We will try to collect the necessary measures, classified by the scope of the same, so the employer can guarantee job security in their activity. At work, can affect health in many ways and all are important. It can cause damage as a result of workload, whether physical or mental disability, and in general, psychosocial and organizational factors can generate fatigue, stress, job dissatisfaction, and so on. To act on them with the tools we Ergonomics and Psychology applied to prevention of occupational hazards. (more…)
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SAFETY AT WORK
Friday, January 1st, 2010Occupational demand epidemiological research
Wednesday, December 30th, 2009
Recent research has shown that women who work night shifts in 50 percent greater chance of getting breast cancer, 1 and that working in shifts the risk of heart disease by 40 percent verhoogt.2 3 here so you can speak of ‘new diseases “, although earlier in this term is thought to RSI, burn-out, acoustic shock and multiple chemical sensitivity.
Occupational diseases are diseases primarily by the work or working conditions have caused. At least that is the legal definition of medical-insurance context is used and applicable to the more classic or more mono causal diseases (more…)
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Tuesday, December 29th, 2009
Prevention is the set of provisions and measures taken or foreseen in all stages of the activity of the enterprise or institution, to the professional risk reduction. Prevention allows to preserve the health and welfare.
Practice in the field of welfare at work, visit the website of the Belgian knowledge about welfare at work .
Services responsible for prevention and protection at work (more…)
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Sunday, December 27th, 2009
Biological contaminants are alive, with a particular life cycle, to penetrate inside the human being, cause infectious diseases or parasitic types.
Biological contaminants are microorganisms, cell cultures and human endoparasites which may cause any infection, allergy or toxicity.
Therefore, is only as dangerous biological agents capable of causing alterations in human health. These are diseases caused by biological agents (more…)
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Saturday, December 26th, 2009
Infrared Radiation or Thermal: These rays are visible but its wavelength falls between 8,000 Angstroms and 0.3 mm. A body subjected to heat (over 500 ° C) emits heat radiation, which can be made visible when the body temperature is high enough. We must point out that these rays are not the only producers of caloric effects. We know that the hot bodies emit infrared up, but all radiation can be transformed into heat when absorbed. (more…)