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{"title":"Corporate Governance and Workplace Mental Health Practices: The Mediating Role of Structured Occupational Safety and Health Engagement","authors":"Ro-Ting Lin ,&nbsp;Lung-Chang Chien ,&nbsp;Chieh-Wen Chang ,&nbsp;Yu-Chi Liao ,&nbsp;Tomohisa Nagata","doi":"10.1016/j.shaw.2025.12.003","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.shaw.2025.12.003","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>This study examines whether stronger corporate governance is associated with workplace mental health practices and whether this relationship is mediated by a structured sequence of occupational safety and health (OSH) engagement: recognition, goal-setting, and implementation.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>We analyzed 134 listed companies in Taiwan that published sustainability reports and received corporate governance evaluations between 2014 and 2023. Governance scores—based on shareholder rights, board functioning, transparency, and sustainability—were dichotomized into high vs. low categories. Workplace mental health practices were measured using 24 binary indicators across planning, provision, and reporting. OSH engagement was conceptualized in three stages based on Global Reporting Initiative 403 guidelines, with composite indicators derived via grouped weighted quantile sum regression. Associations were analyzed using generalized linear mixed-effects and serial mediation models.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Compared to companies ranked low in corporate governance, those ranked high had a higher likelihood of adopting mental health practices. OSH goal-setting and implementation showed significant positive associations, whereas recognition did not. Serial mediation analysis showed that 83% of the total effect of corporate governance on mental health practices was direct, while 17% was mediated through structured OSH engagement, primarily via implementation. Recognition showed a non-significant effect but initiated significant sequential pathways via goal-setting and implementation. Goal-setting functioned as a bridge within these chains.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>Corporate governance plays a central role in advancing workplace mental health practices. While most effects are direct, structured OSH engagement helps translate governance priorities into sustained organizational actions that embed mental health into routine practice.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":56149,"journal":{"name":"Safety and Health at Work","volume":"17 1","pages":"Pages 33-39"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2026-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147551806","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Corrigendum to “Developing the Vulnerability Factor Structure Affecting Injuries and Health Problems Among Migrant Seafood Processing Industry Workers” [Saf Health Work. 2022;13(2):170–179]","authors":"Itchaya Jiaranai ,&nbsp;Preeda Sansakorn ,&nbsp;Junjira Mahaboon","doi":"10.1016/j.shaw.2022.06.002","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.shaw.2022.06.002","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":56149,"journal":{"name":"Safety and Health at Work","volume":"17 1","pages":"Page 151"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2026-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46325709","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Working Hour Characteristics and Risk of Occupational Accidents - A Case-crossover Study of the Retail Sector","authors":"Annina Ropponen ,&nbsp;Maria Hirvonen ,&nbsp;Joonas Poutanen ,&nbsp;Pihla Säynäjäkangas ,&nbsp;Eija Haukka","doi":"10.1016/j.shaw.2025.11.002","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.shaw.2025.11.002","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>The purpose was to investigate the association between the working hour characteristics of irregular working hours and the first incident occupational accident in the retail sector.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>Employer-owned register data of daily working hours and the first incident occupational accidents in 2021-2023 were used. The final sample of 470 employees was analyzed using a case-crossover design to obtain odds ratios (ORs) with 95% confidence intervals (95% CI) for the seven-day periods of working hours preceding the accidents.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>The weekly working hours (OR: 1.02-1.03, 95% CI: 1.00-1.08), shift length (OR: 10.12-12.47, 95% CI: 4.73- 32.9), and evening shifts (OR: 1.02, 95% CI: 1.01-1.04) were associated with an increased likelihood of occupational accidents among both part- and full-time employees. Early morning (OR: 1.03, 95% CI: 1.01-1.04) and morning (OR: 1.02, 95% CI: 1.01-1.03) shifts, and the percentage of short (&lt;4 hour) shifts (OR: 1.06, 95% CI: 1.01-1.12) increased the likelihood of occupational accidents among part-time employees, and the number of consecutive work shifts (OR: 1.55, 95% CI: 1.04-2.30) among full-time employees.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>Working evenings and the length of work shifts, or weekly working hours, even for 7 days, were associated with an increased likelihood of occupational accidents among both part-time and full-time employees. Since early morning and morning shifts showed an increased risk among part-time employees, special attention should be paid to them. Thus, shift scheduling in the retail sector merits attention to regularity and avoidance of long or early shifts, supplemented with safety instructions to ensure the health and safety of employees.