Occupational safety and hygiene : proceedings of the International Symposium on Occupational Safety and Hygiene, Guimarães, Portugal, 14-15 February 2013

Occupational Safety and Hygiene presents selected papers from the International Symposium on Occupational Safety and Hygiene - SHO2013 (Guimaraes, Portugal, 14-15 February 2013), which was organized by the Portuguese Society for Occupational Safety and Hygiene (SPOSHO). The contributions from 15 different countries focus on: - Occupational safety - Risk assessment - Safety management - Ergonomics - Management systems - Environmental ergonomics - Physical environments - Construction safety - Human factors The papers included in the book are mainly based on research carried out at universities a Read more... Abstract: Occupational Safety and Hygiene presents selected papers from the International Symposium on Occupational Safety and Hygiene - SHO2013 (Guimaraes, Portugal, 14-15 February 2013), which was organized by the Portuguese Society for Occupational Safety and Hygiene (SPOSHO). The contributions from 15 different countries focus on: - Occupational safety - Risk assessment - Safety management - Ergonomics - Management systems - Environmental ergonomics - Physical environments - Construction safety - Human factors The papers included in the book are mainly based on research carried out at universities a Front Cover......Page 1 Table of contents......Page 6 Foreword......Page 14 Applied ergonomics......Page 16 Evaluation method of low back injuries in nursing: An ergonomic approach......Page 18 Are dental students at risk of developing occupational musculoskeletal disorders?......Page 24 Popliteal height as a measure for classroom furniture selection: An exploratory analysis......Page 30 Hierarchical classification of ergonomic methods for applications in current engineering practice......Page 36 Comfort underwear, their implications for women’s health in task performance......Page 42 Finger tapping rates and the effects of various factors......Page 46 Hand torque strength of female population of Turkey and the effects of various factors......Page 52 Intervention in hydrometers industry: Recommendations for improvements based on ergonomic assessment......Page 58 The role of ergonomics in implementation of the social aspect of sustainability, illustrated with the example of maintenance......Page 62 Postural changes and musculoskeletal disorders in workers with mental disabilities......Page 68 Analysis of interventions in the design of potiguar handicraft—Brazil......Page 72 Prevalence of pain/discomfort on artisan fishing using rafts......Page 78 Cognitive ergonomics......Page 84 A qualitative approach to ergonomic risk existing in pathological anatomy laboratories......Page 86 Background noise and its influence on the brain waves related to attention......Page 92 Construction safety......Page 98 Profile of the construction safety coordinator in Portugal......Page 100 Characterization of workers suffering serious electrical accidents in the construction industry......Page 108 Safety requirements for machinery in practice......Page 112 Factors that influence the construction safety performance: Overview......Page 118 Use of the recycled plastic roof main beam in the construction of popular houses: Impact on laborer’s health......Page 124 Weighted responsibility in occupational safety management in the construction industry—case study......Page 128 Thermal environment as a management tool in high-rise building......Page 132 Factors affecting the safety performance in portuguese construction: Summary analysis focused on rehabilitation works......Page 138 Specifics of the dams safety coordination......Page 144 Nonlinear analysis of incidents in small construction companies in southern Brazil......Page 150 Economic aspects of prevention......Page 156 Organization and use of information to calculate ergonomics financial benefits—a hospital case......Page 158 Costs of safety at work vs. costs of “no” safety at work—Building Sector......Page 164 The role of costs, benefits and social impact on the design of occupational safety programs......Page 168 Education and training in prevention......Page 174 Evaluation of perceived risk by education professionals in kindergarten......Page 176 Continuous training in loco: Effects on the symptomatology of WRMD......Page 182 Emerging risks......Page 188 Indoor air quality in sports halls......Page 190 Relative risk of accident: Worker collectives in the manufacturing sector......Page 196 Risk assessment in processing polymer nanocomposites......Page 202 Exposure and perception to electromagnetic radiation of low frequency......Page 206 Risk assessment and control in engineered nanoparticles occupational exposure......Page 212 Environmental ergonomics......Page 218 Work Ability Index and thermal and acoustic conditions of municipal schools’ teachers......Page 220 Thermal suitability in a work environment: Analysis of PMV and PPD......Page 226 Ergonomic analysis based on temperature and thermal stress level......Page 232 Proposal for a lighting project of a metallurgical company based in the determination of the medium level of illuminance......Page 238 Environmental disturbances in robust machinery design......Page 244 Fire safety......Page 250 Evacuation times sensitivity......Page 252 Analysis and proposal of a role model of the physical arrangement of prevention and fire fighting against panic in a popular shopping mall......Page 256 Fire Prevention and Protection Plan Pathologies......Page 262 Health monitoring and occupational medicine......Page 268 Disbaric disease prevention......Page 270 Hyperbaric medicine: Occupational medical exams......Page 276 Thermal environment and cognitive performance: Parameters and equipment......Page 282 Occupational exposure to radon in thermal spas......Page 288 Wearable monitoring system for locomotion rehabilitation......Page 294 Human and organisational factors......Page 300 Good practice guide of blind and low vision people integration in workplaces—a proposal......Page 302 Human organizational factors and occupational health: A study in a public service entity......Page 306 Occupational ergonomics......Page 310 Occupational low-back pain in hospital nurses......Page 312 Occupational ergonomics: Work posture among Brazilian dental students......Page 318 Analysis of ergonomics in office work: A case study leading to an intervention in office acoustics......Page 322 Worker perception in relation to workplace