3rd Symposium on Occupational Safety and Health Proceedings Book
Synopsis
The 3rd Occupational Safety and Health proceedings book is a compilation of the most recent works of students, researchers and professors within the domain of occupational safety and health. The included works are focused on selected topics regarding ergonomics, safety, and health.
This proceedings book represents the state of the art and it is mainly based on research carried out at Universities and other research institutions, as well as some case studies. In its scope, this book contains useful and up-to-date information, giving visibility to emerging issues and presenting new solutions in the field of occupational safety and health.
The proceedings books is based on selected contributions from the 3rd Doctoral Congress in Engineering, held on the 27th and 28th of June, at Faculty of Engineering of University of Porto, in Porto, Portugal. All the included contributions were revised by, at least, 2 of the 31 international scientific committee members.
Chapters
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Analysis of the instrumentation used in randomized controlled trials to assess pain in the osteopathic intervention: A short review
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Analysis of a chicken wing cut sector using the OWAS method
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Chitosan nerve guidance channels with different geometries and their numerical analysis
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Assessment of firefighters’ occupational exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons by biomonitoring
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Occupational exposure to dust in the mining industry contexta short review
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OWAS method analysis applied to a slaughterhouse company
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Prevalence of occupational diseases in women in Universities: Review Article
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Suicide and Work, Sociological ViewReview article
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Virtual Reality and the future of construction
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Analysis of the nutritional composition of the typical meals of the rural workers in the Muanza District in Sofala - Mozambique
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The Posted Workers and their difficulties in European Union
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Food in the occupational environment and its benefits in worker’s health
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Specific Risks associated with the Manufacture of Airplanes
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Hand tools characteristics in slave labour
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Thematic review on the slaves' feeding in colonial and imperial Brazil
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Predicting thermal sensation through local body skin temperatures to assess thermal comfort: a short systematic review
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A short review on physiological monitoring during working activities
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A comparison of energy expenditure equations for basal-equivalent activities
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Quantitative Risk Analysis and Consequence Modeling the Explosion of Methane Storage Tanks in a Gas Refinery
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The sound aesthetic of servicescape: influence in the aesthetic experience of employees
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Geographic information Systems enforced to Occupational Health and Safety Practices: A short literature review
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Work accidents with biological material with health professionals in Brazilian hospitals
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Ergonomic analysis of cleaning professionals: pilot study
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Factors influencing workplace physical activity interventions: a short review