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2009

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Social Support, Burnout Syndrome And Occupational Exhaustion Among Mexican Traffic Police Agents, Carolina Aranda-Beltran, Manuel Pando-Moreno, José G. Salazar, Teresa M. Torres-López, María G. Aldrete-Rodriguez Jan 2009

Social Support, Burnout Syndrome And Occupational Exhaustion Among Mexican Traffic Police Agents, Carolina Aranda-Beltran, Manuel Pando-Moreno, José G. Salazar, Teresa M. Torres-López, María G. Aldrete-Rodriguez

José G. Salazar Estrada

The consequences of work-related stress on health are worrisome, and by the same token, so is Burnout Syndrome. However, it has been shown that social support can prevent, reduce or even combat individuals’ responses to stress. A descriptive, transverse study was carried out with the objective of determining the prevalence of both Burnout Syndrome and receiving social support for traffic police in Mexico. 875 traffic police participated in the study, men and women alike, from all work shifts, day and night. Three questionnaires were administered: one to record sociodemographic and professional data, as well as the Maslach Burnout Inventory and …

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Calidad De Vida Del Trabajador, José G. Salazar, Julio C. Guerrero Pupo Jan 2009

Calidad De Vida Del Trabajador, José G. Salazar, Julio C. Guerrero Pupo

José G. Salazar Estrada

Temas relacionadas con la calidad de vida del trabajador y su contexto histórico social

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Developing Higher-Level Cognitive Skills In A Fire Protection Course, Roger C. Jensen Jan 2009

Developing Higher-Level Cognitive Skills In A Fire Protection Course, Roger C. Jensen

Safety Health & Industrial Hygiene

In an ideal world, all instructors of safety and health courses would be masters of course subject matter as well as the theories and practices for effective teaching. In practice, however, most instructors are much stronger in one or the other. This paper provides an example of how some fundamental knowledge from educational experts can be useful for improving a traditional safety course.

Is there a problem with the way traditional safety and health (S&H) courses are taught? It is asserted by this author that S&H education, in general, places too much emphasis on acquisition and comprehension of facts at …

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The Effect Of Respirator Wear On Blood Lactate During Maximal Exertion, Austin Anderson, Fred Sullivan, Sally Bardsley, Roger C. Jensen Jan 2009

The Effect Of Respirator Wear On Blood Lactate During Maximal Exertion, Austin Anderson, Fred Sullivan, Sally Bardsley, Roger C. Jensen

Safety Health & Industrial Hygiene

The impact of a filtering half-face respirator and a half-face supplied air respirator use on blood lactate production was assessed during maximal exertion to determine if anaerobic strain increased compared to no respirator use. Twenty-eight participants performed a 30 second cycling Wingate anaerobic test (WAnT) wearing a half-face respirator. Blood lactate production was measured to evaluate if there was an increase in anaerobic strain from wearing a tight fitting half-face respirator compared to wearing no respirator. A supplied air respirator WAnT was then performed using 18 participants from the first experiment to evaluate if supplied air decreased anaerobic strain. Data …

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The Vida Verde Women's Coop:Brazilian Immigrants Organizing To Promote Environmental And Social Justice, David Gute, Carlos Eduardo Siqueira, Julia S. Goldberg, Heloisa Galvão, Monica Chianelli, Alex Pirie Jan 2009

The Vida Verde Women's Coop:Brazilian Immigrants Organizing To Promote Environmental And Social Justice, David Gute, Carlos Eduardo Siqueira, Julia S. Goldberg, Heloisa Galvão, Monica Chianelli, Alex Pirie

C. Eduardo Siqueira

We reviewed the key steps in the launch of the Vida Verde Women’s Co-Op among Brazilian immigrant housecleaners in Somerville, MA. The co-op provides green housecleaning prod- ucts, encourages healthy work practices, and promotes a sense of community among its members. We conducted in-depth inter- views with 8 of the first co-op members, who reported a reduc- tion in symptoms associated with the use of traditional clean- ing agents and a new sense of mutual support. Critical to the co-op’s success have been the supportive roles of its academic partners (Tufts University and the University of Massachusetts, Lowell), effective media …

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