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Open Journal of Safety Science and Technology (OJSST) is an openly accessible journal published quarterly. The goal of this journal is to provide a platform for scientists and academicians all over the world to promote, share, and discuss various new issues and developments in different areas of safety science and tec…
Md. Torikul Islam, Md. Ramjan Ali, Nabil Mahmud, Md. Mostafizur Rahman, Md. Sohel Sheikh
The issue of electrical fire hazards is a major safety risk within the Ready-Made Garment (RMG) sector, especially in areas that have a high rate of industrialization, like Savar, Bangladesh. Optimal electrical safety management is necessary in providing prot…
Kurt Landau, Sylvie Nadeau
This case study deals with the derivation of a necessary and sufficient analysis period for the practical application of the Key Indicator Method Awkward Body Posture (KIM-ABP). For the case study involving the de-icing of aircraft in open baskets, we chose a…
Arun Kr Dev, Mst. Zebun Nahar Eti Moni, Md. Imran Uddin, Zobair Ibn Awal, N. M. Golam Zakaria, Shaumik Sharif Dipto
The ship recycling sector in Bangladesh plays a pivotal role in the national economy, primarily through the recovery of reusable materials and employment generation. However, it grapples with substantial challenges related to worker safety and operational haz…
Kali A. Roduner, Alexis L. Gerber, Jill M. Voorhees, Michael E. Barnes
Occupational noise from water flowing into rearing tanks is a common hazard in aquaculture facilities, with long-term exposure potentially injurious to workers. Typical hatchery tank designs have water entering a rearing unit via an elevated spray bar, result…
Antonio Francisco Corno
Internal outsourcing has intensified organizational fragmentation and redistributed responsibilities for Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) across multiple employers, challenging conventional safety management approaches. This study aims to critically synth…
Thomas Neil McManus
This article builds on a life-threatening pneumonia that developed following a visit to a worksite. Bacteria encountered in infrastructures normally require either aerobic or anaerobic conditions for survival. Design of the structures involved in handling, pr…
Patrick K. Jjemba, Rayvonn Mercado
Landfills are a necessity for the proper disposal of solid waste. However, when the landfill is closed and capped, the land is rarely used for any productive purpose. Overpeck Park in New Jersey was successfully transformed from a landfill wasteland to a publ…
Riley Williams
Virtual reality (VR) is increasingly used for occupational safety and health (OSH) training, yet the VR laboratory itself is seldom treated as an exposure environment requiring systematic industrial hygiene management. This paper proposes a conceptual framewo…
Oluwafemi G. Olatoye, Andrew O. Arewa, Stephen C. Theophilus, Ismaeel Husain
Globally, employee burnout has become rampant, particularly in high-risk industries. Yet, contemporary research on employee burnout and the prevalence of adverse safety incidents in high-risk industries is scarce. This study investigates employees’ perception…
Ubong Ita Ekanem
This narrative literature review examines textile industry waste production through critical analysis of environmental research from academic databases and industry repositories. The textile sector, although a significant contributor to the global economy, is…
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Open Journal of Safety Science and Technology (OJSST) is an openly accessible journal published quarterly. The goal of this journal is to provide a platform for scientists and academicians all over the world to promote, share, and discuss various new issues and developments in different areas of safety science and tec… All articles are open access under a CC BY 4.0 licence, with authors retaining copyright.
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