviour, while positively correlated with occupational health problems and unsafe behaviour. OS type was a significant moderator that significantly affected the relationships between OS and both safety behaviour and unsafe behaviour. Region was also a significant moderator that significantly affected the relationship between OS and occupational health problems and the relationship between OS and safety behaviour. Based on the findings, practical recommendations were proposed to alleviate OS amongst construction workers, thereby improving OSH outcomes within the construction workforce.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":21375,"journal":{"name":"Safety Science","volume":"191 ","pages":"Article 106939"},"PeriodicalIF":4.7,"publicationDate":"2025-07-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144588652","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":"Exploring innovation in healthcare: the mediating role of safety perception between organizational climate and innovative work behavior","authors":"Elif Işık Demirarslan ,&nbsp;Osman Yalap ,&nbsp;Mukaddes Dağ","doi":"10.1016/j.ssci.2025.106943","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ssci.2025.106943","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>A more suitable organizational climate needs to be created for healthcare workers to be able to exhibit innovative work behaviors. Employees who meet their professional and work requirements in a safe workplace in peace will be able to exhibit more innovative behaviors. In this context, this study investigates the impact of healthcare personnel’s perceptions of organizational climate in public hospitals on their innovative work behaviors. Furthermore, it seeks to determine whether perceptions of safety indirectly influence this relationship. The study used convenience sampling and a survey method to collect data from 202 healthcare workers employed in Artvin Province, Türkiye. The results of the analysis revealed, that perceptions of organizational climate positively and significantly influence innovative work behaviors (ϸ = 0.529, 95 % CI [0.425, 0.685]). A notable finding of the study is that perceptions of organizational climate exert a significant and substantial indirect effect on innovative work behaviors (ϸ = 0.184, 95 % CI [0.055, 0.2966]) through safety perceptions.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":21375,"journal":{"name":"Safety Science","volume":"191 ","pages":"Article 106943"},"PeriodicalIF":4.7,"publicationDate":"2025-07-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144579954","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":"Hearing loss in miners exposed to high noise levels: A systematic review and meta-analysis of the last 10 years","authors":"María Victoria Parra-Cortés ,&nbsp;Juan Jesús García-Iglesias ,&nbsp;Juan Gómez-Salgado ,&nbsp;Blanca Prieto-Callejero ,&nbsp;Israel Macías-Toronjo ,&nbsp;Javier Fagundo-Rivera","doi":"10.1016/j.ssci.2025.106942","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ssci.2025.106942","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>Mining workers are frequently exposed to noise levels exceeding recommended limits, leading to noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL), a major occupational disease worldwide. This study aimed to assess the relationship between miners’ hearing loss and exposure to high noise levels.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>A systematic review and <em>meta</em>-analysis following the PRISMA guidelines was conducted using PubMed, Scopus, and Web of Science for articles published between 2014 and 2024. The Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) tools were used to evaluate the methodological quality of the studies. Heterogeneity was calculated using the I2 index and publication bias using Egger’s test.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>A total of 15 studies were included in this systematic review. 40% were conducted in African countries, with South Africa being the country with most studies. 80% of the studies made no mention of the type of mine, while only 20% specified whether they were open-pit or underground mines. 67% of the studies considered the age of the workers as a risk factor for Hearing Loss (HL), while 33% made no mention of this variable. Regarding the sex of the participants, 67% of the studies evaluated samples that included both men and women, 20% did not specify the sex of the subjects, and 13% only included men. Notably, in 33% of the studies, male sex was associated with an increased risk of HL.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>Findings highlight the need for extended rest periods, improved hearing monitoring, increased involvement of audiologists in noise control, and better training for miners on protective measures. These steps could help mitigate noise exposure and reduce HL among mining workers.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":21375,"journal":{"name":"Safety Science","volume":"191 ","pages":"Article 106942"},"PeriodicalIF":4.7,"publicationDate":"2025-07-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144579953","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":"Large-language-model-driven agents for fire evacuation simulation in a cellular automata environment","authors":"Pei Dang ,&nbsp;Jun Zhu ,&nbsp;Weilian Li ,&nbsp;Yakun Xie ,&nbsp;Heng Zhang","doi":"10.1016/j.ssci.2025.106935","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ssci.2025.106935","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This study presents a multi-agent fire evacuation model driven by large language models (LLMs), aiming to simulate human-like decision-making and behaviors during fire emergencies. The proposed model endows agents with personalized memory, cognition, and decision-making capabilities through LLMs, while characterizing the evacuation environment using a combination of spatial semantics and cellular automata. This approach enables agents to perceive, decide, and move within a unified spatiotemporal framework. The model is tested using various LLMs with different scales, including ChatGPT 4.0, ERNIE-Bot 4.0, Llama-2-70B-Chat, and ChatGLM2-6B-32K, in a simulated shopping mall fire evacuation scenario constructed from LiDAR scans and 3D reconstruction. Experimental results demonstrate that the LLM-driven agents exhibit exploratory and adaptive behaviors consistent with real-world scenarios, with larger-scale LLMs generating more consistent and efficient evacuation strategies. The study also reveals the impact of agent background settings and communication behaviors on evacuation outcomes. This research contributes to the advancement of intelligent agent-based modeling for emergency evacuation simulations and provides insights into the potential of LLMs in enhancing the realism and effectiveness of such models. Future work should focus on increasing scenario complexity, model interpretability, and controllability to better serve real-world evacuation management and decision-making.