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249 Conference Release from the Polish National Conference under the Honorary Patronage of the Minister of Health on “Occupational Safety for Nurses and Midwives”, September 10-11, 2018, Warsaw, Poland

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Mazurkiewicz, D.W, Olejnik B., Koniecko K., Piechocka, D.I, Sawka, J.H, Strzelecka J.

Progress in Health Sciences

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2018

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vol. 8(2)

249-252

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The National Council of Nurses and Midwives organized the Polish National Conference under the Honorary Patronage of the Minister ofHealth on “Occupational Safety for Nurses and Midwives,” held in Warsaw on September 10 –11, 2018. The main issues that were addressed concerned the following: Mental and health disorders in shift work; Aggression towards nurses and midwives; The effect of shift work on nurses’ health and functioning; Occupational biological hazards and risk of exposure to biological materials for nurses and midwives; Occupational causes and injuries for nurses and midwives; Occupational ergonomics for nurses and midwives.

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ERGONOMIA I BEZPIECZEŃSTWO PRACY W PROFESJONALNEJ AKTYWNOŚCI CZŁOWIEKA

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Pietrulewicz B.

Problemy Profesjologii

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2018

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issue 1

55-61

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Aktywność zawodową człowieka charakteryzuje przede wszystkim potencjał zawodowy i profesjonalizm. Kształtują te właściwości człowieka rozwój zawodowy, warunki w których przebiega ten rozwój oraz praca. Dopełnieniem sylwetki zawodowej człowieka jest jej przygotowanie w zakresie ergonomii i kultury bezpieczeństwa pracy.

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The professional activity of a person is characterized above all by professional potential and professionalism. They shape the human characteristics of professional development and the conditions in which this development and work takes place. Complementing the professional profile of a person is their preparation in the field of ergonomics and work safety culture.

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Safe patient handling education: analysis from European higher education institutions

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Karppi M., Jerez-Roig J., Naamanka K., Mimoso T., Sormunen E., Dudoniene V., Mämmelä E., Lucena A., Tamminen-Peter L.

International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health

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2022

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vol. 35

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issue 5

615-623

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Objectives According to current research, patient handling is not universally taught in academic nursing programs in Europe. Miscellaneous patient handling education may expose students and novice health care workers to occupational hazards, especially if the evidence-based contents of safe patient handling are not recognized. Health care workers deal with high physical workloads daily, which points out the importance of evidence-based curricula contents from the early phases of education. The aim of this study was to describe the patient handling education and to analyse the differences in curricula among higher education institutions (HEIs) in Europe. Material and Methods The study used a cross-sectional design and was conducted in HEIs educating health care professionals in Europe. The data was collected through a Webropol questionnaire consisting of structured and open-ended questions. Results Only 68.4% of the respondents stated that they have a framework that guides the patient handling education. Additionally, some answers referred to guidelines that are not adequate to be referred to as evidence-based guidelines on patient handling. There is variation in emphasizing workplace safety and risk assessment issues in the curricula, and variation in teaching of assistive aids. Conclusions Currently the patient handling education in the studied HEIs does not meet the requirements of evidence-based practice. The establishment of a European-wide framework, including both theoretical and practical training for safe patient handling is needed. The inclusion of risk assessment and workplace safety issues is essential to improve the risk management knowledge and skills and further avoid work-related musculoskeletal disorders.

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A new quantitative approach to measure perceived work-related stress in Italian employees

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Cevenini G., Fratini I., Gambassi R.

International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health

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2012

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vol. 25

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issue 4

426-445

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Objective We propose a method for a reliable quantitative measure of subjectively perceived occupational stress applicable in any company to enhance occupational safety and psychosocial health, to enable precise prevention policies and intervention and to improve work quality and efficiency. Materials and Methods A suitable questionnaire was telephonically administered to a stratified sample of the whole Italian population of employees. Combined multivariate statistical methods, including principal component, cluster and discriminant analyses, were used to identify risk factors and to design a causal model for understanding work-related stress. Results The model explained the causal links of stress through employee perception of imbalance between job demands and resources for responding appropriately, by supplying a reliable U-shaped nonlinear stress index, expressed in terms of values of human systolic arterial pressure. Low, intermediate and high values indicated demotivation (or inefficiency), well-being and distress, respectively. Costs for stress-dependent productivity shortcomings were estimated to about 3.7% of national income from employment. Conclusions The method identified useful structured information able to supply a simple and precise interpretation of employees’ well-being and stress risk. Results could be compared with estimated national benchmarks to enable targeted intervention strategies to protect the health and safety of workers, and to reduce unproductive costs for firms.

