Writing groups for doctoral students are generally agreed to provide valuable learning spaces for PhD candidates. Here an academic developer and the seven members of a writing group formed in a Discipline of Public Health provide an account of their experiences of collaborating in a multicultural, multidisciplinary thesis writing group. We consider the benefits of belonging to such a group for PhD students who are operating in a research climate in which disciplinary boundaries are blurring and where an increasing number of doctoral projects are interdisciplinary in nature; in which both academic staff and students come from enormously diverse cultural and language backgrounds; and in which teamwork, networking and collaboration are prized but not always proactively facilitated. We argue that doctoral writing groups comprising students from diverse cultural and disciplinary backgrounds can be of significant value for postgraduates who wish to collaborate on their own academic development to improve their research writing and communication skills; at the same time, such collaborative work effectively builds an inclusive, dynamic research community.
BACKGROUND: Musculoskeletal disorders are a leading cause of work-related ill health, and a major cost burden for the individual, industry and the community. Despite the broad range of risk factors that have been identified, most studies have focused only on specific occupations or categories of risk factors, meaning that there is limited understanding of the relative contributions of individual and organisational, physical and psychosocial factors. OBJECTIVE: This cross-sectional survey of workers in medium-to-large workplaces in South Australia sought to examine a broad range of factors within various workplaces and industries. PARTICIPANTS: 404 workers from 29 workgroups and 23 separate companies participated in the research. METHODS: Questionnaires were administered face-to-face, assessing demographic and job characteristics, safety climate, musculoskeletal pain and discomfort (MSPD) and job satisfaction. Potential predictors were grouped in terms of personal/job and organizational characteristics and associations with MSPD examined. RESULTS: A considerable proportion of workers (40%) had experienced MSPD in the last 7 days and 15% had experienced severe MSPD. In a multivariate model, four variables were found to be significantly associated with MSPD, namely being aged 40 years (adjusted odds ratio = 1.73), overall job satisfaction (negatively associated) (AOR = 0.37), medium (vs. large) company size (AOR = 1.80) and workgroup safety climate score (negatively associated) (AOR = 0.58). CONCLUSIONS:The results confirm a link between non-physical factors and work-related musculoskeletal disorders, suggesting that these factors should received increased attention as part of overall health and safety strategies. Organizations should give greater consideration to both the satisfaction of their employees and organizational factors that set the tone for safety climate.
Background: Indonesia is currently experiencing a case of the Covid-19 pandemic, a case of the corona virus appears and attacks humans for the first time in Wuhan Province, China. This emergency occurs mainly in patients with previous health problems. Many schools and universities are closed by the government by imposing learning and working at home, limiting religious activities, limiting transportation modes, restricting activities in public places and dismissing workplaces and other activities specifically related to aspects of defense and security. The government in this case continues to make promotions to disseminate the prevention of the spread of the corona virus, especially in workplaces. Health promotion is an important determinant of the healthy behavior of the community, especially workers who continue to work during the Covid-19 pandemic. The purpose of this study was to analyze the relationship between Occupational Health and Safety Promotion (K3) and COVID 19 Prevention Measures for employees at a hospital in North Sulawesi Province. Methods: This study was an observational study with a cross sectional study design. The population in this study were all employees of the Eye Hospital. The sample in this study was a total population of 70 people. The independent variables in this study were training, communication, and supervision with the dependent variable, namely the prevention of Covid 19. The research data were analyzed using univariate, bivariate and multivariate analysis and chi-square statistical calculations. Presentation of data is made in table and narrative form. Results: This study showed that 51.8% of hospital staff did not take preventive measures properly. The results of the bivariate analysis showed that there was a significant relationship between K3 training and covid-19 preventive measures with a value of p = 0.047, there was a significant relationship between K3 communication and covid-19 prevention measures with a value of p = 0.000, there was a significant relationship between supervision and covid-19 precaution with a value of p = 0.000. The results of the multivariate analysis showed communication (p = 0.000; OR = 5.090 was the most dominant influencing factor, with good supervision it would increase covid-19 prevention measures for employees at a hospital in North Sulawesi Province, Conclusion: Conclusion of the study This states that OHS training, OHS communication and supervision have an important role in efforts to prevent Covid-19 at a hospital in North Sulawesi Province and the factor that plays the most role in taking Covid 19 preventive measures is K3 communication.
Compared with standard ergonomics advice to management, there was evidence of a benefit of stage-matched intervention for MSPD prevention, particularly for low back pain. Organisational safety climate should be taken into account when planning prevention programmes.
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