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":21375,"journal":{"name":"Safety Science","volume":"191 ","pages":"Article 106935"},"PeriodicalIF":4.7,"publicationDate":"2025-07-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144569793","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":"A context-sensitive approach for variability analysis in complex sociotechnical systems","authors":"Luiza dos Santos ,&nbsp;Rodrigo Arcuri ,&nbsp;Raquel Cançado ,&nbsp;Catherine Burns ,&nbsp;Paulo Victor Rodrigues de Carvalho ,&nbsp;Mario Cesar Vidal","doi":"10.1016/j.ssci.2025.106940","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ssci.2025.106940","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Performance variability is inherent to sociotechnical systems and can lead to both effective adaptations and unwanted outcomes. This study proposes a context-sensitive framework for identifying and prioritizing interventions by analyzing how contextual factors influence variability. The key contribution of this approach lies in the integration of Ergonomic Work Analysis (EWA), the Functional Resonance Analysis Method (FRAM), and Fuzzy Set Theory to support structured, prospective decision-making in complex environments. The framework preserves the qualitative depth of traditional FRAM modeling while enabling quantitative sensitivity analysis of contextual influences. This dual capacity allows for the identification of critical activities and the contextual conditions that most affect system performance. A case study in the healthcare sector demonstrates the framework’s applicability. Results suggest that improving the coordination of information flow across departments could significantly benefit the process. The model shows strong potential to support targeted, context-aware interventions, particularly in systems marked by complexity and limited resources.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":21375,"journal":{"name":"Safety Science","volume":"191 ","pages":"Article 106940"},"PeriodicalIF":4.7,"publicationDate":"2025-07-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144557653","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":"SAFETY ASSESSMENT BY AMALGAMATING MCDM/AHP, HAZOP, DECISION RISK-MATRICES’ ANALYSIS, AND FTA, THROUGH A SAFETY’S COLOR-MAPPING VISUALIZATION − APPLICATION TO INDUSTRIAL AND TECHNOLOGICAL SYSTEMS","authors":"Panagiotis K. Marhavilas ,&nbsp;Nick Delianidis ,&nbsp;Georgios Koulinas ,&nbsp;George Boustras","doi":"10.1016/j.ssci.2025.106941","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ssci.2025.106941","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This study presents a novel five-fold synergistic safety assessment framework by the mutual support of the “Typical Analytical Hierarchy Process” (TAHP) – which is classified as a multi-criteria decision-making (MCDM) technique – the “Hazard and Operability” (HAZOP) study, the “Decision Risk-Matrices’ Analysis” (DRiMA), and the “Fault-Trees’ Analysis (FTA)”, through a Safety’s Color-Mapping Process (SaCoMP), in order to recognize crucial safety issues, to assess and rank risks, and also to delineate and visualize the safety and health (S&amp;H) situation at the worksite of a Greek “Measurement and Regulatory Station” (M&amp;RS) of a “Gas Transportation System” (GTS). Initially, the typical HAZOP process is performed with the intention of determining possible fault causations of the deviations (abnormal circumstances) in the plant. The usage of DRiMA process is important to rank the determined risks (1st ranking), whereas the incorporation of a MCDM technique (in the vein of TAHP) into the HAZOP-DRiMA scheme can derive a significant hierarchy of risks, through its own risk ranking results (2nd ranking). Afterwards, the application of FTA is considerable, on the one hand for defining potential failures that enhance the risk’s level, and on the other hand, for a supplementary risk ranking (3rd ranking). Bearing in mind the results of the HAZOP-DRiMA-MCDM/TAHP-FTA synergy, safety color-maps (SaCoM) are derived subsequently for the particular M&amp;RS/GTS system, constituting a precious way for safety managers, in order (i) to appraise the need of dispensing finite resources in measures that prevent distinct kinds of deviations, and (ii) to ensure employees’ S&amp;H as well.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":21375,"journal":{"name":"Safety Science","volume":"191 ","pages":"Article 106941"},"PeriodicalIF":4.7,"publicationDate":"2025-07-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144562842","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":"Evaluating the work quality metrics of COVID-19-induced teleworking experience among workers: A means to assess the effectiveness of teleworking","authors":"Damola Victor Akinwande ,&nbsp;Georgios Boustras ,&nbsp;Cleo Varianou Mikellidou ,&nbsp;Christos Dimopoulos ,&nbsp;Omoye Mary Akhagba","doi":"10.1016/j.ssci.2025.106936","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ssci.2025.106936","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The working from home (WFH) version of teleworking gained significant attention due to a widespread adoption by organizations during the lockdown. Subsequently, there has been all sorts of debate around this subject, including that of expectation versus reality of occurrence, thus projecting arguments about its work quality metrics and how they signify a healthy work environment for the employees. Based on the Job-Demand Control theory and Effort-Reward Imbalance (ERI) model, our study investigates the various work quality metrics;<!--> <!-->psychosocial manifestations, job performance, job satisfaction, safety perception, work-life balance, and overall well-being among teleworkers and how they are influenced by their socio-demographics like<!--> <!-->age, gender, marital status and even the presence of children. We conducted a cross-sectional study gathering data from teleworkers across Europe via convenient random and snowball sampling methods. Survey instrument used was adapted from the Copenhagen Psychosocial Questionnaire III and was utilized to collect responses from 399 teleworkers. Data collected were analysed through Kruskal-Wallis non-parametric tests on SPSS to assess differences in work quality metrics across demographic variables. Age and gender did not significantly impact work quality metrics except for job satisfaction, with older workers experiencing higher job satisfaction. Married individuals on the other hand reported better work-life balance as well as those living with children, who also experienced improved job satisfaction. Teleworking, has persisted in many organizations, even after the pandemic, thus highlighting the need to understand its impact on work quality metrics. This study therefore provides insights to optimize teleworking practices and support teleworkers effectively.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":21375,"journal":{"name":"Safety Science","volume":"191 ","pages":"Article 106936"},"PeriodicalIF":4.7,"publicationDate":"2025-07-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144534126","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}