Occupational Safety and Hygiene II

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Pedro Arezes, João. S. Baptista, Monica P. Barroso, Paula Carneiro, Patrício Cordeiro, Nelson Costa, Rui B. Melo, Sergio A. Miguel, Gonçalo Perestrelo
CRC Press, Jan 27, 2014 - Technology & Engineering - 818 pages
Occupational Safety and Hygiene II contains selected papers from the International Symposium on Occupational Safety and Hygiene (SHO2014, Guimar Portugal, 13-14 February 2014), which was organized by the Portuguese Society for Occupational Safety and Hygiene (SPOSHO). The contributions focus on selected topics, which include (but is not limited t
 

Contents

Safety of peak less tower cranes an accident analysis conducted by the Dutch Safety Board
1
A methodology to identify negative occupational wellbeing hazards
5
Causes of musculoskeletal accidents identified in official investigations
13
Assessing the interanalyst reliability of the RIAAT process
19
Polymeric nanocomposites production risk assessment using different qualitative analyses
25
Comparative study between productivity predictive models for work in hot environments
31
Determinants of psychosocial risks
37
Occupational Health and Safety OHS at construction projects A perspective from formworks falseworks companies
43
Qualitative evaluation of occupational exposure to chemical agents in a workplace of a research laboratory
411
Some constraints in the evacuation8212a short review
417
Can the external environment affect the occupational safety conditions and unsafety behaviours?
423
Screening for psychoactive substances at the workplace8212a review
429
A case study
435
Cultural and linguistic adaptation and validation of the long version of Copenhagen Psychosocial Questionnaire II COPSOQ II in portuguese
441
Anthropometric study of the student population of a Portuguese faculty
447
A still to be noticed role of workers
453