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":56149,"journal":{"name":"Safety and Health at Work","volume":"17 1","pages":"Pages 64-69"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2026-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147551894","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Associations Between Noise-Induced Hearing Loss and the Risk of High Fasting Blood Glucose Among the Air Force Population","authors":"Chia-Hsiu Tsai ,&nbsp;Yeh-Chung Chien ,&nbsp;Ta-Yuan Chang","doi":"10.1016/j.shaw.2026.01.003","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.shaw.2026.01.003","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>Many epidemiological studies have demonstrated that noise exposure is associated with higher diabetes risk. Few studies have assessed the association between occupational noise exposure and high fasting blood glucose (FBG) directly. This study investigated the association between occupational noise exposure using noise-induced hearing loss values (HLVs) as a proxy and high FBG prevalence among ground staff at an air force base.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>A cross-sectional study was conducted with 424 participants using questionnaires, health examinations, and pure tone audiometry tests. The high-frequency bilateral mean HLVs at 4 kHz were used as a biomarker of occupational noise exposure. Participants were divided into a high hearing loss (HL) group (n = 84; average HLVs ≥17.5 decibel [dB]) and a low HL group (n = 340; average HLVs &lt;17.5 dB [third quantile]). We used multivariate logistic regression to compare risk of high FBG between the two groups and a linear regression model to assess the association between HLVs and FBG.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>FBG prevalences were 19.0% and 7.4% for the high and low HL groups, respectively. The high HL group had a significantly higher risk of high FBG than the low HL group (odds ratio [OR] = 2.97; 95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.50–5.85; p = 0.002). Additionally, for every 5 dB increase in HLVs, the fasting FBG increased by 0.96 mg/dL (95% CI: 0.07–1.86; p = 0.034).</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>Bilateral high hearing loss at 4 kHz, as a biomarker for occupational noise exposure, may be associated with high risk of FBG.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":56149,"journal":{"name":"Safety and Health at Work","volume":"17 1","pages":"Pages 56-63"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2026-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147551800","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Study on the Evaluation Method of Collaborative Dust Prevention Effect with Coal Miners-Based on Feature Reduction, Genetic Algorithm, and Backpropagation","authors":"Shulei Shi ,&nbsp;Haotian Zheng ,&nbsp;Haoyang Li ,&nbsp;Xue Wang","doi":"10.1016/j.shaw.2025.12.002","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.shaw.2025.12.002","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>High coal dust exposure threatens miners' occupational health and safety. While dust control is mainly implemented by enterprises, miners' active participation is crucial for effective collaborative prevention. This study develops a feature reduction, genetic algorithm, and backpropagation (RS-GA-BP) hybrid evaluation model integrating behavioral and psychosocial factors to quantitatively assess collaborative dust prevention performance in coal mines.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>Guided by the theory of collaborative dust prevention among coal miners, this study incorporated human factors into the evaluation framework of prevention effectiveness. Using the rough set method, five key influencing factors were identified from twelve candidate variables. A prediction model for collaborative dust prevention effectiveness (RS-GA-BP) was then developed and applied by optimizing the BP neural network with a genetic algorithm.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>The results indicated that technical context, conformity tendency, group cohesion, group driving force, and group dissipative force were the principal factors influencing collaborative prevention outcomes. Based on 955 survey responses from front-line coal miners, the model was trained and validated. The results showed that the GA-BP model outperformed the traditional BP model in terms of root mean square error, mean absolute error, and mean absolute percentage error, achieving a prediction accuracy of 95.73%.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>The research results indicate that the RS-GA-BP model can effectively evaluate the dust prevention and control effectiveness among coal miners, thereby enriching the methodological framework for assessing dust prevention effectiveness in coal mines.