The problem of this study was to construct a valid and reliable scale to measure safety climate and to develop an explicative model of unsafe work behavior that included the following contributory factors to unsafe work behavior: (a) Perceived safety climate, (b) perceived hazar…
America, as a society, is aging. Currently, 13% of the population is 65 years of age or older. This percentage is expected to rise to 21% by 2030. Since older travelers frequently suffer from one or more age-related physical and/or information handling decrements, they often hav…
As part of their statutory Public Sector Duty universities and practice learning partners need to provide reasonable adjustments to support pre-registration nursing students with disabilities. Support measures should meet students' individual needs while maintaining academic and…
The oil and gas industry in Libya has suffered a number of health and safety accidents including environmental disasters due to the nature of the work involved and the hazardous materials it handles in all facets of exploration and production. Such issues have hitherto not recei…
The study aimed to examine the contributions of two corporate, non-health, transnational, Sustainable Healthy Workplaces (SHWs) to the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGS) in Nigeria. The research questions in this study sought to determine the contributions ma…
This thesis addresses the problem of the analysis of knowledge. The persistent failure of analyses of knowledge in terms of necessary and sufficient conditions is used to motivate exploring alternative approaches to the analytical problem. In parallel to a similar development in…
Project performance relies upon effective project management. Indeed, project management has been recognized as an important means for making changes in the organisation. Efficiency in project management, obviously, enhances the probability of project success, which consequently…
The £198M demolition industry sector is part of the construction industry, worth approximately £2.2bn in the UK p.a albeit such a small fraction it is nevertheless the largest provider of secondary building products, handles 32 million tonnes (approximately) of waste each year a…
The thesis presents an investigation of pregnant women s safety and comfort needs during car travel. A survey is used to investigate all aspects and problems of car travel. This survey is a comprehensive examination of the entire driving activity with much detail of reported dif…
To monitor relative drug efficacy, serial monthly triple-dose (0.3 mmol/kg) Gadopentetate Dimeglumine (Magnevist, Befex, Montville, NJ) is being used for MRI's for more than eighteen consecutive occasions (every 4 weeks) in 75 patients. To our knowledge, no prior study has emplo…
The history of post-disaster reconstruction programs, especially in developing countries, is replete with the failure to provide safe-construction methods that can be sustained and repeated over time, in spite of the usually acclaimed success of these projects by those in charge…
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is considered one of the fastest growing and most developed countries in the Middle East. Despite this fact, construction safety has not been seriously considered and construction workers are facing the dangers of construction operation on daily ba…
Helicopter Emergency Medical Services (HEMS) is among the most dangerous type of flying in the United States today. In 2008 it was safer to fly medical evacuation missions in Iraq and Afghanistan than in the Continental United States. This study is designed to test whether the f…
The Beautiful Iraqi Women project was a short-term participatory research project co-designed and co-facilitated with Iraqi refugee women. Pragmatic project goals were to learn about Iraqi refugees' resettlement experiences and create accessible and welcoming entries into the di…
The US healthcare is facing a lot of challenges and is in need of critical evaluation of their costs and expenditures. Single Use Medical devices and their disposal make up a large part of healthcare costs. Current manufacturing processes and government regulations make it very …
Researchers in the safety field are facing more challenges everyday with the expanding modern socio-technical systems. Safety analysis such as hazard analysis, accident causation analysis, and risk assessment are being revisited to overcome the shortcoming of the conventional sa…
This qualitative study described the experiences of members of the United States Armed Forces in communicating and maintaining relationships with family and other loved ones while deployed to Iraq or Afghanistan. Service members described a range of communication issues related …
All-Terrain Vehicles (ATV) and Side-By-Side Vehicles (SXS) are popular off road vehicles that are increasingly used in agriculture. These tasks expose the operator to conditions that may cause crashes that can result in catastrophic injuries and fatalities. Insurance policy cove…