Information and Communication Technologies ICT in Occupational Health and Safety OHS courses at engineering underdegree studies
49
Prevention through Design PtD concept at university Engineering Architecture students perspective
53
Prevalence of Workrelated Musculoskeletal Disorders WMSD symptoms among milkers in the State of Paraná Brazil
57
Real determination of metabolic rate to improve the PMV model
63
Analysis of the role of worker characteristics in three of the most frequent manufacturing accidents
69
A holistic framework for safety performance evaluation
75
The basis for a screening proxy?
81
Incidence of musculoskeletal symptoms in industry workers
87
Influence of hot thermal environment in practice of Aerostep
91
The thermal feeling of a human being can contribute to the definition of a comfortable thermal environment to the animals
97
Methodology of chemical hazard management8212a tool for occupational health promotion
103
The attitude of washing hands among the health staff
109
Scenarios and implications of ambivalence experienced by hotel managers
115
A short review
119
Analysis of the hearing risk and implantation of environmental improvements in workers of the industry of paper and cellulose and introduction of a...
125
Ergonomic evaluation of the cluster during teat cup attachment
131
Risk factors of the most frequent accident types in manufacturing
137
Determination of characteristics predicting the ignition of organic dusts
143
Bibliometric Mapping to analyze the evolution of research on Ergonomics using using the SciMAT tool
147
A study of health professionals
153
Case study at the university hospital of the Federal University of Juiz de Fora
159
Integrated management system in civil construction based on PMBOK guide extension
165
Application of the HSC_PEI2012 model in construction work
171
Scholar ergonomics8212primary schools in Tartu Estonia study case
175
Damages derived from mobbing and professional contingencies8212 state of the art on the Portuguese legal framework and case law
181
Evolution of skin temperature at different temperature and humidity conditions
187
Ergonomic assessment of a workstation in a paints production line
193
Formworks8212maximizing the prefabrication of each set on the ground
199
Formworks8212provisionally stability of the sets
205
Exposure assessment of health ionizing radiation in nuclear medicine at Coimbra
211
Information for qualitative estimation of probability and severity in high risk work context
217
Occupational risks behind teaching activity
223
A review
229
Occupational exposure to particulate matter and fungi in a composting plant8212case study in Portugal
235
Safety culture and labor accidents in the town councils in the District of Leiria
241
A study regarding the ergonomic conditions in an area of winding transformers
247
Respiratory function study in a group of car repair workers
253
An analysis of accumulated risk
259
HighDensity surface Electromyography applications reliability vs muscle fatigue8212a short review
265
Dispersion of quarrys dust8212pilot study
271
Study of Radon in dwellings8212case study in Moimenta da Beira
277
Occupational exposure to car workshops air pollutants
283
Food safety of transported meals in primary schools and kindergartens
291
Ecoconstruction8212contribution to occupational risk occurrence
295
Risk exposure prevention tool to health care workers
301
The role played by the carpenters
305
Safety analysis in the building construction carpentry work
311
Elementals ergonomic constituents for administratives environments
317
Research on occupational exposure to radon in Portuguese thermal spas
323
A reality to be adjusted
329
Noise emission levels during spinning classes and the effects on workers health
335
A model for assessing maturity of Integrated Management Systems
341
Effects of indoor air quality on respiratory function of children in the 1st cycle of basic education of Coimbra Portugal
347
Risk analysis and reliability assessment of energy facilities
351
Microbiological parameters of surfaces in school canteens
355
Good practices of hygienic processes on NEMIs professionals
361
Conceptual model of competency profile for work equipment inspections
369
Assessment levels of dustiness8212case study applied to technicians of gel nails
375
Assessment of electromagnetic fields in arc and resistance welding
381
Influence of pedal use in developing of chronic low back pain and work disability
387
A review
393
Occupational hygiene and work safety in a shoe company in Campina Grande
399
The case of galvanic industry
405
Whole Body Vibration in open pit mining8212a short review
459
Factors affecting the safety in Portuguese architectural heritage works
465
Patterns of WholeBody Vibrations in open pit mining
471
From a management perspective to safety issues
477
Occupational noise and hearing loss in a metalworking company
483
Analysis of FEUP school furnitures suitability
487
How to set up the health of the pilot?
493
A training effectiveness approach
499
Safety management on a refinery maintenance turnaround
505
Safety footwear and its protective components a way to promote health and safety at work
511
Track fastening8212noise characterization and personal protection
517
Assessment of the performance of globe thermometers under different environmental conditions
523
Three study cases
529
Preventive measures in the execution of metallic structures in Portugal
533
Preventive measures in rehabilitation of buildings8212facades shoring
537
Assessment of the health and safety plan on Vila Nova de Gaia county
543
Stakeholders perspectives on accident causes in rehabilitation and maintenance work in Portugal and Brazil
547
Evaluation of indoor thermal environment of a manufacturing industry
553
Analysis of correlation between unsafe actions and unsafe conditions in the constitution of occupational accidents8212case study
559
Proposal for evaluation of heat stress on the activity of vehicular patrolling by military police in Paraíba8212Brazil
563
Working conditions and health of workers of private security
567
Occupational noise exposure in gyms of county of Coimbra
573
Ergonomic service quality of the elderly on the example of the financial market
579
Indoor Air Quality IAQ in the living rooms in homes for the elderly8212case study in the county of Pombal
585
Occupational exposure noise8212case study of a quarter of firefighters in center region
591
Risk factors associated with musculoskeletal symptoms in footwear sewing workers
597
A systematic review
603
Prevalence of WMSD in the sewing sector of two companies of the footwear industry
609
Industrial hygiene and safety of work in a manufacturing industry profiles aluminum
615
Ergonomic method for the implementation of occupational safety systems
621
A review of effects from exposure to static magnetic fields in magnetic resonance imaging
627
Ergonomic model of hotel service quality for the elderly and people with disabilities
633
Safety in the work environment of a company in the textile in Campina GrandePB8212Brazil
639
Exposure assessment to ionizing radiation in the manufacture of phosphate fertilizer
645
Workers vision of its impacts
651
Ergonomic conditions of work bus urban driver and bus collector
657
A study of associations of occupational accidents to number of employees and to hours worked
663
Bioheat transfer in tissues and small vessels
669
Work organization and the interfaces with occupational stress
675
Key elements to effective emergency management in a school complex
681
A study on the reality of Portuguese companies about work health and safety
687
A review
693
Perception of risk inherent in the working conditions of women agricultural workers in northeastern Brazil
699
Selfrated health social factors and life style among farmers in Brazil
703
Prevalence of chronic pain and associated factors in administrative assistants of a Brazilian university
709
Occupational risks in a workplace of a metallurgical in Paraíba8212Brazil
715
Oneway coupling between a CFD model and a transient thermal model of the human body
721
Exploratory study in SwedwoodPortugal
725
Environmental risks in a company in the food sector in Campina Grande PB
731
Recent application of infrared thermography in workrelated musculoskeletal disorders
737
Ergonomic work analysis of swing arm cutting machine by RULA method
743
Evaluation of sidewalks on a busy avenue in a Brazilian metropolis
749
Occurrence of pain in metals industry workers and its relation to work
755
A proposal for the use of serious games in occupational safety
759
Summer parties in Algarve8212DJs and audience noise exposure
763
A case study in footwear industry in Paraíba8212Brazil
769
Identification and proposition of preventive measures for environmental risks on a tshirts factory in Campina Grande Brazil
773
Noise pollution in a shopping center of Konya Turkey
777
Contributions to the design of Emergency Management Intelligent Systems
781
Usercentered design of the interface prototype of a BI intelligence mobile application
787
A systematic review
793
Back Cover
802

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Pedro Arezes, João Santos Baptista, Monica P. Barroso, Paula Carneiro, Patricio Cordeiro, Nelson Costa, Rui B. Melo, Sergio A. Miguel, Gonçalo Perestrelo