In the health care setting (hospital, clinics, laboratory etc.) there are physical, chemical, ergonomic, psychosocial, biological and safety hazards present. One of the hazards HCWs are constantly at risk to is biological hazards like bacteria, virus, fungi and spores when…
Many a times, employers and employees get a letter or medical chit with the words ‘light duties’ from the medical practitioner and sometimes from allied health practitioners; and this will usually leave the manager/supervisor scratching their head as the period…
Shift work (SW) means a group of workers alternating with other groups in the workplace, working in a rotation through 24 hours in a day. It is required in some industries due to a demand supply need of 7 days…
Introduction Occupational exposures contribute to the morbidity and mortality of many diseases. Occupational diseases continue to be under- recognized even though they are responsible for an estimated 860,000 illnesses and 60,300 deaths each year (USA). In Malaysia, even though there…