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Safety, Volume 9, Issue 4

2023 December - 26 articles

Cover Story: The study described here aims to understand the influence of each of a set of four Lean tools used in an industrial context with a strong manual labor component, seeking to determine the influence of each of these Lean tools on the increase in safety obtained through their application. For this purpose, four Lean tools that are quite commonly applied are selected, taking into account previously presented work that pointed to the positive influence of the application of each of these tools on worker safety: total productive maintenance system, Gemba walk, visual management and Yokoten. This study aims to apply these Lean tools and to analyze their impact on productivity and then on the safety of a company selected as a target in order to validate the concept. View this paper
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Articles (26)

  • Article
  • Open Access
3,270 Views
20 Pages

15 December 2023

Social and economic changes in Southeast Asia have caused significant changes to Vietnam’s national emergency management structure, including expanding the role of firefighters from firefighting to rescue activities in various situations. It is...

  • Review
  • Open Access
10 Citations
6,396 Views
26 Pages

13 December 2023

Increasing women’s active participation in economic, educational, and social spheres requires ensuring safe public transport environments. This study investigates the potential of machine learning-based models in addressing behaviours impacting...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Women’s Issues in Safety)
  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
7,129 Views
28 Pages

Analyzing Near-Miss Incidents and Risky Riding Behavior in Thailand: A Comparative Study of Urban and Rural Areas

  • Sajjakaj Jomnonkwao,
  • Natthaporn Hantanong,
  • Thanapong Champahom,
  • Chamroeun Se and
  • Vatanavongs Ratanavaraha

12 December 2023

Preventing near-miss incidents is considered a proactive measure, as it aims to prevent events that have a risk of resulting in accidents. This is regarded as a vital component of building a sustainable and secure society within communities. In the p...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Traffic Safety Culture)
  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
11,247 Views
20 Pages

Relationship between Safety Climate and Safety Behavior in Company X in Indonesia

  • Arief Hertanto,
  • Dadan Erwandi,
  • Baiduri Widanarko and
  • Mila Tejamaya

12 December 2023

Throughout 2019–2021, there was a considerable rise in total work accident cases in Indonesia, increasing from 210,789 to 234,370. According to the location of the incident, accident cases in the workplace also escalated from 139,999 to 144,929...

(This article belongs to the Collection Occupational Health and Safety in A Changing World: Realities, Challenges and Perspectives)
  • Article
  • Open Access
2,955 Views
17 Pages

Linking Deployment Outcomes to Program Impacts for Mobile Photo Enforcement

  • Samaa Agina,
  • Faeze Momeni Rad and
  • Karim El-Basyouny

7 December 2023

Previous research has delved into the effectiveness of Mobile Photo Enforcement (MPE) in curbing speed violations and enhancing road safety. This present study extends this investigation to explore the potential influence of MPE deployment efforts on...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
8,727 Views
20 Pages

7 December 2023

Road accidents are a leading cause of death in Thailand, with increasing fatalities. Despite road safety campaigns during holidays, consistent communication is lacking in daily life. This research aimed to create Line application stickers, a top chat...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Worldwide Accidents: Trends, Investigation and Prevention)
  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
14,043 Views
12 Pages

5 December 2023

Study purpose: This study aims to investigate the impact of CDSS on patient safety through the experiences of nursing staff. Methods: As the study intends to arrive at specific conclusions on the perceptions of nurses on the impact of CDSS on patient...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Occupational Health and Safety (OHS): Emerging Trends and Future Directions)
  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
4,452 Views
12 Pages

Chronic Sufferers and Environmental Conditions

  • Sotiria Vrouva,
  • Varvara Sopidou,
  • Emmanouil Sifakis,
  • Ilias Ntoulaveris,
  • Georgios Papamarkos,
  • Gesthimani Tse,
  • Konstantinos Chanopoulos and
  • George Koumantakis

5 December 2023

Environmental conditions are associated with the onset of pain or the recurrence of symptoms of chronic sufferers either with musculoskeletal pathologies or neurological diseases. Recent research has indicated that physiotherapy also appears to be he...

