The concept of occupational safety and health of the workers is a new concept even to the oldest industries of Nepal. The government of Nepal has enforced concepts of OSH through its Labour Act 1992.

Correspondence to Dr Akira Wiberg, Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Science, Oxford University, Oxford, OX1 2JD, UK; akira.wiberg{at}ndorms.ox.ac.uk Objectives ...

The development of methods for the assessment of the thermal environment is traced, and the reasons for the devising of special indices of thermal stress are discussed. The more important of the ...

Shift work is associated with a number of negative health outcomes, although it is not known whether it is associated with sick leave. This systematic review therefore aimed to determine whether an ...