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Surveying The Safety Culture Of Academic Laboratories, Emily Faulconer, Zachary Dixon, John C. Griffith, Hayden Frank

Publications

The university traditionally has been the foundation for young adults’ professional development, yet the proclivity toward safety culture has garnered less focus in higher education than in the workforce. A survey of faculty at a medium-sized, research-active, private institution revealed specific areas of policy noncompliance as well as specific safety attitudes that can be targeted for interventions. Albeit a snapshot view, the survey implies that safety needs better representation in the classroom, teaching laboratories, and research facilities at universities. Safety is not abandoned by any means, and there is a strong presence of safety-oriented individuals, but the data show barriers …

Critères De Stabilité Des Échelles Et Des Escabeaux, Bertrand Galy

Rapports de recherche scientifique

Les chutes de hauteur sont encore aujourd’hui une des principales causes d’accident au Québec, et la deuxième cause en termes de coûts sur la période 2010 – 2012, avec une moyenne de 397 millions de dollars par année. Selon la CNESST, les statistiques de lésions impliquant les échelles, que ce soit en construction ou en établissement, montrent une augmentation au fil des ans (période de 2007 à 2012) et sur la période 2009 à 2013, 20 % des lésions dues à une chute de hauteur ont été causées par une chute à partir d’une échelle.

Un des principaux critères affectant …

Quels Sont Les Déterminants Du Retour Au Travail Durable Des Travailleurs Seniors Ayant Subi Une Lésion Psychologique Ou Physique?, Alessia Negrini, Marc Corbière, Jessica Dubé, Andrea Gragnano, Marc-Antoine Busque, Martin Lebeau, Margherita Brondino, Samantha Vila Masse

Rapports de recherche scientifique

Le vieillissement de la population est un thème complexe et sensible qui concerne plusieurs acteurs et sphères de la société (emploi, santé, finances). Cette étude porte sur le retour au travail durable[1] après une lésion de nature psychologique (LÉS_PSY; p. ex. : dépression) ou physique (LÉS_PHY; p. ex. : troubles musculosquelettiques) chez les travailleurs « seniors » âgés de 45 ans et plus. Au Québec, l’analyse des données de la Commission des normes, de l'équité, de la santé et de la sécurité du travail (CNESST) de 2013 à 2015 a permis de constater que le groupe de travailleurs âgés …

An Initial Analysis Of Agricultural Trauma In South Dakota With An Emphasis On Work-Related Injuries, Jessica Simpkins, David Sturdevant, Gary Timmerman

Aesculapius Journal (Health Sciences & Medicine)

Background: Agricultural work involves unique occupational hazards, promptinga need for injury surveillance. The agricultural sector is one of the biggest entities supporting the economy and workforce of South Dakota, yet there is no formal surveillance system for agricultural injuries. This study seeks to establish the first report of trends in agricultural trauma in South Dakota with special attention to work-related injuries.

Methods: Data from the SD Trauma Registry from 2016-2018 was analyzed to identify agricultural traumatic events using specific ICD-9 and 10 codes. These events were further sorted to identify work-related injuries. A negative binomial regression was performed to help …

Analisis Risiko Kesehatan Pajanan Particulate Matter (Pm2.5) Pada Pekerja Pengrajin Batu Bata Di Kecamatan Taktakan, Kota Serang, Banten, Tahun 2018, Nadiya Nurul Huda, Haryoto Kusnoputranto

Jurnal Nasional Kesehatan Lingkungan Global

Clay brick industry worker are at risk for the health effect to exposure PM2,5, resulting from combustion and forming process. This study aimed to estimate the risk of PM2,5 exposure in ambient air to clay brick industry worker in Kecamatan Taktakan Serang Banten. This study used primary data of 73 worker and environment sampel was measured from 9 site with Haz dust EPAM 5000. Univariate data were present and health risk was calculated using environmental health risk assessment method that generates value of individual exposure intake per day. Exposure intake was calculated based on PM2,5 concentration, individual exposure patterns, and …

Analisis Risiko Kesehatan Pemulung Akibat Pajanan Gas No2 Dan So2 Di Tpa Cipayung, Depok Tahun 2018, Rezha Pratiwi Eka Gharini, Ema Hermawati

