Background: Injury and illness incidence rates continue to be higher in healthcare facilities
than in the manufacturing environment despite improvement efforts implemented by various …

Introduction: This paper uses an extensive review of the safety culture literature to identify
three key themes (a) role of new employees,(b) absence of a pro-active approach, and (c) …

Introduction to Health and Safety at Work covers the fundamentals of occupational safety
and closely follows the NEBOSH National General Certificate syllabus which was updated in …

Health and safety legislation has significantly changed over the last 10 years and regulation
is now required in service sector industries as well as those described as' dangerous', after …

The science of occupational hygiene is growing, as is awareness amongst Australian
employers of the importance of minimising occupational health and safety risk. Occupational …

Corporate safety culture has been considered as a contributory factor in accidents by many
industrial accident investigations, and it is now generally accepted that organizations with a …

Introduction: A qualitative study was conducted to investigate the factors that influence
individual safety behavior at work. Method: Semi-structured interviews were conducted with …

Background The industrial revolution that took place in the United Kingdom (UK) between
1760 and 1830 led to profound social change. Occupational medicine was concerned with …

Risk management may be defined as the reduction and control of the adverse effects of the
risks to which an organization is exposed. Risks include all aspects of accidental losses that …

What increases the risk of having an accident in the workplace? A range of factors has been
identified as increasing accident liability, including individual, group and organizational …