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J E Parker-Conrad

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Knowledge of occupational hazards in photography: a pilot study.

1. Artists use many materials composed of the same chemicals that cause major occupational health problems in industry. 2. The majority of artists are unaware of the potential hazards in the materials and processes they use. 3. The pilot study revealed that greater than 90% of the amateur photographers did not use safety precautions in the darkroom. 4. The most common perceived barrier to the use of safety precautions was the lack of knowledge about chemical safety.

Hazardous Substances↗

Predictors of registered nurses' lifting behavior.

1. Nurses continue to experience back pain and injury as a result of occupational stressors, with most attributed to lifting clients. 2. Research found that only 2% of nurses lifted clients as prescribed by current nursing textbooks. 3. Nurses' lifting behavior was related to the age of the nurse and the type of client movement. 4. Ongoing education regarding prescribed lifting behavior in clinical settings and continued research regarding strategies to increase the prevalence of safe behavior in the workplace are recommended.

Back Injuries↗