Health
This paper describes a risk-based self-verification process conducted through a bespoke software application.
This paper discusses and demonstrates the limitations of quantitative risk assessment (QRA) with respect to the usefulness of the concept in managing day-to-day and emerging risks as well as the effect of change.
This paper describes a tool that complements predictive analytics by evaluating top health, safety, and environment risks and recommends risk-management-based assurance intervention.
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Inhalation of crystalline silica dust is second only to asbestos as a hazard to construction workers. This video discusses important things to know. -
The use of eye PPE among workers who sustain an eye injury in the workplace remains low. This study looked at workers with eye injuries and evaluated their characteristics and outcomes.
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The authors of this paper aimed to estimate credibility intervals for the British occupational cancer burden to account for bias uncertainty, using a method adapted from Greenland’s Monte Carlo sensitivity analysis.
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Shift work can interrupt circadian rhythms. A new study shows that exposure to certain types of light can improve alertness in shift workers.
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Cases of lymphohematopoietic cancer from three petroleum industry cohorts, matched to controls from the respective cohort, were pooled into single study
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Personal risk factors such as heat acclimation as well as environmental factors and high metabolic rate during work are the major determinants of heat-related illnesses.
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This study aimed to investigate the pulmonary functions of silica-exposed workers and their health-related quality of life in an insulator manufacturing industry.
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Businesses increasingly conduct operations in remote areas where medical evacuation (medevac) carries more risk. Royal Dutch Shell developed a remote healthcare strategy whereby enhanced remote healthcare is made available to the patient through use of telemedicine and telemetry.
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Exposure to welding fumes may result in disorders of the pulmonary, cardiovascular, and reproductive systems. Welders are also at a greater risk of developing symptoms similar to those seen in individuals with idiopathic Parkinson’s disease.
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The goal of this paper was to examine refinery workers’ personal exposure to benzene and 1,3-butadiene and increase awareness of exposure conditions by collaboration with involved refineries.
