ABSTRACT
The papers published in Occupational Safety and Hygiene III cover the following topics:- Occupational safety- Risk assessment- Safety management- Ergonomics- Management systems- Environmental ergonomics- Physical environments- Construction safety, and- Human factors.The contributions are based on research carried out at universities and other resea
TABLE OF CONTENTS
chapter |4 pages
Ergonomics analysis in operators of electric power control centers: Proposed methodology
Miguel Melo Juscelino Maribondo
chapter |4 pages
Perceptions of employees of the importance of safety in the energy industry in Cyprus
Niki Konnari, Pieris Chourides & Georgios Boustras
chapter |4 pages
Information quality for health and safety management systems: A case study
Małgorzata Sławińska & Beata Mrugalska
chapter |4 pages
Dentist health and its ergonomic risks: Literature review
A.F. Soares & B.O. Tostes J.F.S. Bombonatti
chapter |6 pages
Companies’ OHS internal structures: A characterization based on the literature review
C.S. Castillo P.M. Arezes
chapter |4 pages
Proposed improvements for work performance and comfort in the perspective of Cognitive Ergonomics: A case study in the release sector of maintenance orders
A.N.M. Costa, J.M.N. Silva & F.S. Masculo J.F.P. Raposo
chapter |4 pages
Analysis of the causes of work accidents in Romania in the period 2011–2013
L.I. Cioca L. Ivascu
chapter |6 pages
Human body thermoregulation: Test and validation of a computer program
António M. Raimundo, Carlos D. Pereira & Divo A. Quintela A. Virgílio M. Oliveira
chapter |4 pages
Occupational noise exposure and the exposure to ototoxic substances: A case study in the injection sector in the footwear industry
Sara Monteiro, Sofia Costa, Paula Carneiro, Ana S. Colim, Nélson Costa & Isabel Loureiro
chapter |4 pages
A review of the regulatory norms of work in Brazil within the context of biosafety in dentistry
A.F. Soares G.A. Gomes de Moraes
chapter |6 pages
Construction project failure due to uncertainties—a case study
Mohammad Shahriari Gerard Sauce, Catherine Buhe & Hervé Boileau
chapter |6 pages
Safety and security in a higher education establishment laboratories using a checklist from the University of Illinois at Chicago
Carlos E.P. Bernardo, Anthony Danko & Miguel Tato Diogo
chapter |4 pages
Genotoxic assessment in different exposure groups working with antineoplastic agents
C. Ladeira & S. Viegas M. Pádua & E. Carolino
chapter |6 pages
Assessment of children exposure doses to ultrafine particles in primary schools
J. Cavaleiro-Rufo, J. Madureira & E. de Oliveira Fernandes M. Pinto & A. Moreira
chapter |6 pages
Identification of the most critical areas in an industrial inner space regarding thermal comfort: Environmental ergonomics
M. Morgado M. Talaia
chapter |4 pages
Ergonomic analysis of the shaping post in the injection sector of a footwear industry
Sofia Costa, Sara Monteiro, Paula Carneiro, Ana S. Colim, Nélson Costa & Isabel Loureiro
chapter |4 pages
Assessment of the level of noise in gyms for sports in a college in the city of Curitiba
W.a.d. Strasse, A.M.W. Stadnik & L. Ulbricht
chapter |6 pages
Psychosocial risk factors in non-teaching staff—descriptive findings of three schools clusters of Santarém district
S.M. Silva V. Jesus
chapter |6 pages
Thermographic assessment of a physiotherapy related upper limb task: Preliminary study
A. Seixas S. Rodrigues, V. Soares & T. Dias
chapter |4 pages
Butterfly collection cart for waste recyclables: Ergonomics and sustainability
Tatiana Rita de Lima Nascimento, Joseana Celiza Fernandes Siqueira, Denise Dantas Muniz, Luana Kelly de Mendonça & Maria Christine Werba Saldanha
chapter |6 pages
Promoting the use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE): Illustration of critical aspects based on an intervention in the real world
Isabel S. Silva Cláudia Dias
chapter |6 pages
Process safety control for occupational accident prevention
B. Mrugalska S. Nazir E. Tytyk
chapter |6 pages
Heat stress for firemen in urban fire—case study Condeixa-a-Nova
D. Frescata & H. Simões J. Pereira A. Ferreira
chapter |4 pages
Risk assessment of work-related musculoskeletal disorders at a workplace from metalworking industry
Lívia Aguiar, Tânia Ferreira, Paula Carneiro, Ana S. Colim, Nélson Costa & Isabel Loureiro
chapter |4 pages
Prevention in underground construction with Sequential Excavation Method
M.L. Tender J.P. Couto
chapter |6 pages
Worker’s safety at road works with high traffic
Cristina M. Reis L.F. Sanches Fernandes Filipa Abobeleira Vieira
chapter |4 pages
Nanoparticles characterization and potential hazard assessments
Paula Silva & Cristina M. Reis José Ferreira & Carlos Oliveira
chapter |4 pages
Possible uses of Augmented Reality as a tool for guidance of users of packages
A.S.G. Acioly M.M. Soares