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Wspólnotowe regulacje prawne dotyczące bezpieczeństwa pracy na budowie i ich implementacja do prawa polskiego

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Harat A.

Polish Journal of Materials and Environmental Engineering

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2023

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vol. 6(26)

46-56

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There is no doubt that the issues related to safety and health protection as well as accident prevention should be considered an important element of every investment and construction process. For this reason, numerous regulations in both the Community and Polish legal order have been imposed in this area. The Community regulations include numerous Community directives. The most important from the point of view of work safety in the construction pro-cess is the so-called framework directive of 12 June 1989 on the introduction of measures to improve occupational safety and health, and the eighth individual directive of 24 June 1992 on the implementation of minimum safety and health requirements at temporary and mobile construction sites. Owing to the above-mentioned legal acts, the minimum requirements regarding occupational safety in the investment process have been unified at the Community level. This is very important due to the principle of free movement of workers introduced on the basis of Art. 45 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union. The Community legal regulations clearly emphasize the full responsibility of employers in this respect and, in relation to the investment and construction process, the responsibility of investors or substitute investors. The EU regulations were implemented into the Polish legal order by adopting the generally applicable legal acts - the Construction Law, and the regulation on information regarding health and safety, as well as the health and safety plan. The aforesaid regulations and, above all, the health and safety plan prepared on their basis are aimed at identifying hazards in the workplace and implementing solutions to prevent them at the investment implementation stage.

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Zaistenie bezpečnosti práce pri zváraní kovov

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KVASNOVÁ P.

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2013

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vol. 4

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issue 1

375-381

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Článok pojednáva o negatívnych dôsledkoch jednotlivých druhov zvárania a spôsoboch ich eliminácie, čo je možné len pri dodržiavaní pravidiel bezpečnosti práce pri zváraní

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Article dealt with negative consequences individual sorts welding’s and manners its elimination, what be possible only by the abidance style occupational safety in metal welding

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Needlestick and sharps injuries at a German university hospital: epidemiology, causes and preventive potential – a descriptive analysis

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Kaur M., Mohr S., Andersen G., Kuhnigk O.

International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health

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2022

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vol. 35

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issue 4

497-507

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Objectives To analyze the number, epidemiology and circumstances of needlestick and sharps injuries (NSSI) and exposures to body fluids and to identify further preventive measures to improve the occupational safety of health care workers (HCW). Material and Methods Setting: German university tertiary-care referral center. Retrospective study based on injury documentation sheets of the hospital’s staff and faculty health service and, if given, on reports by continuity doctors and by the accident and emergency department in January 2014–June 2016. Results Altogether, 567 injuries were registered with a significant decrease of cases over the study period. The majority of accidents occurred in the operating theater (35%). Stress, time pressure, overstrain, carelessness and distraction were found to be the main reasons for injuries. At least 30% of the cases were preventable, mainly by wearing personal protective equipment (PPE), by proper disposal of an item and by early replacement of overfilled sharps containers (SC). In 20% of the cases involving an item, the injury was caused by a safety-engineered device (SED). Almost one-third of these injuries were attributable to an improper use of the SED. Conclusions Despite many efforts made to reduce their number, NSSI still occur. Health care workers and students should be offered regular trainings to be sensitized to this topic and to learn the appropriate use of SED. Moreover, organizational measures must be taken, such as the provision of suitable PPE and safe SC. Strategies need to be established to improve the working conditions and reduce the stress level of HCW.

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SPOŁECZNE KONSEKWENCJE WYPADKÓW PRZY PRACY NA PRZYKŁADZIE RODZIN PRACOWNIKÓW GÓRNICTWA WĘGLA KAMIENNEGO

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Jarosławska-Sobór S.

Polityka Społeczna

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2017

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vol. 44

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issue 1(514)

33–39

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The aim of this paper is to discuss of workrelated accidents consequences for families of polish mining of hard coal employees. Extractive industry belongs to the highest level hazard branch of the economy for its workers. Problem of mining families situation touched by a tragic accident has been undertaken, because in the light of previous studies it is a small interest of the situation and social security of these family. In this paper research results conducted in connection with the doctoral dissertation on social responsibility in Polish mining are discussed. This PhD has been awarded by the Polish Ministry of Family, Labour and Social Policy. Qualitative methods were primarily used in this empirical study and these included: in-depth interviews (IDI) with the representatives of coal mines, coal companies and social experts, desk research and the case study concerning the issue of employer’s responsibility towards family due to occupational safety. Qualitative methods were supported by quantitative study e.g. statistical analyses of registers and reports of the Polish government and other official documentation. Situation of mining families at the point of work-related accident of an husband and father analysis has been made. The situation is even more difficult, because of the sectoral conditions and tradition the miner is very often the main breadwinner in the family and the only one working person. Conclusions of this study are pointing out basic problems of the affected workers families. It’s also define the needs related with support system and complex aid scheme for the family of workers affected by workrelated accidents.

