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Bakgrund Till akutmottagning kommer patienter med misstänkt eller konstaterad covid-19 smitta. Sjuksköterskor ska kunna ge alla patienter en god och säker vård utifrån gällande lagar och rutiner. Patienter med misstänkt eller konstaterad covid-19 kan snabbt försämras, vilket gör att sjuksköterskor ställs inför utmaningar i vården med och kring dessa patienter. För att sjuksköterskor ska kunna arbeta säkert och vårda patienter med misstänkt eller konstaterad covid-19, krävs det att de klär sig i adekvat skyddsutrustning. Syfte Att beskriva sjuksköterskors upplevelser av att bedriva säker vård för patienter med misstänkt eller konstaterad covid-19 smitta på akutmottagning. Metod  Studien genomfördes med kvalitativ metod med induktiv ansats. Datainsamling gjordes genom tio semistrukturerade intervjuer med sjuksköterskor på akutmottagning i södra Sverige. Kvalitativ innehållsanalys genomfördes av det insamlade materialet. Resultat  Tre kategorier med subkategorier framkom: Utmaning med isoleringsvård (tidskrävande, bemanning och kontakt): Arbetsmiljö (psykisk påverkan, fysisk påverkan och trygghet): Förändrat arbetssätt (logistik, kunskap, rutiner och lokaler). Slutsats  För att kunna bedriva trygg och säker vård på akutmottagning under pågående pandemi krävs det rätt förutsättningar, som anpassade lokaler för isoleringsvård, evidensbaserade rutiner, skyddsutrustning, tid för patienterna, rätt bemanning och tid för återhämtning. / Introduction Patients with suspected or established Covid-19 infection arrive to the emergency department. Nurses must be able to provide all patients with good and safe care based on current laws and routines. Patients with suspected or established covid-19 can rapidly deteriorate, which means that nurses are faced with challenges in care with and around these patients. To be able to take care of patients with suspected or established covid-19, nurses must wear personal protective equipment. Aim  To describe nurses' experiences of providing safe care for patients with suspected or established covid-19 infection within the emergency department. Method  The study was conducted using a qualitative method with an inductive approach. Data collection was done through ten semi-structured interviews with nurses in the emergency department in southern Sweden. Qualitative content analysis was performed on the collected material. Results  Three categories with subcategories emerged: Challenge with isolation care (time consuming, staffing and contact): Work environment (mental impact, physical impact and secureness (security): Changed way of working (logistics, knowledge, routines and premises). Conclusions  To provide safe and secure healthcare in emergency department during ongoing pandemic, there must be correct prerequisites, like customized premises for isolation care, evidence-based routines, personal protective equipment, adequate staffing, time for patients and time for recovery.

Thesis (MPH.) -- University of Limpopo, 2021 / The purpose of this study was to determine the provision and utilisation of personal protective equipment amongst contractors in a mine in Phalaborwa Limpopo Province. A quantitative, descriptive and cross-sectional research approach and design were used to conduct the study. Information was gathered through self-administered questionnaires that were analysed statistically. A cross-sectional study was used to investigate the provision and utilisation of PPE amongst contractors in a phosphate mine. A quantitative research study was conducted using a questionnaire to gather data from contractors working at Foskor mine. Two hundred sixty-one employees responded to the questionnaire. The findings revealed that contractors were not being provided with PPE hence there is little utilisation of it. They have to buy PPE from their own pockets. Respondents also reported that they were not trained on the use of PPE. The use of PPE among contractors is very low as compared to permanent employees. Conclusions The contracted companies were not providing PPE to their employees. As result, PPE was not utilised as required in the mine. The response also indicated that they were not trained in the use of PPE.

Thesis (MPH.) -- University of Limpopo, 2021 / The purpose of the study was to assess the knowledge and practice of personal protective equipment amongst the employees at Laundromats in Seshego industrial site, Limpopo province. A quantitative research study was conducted using a questionnaire to gather information from employees who were working at Laundromats and possibly exposed to occupational injuries and diseases. Fifty-two employees responded to the questionnaires. The findings revealed that employees showed good knowledge (81%) about personal protective equipment but poor practice (52%) of personal protective equipment. The findings also revealed that the majority of employees (75%) did not receive training because it was not offered. Conclusion Majority of employees had good knowledge. There was an appropriate response to the majority of questions relating to knowledge about PPE. However, majority of employees had poor practice of PPE. The lack of training might have led to poor practice. Key concepts: Knowledge, Practice and Personal Protective Equipment.

The bachelor thesis was performed in cooperation with Erlandsson Bygg Öst. The purpose of this thesis is to find out how the personal protective equipment (PPE) and logistics increase the efficiency of the work and reduce the risk of accidents at building site. The project was to investigate the factors that impact the efficiency and activities some increase the risk for accidence. The study discusses only the PPE and logistics, because it considers as an important for building production. The motivation of this thesis is to look into the factors that can reduce the risk of accident in the future and make it more effective on the building method. In order to carry out the bachelor thesis there has been a combination of literature studies, questionnaires and interviews. The literature studies were in form of books and digital websites. And the interview performed with 2 managers. The questionnaires handed out to the worker that was at building site. After the work has been done was able to draw conclusion about which factors increase the risk of accidents and which factors affect the efficiency. The communication and APD-plan are the shortage of using of the PPE and problem in logistic is the factors that impact the efficiency and accidents. The recommendation has been presented to the company to raise awareness to increase efficiency and reduce the incidence of accidents.

