Pub Date : 2024-02-05DOI: 10.24840/2184-0954_008-001_002233
Seyed Iliya Pezeshki, Joana Cardoso Guedes, João Santos Baptista
Fatigue in humans is a state that reduces activity, ability to perform, or cognitive functions due to internal sensations such as tiredness, drowsiness, sleepiness, and burnout. It is directly influenced by mentally demanding or stressful tasks and indirectly by physical activities that reduce alertness, mental focus, motivation, and other psychological factors. While fatigue has been studied extensively in various settings such as transport and emergency responders and environments like hospitals, a clear and unified database of equipment to measure fatigue in office work quantitatively has yet to be presented. Considering the importance of fatigue-induced loss of productivity, the need for understanding fatigue in offices is clear. A database regarding what fatigue will cause, its effects on the human body with more precision, and how it is measured will be a good source for future research. A systematic review for fatigue measurement is proposed to determine the relationship between workers' exposure to sedentary status during their working days and fatigue-induced pains and cognitive function reductions. The objective of this systematic review protocol is to establish the criteria necessary for conducting research eventually aimed at mitigating the negative consequences. By doing so, it would enable the creation of programs and measures to minimize these effects. The protocol is founded on the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses Protocols (PRISMA-P) Statement and is registered on PROSPERO with ID number CRD42023408696.
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Pub Date : 2024-02-05DOI: 10.24840/2184-0954_008-001_002233
Seyed Iliya Pezeshki, Joana Cardoso Guedes, João Santos Baptista
Fatigue in humans is a state that reduces activity, ability to perform, or cognitive functions due to internal sensations such as tiredness, drowsiness, sleepiness, and burnout. It is directly influenced by mentally demanding or stressful tasks and indirectly by physical activities that reduce alertness, mental focus, motivation, and other psychological factors. While fatigue has been studied extensively in various settings such as transport and emergency responders and environments like hospitals, a clear and unified database of equipment to measure fatigue in office work quantitatively has yet to be presented. Considering the importance of fatigue-induced loss of productivity, the need for understanding fatigue in offices is clear. A database regarding what fatigue will cause, its effects on the human body with more precision, and how it is measured will be a good source for future research. A systematic review for fatigue measurement is proposed to determine the relationship between workers' exposure to sedentary status during their working days and fatigue-induced pains and cognitive function reductions. The objective of this systematic review protocol is to establish the criteria necessary for conducting research eventually aimed at mitigating the negative consequences. By doing so, it would enable the creation of programs and measures to minimize these effects. The protocol is founded on the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses Protocols (PRISMA-P) Statement and is registered on PROSPERO with ID number CRD42023408696.
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Pub Date : 2024-02-05DOI: 10.24840/2184-0954_008-001_002360
Tatiana Teixeira, Isabel Dias, Joana Santos, Mário Vaz, J. Baptista, J. Guedes
The frequency of forest fires has increased in recent years. This phenomenon has led to an increase in the difficulty of fighting them and an increase in the occupational exposure of firefighters. This study aims to carry out a systematic review protocol to obtain information on firefighters' occupational exposure on the fire front. A protocol was carried out following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses: PRISMA Statement guidelines. There were no age, gender or publication date restrictions for including articles within the scope of firefighter samples. The study aimed to understand all the risks to which firefighters are exposed when fighting forest fires and their relationship with the onset of occupational diseases. Thus, all studies with laboratory or real-time monitoring, using samples of firefighters, and which carried out evaluations that made it possible to identify exposure risk factors and their relationship with occupational activity were included. This list makes it possible to verify all the studies carried out up to the date of the review on this subject and to guarantee a contribution to improving knowledge in this area of research.
