Identifying Occupational Hazards: NSEC Participant Information Sheet

This document is a participant information sheet designed for a research study conducted at Middlesex University, focusing on identifying occupational hazards and their controls among pharmaceutical workers in the UK, with a specific emphasis on healthcare workers. The sheet outlines the stu...Read More

MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY
SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
NATURAL SCIENCES ETHICS COMMITTEE (NSEC)
PARTICIPANT INFORMATION SHEET
Instructions
 Potential recruits to your research study must be given sufficient information to allow
them to decide whether or not they want to take part.
 An Information Sheet should contain information under the headings given below where
appropriate, and in the order specified.
 Delete and amend the details in the following sections 1 to 15 to reflect the details of
your research study.
 It should be written in simple, non-technical terms and be easily understood by a lay
person.
 Use short words, sentences and paragraphs.
 Delete all text in red after following the instructions.
1. Study title
Identify the occupational hazards and controls among the pharmaceutical workers in
UK with a special context of health care workers (HCWs): A case study on Actelion
Pharmaceutical UK
2. Invitation paragraph
In order to conduct the research, there are several participants must be invited to
take their response. In this regard, investigation has been consider to focus on the
systematic review of activities that is consider to collect relevant information. In the present
study, simple random sampling method has been used with primary and secondary data.
Hence, it can be stated that there are 15 health care workers has been determines for the
research.
3. What is the purpose of the study?
In the current study, the major objective is to identify the occupational hazards and controls
among the pharmaceutical workers in UK with a special context of health care workers.
Thus, with help of this research, investigator can easily assess and identify various kinds of
hazard and risk associated with activities and functions pharmaceutical industry.
Furthermore, this study also provide the knowledge about strategies and practices that
should follow by health and care organisation to overcome risk and hazard regarding health
and safety of workers.
Research Aim
Identify the occupational hazards and controls among the pharmaceutical workers in
UK with a special context of health care workers (HCWs): A case study on Actelion
Pharmaceutical UK
4. Why have I been invited?
Main aim of the research study is to identify psychological occupational hazards which exist
in pharmaceutical industry of UK. In this way, healthcare and safety workers has been
selected to find useful and effective information towards the research analysis. Strategies
also need to consider to focus on the relevant outcomes and results which needed to
consent proper working system in Pharmaceutical UK.

5. Do I have to take part?
In order to conduct the present research, there are several areas exist in which I have taken
part. In this regard, different activities and responsibilities has been identified in which
different age group people also consider. In order to collect data from the respondents, I
have taken part to maintain systematic results and effectiveness as well. It will helps to focus
on the measurement and control on the different strategies.
6. What will happen to me if I take part?
In respect to design the questionnaire, I have taken part so that I had taken help from my
senior and google as well. It assists to consider systematic results and outcomes to focus on
the more effective functioning at workplace.
Randomised Trial:
Sometimes because we do not know which way of treating participants is best, we need to
make comparisons. People will be put into groups and then compared. The groups are
selected by a computer which has no information about the individual – i.e. by chance.
Participants in each group then have a different treatment and these are compared.
You should tell the participants what chance they have of getting the study drug/treatment
e.g. a one in four chances.
Please note that in order to ensure quality assurance and equity this project may be selected
for audit by a designated member of the committee. This means that the designated
member can request to see signed consent forms. However, if this is the case your signed
consent form will only be accessed by the designated auditor or member of the audit team.]
7. What do I have to do?
I conduct survey from selected respondents. It helps me to consider different questionnaire
and find their responses as well. In this regard, it is important to attain more significant
results and consider systematic work performance as well.
8. What are the alternatives for diagnosis or treatment?
Main therapeutic can be consider in respect of treatment is that exercising. This is because,
with the help of this tool proper issues and problems could be solved with relaxation method
consideration. It helps to reduce stress level of each person which is more dangerous in
condition.
9. What are the side effects of any treatment received when taking part?
There are different side effect exist of this hazard such as mental risk and dangerous as
well.
10. What are the possible disadvantages and risks of taking part?
This can be harm to the unborn child and create disadvantage and risk to take part in the
process. In this way issue created to develop proper understanding in the environment.
11. What are the possible benefits of taking part?
Extra attention will be consider in systematic manner that is major beneficial to the possible
outcomes and results.
12. Will my taking part in this study be kept confidential?

In the present study, I have taken important part to maintain confidential outcomes. This is
because, Data protection act, health and safety act, etc. followed to maintain proper security
and consider attention as well.
13. What will happen to the results of the research study?
From this report it has been concluded that mental risks very broad which endeavor to
distinguish apparent mental dangers in the business condition. In this thought, particular and
spotlight on maybe decides through specific sort of mental dangers. These measures create
self-report which vary from the term and conditions. A few times it is extremely
straightforward and things are broadly utilized for representatives review and disposition.
14. Who has reviewed the study?
From the study, it has been reviewed that Potential risks of mental dangers likewise
observed due to workload and association with partners. As results, they treat each other in
the most exceedingly awful way which make potential mental unpleasant. Estimation of the
mental perils can be very in the general way so it evaluates apparent mental risks at work
environment. It could be very particular and spotlight on the various types of dangers at work
environment.
15. Contact for further information
[You should give the participant a contact point for further information. This must be yours
and your supervisor’s name, work/university address, work/university telephone number and
work/university e-mail address. (Please do not disclose personal home and mobile
telephone numbers)
Remember to thank your participant for taking part in this study!
The participant information sheet should be dated and given a version number.
The Participant Information Sheet should state that the participant will be given a
copy of the information sheet and a signed consent form to keep.]