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Celem artykułu jest omówienie następstw wypadków przy pracy dla rodzin pracowników polskiego górnictwa węgla kamiennego. Przemysł wydobywczy należy do gałęzi gospodarki o wysokim stopniu ryzyka dla zatrudnionych. Problem sytuacji rodzin górniczych dotkniętych tragicznym zdarzeniem został podjęty, ponieważ w świetle wyników dotychczasowych badań jest zbyt małe zainteresowanie sytuacją i zabezpieczeniem socjalnym rodzin pracowników, którzy zginęli przy pracy.W artykule dokonano analiizy sytuacji rodzin górniczych, które znalazły się w sytuacji wypadku przy pracy męża i ojca. Sytuacja ta jest tym trudniejsza, ponieważ uwarunkowania sektorowe i tradycja spowodowały, że górnik był często jedynym żywicielem rodziny i jedyną pracującą osobą. Wnioski wskazują podstawowe problemy, z jakimi muszą się zmierzyć rodziny poszkodowanych pracowników. Określają też potrzeby w zakresie opracowania systemu wsparcia i kompleksowej pomocy rodzinie pracownika poszkodowanego w wyniku wypadku przy pracy.

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Rola aspektów społecznych, technicznych i organizacyjnych w kształtowaniu kultury bezpieczeństwa pracy – studium przypadku przedsiębiorstw z branży finansowej

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Piwowar-Sulej K., Marniok D.

Zarządzanie Zasobami Ludzkimi

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2019

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issue 3-4(128) „Nowe trendy i różnorodność w bezpieczeństwie pracy"

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Kultura bezpieczeństwa (zwana także kulturą BHP czy bezpieczeństwa pracy) jest elementem kultury organizacyjnej. Tę drugą definiuje się jako zespół norm, wartości i sposobów zachowań personelu. Tymczasem badacze zajmujący się zagadnieniem bezpieczeństwa w pracy zwracają uwagę nie tylko na społeczny, ale też techniczny i organizacyjny wymiar kultury BHP. Żeby osiągnąć pożądany poziom kultury bezpieczeństwa pracy, należy umiejętnie kształtować wskazane wymiary, dbając o ich wzajemne uzupełnianie. Celem artykułu jest przedstawienie pojęcia kultury bezpieczeństwa w przedsiębiorstwie i czynników kształtujących ten typ kultury. W części empirycznej artykułu przedstawiono studium przypadku dwóch dużych przedsiębiorstw z branży finansowej, zlokalizowanych w Polsce.

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A safety culture (also known as the occupational health and safety culture) is an element of organizational culture. The latter is defined as a set of personnel standards, values, and behaviors. At the same time, researchers concerned with the issue of safety at work pay attention to not only the social, but also technical and organizational dimension of safety culture. In order to achieve the desired level of safety culture it is necessary to skillfully shape the indicated dimensions, ensuring their internal consistency. The aim of the article is to present the concept of safety culture in an enterprise and the factors that shape this type of culture. The empirical section of the article presents the case studies of two large companies in the financial sector located in Poland.

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249 Conference Release from the Polish National Conference under the Honorary Patronage of the Minister of Health on “Occupational Safety for Nurses and Midwives”, September 10-11, 2018, Warsaw, Poland

ERGONOMIA I BEZPIECZEŃSTWO PRACY W PROFESJONALNEJ AKTYWNOŚCI CZŁOWIEKA

Safe patient handling education: analysis from European higher education institutions

A new quantitative approach to measure perceived work-related stress in Italian employees

Wspólnotowe regulacje prawne dotyczące bezpieczeństwa pracy na budowie i ich implementacja do prawa polskiego

Zaistenie bezpečnosti práce pri zváraní kovov

Needlestick and sharps injuries at a German university hospital: epidemiology, causes and preventive potential – a descriptive analysis

SPOŁECZNE KONSEKWENCJE WYPADKÓW PRZY PRACY NA PRZYKŁADZIE RODZIN PRACOWNIKÓW GÓRNICTWA WĘGLA KAMIENNEGO

Rola aspektów społecznych, technicznych i organizacyjnych w kształtowaniu kultury bezpieczeństwa pracy – studium przypadku przedsiębiorstw z branży finansowej