近年来，森林火灾的发生频率越来越高。这一现象导致扑救难度增加，消防员的职业暴露也随之增加。本研究旨在开展一项系统性回顾方案，以获取消防员在火灾前线的职业暴露信息。本研究按照《系统综述和元分析首选报告项目》（Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses：PRISMA 声明》的指导原则。纳入消防员样本范围的文章没有年龄、性别或发表日期限制。本研究旨在了解消防员在扑灭森林火灾时所面临的所有风险及其与职业病发病的关系。因此，所有通过实验室或实时监测、使用消防员样本、进行评估以确定暴露风险因素及其与职业活动的关系的研究都包括在内。这份清单使我们有可能核实截至审查之日就这一主题开展的所有研究，并确保为增进这一研究领域的知识做出贡献。
{"title":"Occupational exposure and health of wildland firefighters: protocol for a systematic review","authors":"Tatiana Teixeira, Isabel Dias, Joana Santos, Mário Vaz, J. Baptista, J. Guedes","doi":"10.24840/2184-0954_008-001_002360","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.24840/2184-0954_008-001_002360","url":null,"abstract":"The frequency of forest fires has increased in recent years. This phenomenon has led to an increase in the difficulty of fighting them and an increase in the occupational exposure of firefighters. This study aims to carry out a systematic review protocol to obtain information on firefighters' occupational exposure on the fire front. A protocol was carried out following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses: PRISMA Statement guidelines. There were no age, gender or publication date restrictions for including articles within the scope of firefighter samples. The study aimed to understand all the risks to which firefighters are exposed when fighting forest fires and their relationship with the onset of occupational diseases. Thus, all studies with laboratory or real-time monitoring, using samples of firefighters, and which carried out evaluations that made it possible to identify exposure risk factors and their relationship with occupational activity were included. This list makes it possible to verify all the studies carried out up to the date of the review on this subject and to guarantee a contribution to improving knowledge in this area of research.","PeriodicalId":201704,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Safety","volume":"11 6","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-02-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139805227","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-11-30DOI: 10.24840/2184-0954_007-002_002116
B. Mujtaba, Belal A. Kaifi, Eleanor Lawrence
A commitment to safety is not a once-a-year endeavor that requires minimum training or awareness, but rather, it is a comprehensive concern for all stakeholders. Every business should provide a safe environment for their workers. This paper provides an overview of safety concerns, legal requirements, and best practices based on a review of the literature and government fatality data in the workplace, especially in the construction industry. Managers and human resource professionals must ensure their workplace places are as safe as possible. Using personality assessments to identify high-safety risk professionals can be one tool in their toolbox for creating and sustaining a safe and healthy work environment.
{"title":"Safety mandates, legal requirements, and management practices to provide employees with a safe and healthful work environment","authors":"B. Mujtaba, Belal A. Kaifi, Eleanor Lawrence","doi":"10.24840/2184-0954_007-002_002116","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.24840/2184-0954_007-002_002116","url":null,"abstract":"A commitment to safety is not a once-a-year endeavor that requires minimum training or awareness, but rather, it is a comprehensive concern for all stakeholders. Every business should provide a safe environment for their workers. This paper provides an overview of safety concerns, legal requirements, and best practices based on a review of the literature and government fatality data in the workplace, especially in the construction industry. Managers and human resource professionals must ensure their workplace places are as safe as possible. Using personality assessments to identify high-safety risk professionals can be one tool in their toolbox for creating and sustaining a safe and healthy work environment.","PeriodicalId":201704,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Safety","volume":"102 ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139204262","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-11-30DOI: 10.24840/2184-0954_007-002_002197
Swati Nair, Neelam Behere, S. Ghosh-Jerath
Stressors from everyday life, along with those from work and academic environment, may compromise the mental health and well-being of allied health professionals. With this study, we tried to estimate the prevalence and factors associated with burnout and depression among students of Bachelor of Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy in Delhi NCR region. This cross-sectional study was carried out among 197 students pursuing a Bachelor of Physiotherapy (BPT) and Occupational Therapy (BOT) in Delhi, NCR region. Data collection was online, using Oldenburg Burnout Inventory (OLBI) and Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) to assess burnout and depression, respectively, along with basic socio-demographic information. Data analysis was carried out on Stata 15.1. Prevalence was estimated, and factors associated with Burnout and depression were explored using Linear and logistic regression models, respectively. Among 197 participants, the majority were females and the mean age was 22 years. The prevalence of burnout and depression was 79.7% (95% CI: 73.4, 84.7) and 66.5% (95% CI: 59.6, 72.7), respectively. Some factors, like experiencing symptoms of physical exhaustion and satisfaction with academic support from faculty at college, were associated with both burnout and depression separately. The prevalence of burnout and depression among BPT/BOT students in Delhi, NCR, was alarming yet comparable to other health professionals in India and globally. The study provides a narrative of these issues along with associated factors identified among the study population. A need for a longitudinal study to establish a causal association of factors with burnout and depression among this study population is iterated.
