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Occupational Safety and Health in Developing Countries. Review of strategies, case studies and a bibliography

@inproceedings{Hogstedt2000OccupationalSA,
  title={Occupational Safety and Health in Developing Countries. Review of strategies, case studies and a bibliography},
  author={C. Hogstedt and B. Pieris},
  year={2000}
}
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Physical environmental and occupational factors inducing work-related neck and shoulder pains among self-employed tailors of informal sectors in Ethiopia, 2019: results from a community based cross-sectional study
TLDR
Work-related neck and/or shoulder pain induced by physical factors of the work environment among self-employed tailors is pervasive in Ethiopia and efforts to curb the condition need to impalement diverse approaches addressing the physical environment and occupational factors. Expand
Implications of Indonesian Occupational Safety and Health Management System Award to the Safety Culture
An increase in work accident rates by 20% at the end of 2017 ironically accompanies the increasing number of awardee OSHMS certification in Indonesia. This paper aimed to analyze the policy of OSHMS… Expand
Implementing occupational health and safety management systems: an analysis of employee capacity gaps at a wind energy establishment in Kenya faculty of arts
Determinants of Knowledge and Safety Practices of Occupational Hazards of Textile Dye Workers in Sokoto, Nigeria: A Descriptive Analytic Study
TLDR
Although the respondents had good knowledge and positive attitude, their lack of observance of safety practices brings to fore the need for direct safety instruction and training and retraining of textile dye workers on workplace hazards and safety practices. Expand
Determinants of Safe Organizational Climate and its Impact on Employee Performance: A Case of Marble Industries Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
The purpose of this research paper was to discover different problems and disseminate solutions for creating a safety climate in an organization by minimizing accidents at the workplace through… Expand
Awareness and Need for Knowledge of Health and Safety among Dairy Farmers Interviewed in Uganda
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The level of knowledge and awareness of agricultural health and safety risks, disease, and injury prevention among the Ugandan dairy farmers interviewed was low. Expand
Prevalence and determinants of work related injuries among small and medium scale industry workers in Bahir Dar Town, north west Ethiopia
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There was a high prevalence of work related injuries among small and medium scale industrial workers in Bahir Dar town, northwest Ethiopia and sex, monthly salary, age, work experience and use of personal protective equipment were found to be different in the small andmedium industries. Expand
Agricultural health in The Gambia II: A systematic survey of safety and injuries in production agriculture.
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Cuts and lacerations were identified as the commonest injury types and the most common sources were hand tools (hand hoe, cutlass, axe and knife) and animal-powered carts. Expand
Assessment of Prevalence of Work Related Injuries among Small and Medium Scale Industrial Workers in North Gondar Zone, Amahara Regional State
Safety Awareness in Informal Construction Sector: a Case Study of Nairobi City
This study is about safety awateness in the informal construction sector. Safety awareness as used in this study refers to a state of mind where one is constantly aware of the possibility of injury… Expand

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The greatest concern identified through out the municipality was housing conditions, highest in the neighborhood that had already begun to address this problem and was useful in planning targeted health promotion campaigns and prioritizing further interventions. Expand
Prevalence of Assault and Perception of Risk of Assault in Urban Public Service Employment Settings
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The prevalence and correlates of physical assaults, threats of assault, and workers' perteptions of safety in selected urban employment settings in Los Angeles County are described. Expand
Risk Factors for Work-related Low Back Pain in the People's Republic of China
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