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":56149,"journal":{"name":"Safety and Health at Work","volume":"17 1","pages":"Pages 83-90"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2026-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147551885","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Corrigendum to “Building Diverse, Equitable, and Inclusive Organizational Culture to Support Worker Mental Health and Wellbeing: A Qualitative Study of Employer and Worker Perspectives in Ontario Construction Skilled Trades” [Saf Health Work. 2025;16(4):431–437]","authors":"Zhiyang Shi ,&nbsp;Aaron Howe ,&nbsp;Maryam Shahzad ,&nbsp;Ali Bani-Fatemi ,&nbsp;Beatrice Sharkey ,&nbsp;Behdin Nowrouzi-Kia","doi":"10.1016/j.shaw.2026.02.008","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.shaw.2026.02.008","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":56149,"journal":{"name":"Safety and Health at Work","volume":"17 1","pages":"Page 153"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2026-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147551805","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Rewarding Work and Memory Perceptions: Evidence Among Older Workers in the Health and Retirement Study","authors":"Megan Guardiano ,&nbsp;Johannes Siegrist ,&nbsp;Jian Li","doi":"10.1016/j.shaw.2025.12.004","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.shaw.2025.12.004","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>The projected expansion of an aging United States (US) workforce prompts further evaluation of the potential impact of work on cognitive health. This study aimed to investigate longitudinal associations of reward and effort at work with subjective memory among US older workers.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>Data were obtained from the population-based Health and Retirement Study. At the 2006–2008 baseline, effort and reward were measured using hypotheses based on the effort-reward imbalance (ERI) model. A subjective memory summary score that was composed of two items, in which higher scores indicated better subjective memory, was assessed biennially between the baseline and 2018. Generalized estimating equations analyzed longitudinal associations of effort and reward categories with changes in subjective memory between the baseline and follow-ups. Demographic, socioeconomic, lifestyle, health, and work covariates were adjusted for in linear regression models. Supplementary analyses explored the associations of ERI components with each of the two items that formed the subjective memory summary score.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Among 3,497 workers aged 50 years and older, after covariate adjustments, high reward was significantly associated with better subjective memory (regression coefficient: 0.15 [95% confidence interval: 0.07, 0.23], <em>p</em> &lt; 0.001). Compared to the combination of “low effort and low reward,” other effort-reward combinations were also associated with increased subjective memory (<em>p</em> &lt; 0.05). Supplementary analyses demonstrated significant positive associations with independent high reward and ERI combinations. High effort was positively related to subjective memory, although the association was not significant after adjustments.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>Work-related reward, independently and in combination with effort, may contribute to improved subjective memory among US older workers.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":56149,"journal":{"name":"Safety and Health at Work","volume":"17 1","pages":"Pages 106-111"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2026-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147551802","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Unlocking the Intangible: How Dialogue and Guidance in Labor Inspection Address Psychosocial and Ergonomic Risks at Work","authors":"Jeppe Z.N. Ajslev,&nbsp;Julie Palmqvist,&nbsp;Asta Kjærgaard,&nbsp;Emilie M. Rudolf,&nbsp;Mikala E. Jakobsen","doi":"10.1016/j.shaw.2025.12.005","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.shaw.2025.12.005","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>Working environment authorities (WEAs) are increasingly challenged with addressing psychosocial and ergonomic risks. In response to this, the Danish Government initiated the agreement to problem-solve (ATP) initiative. The objective of this study is to examine whether the dialogue-based ATP inspection practice is an effective means to address and target psychosocial and ergonomic risk factors and to discuss this in relation to more traditional inspection injunctions.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>The study utilizes data provided by the WEA including information on participating enterprise's registered industry, number of employees, type of occupational safety and health (OSH) problem, fulfillment status, and sector (public or private). The data and information regarding other injunctions given by labor inspectors were also made available by the WEA, allowing for comparison between inspection practices.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>44% of ATPs addressed psychosocial risks, 31% addressed ergonomic issues. In particular, ATP issues include heavy lifting (19%), quantitative workload and time pressure (13%), emotional demands (9%), violence and traumatic events (7%), sexual harassment, bullying and insults (7%), ergonomic work positions and movement (6%), as well as unclear or contradictory demands (4%). These are some of the exact psychosocial and ergonomic OSH issues that inspectorates have struggled to address, and this contrasts other types of injunctions.