  • Article
  • Open Access
20 Citations
7,228 Views
17 Pages

4 December 2023

With the continual acceleration of urbanization, the amount of urban infrastructure and the quality of public services are increasing in many cities. A pressing concern in this context is the growing problem of incompatible fire protection constructi...

  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
7,933 Views
15 Pages

Explainable Boosting Machine: A Contemporary Glass-Box Model to Analyze Work Zone-Related Road Traffic Crashes

  • Raed Alahmadi,
  • Hamad Almujibah,
  • Saleh Alotaibi,
  • Ali. E. A. Elshekh,
  • Mohammad Alsharif and
  • Mudthir Bakri

28 November 2023

Examining the factors contributing to work zone crashes and implementing measures to reduce their occurrence can significantly improve road safety. In this research, we utilized the explainable boosting machine (EBM), a modern glass-box machine learn...

  • Review
  • Open Access
8 Citations
8,139 Views
24 Pages

24 November 2023

In the field of seismic risk assessment, the estimation of human casualties is an important task for medical and relief agencies to develop preparedness and emergency management actions. The process of calculating casualties involves several factors...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
3,794 Views
11 Pages

Occupational Exposure to Biological Agents in a Typical Restaurant Setting: Is a Photocatalytic Air Purifier Helpful?

  • Matteo Ratti,
  • Daniele Ceriotti,
  • Rabia Bibi,
  • Andrea Conti and
  • Massimiliano Panella

21 November 2023

According to many national legislations, biological agents represent an occupational hazard that must be managed in order to ensure safety at workplace. Bioaerosols have been associated to many pathological conditions but, despite many efforts, preci...

(This article belongs to the Collection Occupational Health and Safety in A Changing World: Realities, Challenges and Perspectives)
  • Review
  • Open Access
11 Citations
4,885 Views
17 Pages

Updated Aspects of Safety Regulations for Biomedical Applications of Aerogel Compounds—Compendia-Like Evaluation

  • Monica Neagu,
  • Fabia Grisi,
  • Alfio Pulvirenti,
  • Rosana Simón-Vázquez,
  • Carlos A. García-González and
  • Antonella Caterina Boccia

20 November 2023

Aerogels have recently started to be considered as “advanced materials”; therefore, as a general consideration, aerogels’ toxicity testing should focus on their functionality which resides in their nanoscale open internal porosity....

(This article belongs to the Section Biosafety)
  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
4,520 Views
11 Pages

15 November 2023

Promoting workplace safety is crucial in occupational health and safety (OHS). However, existing studies have primarily concentrated on accident prevention, overlooking the role of resources in encouraging safety. This research investigates the impac...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Occupational Health and Safety (OHS): Emerging Trends and Future Directions)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
3,507 Views
25 Pages

Methodology for Risk Assessment of SARS-CoV-2 Virus Transmission in Hospital Buildings

  • Thaysa V. da Cunha,
  • Laryssa F. C. Willcox,
  • Bruno B. F. da Costa,
  • Mohammad Najjar,
  • Carlos A. P. Soares and
  • Assed N. Haddad

4 November 2023

Considering the impact of COVID-19 on hospital facilities and the relevance of risk management and occupational health and safety within this context, this study introduces a method to assess the SARS-CoV-2 virus transmission risk in a toilet. The pr...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Environmental Risk Assessment—Health and Safety)
  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
3,590 Views
18 Pages

Promoting Veteran-Centric Transportation Options through Exposure to Autonomous Shuttles

  • Sherrilene Classen,
  • Isabelle C. Wandenkolk,
  • Justin Mason,
  • Nichole Stetten,
  • Seung Woo Hwangbo and
  • Kelsea LeBeau

3 November 2023

Veterans face difficulties accessing vital health and community services, especially in rural areas. Autonomous vehicles (AVs) can revolutionize transportation by enhancing access, safety, and efficiency. Yet, there is limited knowledge about how Vet...

