Risk Mapping for Change: LOHPS' Experience with Electroplating Shops

Arroyo, Michele Gonzalez; Darling, Eugene A.; Szudy, Betty

doi:10.2190/ns5.2.f

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“…Such data is more readily and universally comprehended than most quantitative data, such as air sampling results or epidemiological ®ndings. Moreover, because of its use of images, color-coding, stickers and symbols, mapping helps to overcome problems of literacy and language differences [Gonzalez Arroyo et al, 1995]. This is an important consideration when, according to Statistics Canada, more than one-third of Canadians are only marginally literate [Hardwick, 1996].…”

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Identifying and prioritizing gaming workers' health and safety concerns using mapping for data collection

Keith

Cann²,

Brophy

et al. 2001

Am. J. Ind. Med.

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Background This research was prompted by the clinical presentation of workers from a variety of gaming occupations with injuries and illnesses and multiple health and safety concerns. Methods Using participatory action research principles, 51 gaming workers in Ontario and 20 gaming workers in Manitoba were consulted during a series of focus group sessions. Mapping exercises were used to survey the participants about their health concerns, perceived occupational hazards and the impact of working conditions on their personal lives. Participants were then asked to prioritize their concerns and make recommendations for improvements. Results Gaming workers from both provinces identified similar health, hazard and psycho‐social concerns. They prioritized the issues of stress, ergonomics, indoor air quality (including second‐hand smoke and temperature), biological hazards, physical hazards and noise. Conclusions This study points to a need to more fully investigate and address health and safety issues in the gaming industry. It also demonstrates the effectiveness of a worker‐driven, participatory consultation. Am. J. Ind. Med. 39:42–51, 2001. © 2001 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.

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Identifying and prioritizing gaming workers' health and safety concerns using mapping for data collection

Keith

Cann²,

Brophy

et al. 2001

Am. J. Ind. Med.

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Learning to Take Action: The Goals of Health and Safety Training

Weinstock¹,

Slatin²

2012

New Solut

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Worker health and safety training is an important part of occupational health and safety programs. In the United States, governments, unions, employers, university programs, and health and safety advocacy organizations make training available. This article considers training effectiveness research conducted and supported by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), and some done in collaboration with the Institute for Work and Health (Canada). Differing perspectives regarding the purpose of worker health and safety training are reviewed and critiqued. We assert that a focus on changing the working behaviors of workers exposed to hazardous conditions is less appropriate and scientifically rigorous than a focus on helping workers establish the power to reduce and eliminate workplace hazards. For training to lead to a decrease in morbidities and fatalities related to hazardous exposures, it needs to be integrated with workers’ attainment of such power.

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Risk Mapping for Change: LOHPS' Experience with Electroplating Shops

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Identifying and prioritizing gaming workers' health and safety concerns using mapping for data collection

Identifying and prioritizing gaming workers' health and safety concerns using mapping for data collection

Learning to Take Action: The Goals of Health and Safety Training

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