{"title":"Burnout and depression among college students pursuing Bachelor of Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy, in Delhi NCR - a cross sectional study","authors":"Swati Nair, Neelam Behere, S. Ghosh-Jerath","doi":"10.24840/2184-0954_007-002_002197","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.24840/2184-0954_007-002_002197","url":null,"abstract":"Stressors from everyday life, along with those from work and academic environment, may compromise the mental health and well-being of allied health professionals. With this study, we tried to estimate the prevalence and factors associated with burnout and depression among students of Bachelor of Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy in Delhi NCR region. This cross-sectional study was carried out among 197 students pursuing a Bachelor of Physiotherapy (BPT) and Occupational Therapy (BOT) in Delhi, NCR region. Data collection was online, using Oldenburg Burnout Inventory (OLBI) and Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) to assess burnout and depression, respectively, along with basic socio-demographic information. Data analysis was carried out on Stata 15.1. Prevalence was estimated, and factors associated with Burnout and depression were explored using Linear and logistic regression models, respectively. Among 197 participants, the majority were females and the mean age was 22 years. The prevalence of burnout and depression was 79.7% (95% CI: 73.4, 84.7) and 66.5% (95% CI: 59.6, 72.7), respectively. Some factors, like experiencing symptoms of physical exhaustion and satisfaction with academic support from faculty at college, were associated with both burnout and depression separately. The prevalence of burnout and depression among BPT/BOT students in Delhi, NCR, was alarming yet comparable to other health professionals in India and globally. The study provides a narrative of these issues along with associated factors identified among the study population. A need for a longitudinal study to establish a causal association of factors with burnout and depression among this study population is iterated.","PeriodicalId":201704,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Safety","volume":"67 10","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139205675","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-11-02DOI: 10.24840/2184-0954_006.002_0003
I. Moreira-Silva, R. Queirós, N. Ventura, A. Seixas, R. Cardoso, J. Azevedo, PT Fernando Pessoa
According to previous studies, the prevalence of musculoskeletal symptoms among call center operators is high. However, although this is a developing occupation in Portugal, there is a lack of studies assessing this issue as well as its associations with different risk factors. Therefore, the aim of this study is to investigate the 7-day and 12-month prevalence of musculoskeletal symptoms among Portuguese call center operators and their associations with gender, body mass index, hours of work and sitting time. The study was conducted in a call center company in Portugal. One-hundred and forty-eight workers agreed to participate, and filled out questionnaires to evaluate sociodemographic, anthropometric, and occupational variables, as well as the Nordic Musculoskeletal Questionnaire (NMQ) to assess musculoskeletal symptoms in the last 7 days and 12 months of 9 body regions. NMQ revealed the 12-month prevalence of musculoskeletal symptoms, the 3 most affected body regions were the neck (56.1%), the low back (54.7%) and the shoulders (43.9%). And the 7-day prevalence, the three most affected body region were the same, but in different percentages: low back (31.8%), neck (23.6%) and shoulders (21.6%). Significant associations were found between gender and reporting symptoms in the wrist/hands (p=0.033) and the knees (p=0.031), with females reporting significantly more symptoms than males; and between body mass index and reporting symptoms in the thighs/hips, with overweight operators reporting more symptoms (p=0.010). No significant associations were found for the hours of work, neither in sitting time. Conclusion: Workplace interventions are needed to decrease the prevalence of musculoskeletal complaints among call center workers.
{"title":"Prevalence of musculoskeletal symptoms among Portuguese call center operators: associations with gender, Body Mass Index, hours of work and sitting time","authors":"I. Moreira-Silva, R. Queirós, N. Ventura, A. Seixas, R. Cardoso, J. Azevedo, PT Fernando Pessoa","doi":"10.24840/2184-0954_006.002_0003","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.24840/2184-0954_006.002_0003","url":null,"abstract":"According to previous studies, the prevalence of musculoskeletal symptoms among call center operators is high. However, although this is a developing occupation in Portugal, there is a lack of studies assessing this issue as well as its associations with different risk factors. Therefore, the aim of this study is to investigate the 7-day and 12-month prevalence of musculoskeletal symptoms among Portuguese call center operators and their associations with gender, body mass index, hours of work and sitting time. The study was conducted in a call center company in Portugal. One-hundred and forty-eight workers agreed to participate, and filled out questionnaires to evaluate sociodemographic, anthropometric, and occupational variables, as well as the Nordic Musculoskeletal Questionnaire (NMQ) to assess musculoskeletal symptoms in the last 7 days and 12 months of 9 body regions. NMQ revealed the 12-month prevalence of musculoskeletal symptoms, the 3 most affected body regions were the neck (56.1%), the low back (54.7%) and the shoulders (43.9%). And the 7-day prevalence, the three most affected body region were the same, but in different percentages: low back (31.8%), neck (23.6%) and shoulders (21.6%). Significant associations were found between gender and reporting symptoms in the wrist/hands (p=0.033) and the knees (p=0.031), with females reporting significantly more symptoms than males; and between body mass index and reporting symptoms in the thighs/hips, with overweight operators reporting more symptoms (p=0.010). No significant associations were found for the hours of work, neither in sitting time. Conclusion: Workplace interventions are needed to decrease the prevalence of musculoskeletal complaints among call center workers.","PeriodicalId":201704,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Safety","volume":"5 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-11-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126140603","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-11-02DOI: 10.24840/2184-0954_006.002_0002
