Safety of machinery in hospitals: An exploratory study in the province of Quebec, Canada

Tremblay, Jean-Claude; Gauthier, François

doi:10.1016/j.ssci.2017.08.018

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“…However, there might be the influence of the type of employment such as regular nurses who work less hours than general regular nurses [ 50 ]. Furthermore, other factors may have an influence such as type of department [ 41 ], type and frequency of work shift [ 41 ], and antecedents of injury among healthcare employees [ 12 ], as well as differences according to type of hazard [ 11 ] and injuries [ 2 , 4 , 5 ]; thus, further studies are required.…”

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“…In hospitals, workers are at risk for the following potential types of hazards: biological (e.g., needle stick injuries), ergonomic (e.g., patient handling), chemical (e.g., chemicals used for disinfecting and sterilizing), physical (e.g., radiation from X-rays and radioisotopes), psychosocial (e.g., stress), and mechanical (e.g., slips, trips, and falls) [ 10 , 11 ]. Regarding work-related injuries in hospitals, McCaughey et al (2016) [ 12 ] identified four antecedents of injury among healthcare employees: individual characteristics and three categories using a framework of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (i.e., organization of work such as shift work, job characteristics such as physical and psychological demands and social-relational aspects of work, and safety programs and training).…”

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The Influence of Supportive and Ethical Work Environments on Work-Related Accidents, Injuries, and Serious Psychological Distress among Hospital Nurses

Tei-Tominaga

Nakanishi

2018

IJERPH

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The healthcare industry in Japan has experienced many cases of work-related injuries, accidents, and workers’ compensation claims because of mental illness. This study examined the influence of supportive and ethical work environments on work-related accidents, injuries, and serious psychological distress among hospital nurses. Self-reported questionnaires were distributed to nurses (n = 1114) from 11 hospitals. Valid responses (n = 822, 93% women, mean age = 38.49 ± 10.09 years) were used for analyses. The questionnaire included items addressing basic attributes, work and organizational characteristics, social capital and ethical climate at the workplace, psychological distress, and experience of work-related accidents or injuries in the last half year. The final model of a multivariate logistic regression analysis revealed that those who work less than 4 h of overtime per week (OR = 0.313), those who work on days off more than once per month (OR = 0.424), and an exclusive workplace climate (OR = 1.314) were significantly associated with work-related accidents or injuries. Additionally, an exclusive workplace climate (OR = 1.696) elevated the risk of serious psychological distress. To prevent work-related compensation cases, which are caused by these variables, strengthening hospitals’ occupational health and safety is necessary.

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The Influence of Supportive and Ethical Work Environments on Work-Related Accidents, Injuries, and Serious Psychological Distress among Hospital Nurses

Tei-Tominaga

Nakanishi

2018

IJERPH

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“…The findings demonstrate that machine-related hazards are significant in this industry and that machinery safety is frequently lacking. None of the facilities were equipped with lockout/tagout procedures, methodologies for evaluating machine risk, or a dedicated document describing safety rules for handling machine hazards [42]. To better understand the execution of the reduced speed and energy operating conditions used for maintenance and other interventions in Quebec and determine the factors influencing the choice of reduced speed and energy values in Quebec, Chinniah et al conducted a study in 2017 [44].…”

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“…With the right training, a worker can close the gap between their current abilities and those necessary to complete tasks safely and comprehend the risks to which they are exposed. Unfortunately, proper safety training is not a common practice from the point of view of workers; they consider that they do not receive enough training regarding machine safety, especially regarding lockout/tagout procedures [42]. understood the purpose of the lockout application, although only a small portion of them (18%) were aware of the current energy control regulation.…”

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Exploring Safety of Machineries and Training: An Overview of Current Literature Applied to Manufacturing Environments

Del Giudice,

Sharafkhani,

Di Nardo

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A machine is described as an assembly that has a drive system installed or is planned to have a drive system installed and that is constituted of linked elements or components, at least one of which moves, that are connected for a particular application (ISO12100). Different types of risks are present in machines, and exposure to them can cause harm or even death. When risk has been adequately reduced, machinery safety considers a machine’s ability to complete its intended duty throughout its life cycle. A literature review was carried out using “safety of machinery” as a keyword, which produced an analysis of 29 papers published from 2008 to 2024. The papers were examined through bibliometric analysis of the year of publication, country, citation statistics, and study of the keywords. These studies were classified into accident analysis papers, papers focused on the normative, papers that addressed risk assessment tools, and papers that conducted quantitative research. In addition, a more in-depth analysis of the articles associated with the keywords with the highest number of occurrences was carried out. Lastly, studies with quantitative analyses were analysed to identify new possible aspects that it is necessary to investigate.

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“…Therefore, interest in SME occupational health and safety has grown considerably in the past decade. [1011] Barbeau et al . suggest that the size of a company should not be a barrier to putting forth occupational health and safety standards.…”

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Systematic review: Factors related to injuries in small- and medium-sized enterprises

Nowrouzi‐Kia

Nadesar

Casole³

2019

Int J Crit Illn Inj Sci

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The purpose of this systematic review was to identify the antecedent factors of workplace injuries in small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). A customized systematic review protocol included the research question, literature search, quality appraisal, data management and extraction, and evidence synthesis. The evidence was evaluated using the Critical Appraisal Skills Programme checklists and the Cochrane Collaboration “Risk of Bias” assessment tools. A total of 1355 articles were identified before duplicate removal. Ten articles were relevant to the study objective. Of these, two articles examined antecedents related to physical injuries, three examined those related to psychological injuries, and four focused on a combination. Antecedent factors included older workers, unsafe acts, unsafe working conditions, accident type and type of work performed, trips and falls, loss in productivity, social isolation, financial stress, and lack of employer support during the return to the workplace. The findings of this systematic review support the need for increased research to identify antecedent factors associated with injury in SMEs. Research should focus on interventions to mitigate injury rates that associate employees with employers, thus promoting collaboration in augmenting health and safety in SMEs.

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Safety of machinery in hospitals: An exploratory study in the province of Quebec, Canada

Cited by 5 publications

References 24 publications

The Influence of Supportive and Ethical Work Environments on Work-Related Accidents, Injuries, and Serious Psychological Distress among Hospital Nurses

The Influence of Supportive and Ethical Work Environments on Work-Related Accidents, Injuries, and Serious Psychological Distress among Hospital Nurses

Exploring Safety of Machineries and Training: An Overview of Current Literature Applied to Manufacturing Environments

Systematic review: Factors related to injuries in small- and medium-sized enterprises

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