Jurnal Nasional Kesehatan Lingkungan Global

Background. Gases NO2 and SO2 are air pollutants that cause odor and pollute the air around the landfill. The gases will emerge at every stage of landfilling and compaction operations in the landfill. This study aims to analyze the level of exposure risk of NO2 and SO2 gas, in ambient air to health disturbance on scavengers who move and settle around TPA Cipayung, Depok. Methods. This research was conducted in March-June of 2018 using the method of writing Environmental Health Risk Analysis (ARKL). Results. The result of measurement of NO2 has the average of measurement result is 31,794 µg/m3 , …

Analisis Hubungan Tingkat Kebisingan Dengan Kejadian Hipertensi Pada Pekerja Bagian Refining Di Pt X Tahun 2019, Shabrina Khairani, Umar Fahmi Achmadi

Jurnal Nasional Kesehatan Lingkungan Global

Background. The level of noise exposed to workers in industry that exceeds the threshold value can cause a stress mechanism that will increase heart rate and blood pressure. The purpose of this study is to find out the association between noise exposure and hypertension on workers in Refining section at PT X. Methods. This research method used a quantitative approach and a cross-sectional design on the 51 workers at Refining. This research used chi-square and regression logistics test as statistical analysis. Results. The result showed, there is a significant relationship between noise exposure and hypertension with p-value = 0,029 (OR …

Efektivitas Penyuluhan Individual Dan Kelompok Dalam Meningkatkan Pengetahuan, Sikap, Dan Perilaku Pengelolaan Sampah Rumah Tangga Berkonsep 3r (Studi Kasus Di Kelurahan Abadijaya Kota Depok Tahun 2018), Erin Firliana, Zakianis Zakianis

Jurnal Nasional Kesehatan Lingkungan Global

Background. The problem of increasing amount of waste is due to the lack of understanding and public awareness about household waste management using the 3R concept. Counseling is a health education activity carried out by disseminating information and instilling confidence to improve the knowledge, attitude, and behavior concerning household waste management using the 3R concept. The goal of this study is to find out which of the following counseling methods between individual counseling or group counseling is more effective at improving the value of average knowledge, attitude, and behavior towards household waste management using the 3R concept in Kelurahan Abadijaya, …

Hubungan Konsentrasi Kadar Debu Pm10 Dengan Kejadian Gejala Ispa (Infeksi Saluran Pernapasan Akut) Pada Pekerja Proyek Konstruksi X Di Depok Tahun 2018, Andi Putri Fildzana Dwi Annisa F, Umar Fahmi Achmadi

Jurnal Nasional Kesehatan Lingkungan Global

Background. The condition of a construction project which full of workers, with their 8 hours of working time and the number of vehicles carrying building materials in and out to the site causing the workers to be susceptible to affected Acute Respiratory Infection Symptom due to exposure to PM10 continuously. Based on this research, the author raised the issue of the association between PM10 dust level concentration with the case of Acute Respiratory Infection symptom in construction project workers in Depok. Methods. This research uses Cross Sectional study by taking samples from 100 respondents. Results. The average PM10 measurement result …

Hubungan Higiene Sanitasi Makanan Jajanan Dengan Kontaminasi Escherichia Coli Pada Makanan Jajanan Anak Sekolah Dasar Di Kecamatan Medan Satria Dan Kecamatan Jati Asih, Kota Bekasi Tahun 2018, Alifah Syafriyani, I Made Djaja

Jurnal Nasional Kesehatan Lingkungan Global

Background. Snack is a source of nutrition for children in school. However, special snack foods sold in elementary schools are not always safe, and are also susceptible to contamination with Escherichia coli. Methods. Therefore, this study was conducted to understand the relationship of primary school children's snacks sanitation in Medan Satria and Jati Asih Subdistricts, Bekasi City with E.coli contamination in snacks using Cross Sectional design. Results. The results showed that 16.4% (10 samples) snack were contaminated with E. coli. Based on the chi square test, there was significant association between hygiene sanitation of raw materials (OR = 6,150), hygiene …