(This article belongs to the Topic Vehicle Safety and Automated Driving)
  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
4,853 Views
19 Pages

1 November 2023

Statistical data indicate that trucks are more prone to rear-end crashes, making this an area of concern. The objective of this study is to create a model that analyzes the factors influencing the frequency of rear-end crashes involving trucks (TIRC)...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Worldwide Accidents: Trends, Investigation and Prevention)
  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
6,064 Views
14 Pages

Identifying and Assessing Perceived Cycling Safety Components

  • Michelle Duren,
  • Bryce Corrigan,
  • Ryan David Kennedy,
  • Keshia M. Pollack Porter and
  • Johnathon Ehsani

1 November 2023

Perceived safety is recognized throughout the mode choice literature as a key barrier to cycling, yet its constructs are poorly understood. Although commonly understood to relate to crash and injury risk and sometimes vulnerability to crime, health i...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5,820 Views
11 Pages

19 October 2023

Introduction: Pain has been identified as the most common reason for emergency medical service (EMS) calls. Despite many years of pain research, it is still true that oligoanalgesia is an ongoing phenomenon. This demonstrates the need for the impleme...

(This article belongs to the Collection Occupational Health and Safety in A Changing World: Realities, Challenges and Perspectives)
  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
5,537 Views
16 Pages

Key Considerations in Assessing the Safety and Performance of Camera-Based Mirror Systems

  • Amy Moore,
  • Jinghui Yuan,
  • Shiqi (Shawn) Ou,
  • Jackeline Rios Torres,
  • Vivek Sujan and
  • Adam Siekmann

11 October 2023

Camera-based mirror systems (CBMSs) are a relatively new technology in the automotive industry, and much of the United States’ medium- and heavy-duty commercial fleet has been reluctant to convert from standard glass, or “west coast&rdquo...

(This article belongs to the Topic Vehicle Safety and Automated Driving)
  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
3,889 Views
20 Pages

Spatio-Temporal Assessment of Heavy-Duty Truck Incident and Inspection Data

  • Amy Moore,
  • Vivek Sujan,
  • Adam Siekmann,
  • Hyeonsup Lim,
  • Shiqi (Shawn) Ou and
  • Sarah Tennille

9 October 2023

Vehicular incidents, especially those involving tractor trailers, are increasing in number every year. These events are extremely costly for fleets, in terms of damage or loss of property, loss of efficiency, and certainly in terms of loss of life. A...

  • Review
  • Open Access
3 Citations
6,590 Views
16 Pages

9 October 2023

To analyze the predominant frequencies of hearing threshold shift and the prevalence of hearing loss related to the co-exposure to noise and solvents. A systematic review and meta-analysis were performed by retrieving published articles from Web of S...

  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
6,771 Views
16 Pages

Assessment of the Impact of Lean Tools on the Safety of the Shoemaking Industry

  • José Carlos Sá,
  • Leonardo Soares,
  • José Dinis-Carvalho,
  • Francisco J. G. Silva and
  • Gilberto Santos

5 October 2023

Both the Lean philosophy and occupational safety and health have been widely studied, although this has usually been carried out independently. However, the correlation between Lean and occupational safety and health in the industrial context is stil...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
11,521 Views
10 Pages

5 October 2023

Introductions: Computed tomography is one of the biggest breakthroughs in diagnostic imaging. In order to more accurately assess structures and pathological changes during the examination, it is necessary to administer a contrast agent. Patients pres...

  • Review
  • Open Access
4 Citations
9,439 Views
52 Pages

Barry Turner: The Under-Acknowledged Safety Pioneer

  • Kym Bills,
  • Leesa Costello and
  • Marcus Cattani

2 October 2023

Barry Turner’s 1978 Man-made Disasters and Charles Perrow’s 1984 Normal Accidents were seminal books but a detailed comparison has yet to be undertaken. Doing so is important to establish content and priority of key ideas underpinning con...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4,072 Views
21 Pages

1 October 2023

The State-of-the-Practice Survey on United States Departments of Transportation (DOTs) Worker Injuries and Safety Program Efforts is a comprehensive report that provides valuable insights into the safety programs of state DOTs. The survey was conduct...

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