comfort—an evaluation in metalworking industry......Page 328 Implications of obesity on occupational health......Page 334 The effects of local illumination and work-rest schedule on light-on test inspection in a TFT-LCD plant......Page 340 Workplace accommodation for people with disabilities: A literature review......Page 344 Ergonomic analysis applied to chemical laboratories on an oil and gas industry......Page 348 Ergonomic analysis applied to work activities at a pilot plant of oil and gas industry......Page 352 3D Digital Human Models and collaborative virtual environments: A case study in oil and gas laboratories......Page 358 Evaluation of the ergonomic changes made in the presses sector in an metallurgical industry......Page 362 Development of a job rotation scheme to reduce musculoskeletal disorders: A case study......Page 366 Design of personal protective equipment: To promote of Brazilian artefacts with ergonomic attributes......Page 372 A comparison between two participatory approaches in a manufacturing company......Page 376 Occupational hygiene......Page 382 Chemical mixtures—is a risk assessment actually necessary?......Page 384 Occupational exposure to Aflatoxin B1 in Portuguese swine farms......Page 388 Exposure to particles and fungi in Portuguese swine production......Page 392 The wrist vibrations measured with anti-vibration gloves in a simulated work task......Page 398 Risk assessment of chronic exposure to magnetic fields near electrical apparatus......Page 404 Indoor air quality: Analytic assessment and employees’ perception......Page 410 Bioaerosols exposure in hospital context......Page 416 Electromagnetic radiation: Risk perception among workers of telecommunications companies......Page 420 Thermal comfort evaluation of an operating room through CFD methodology......Page 426 Vibration exposure in mechanical olive harvesting: Workers’ perception......Page 432 Risk of exposure to xylene in a pathologic anatomy laboratory......Page 436 Determination of noise levels in the intensive care unit of the Coimbra Hospital and University Centre......Page 440 Musicians noise exposure in a Portuguese orchestra—a case study......Page 446 Evaluation of noise generated by propagation equipment beat stakes construction site......Page 452 Indoor air quality in community health centers: A preliminary study......Page 458 Miner’s exposure to carbon monoxide and nitrogen dioxide in underground metallic mines in Macedonia......Page 464 On the nature of hearing protection devices usage prediction......Page 468 Exposure of children to VOCs in European schools and homes environments: A systematic review......Page 472 Analysis of the combined exposure to noise and ototoxic substances—pilot study......Page 478 Occupational safety......Page 482 Mathematical relationship between age, working time and lost working days......Page 484 Evaluation of the thermal comfort in workplaces—a study in the metalworking industry......Page 488 Study of workers’ perception on the risk of WRMSDs in the traditional bakery industry......Page 494 The identification of occupational hazards to administrative and technical staff of an educational institution......Page 500 Using cloud computing in occupational risks......Page 506 Assessment of compliance with minimum safety requirements in machine operation: A case of assessing the control devices of a press......Page 512 Occupational safety and health: A comparative study between public policies in Brazil and Portugal......Page 518 Hearing protection: Selection factors and risks of excessive attenuation......Page 524 Development of a multilevel safety climate measure for furniture industries......Page 530 Working conditions of firefighters: Physiological measurements, subjective assessments and thermal insulation of protective clothing......Page 536 Occupational health and safety management systems......Page 542 Challenges in attending to OHS regulations in rice mills in southern of Brazil......Page 544 Integrated Management Systems: A statistical analysis......Page 550 Options in managing hazards and risks of nanomaterials......Page 556 Data quality assessment for performance measures in the area of safety and health at work......Page 562 Prevalence of work-related musculoskeletal symptoms in Portuguese volunteer firefighters......Page 568 Risk assessment methods......Page 574 Safety function analysis in a manufacturing process of paper products......Page 576 Assessment of human factor in production engineering......Page 582 Proposals for risk management in nanotechnology activities......Page 588 Comparative study of risk evaluation methods for the development of worker related musculoskeletal disorders......Page 594 Operational safety: Development of electronic system for dynamic balance evaluation of farm tractors......Page 600 Analysis and risk assessment in a polymer manufacturing industry......Page 604 Other......Page 608 Evaluation of organizational psychosocial characteristics’ effect on workers health: A systematic review......Page 610 Working conditions in the urban transport sector in the metropolitan region of Recife: Risk analysis of the jobs of driver and conductor......Page 616 Nurse practice to assist students with heart condition at school......Page 622 Terms and concepts: A reflection on occupational health and safety definitions and terminology......Page 628 Study of the food waste of the canteens of the polytechnic institute of Coimbra......Page 634 25 years of ergonomics in Spain: Current status......Page 640 The Portuguese Society of Occupational Safety and Hygiene (SPOSHO) organised on 14 and 15 February 2013 the 9th edition of the International Symposium on Occupational Safety and Hygiene, SHO 2013. Similarly to the past six years, the event was held in the main Auditorium of the School of Engineering at University of Minho in Guimarães. The 2013 edition covered the issues of Ergonomics and Physical Environment, Chemical and Biological Risk, Fire Safety and Prevention Management, which occurred in plenary sessions, as well as in parallel sessions of submitted works in more than 25 subjects covered by the event, and several sessions of posters Containing selected papers from the International Symposium on Occupational Safety and Hygiene - SHO2013 (Guimaraes, Portugal, 14-15 February 2013), this book will be useful to get acquainted with the state-of-the-art of the research in this area, as well as with some practical tools and approaches that are currently used by OHS professionals worldwide.