Dr. Joanne McVeigh is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Psychology and the ALL (Assisting Living & Learning) Institute, Maynooth University, Ireland. Previous appointments include a Lectureship ...
... Lead for the United Nations’ Partnership for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNPRPD). He is a Fellow of the Psychological Society of Ireland, the British Psychological Society, and the Rehabilitation ...
... are on the transfer of psychological innovation across sectors and industries and on implementation science of sociotechnical initiatives. He has acted as Principal Investigator on a range of projects ...
... condition. The challenges are even bigger when it comes to assessment of mental fitness. No psychometric or psychological tests have so far been validated for the pre-employment testing of seafarers[13]. ...
... could lead to criminal charges and adverse publicity. Psychological factors associated with the need to integrate quickly into an already tightly knit team on a ship’s navigating bridge. English ...
... diagnostic labels attached to each case of ill-health. If the study relies on the results from clinical, laboratory or psychological tests, are the tests used valid and relevant to the risk you are assessing? ...
... focused on economic costs while ignoring the additional psychological harm suffered by families and relatives to the dead.[40] The management of workplace fatalities for seafarers, is complicated by ...
MICHAEL TIPTON Introduction Over the last decades scientific knowledge about immersion in cold water has increased significantly. This has led to modifications and significant technological progress ...
... are found to have been at fault. The trauma will be even greater if there have been fatalities, and this can lead to psychological problems that many shipping companies are not equipped to recognise or ...
... The most common causes are the arterial diseases and cancers. Widespread but non-fatal conditions include musculoskeletal pain, often with limitation of movement, and psychological distress as well as ...
... and the resources available to him. These are all task-related factors. These also have implications for his psychological wellbeing. Specific tasks can induce boredom or stress. The overall task necessitates ...
Introduction JONATHAN EARTHY; TIM CARTER Ergonomics, medical, psychological and behavioural science perspectives on seafaring align with each other, as all are person-centred. They are concerned with ...
... muscles, intervertebral discs). The physiological and psychological effects of vibrations on humans are caused by significant relative deformation and displacement undergone by organs and tissues at ...
... in the same manner. Multiculturalism may serve as a useful guiding ideal for both thinking and practicing within multinational contexts. What is culture? Linguistic and psychological approaches dominate ...
TIM CARTER Introduction Seafarers working at sea need to safely and effectively perform a wide variety of tasks. Most involve the seafarer receiving information about their surroundings, analysing ...
... impact on the seafarer Psychological impact on the seafarer Financial impact on the seafarer Impact on the colleagues Physical impact on the colleagues Psychological impact on the colleagues ...
... the way they work, note the psychological strain of watch systems, feel the physical strain of some work on board and the monotony in other tasks. At the very least physician should have a good idea about ...
... risks but, particularly in the safe evacuation of passengers, some of whom may have mobility and other limitations, physical strength and a positive psychological attitude are important. Here health professionals ...
... of 60 dB, introduce a subjective dimension and can cause psychological harm and other problems, such as a stress reaction, not directly or solely linked to the physical properties of the noise. The level ...
... questions may be asked as part of the history taken by the medical professional and certain behaviours indicating abuse of a substance may be identified. Other medical conditions, both physical and psychological ...