Hubungan Pengetahuan, Sikap, Dan Perilaku Penggunaan Pestisida Dan Nilai Risiko (Rq) Pada Petani Cabai, Kubis, Dan Kentang Di Kecamatan Cikajang, Rizqy Fauzi, Suyud Warno Utomo

Jurnal Nasional Kesehatan Lingkungan Global

Background. Pesticides used by farmers to protect crops from pests. The use of pesticides is influenced by the knowledge, attitudes, and behavior of farmers. Residues of pesticide active ingredient can survive on objects plant and agricultural environments. Exposure to pesticides to farmers and consumers raises the risk of health problems. Forecast risk of health problems can be detected by RQ value. This study aimed to analyze the relationship between knowledge, attitudes, and behavior of pesticide use and risk of health problems in farmers. The research was conducted in the Cikajang, Garut. Field sampling and interviews conducted pesticide use in gardens …

Hubungan Pajanan Pm2.5 Terhadap Penyakit Paru Obstruktif Kronik (Ppok) Pada Pekerja Di Pintu Gerbang Pelabuhan Tanjung Priok Tahun 2018, Muhamad Riski, Budi Haryanto

Jurnal Nasional Kesehatan Lingkungan Global

Background. Workers at the Port of Tanjung Priok gate are at risk of exposure to PM2.5 generated from vehicles and capable of causing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). This study aims to identify the relationship between PM2,5 with the incidence of COPD on workers at the Gate. Methods. The design of this study was cross sectional with a sample of 75 workers. PM2.5 measurements are done at 30 points at the gate. As for the identification of COPD events using spirometry and questionnaire tests. The variables in this study were PM2,5 concentration, age, nutritional status, disease history, exercise habit, heavy …

Développement D’Une Procédure D’Évaluation De La Performance De Filtres De Ventilation Pour Des Particules De Taille Inférieure À 300 Nm, Incluant Les Nanoparticules, Clothilde Brochot, Pooya Abdolghader, Fariborz Haghighat, Ali Bahloul

Rapports de recherche scientifique

La filtration est un moyen simple et efficace pour capter des particules de différentes tailles. C’est un des outils utilisés dans le domaine de la santé et la sécurité au travail pour maîtriser l’exposition aux particules ultrafines et aux nanoparticules, tant dans des zones de travail restreintes ou ponctuelles, que dans les systèmes de ventilation générale ou spécifique. La norme actuelle, dans le cas de la ventilation générale, limite l’évaluation de l’efficacité de filtration à des particules dont la taille est comprise entre 0,3 et 10,0 µm. Même si la taille des particules les plus pénétrantes dans le cas de …

Évaluation De L'Exposition Des Thanatopracteurs Aux Bioaérosols Et Appréciation Du Risque Sur Leur Santé, Geneviève Marchand, Loïc Wingert, Stéphane Hallé, Maximilien Debia

Rapports de recherche scientifique

Plusieurs manipulations réalisées sur les corps des défunts par les thanatopracteurs produisent des bioaérosols qui peuvent contenir des agents pathogènes infectieux. La ventilation générale est souvent le seul moyen utilisé dans les laboratoires de thanatopraxie pour maîtriser les bioaérosols. Toutefois, il n’y a pas de recommandations précises pour sa mise en application. De plus, peu d'études abordent les expositions professionnelles aux bioaérosols dans le domaine de la thanatopraxie tant quantitativement (niveau d’exposition) que qualitativement (identification et classification selon les groupes de risque). L’objectif de cette étude était d’évaluer l’exposition des thanatopracteurs aux bioaérosols afin d’apprécier les risques potentiels sur leur …

Une Revue Des Méthodes D’Évaluation De La Rentabilité De La Prévention Des Lésions Professionnelles, Martin Lebeau

Rapports de recherche scientifique

Les lésions professionnelles entraînent des coûts élevés qui sont assumés par l’ensemble des acteurs économiques de la société (travailleurs, employeurs, assureurs, collectivité). L’investissement dans la prévention des lésions professionnelles peut permettre d’en réduire l’ampleur. Toutefois, l’investissement en vaut-il toujours le coût? Et comment peut-on estimer la rentabilité d’un investissement en prévention?