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>The ATP initiative provides an approach to target the otherwise elusive psychosocial and ergonomic OSH risks. As such, it may be a tool for improving inspection practices and the prevention of psychosocial OSH problems. However, future research should investigate the outcomes of dialogue-based inspection practices in terms of sickness absence, organizational trust, psychosocial safety climate, physical exertion, accidents, or the sustainability of measures, as well as how ATPs may be improved to function even more effectively.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":56149,"journal":{"name":"Safety and Health at Work","volume":"17 1","pages":"Pages 40-46"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2026-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147551807","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Distribution and Concentration of Airborne Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in Indoor and Outdoor Environments: A Systematic Review","authors":"Myoungho Lee ,&nbsp;Sungyo Jung ,&nbsp;Chungsik Yoon ,&nbsp;Sung Ho Hwang","doi":"10.1016/j.shaw.2026.01.002","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.shaw.2026.01.002","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are increasingly recognized as airborne contaminants of concern, yet their distribution across environments remains under-characterized. In particular, concentrations in industrial settings have hardly been studied compared to general environments. This review synthesizes findings from 25 studies reporting airborne PFAS across four categories: outdoor general environments, indoor general environments, outdoor occupational environments, and indoor occupational environments. Reported levels were generally lowest outdoors (0.5–3.0 ng/m³), higher in general indoor settings (3.0–15.0 ng/m³), and highest in occupational environments, sometimes exceeding 100 ng/m³. Volatile precursors such as fluorotelomer alcohols dominated most environments, while particle-bound ionic PFAS were more common in occupational settings, suggesting distinct exposure pathways. Across studies, airborne PFAS levels were lowest outdoors, higher indoors, and highest in occupational settings. The complexity of PFAS behavior, influenced by chemical species and particle/gas-phase partitioning, underscores challenges in exposure assessment. Despite the relatively low airborne PFAS concentrations, this review confirms that inhalation remains a critical exposure pathway due to the persistence, bioaccumulation, and toxicity of PFAS. Standardized measurement methods, geographically diverse monitoring, and integration with exposure modeling are urgently needed. Strengthening regulatory frameworks and establishing protective exposure limits will be essential to mitigate long-term health impacts.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":56149,"journal":{"name":"Safety and Health at Work","volume":"17 1","pages":"Pages 12-23"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2026-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147551815","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Real-Time Assessment of Black Carbon Peaks Among Workers Exposed to Diesel Engine Exhaust Emissions","authors":"Ju-Hyun Park ,&nbsp;Sangjun Choi ,&nbsp;Kyung Ehi Zoh ,&nbsp;Seung Won Kim ,&nbsp;Dong-Hee Koh ,&nbsp;Won Kim ,&nbsp;Dong-Uk Park","doi":"10.1016/j.shaw.2026.01.004","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.shaw.2026.01.004","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>Workers are commonly exposed to diesel engine exhaust (DEE) from diesel-powered engines and vehicles (DEVs), which contain harmful particulates such as black carbon (BC). This study aimed to characterize the peak BC exposures of workers operating or working near DEVs.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>BC levels were recorded every minute from workers driving or working near DEVs using a portable aethalometer and were categorized by job type and activity. Peak BC levels were characterized using the occupational exposure limits for DEE (measured as elemental carbon) of 10 μg/m³ and 50 μg/m³ as cut-off values.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Forklift operators, garbage collectors, and machine operators showed peak BC exposure levels surpassing 20 μg/m³, with average levels above 10 μg/m³. Despite their short exposure durations (&lt;1 hour), these peaks contributed significantly (&gt;60%) to the daily average BC exposure. The daily contribution rate of peak exposures above 10 μg/m³ to the average daily BC exposure often exceeded 50%. The ratio of peak levels above 10 μg/m³ and 50 μg/m³ to the arithmetic mean was negatively correlated with exposure duration, the proportion of exposure duration, and the daily contribution of peak levels.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>Drivers of diesel-engine vehicles often experienced significant spikes in BC exposure, highlighting the need for real-time monitoring, which is recommended as a best-practice approach to identify and mitigate short-term peak exposures.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":56149,"journal":{"name":"Safety and Health at Work","volume":"17 1","pages":"Pages 142-150"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2026-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147551799","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}