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Labour Education, 1990
At the International Labor Conference held in Geneva in June 1990, the following topics were discussed: the Director-General's report on the environment and the world of work; night work; safety in the use of chemicals; working conditions in hotels, restaurants, and similar establishments; and the promotion of self-employment. (JOW)
Descriptors: Flexible Working Hours, Foreign Countries, Hazardous Materials, Hospitality Occupations

Stedt, Joe D. – American Annals of the Deaf, 1992
In a survey concerning repetitive stress injury (RSI) and carpal tunnel syndrome, 87 percent of the 40 sign language interpreters reported that they had at some time experienced at least 2 symptoms associated with RSI, and most interpreters knew others with RSI problems. Data indicate that RSI is a severe problem among sign language interpreters.…
Descriptors: Deaf Interpreting, Deafness, Injuries, Interpreters

International Labour Review, 1993
Summarizes recent judicial decisions in various countries concerning application of general legal principles to labor law, access to employment, conditions of employment, occupational safety and health, social security, and labor relations. (Author/SK)
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Employer Employee Relationship, Employment Practices, Foreign Countries

McKechnie, Jim; Hobbs, Sandy; Lindsay, Sandra; Lynch, Margaret – Children & Society, 1998
Recent evidence has emerged that in Britain, like the United States, many children below minimum school-leaving age are working. Often, the work is illegal. Research in the United States suggests that many risk accidents and other hazards to health. Evidence from Britain is of a more fragmentary nature, but enough exists to suggest a need for…
Descriptors: Child Health, Child Labor, Child Safety, Employment Problems

Eriksen, Michael P.; Gottlieb, Nell H. – American Journal of Health Promotion, 1998
Reviewed worksite health-promotion program evaluations from 1968 to 1994 that addressed the health impact of worksite smoking-cessation programs and smoking policies. Results indicated that smoking-cessation group programs were more effective than minimal treatment programs. Tobacco policies reduced worksite cigarette consumption and environmental…
Descriptors: Environmental Standards, Health Promotion, Occupational Safety and Health, Policy
Cronin, Greg – Camping Magazine, 1999
Discusses methods for training camp counselors in safety standards. Safety awareness and camp wellness should be introduced during staff interviews. During precamp training, staff should complete a test in OSHA requirements, followed by role playing to expand staff's knowledge in each OSHA safety and health area. First aid training, fire safety,…
Descriptors: Camping, First Aid, Hazardous Materials, Occupational Safety and Health

Shephard, Roy J. – Quest, 2002
Attempts to change employees' personal behavior to promote a healthy workplace raise ethical and professional questions. Needs for successful wellness programs must be balanced against individual rights to remain unhealthy. The paper discusses potential fiscal benefits of wellness programs, ethics of motivation, personal responsibility for health,…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Employees, Ethics, Exercise

Siebert, Darcy Clay – Social Work Research, 2004
This article explores depression in social workers, examines the potential negative professional consequences--that is, impairment--and investigates the personal and occupational variables associated with depression. One thousand active NASW members were anonymously surveyed as a part of the study "Work and Well-Being: A Study of North…
Descriptors: Social Work, Depression (Psychology), Emotional Response, Occupational Safety and Health
Reynolds, Brady; Schiffbauer, Ryan M. – Behavior Analyst, 2004
A conceptual argument is presented for the relevance of behavior-analytic research on impulsive choice to issues of occupational safety and health. Impulsive choice is defined in terms of discounting, which is the tendency for the value of a commodity to decrease as a function of various parameters (e.g., having to wait or expend energy to receive…
Descriptors: Evidence, Occupational Safety and Health, Sleep, Behavioral Science Research
Sattler, Barbara – Zero to Three, 2005
Each of the elements required to create a healthy baby--genetics, the anatomy of the male and female reproductive system, the processes by which eggs and sperm are produced, the processes by which the embryo is created and implanted, maternal health during pregnancy, and embryonic/fetal growth and development--is vulnerable to damage by…
Descriptors: Child Health, Pregnancy, Risk, Genetics
Knopp, Alan – American School & University, 2005
Education administrators always are trying to get better performance from their custodial-services department. When schools use more efficient and cost-effective methods, administrators can focus on more pressing issues and worry less about routine problems. In this article, the author discusses some basics to consider: (1) site safety…
Descriptors: Sanitation, Educational Administration, Facilities Management, School Maintenance
Thomas, Michelle A – Health Education Journal, 2006
Objective: This paper reports women seafarers' experiences of sexual harassment. Design: Data reported in this paper were collected as part of a larger study exploring company policies and practices relating to women seafarers and the experiences of women seafarers themselves. Setting: Data reported here was collected with women from seven…
Descriptors: Sexual Harassment, Females, Focus Groups, Semiskilled Workers
Zamani, A. Rahman, Ed.; Calder, Judy, Ed.; Rose, Bobbie, Ed.; Leonard, Victoria, Ed.; Gendell, Mara, Ed. – California Childcare Health Program, 2007
"Child Care Health Connections" is a bimonthly newsletter published by the California Childcare Health Program (CCHP), a community-based program of the University of California, San Francisco School of Nursing, Department of Family Health Care Nursing. The goals of the newsletter are to promote and support a healthy and safe environment…
Descriptors: Child Care, Child Health, Child Safety, Dental Health
Gandy-Goldston, Terrie M. – 1995
A study examined employees' knowledge of the causes of carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS), its prevention, and their legal rights after being diagnosed with CTS. A 24-item questionnaire was administered to a random sample of 30 Chicago-area employees who had been afflicted with CTS. Of those surveyed, 99% considered their CTS injury related to their…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Educational Needs, Employee Attitudes, Health Promotion
EASTCONN Regional Educational Services Center, North Windham, CT. – 1989
The purpose of this welding program is to provide students with skills and techniques to become employed as advanced apprentice welders. The welding program manual includes the following sections: (1) course description; (2) general objectives; (3) competencies; (4) curriculum outline for 13 areas; (5) 13 references; and (6) student progress…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Blueprints, Course Descriptions, Electricity