10 articles in this issue
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Nuruly Myzabella,Lin Fritschi,Nick Merdith,Sonia El-Zaemey,HuiJun Chih,Alison Reid
Background: The palm oil industry is the largest contributor to global production of oils and fats. Indonesia and Malaysia are the largest producers of palm oil. More than a million workers are employed in this industry, yet there is a lack of information... see more
Davood Afshari,Saeid Moradi,Kambiz Ahmadi Angali,Gholam-Abbas Shirali
Background: Heat stress is common among workers in hot-dry areas. To take preventive strategies for the protection of workers against heat stress, it is important to choose a suitable index that can accurately explain environmental parameters relative to ... see more
Muhamad Adib Ibrahim,Amin Abdul Aziz,Noor-Arpah Suhaili,Ahmad Zahid Daud,Lin Naing,Hanif Abdul Rahman
Background: World Health Organization's Healthy Workplace Framework and Model has emphasized addressing psychosocial work stressors as one of the important avenues toward creating a conducive workplace. Management and interventions of these adverse stress... see more
Elisabetta Della Valle,Felice Sirico,Francesco Cacciatore,Stefano Palermi,Roberto Marcantonio,Rocco Spera
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Kooi Yau Chean,Surajudeen Abdulrahman,Mei-Wai Chan,Kean-Chye Tan
Background: Despite its excellent psychometric properties, St George's Respiratory Questionnaire (SGRQ) has not been previously used in measuring respiratory quality of life (RQoL) among traffic police and firefighters who are at risk of poor respiratory ... see more
Hamed Jalilian,Zahra Zamanian,Omid Gorjizadeh,Shahrzad Riaei,Mohammad Reza Monazzam,Mohammad Abdoli-Eramaki
Background: Whole-body vibration (WBV) and mental workload (MWL) are common stressors among drivers who attempt to control numerous variables while driving a car, bus, or train.Objective: To examine the individual and combined effects of the WBV and MWL o... see more
Farrokh Habibzadeh