A. Wechsler, Ana Cristina Zordan Rani-Yonamine
The COVID-19 pandemic can produce considerable impacts on the mental health of healthcare professionals, as they face several stressors at work. Purpose: This study aims to assess Brazilian healthcare professionals’ mental health and quality of life. Method: participants were divided into four groups according to their occupational fields: administrative(n=129), emergency (n=39), primary care (n=257) and specialties (n=51). Participants completed a sociodemographic questionnaire, the World Health Organization Quality of Life-BREF and the Self-Reporting Questionnaire. Data analysis: Data were analyzed with Variance Analysis, Chi-square, and linear and logistic regressions. Results: Results showed that health providers have an average quality of life but presented high rates of mental disorders, especially those working in emergency and primary care. Some risk factors, such as demographic (gender, age, educational attainment, marital status), lifestyle (physical activity, diet, religion, social support, leisure), and labor (job satisfaction, job congruence, presence of deaths at work) were observed. Conclusions: This research shows the importance of designing specific psychological interventions for this population, which seems to be at risk for more severe mental conditions.
{"title":"Mental health and quality of life of Brazilian healthcare professionals during the COVID-19 pandemic","authors":"A. Wechsler, Ana Cristina Zordan Rani-Yonamine","doi":"10.24840/2184-0954_006.002_0002","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.24840/2184-0954_006.002_0002","url":null,"abstract":"The COVID-19 pandemic can produce considerable impacts on the mental health of healthcare professionals, as they face several stressors at work. Purpose: This study aims to assess Brazilian healthcare professionals’ mental health and quality of life. Method: participants were divided into four groups according to their occupational fields: administrative(n=129), emergency (n=39), primary care (n=257) and specialties (n=51). Participants completed a sociodemographic questionnaire, the World Health Organization Quality of Life-BREF and the Self-Reporting Questionnaire. Data analysis: Data were analyzed with Variance Analysis, Chi-square, and linear and logistic regressions. Results: Results showed that health providers have an average quality of life but presented high rates of mental disorders, especially those working in emergency and primary care. Some risk factors, such as demographic (gender, age, educational attainment, marital status), lifestyle (physical activity, diet, religion, social support, leisure), and labor (job satisfaction, job congruence, presence of deaths at work) were observed. Conclusions: This research shows the importance of designing specific psychological interventions for this population, which seems to be at risk for more severe mental conditions.","PeriodicalId":201704,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Safety","volume":"104 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-11-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127994477","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-04-29DOI: 10.24840/2184-0954_006.001_0004
Yanbing Chen, Seamus T. Kelly, C. Buggy
Introduction: Considerable media attention has recently focused on an increased number of professional athletes that experience forced retirement due to severe injuries. Despite the highly completive, physical nature and tolerance of risk in contact sports, no Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) awareness-related measurement instrument exists in professional sports. As part of a wider project, this study aimed to develop a survey instrument to evaluate risk and safety awareness in sports, taking elite rugby (union) as an example. Methods: Based on the identified conceptual framework incorporating theories from the OSH discipline, the survey has been updated for three rounds according to the feedback from a multidisciplinary team of experts before the pilot test. The pilot test data (n=46, response rate 76.7%) were imported to SPSS for analysis and validation. The survey's key themes included health outlook, tackle behavior, awareness of risk acceptance, reasons for risk-taking, and safety consideration for other players. Results: Overall, the survey has a high internal consistency (Cronbach's α= 0.742). Some sections of the survey require a further factor analysis, such as awareness of risk acceptance during the competition (Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin Measure of Sampling Adequacy - KMO <0.767, p<0.001) and reasons for risk-taking (KMO<0.604, p=0.003). Some sections require a larger sample size for further validation, such as safety consideration for other players (KMO<0.481, p<0.001). Conclusion: This is the first survey that evaluates players' safety and risk awareness in rugby drawing upon OSH concepts. Such a survey has the potential to improve athletes' health and wellbeing by customized educational intervention, which could point the way forward for its application in a wider range of sport settings internationally.
