Search for dissertations about: "occupational Safety and Health in the health sector"

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  2. 1. Occupational Health Services Professionals; skills, needs and experiences shared in a learning network : Co-operative inquiry performed in the manufacturing sector

    Author : Lena Nord Nilsson; Jörgen Eklund; Annika Vänje; Stig Vinberg; KTH; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Occupational Safety and Health; Work Environment; Ergonomics; Ergonomists; Occupational Safety and Health Engineers; Företagshälsovård; lärande nätverk; tillverkningsindustri; säkerhet och hälsa; arbetsmiljö; ergonomi; ergonom; arbetsmiljöingenjör; Technology and Health; Teknik och hälsa;

    Abstract : Work environment conditions can influence individuals, organisations as well as society, and economic consequences can be extensive. The employer is responsible for the work environment,but must engage Occupational Health Services (OHS) or similar if the own competenceis not sufficient. READ MORE

  4. 2. The double-sided nature of lifestyle-oriented work within the Swedish equine sector : Characteristics and consequences for employee health and well-being

    Author : Åsa Bergman Bruhn; Robert MacKenzie; Alexis Rydell; Ing-Marie Andersson; Lotta Dellve; Högskolan Dalarna; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; attractive work; Attractive Work Content Model; employee health and well-being; equine sector; harness racing; lifestyle-oriented work; meaningful work; motivation; non-profit association; NOSACQ-50; occupational culture; occupational health and safety; riding schools; safety climate; Self Determination Theory; small-scale enterprises; sustainable employment; sustainable work; systematic work environment management; working conditions; work-life balance; anställda; attraktivt arbete; arbetsförhållanden; arbetsmotivation; hållbar anställning; hållbart arbete; hälsa och välbefinnande; hästnäringen; ideella föreningar; livsstilsorienterat arbete; meningsfullt arbete; modellen Attraktivt arbete; NOSACQ-50; ridskolor; Self Determination Theory; små företag; systematiskt arbetsmiljöarbete; säkerhetsklimat; travanläggningar; yrkeskultur; Working Life Science;

    Abstract : This thesis considers the nature of lifestyle-oriented work, i.e. making a livelihood based on leisure interest or personal lifestyle, and focuses on the perspective of employees within the Swedish equine sector. READ MORE

  5. 3. Safety interventions in Swedish small-scale forestry

    Author : Björn Edlund; Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet; Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet; []
    Keywords : LANTBRUKSVETENSKAPER; AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES; LANTBRUKSVETENSKAPER; AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES;

    Abstract : In private non-industrial forestry, self-employed work has long been associated with high risks for injuries. This thesis is based on four studies that focused on two of the major high-risk activities in this sector in Sweden: two on felling, de-limbing and bucking trees with a chainsaw; and two on off-road use of quad bikes. READ MORE

  6. 4. Safety Politics and Risk Perceptions in Malaysian Industry

    Author : Arne Wangel; Sociologi; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Malaysia; metal industries; manufacturing sector; working environment; safety politics; risk perceptions; occupational safety and health; labour process; labour-management relations; Sociology of work; industrial relations; South-East Asia; Sociology of labour; sociology of enterprise; Arbetslivssociologi; företagssociologi;

    Abstract : The thesis concerns risk and safety in manufacturing companies in a developing country. Risk and safety is viewed as integral to the social relations between management and labour. The Malaysian case presents a historical conjuncture of this conflict theme, which is very different from that of its Western genesis. READ MORE

  7. 5. Identification and validation of risk factors in cold work

    Author : Lina Giedraityte; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Industrial Work Environment; Industriell produktionsmiljö;

    Abstract : There are very few methods available for the assessment of cold exposure and they rely more or less on complex equations for calculating heat balance; therefore, there is a need for new practical methods for the identification and control of cold hazards in workplaces. In the first study, the aim was to test a checklist which enables cold risk assessment based on observations in the workplace. READ MORE