Cette étude s’inscrit dans la volonté institutionnelle de développer des connaissances et des outils en lien avec le calcul de la rentabilité des investissements en prévention des lésions professionnelles dans les entreprises.

Une recension des plus récentes études sur le sujet, publiées entre 1995 et 2017, a permis de …

The Occupational Depression Inventory: A New Tool For Clinicians And Epidemiologists, Renzo Bianchi, Irvin Sam Schonfeld

Publications and Research

Background: Depressive symptoms induced by insurmountable job stress and sick leave for mental health reasons have become a focal concern among occupational health specialists. The present study introduces the Occupational Depression Inventory (ODI), a measure designed to quantify the severity of work-attributed depressive symptoms and establish provisional diagnoses of job-ascribed depression. The ODI comprises nine symptom items and a subsidiary question assessing turnover intention. Methods: A total of 2254 employed individuals were recruited in the U.S., New Zealand, and France. We examined the psychometric and structural properties of the ODI as well as the nomological network of work-attributed depressive symptoms. …

Microbial Diversity In The Sawmill Environment: Implications On The Health Of Sawmill Workers And Merchants, Nigeria, Ebere J. Okafor-Elenwo Ej, Odaro S. Imade Os, Osazee E. Izevbuwa Eo

Journal of Bioresource Management

There is an increasingly high suspicion of occupational health diseases amongst workers in sawmill factories. Hence this study aimed to determine the microbial diversity in some sawmill factories in Okada, Edo State, Nigeria to evaluate potential implications of the factory’s processing area on the health of the workers and wood merchants. Bacteria and fungi count in the bioaerosols within the processing area of each factory was performed with the passive air sampling technique. While in the sawdust samples, microbial counts were carried out with the pour plate technique. Identification of the microbes was performed with macroscopic and microscopic examinations as …

Covid-19 And Social Isolation Endangering Psychological Health Of Older Adults: Implications For Telepsychiatry, Kavita Batra, Amanda Elizabeth Morgan, Manoj Sharma

Environmental & Global Health Faculty Research

Coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) has created a public health emergency and had claimed 911,877 lives at the time of writing this manuscript (September 12, 2020). While everybody is at the risk of acquiring infection following the exposure to SARS-CoV-2, older adults are significantly more likely to experience severe illness, life-threatening complications, hospitalizations, and deaths. As the pandemic evolved, social distancing or shielding efforts as primary prevention were instituted to protect the physical health status of the vulnerable population, with no or limited consideration to the psychological health of the older population. Social isolation and loneliness are the long-standing public health concerns …

Smoke From Wildfires Can Worsen Covid-19 Risk, Putting Firefighters In Even More Danger, Luke Montrose

Public and Population Health Faculty Publications and Presentations

Two forces of nature are colliding in the western United States, and wildland firefighters are caught in the middle.

Emerging research suggests that the smoke firefighters breathe on the front lines of wildfires is putting them at greater risk from the new coronavirus, with potentially lethal effects.

At the same time, firefighting conditions make precautions such as social distancing and hand-washing difficult, increasing the chance that, once the virus enters a fire camp, it could quickly spread.

As an environmental toxicologist, I have spent the last decade expanding our understanding of how wood smoke exposure impacts human health. Much of …

Trainer Appropriation And Transfer Of A New Prevention Approach In Material Handling Based On Action Principles, Denys Denis, Maud Gonella, Marie Comeau, Martin Lauzier

Rapports de recherche scientifique

Mise en contexte et objectif

Prenant acte du constat d’échec des formations à la manutention axées sur l’enseignement exclusif de la technique sécuritaire « dos droit – genoux fléchis », une nouvelle approche d’intervention dite « stratégie intégrée de prévention en manutention » (SIPM) a été proposée en 2011. Son originalité repose, entre autres, sur l’utilisation de neuf principes d’action permettant de comprendre et de commenter la richesse des techniques de manutention utilisées naturellement par les manutentionnaires dans leur milieu de travail. L’étude a pour objectif central d’évaluer l’appropriation et le transfert de la SIPM par un groupe d’intervenants formés …