{"title":"Evaluating safety and risk awareness in contact sports: development of a quantitative survey for elite rugby","authors":"Yanbing Chen, Seamus T. Kelly, C. Buggy","doi":"10.24840/2184-0954_006.001_0004","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.24840/2184-0954_006.001_0004","url":null,"abstract":"Introduction: Considerable media attention has recently focused on an increased number of professional athletes that experience forced retirement due to severe injuries. Despite the highly completive, physical nature and tolerance of risk in contact sports, no Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) awareness-related measurement instrument exists in professional sports. As part of a wider project, this study aimed to develop a survey instrument to evaluate risk and safety awareness in sports, taking elite rugby (union) as an example. Methods: Based on the identified conceptual framework incorporating theories from the OSH discipline, the survey has been updated for three rounds according to the feedback from a multidisciplinary team of experts before the pilot test. The pilot test data (n=46, response rate 76.7%) were imported to SPSS for analysis and validation. The survey's key themes included health outlook, tackle behavior, awareness of risk acceptance, reasons for risk-taking, and safety consideration for other players. Results: Overall, the survey has a high internal consistency (Cronbach's α= 0.742). Some sections of the survey require a further factor analysis, such as awareness of risk acceptance during the competition (Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin Measure of Sampling Adequacy - KMO <0.767, p<0.001) and reasons for risk-taking (KMO<0.604, p=0.003). Some sections require a larger sample size for further validation, such as safety consideration for other players (KMO<0.481, p<0.001). Conclusion: This is the first survey that evaluates players' safety and risk awareness in rugby drawing upon OSH concepts. Such a survey has the potential to improve athletes' health and wellbeing by customized educational intervention, which could point the way forward for its application in a wider range of sport settings internationally.","PeriodicalId":201704,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Safety","volume":"13 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-04-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125599248","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-04-29DOI: 10.24840/2184-0954_006.001_0001
Adeeb Sidani, João Poças Martins, A. Soeiro
The construction industry is complex, dynamic, multicultural, and full of diverse activities and dangerous machinery. Many accidents occur because of limiting factors, such as safety and health culture, requirements, poor training of workers, and the restricted technologies implemented to prevent, plan, and monitor risks. Building Information Modelling (BIM) is recognised to enhance project management, planning, and inspection, reduce time and costs, strengthen collaboration, and decrease risks and accidents. A wide array of BIM-based tools and technologies with various functionalities are being investigated to enhance construction workers' health and safety. Among such technologies and methods are tracking devices, Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR/VR), automated rule checking, risk identification and Artificial Intelligence (AI). A systematic review following PRISMA Statement is proposed, aiming to investigate the current BIM-based technologies and evaluate effectiveness and usability within the Architecture, Engineering, Construction and Operations (AECO) industry to enhance occupational health and safety status. Consequently, this PRISMA Protocol (PRISMA-P) represents a complementary document to the systematic review that will be developed. Related articles will be gathered from top electronic databases in construction, safety, and health fields. Moreover, the literature review will focus on the BIM and associated technologies utilised in the AECO sector, exploring the construction fields, targeted groups and the system architectures developed. Likewise, examine the evaluation methods of the implemented tools to assess each technology's effectiveness. Finally, after stating the limitations of each study, the article will propose a safety and health framework involving the most efficient tools involving the whole project lifecycle.
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Pub Date : 2022-04-29DOI: 10.24840/2184-0954_006.001_0003
Héctor García, Teresa López Pola
Fused deposition modelling, or 3D printing, is an additive manufacturing technique that is quickly gaining popularity because of its ability to produce usable parts with several geometries. It provides multiple advantages in everyday life. However, the emerging risks of using 3D printers at home is an issue that needs to be addressed. It is estimated that a person spends, on average, 80-90% of their time inside a building, up to 60% of that time is at home. Therefore it is essential to control the pollutants in the indoor environment. This paper evaluated the Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) and nanoparticle emissions during 3D printing with the most common Poly-Lactic Acid (PLA) and Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS) materials. Real-time aerosol monitors were used to characterise particulate emission, and laboratory analysis was used to check the VOCs levels. During printing, an increase of VOCs and nanoparticles was observed. This increase was more significant during printing with ABS filaments than during printing with PLA filaments. The nanoparticles size emitted for the ABS filament was smaller than the particles emitted for the PLA filament. A carcinogen substance like benzene was found during printing. The pollutants levels observed may cause health problems, and it is recommended that printing be avoided without engineering controls in place, e.g. a good ventilation and extraction system.
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