Being inconspicuous in the dark outdoors can cause accidents including physical injuries. To prevent pedestrian being involved in accidents it is necessary to make them most visible to approaching people.This Master’s Thesis examines the use of retroreflective clothing in a semi-dark urban environment to provide safety through conspicuity. Through analysing the lighting situation in Stockholm, the ability of the human vision, reactions and existing products it has led to experiments and surveys to find the most efficient line placement and pattern to make an individual recognizable as human on approach.The results were that body outlines and horizontal lines along joints made a human most identifiable. Most conspicuity was given when lines were wider than 2cm and patterns contrasted to the surroundings.As the experiment was conducted in a semi-dark setting, different retroreflective design solutions might be more adequate for other lighting scenarios with more or less light

The aim of the thesis was to find out about the use of personal protective equipment (PPE) in a middle-sized company in the northern part of Sweden in general was like, due to the winter climate by looking at factors promoting and inhibiting the use of PPE. The study design is a case study in focus groups conducted in one company SA Englund AB. There were 3 focus groups and 12 participants in total. The questions were written by the project- team and the questions about the winter climate were written by the author. The focus group questions were conducted in Swedish and asked in February in Sweden when it is winter. The approach with asking the questions in the focus groups in February was for the workers to have a fresh memory of PPE in the winter climate. The results showed that a construction site is a complex work environment, and the use of PPE differs from person to person. There is not a single answer on how to work with the use of PPE, but to improve PPE in general and in a winter climate has been discussed. Sub-categories include: demands of the customer, the fear of looking foolish, providing complementary supplies of the suppliers and the combination of working indoors/outdoors. The conclusion is that there are many contributing factors to why PPE is not always being used when it should. PPE is also being used at some sites all the time like helmets. This is a sign of good safety culture in many eyes while it can be a problem with bent forward postures and helmets that causes neck problems. Another problem is the performance pay, which leads to shortcuts when using PPE to save time. The thesis was written within the field of work environment and ergonomics with a focus on working preventively with accidents and ill-health in the work environment.

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To analyze the system development, manufacturing practices and system evaluation procedures of representative PPES manufacturers, two companies (i.e., one "small", referred to here as "simple manufacturer (SM)", and one "large", referred here as "complex manufacturer (CM)" — in terms of workforce, market presence, and capital) that develop first responder PPES, which voluntarily agreed to participate in the research were chosen. The complex PPES is an Air-Pak, a self contained breathing apparatus (SCBA) used by first responders for artificial breathing in life-threatening scenarios and the simple PPES is the Fire-Eye device, a thermal sensor that attaches to the visor of the firefighter in order to convey the visual warning of the ambient thermal environment. In order to differentiate the two distinct methodological approaches, the dissertation has been split into two different parts. The first methodology is a "case study" type of empirical investigation which follows a triangulation approach utilizing surveys, structured interviews, process and system observations, and examination of archival records. The second type of methodology is an experimental empirical research one, which involves laboratory-scale and full-scale real-life fire scenarios to conduct product evaluation. The research goals of the case study research were to identify the problems faced by the manufacturers of PPES and to formulate guidelines with regards to manufacturing, compliance, design and development processes, etc., for the PPES manufacturers. The investigation sought answer to the following key questions: a) How do PPES manufacturers currently approach the systems design and development process and what best practices in manufacturing and quality control have they adopted? b) What human factors and ergonomic measures are adopted by these companies while designing their products and what human testing is conducted by companies? c)What safety measures are considered by the safety designer while designing the product? The recommendations also include modifications to the product design process taking into account the market trends in the product design processes, involvement of ergonomics and safety aspects. The research goals for the experimental part of this dissertation were to identify appropriate evaluation methods and conduct the PPES evaluation in simulated fire environments. The Fire-Eye device primarily functions in hot environments and warns the firefighters of the ambient temperature. Therefore, the laboratory-scale evaluation was conducted using test methods such as the Static Oven, Fire Equipment Evaluator, and Radiant Panel, methods which represent controlled environment test conditions. The Fire-Eye device was also evaluated in realistic fire environment created in an ISO burn room by conducting several tests using different types of fuels such as Heptane, Natural Gas, and Living-room set-up (i.e., furniture as fuel). The Fire-Eye device was tested for repeatability and reproducibility of its performance in both of the experimental settings. Statistical data analysis was conducted to determine any differences in performance of the Fire-Eye device among each laboratory-scale methods as well as to compare the performance of the device between laboratory-scale and full-scale fire environments in identical heat locations. The results suggest that a dual approach (laboratory-scale and full-scale fire environment) for evaluating the performance of PPES is more effective than is testing the device in either one of the methods. / Ph. D.