Occupational Safety and Hygiene IV Selected, Extended and Revised Contributions from the International Symposium Occupational Safety and Hygiene, Guimaraes, Portugal, 23-24 March 2016

Occupational Safety and Hygiene IV covers a wide variety of topics, including but not limited to: - Occupational Safety - Risk Assessment - Ergonomics - Management Systems - Physical Environment - Construction Safety, and - Human Factors This compilation of papers in the domain of occupational safety and hygiene is mainly based on research works carried out at universities and other research institutions, and on practical studies developed by Occupational Safety & Health (OSH) practitioners within their companies. Accordingly, this book will be helpful to get acquainted with the state-of-the-art of the research within the mentioned domains, as well as with some practical tools and approaches that are currently used by OSH professionals in a global context.

Occupational exposure assessment to particles with task-based approach S. Viegas, M. Almeida-Silva, T. Faria, M. Dos Santos & C. Viegas Trends of Volatile Organic Compounds in different indoor microenvironments: A review I. Paciência, J. Madureira, J. Cavaleiro Rufo, E. Oliveira Fernandes, A. Moreira & J.P. Teixeira Climate changes influence in occupational exposure to fungi and mycotoxins C. Viegas, M. Meneses & S. Viegas Changes of air temperature and its effects on student’s health J.C.F. Siqueira, L.B. da Silva, A.S. Coutinho & R.M. Rodrigues Biomechanical analysis of the manual handling of fertilizers in silvicultural operations, in mountainous regions L.J. Minette, S. Schettino, A.P. de Souza, F.L. da Cunha Marzano & A.C.M. Camarinha Exposure to emissions from cleaning products in primary schools: A test chamber study J. Cavaleiro Rufo, J. Madureira, I. Paciência, J.R.B. Sousa, E. Oliveira Fernandes, K. Slezakova, M.C. Pereira, L. Aguiar, J.P. Teixeira, M. Pinto, L. Delgado & A. Moreira Analysis of overload in the musculoskeletal system of women developing repetitive tasks in fluid filling process in chemical industry L. Monteiro, J. Santos, V. Santos, V. Franca & O. Alsina Communication strategies in Occupational Safety and Health training for foreign university students: A case study B. Mrugalska & T. Ahram The Portuguese anthropometric database comparison A.L. Cabral Human systems engineering approach for safety and risk management of complex systems design T. Ahram, W. Karwowski & C. Falcão Assessment of gaseous pollutants in a preschool environment M. Oliveira, K. Slezakova, M.C. Pereira, C. Delerue-Matos & S. Morais Influence of psychosocial factors in the pain symptoms J.M.N. Silva, W.K.S. Leite, R.E.C. Lucas, J.G.B. Fernandes, C.A. Falcão, E.L. Souza, L.B. Silva & G. Colaço Development of ergonomic sofas for labor rest areas S. Schettino, R. Hourani, L.J. Minette & A.C.M. Camarinha Performance evaluation in teaching environments on climate change R. Rodrigues, L. Silva, E. Souza, A. Souza & F. Brito Firefighter’s occupational exposure to PM2.5 and Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons M. Oliveira, K. Slezakova, M.C. Pereira, A. Fernandes, J.A. Vaz, C. Delerue-Matos & S. Morais Influence of temperatures’ variation on students’ productivity F. Brito, R. Rodrigues, L. Silva, E. Souza, R. Souza & A. Coutinho The workaholism as an obstacle to safety and well-being in the workplace G.Gonçalves, D. Nené, C. Sousa, J. Santos & A. Sousa Chemical risk in the footwear industry M.M. Sá, R. Azevedo, O. Machado & J. Tavares The noise exposure of workers of the footwear industry M.M. Sá, R. Azevedo, O. Machado & J. Tavares Air quality in teaching lab: Perception of students and analysis of Particulate Matter C.A. Falcão, L.B. Silva, M.G.L. Torres, E.L. Souza, J.G.B. Fernandes, R.V.C. Souza, J.M.N. Silva & R.E.C. Lucas Perceptive assessment in viability of job rotation at a footwear industry W.K.S. Leite, E.L. Souza, J.G.B. Fernandes, R.E.C. Lucas, C. Anselmo Falcão, J.M.N. Silva, L.B. Silva & G.A. Colaço Risk assessment in a chemical laboratory E.B.F. Galante, D.M.B. Costa, T.C.C. França & R.S. Viaro Shaping a work safety by use of the 5S methodology A. Górny Comfort requirements assessment on indoor environmental quality in hospital’s ICU E.M.A. Vieira, A.I.A. Neves, C.A. Falcão, R.V.C. Sousa, J.P. Carvalho, W.K.S. Leite & L.B. da Silva Noise perception of male motorcycle police officers in João Pessoa, Brazil K.C.S. Lima, L.B. Silva, V.S.B. Gonçalves, E.L. Souza & J.G.B. Fernandes Work environmental conditions (noise and vibrations) in a professional conservatory of dance in Spain A.J. Cubero-Atienza, C. del Río & M.D. Redel-Macías Good management practices of the waste and of the health and the safety conditions in the constructive process: Sustainability, social responsibility and ethical business activity D. Vasconcelos, M.B. Melo, M.S.M. Souto, A.H. Caldas & D.D. Muniz Organizational culture—decisive factor for safety and health at work in construction companies D. Vasconcelos, M.B. Melo, M.S.M. Souto, A.H. Caldas & D.D. Muniz Verification of project requirements that influence workers’ health in the development of industrial equipment S.R. Moro, I.C. Wictor, A. Braghini Jr. & A.O. Michaloski Prevalence of symptoms of musculoskeletal injuries related to the work of caregiver—case study of a social institution S. Reis, J. Almeida, J.P. Figueiredo & A. Ferreira “Safety and health” as a criterion in the choice of tunnelling method M.L. Tender & J.P. Couto Construction workers’ training: Contributions to a more effective prevention culture J.A. Gonçalves, J.P. Couto & M.L. Tender Brazilian performance standard—NBR 15.575: Safety in use and operation of housing buildings F. Santos & M.A. Hippert Heavy metal exposure in landfill leachate treatment facilities J. Jesus, P. Travanca, A. Danko, M. Tato Diogo, M. Picavet, T. Albergaria, C. Deleure-Matos & T. Oliva-Teles Design for Maintenance guidelines: Safety height work I. Stiegert, A. Hippert & M. Borges Analysis of the evolution and impact of electrical occupational accidents in Spain J. Castillo-Rosa, M. Suárez-Cebador, J.C. Rubio-Romero & J.A. Aguado BIM as a support for the design process with fire safety regulations L. Sanches, M.A. Hippert & G.F. Abdalla Musculoskeletal pain and physical workload among dental students V. Silva, M.E. Pinho, M. Vaz & J. Reis-Campos The outcomes of shift work in the context of psychosocial functioning—sex aspects J. Sadlowska-Wrzesinska, A. Górny & A. Moscicka-Teske Information technology applied to the safety management A. Moreira, M.A. Hippert & M. Borges Consequences of occupational accidents due to direct and indirect electrical contact J. Castillo-Rosa, M. Suárez-Cebador, J.C. Rubio-Romero & J.A. Aguado An activity of “acceptable risk”, the one of the Occupational Health and Safety professionals? D. Martins & L. Cunha Epidemiological analysis of accidents at work in Brazil based on the National Household Health Survey A. Magalhães, L. Nascimento Júnior, F. Sá, D. Dantas, V. Elizabel & D. Souza The impact of patient’s suicide on health care professionals A. Estevão, M. Antunes & M. Tato Diogo Analysis of the chemical hazards present in the sugar production: A comparative study between the crystal and demerara sugar K. Barboza, M.L. Gomes & D. Vasconcelos Impact of the work process on power grip strength: A practical case G. Dahlke, M. Butlewski & M. Drzewiecka Impact of exposures to environmental factors on sense of balance stimulation G. Dahlke, M. Butlewski & M. Drzewiecka Working conditions in the ceramic industry: Assessment of the heat exposure with the Predicted Heat Strain (PHS) index José M. Rodrigues, A.V.M. Oliveira, A.R. Gaspar, A.M. Raimundo & D.A. Quintela Student Occupational Health and Safety in technological education D.M.B. Costa, M.B. Emmel, E.B.F. Galante & C.V. Morgado Working postures of spot welding machine operators A.M. Lasota & K. Hankiewicz Shift work: Impact on sleep, family and social life, and satisfaction with work schedule I.S. Silva & J. Keating Impact of fatigue on selected psychomotor characteristics: A practical example (Dufour Cross-Shaped Apparatus) M. Butlewski, G. Dahlke & M. Drzewiecka Application of the TRIZ method in design oriented to the various needs of people with disabilities P. Królak & M. Butlewski Numerical modeling of the physical parameters of the thermal environment in industrial contexts R. Costa, S. Teixeira & I. Loureiro Dynamics of skin surface temperature in the hand after computer work: A review A. Seixas & S. Rodrigues Safety lifting—equipment’s A. Teodoro Occupational stress in Portuguese physiotherapists S.B. Rodrigues, L.A. Valente, L.P. Faria & A.R. Seixas Analysis of work disability in the

Pedro Arezes is a full professor on Human Factors Engineering at the School of Engineering of the University of Minho (UMinho), in Portugal. He is also a visiting scholar at MIT and Harvard University, in the USA. He coordinates the Human Engineering research group at the UMinho, and his research interests are in the domain of Safety, Human Factors Engineering and Ergonomics. Dr. Arezes is also the current National Director of the MIT Portugal Program, a government strategic partnership between Portuguese Universities, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and partners from industry and government. He was the supervisor of more than 70 MSc. thesesat several universities,11 completed PhD theses, andthe host supervisor of some post-doc projects with colleagues coming from different countries, such as Brazil, Poland, and Turkey. He is the (co-)author of more than 50 papers published in international peer-reviewed journals, author/editor of more than 40 books published internationally, as well as the (co-)author of more than 250 papers published in international conference proceedings with peer-review.