Research Proposals on Healthcare, Construction, and Manufacturing

This document presents four distinct research proposals addressing critical workplace challenges. The first proposal investigates the measurement of excessive noise exposure for construction workers, examining its health impacts and potential control measures within ABC Construction PTE Limited. The second proposal focuses on fatigue among healthcare professionals at TRY Hospital Limited, analyzing its link to patient safety and proposing flexible work schedule solutions. The third proposal examines workplace lighting efficiency at ZYW Manufacturing firm, assessing its impact on employee performance and accident rates. Finally, the fourth proposal conducts an ergonomic risk assessment of teachers at CCD Child Care Center, identifying potential musculoskeletal disorders and their impact on the teachers' well-being. Each proposal includes a background, objectives, data collection methods, and potential benefits, providing a comprehensive overview of the research topics and their significance.

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Measurement of excessive noise for construction workers in the construction industry: A case
Study of ABC Construction PTE Limited.
Noise control for construction workers has always been a challenge for construction
companies. This is due to the health effects noise has for such workers who are overexposed to
excessive noise. The background for my research was due to the health complains made by
workers in ABC construction. Many construction workers had reported not having the ability to
hear as well as they used to before they began their job to the level of causing induced hearing
loss.
The objective of this research paper is to investigate the different noise exposures that the
construction workers undergo as well as possible recommendations that should be applied. The
research will also look into any efforts the company has made to control noise during
construction for the safety of its workers. Currently, workers have reported noise exposures that
last long and are loud enough to cause irreversible hearing loss. Medically, a high level of noise
destroys nerves in the inner ear. Victims usually become socially isolated, depressed, and lose
the ability to communicate efficiently with others. They also tend to have more injuries and
accidents because they can't hear warning signals standard in construction. This has resulted in
losing jobs due to liabilities such victims pose for the company.
The fundamental reasons for this proposal are significant challenges and lack of noise
control measures that have had substantial health effects on the wellbeing of construction
workers. This research will also help determine measurements of tools and construction tasks
that generate dangerous noise (Lie, 2016, 354-355). The information will sensitize the need to
identify solutions the company can take into consideration. Data collection will be based on six-

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year a reports of noise complains in the construction trade as well as interviews with workers
who currently work in the institution.
A case analysis of fatigue for healthcare employees to TRY Hospital Limited
Within the field of health care, professionals continue to suffer fatigue due to the long
irregular hours they work for and the light intensity of their job. TRY hospital staff is no
different. Most professionals have reported decreased energy and a feeling of tiredness that is
usually as a result of poor quality sleep or short sleeping time, which forms the basis for my
work.
Given the importance of sleep and its effect on overall cognitive performance of
healthcare professionals, the objective of this research is to investigate fatigue and its link to
patient safety and healthcare professional safety in TRY Hospital Limited. Currently, fatigue has
been characterized as an unsafe condition and potential hazard in health care that has led to
increased medical errors in the hospital. Most of the professionals have also reported chronic and
acute sleep deprivation tendencies that have played a part in cumulative deficits of their overall
functioning (Van Mol et al., 2015, 10).
The purpose of this study will be assessing risks, previous medical errors, working hours,
and future status projections made by healthcare workers. From a professional standpoint,
decision making and fatigue are argued to affect the situational awareness and naturalistic
decision making of health care professionals. The results of this investigation benefit healthcare
staff and management by showing the need for implementation of new flexible work schedules
and programs that eliminate fatigue. The research will aid in demonstrating the overall dangers

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of working when fatigued. In-depth unstructured questionnaires will be conducted on staff and
management to determine how far this issue affects their physical and psychological well-being.
An examination of workplace lighting efficiency in ZYW Manufacturing firm for
specific assembly processes
Achieving good lighting has been a significant challenge for employees and management
working in ZYW manufacturing firm. As an assembly and manufacturing company, ZYW
requires good light, which has proven to affect general employee performance. The basis for my
research are the challenges (Collisions and accidents) employees are facing when working in
poor lighting conditions as well as its impact on their health. The objective of the paper is to
highlight important consideration that needs to take place to improve lighting.
Currently, there have been numerous machine-related accidents that have occurred due to
poor lighting (Pavel ET, Al, 2016, 213). The morale of an employee has also decreased
considerably, which has become a paramount concern for the company managers and owners.
The surroundings and working environments that range from very light to dark backgrounds
which have been said to cause momentary blindness. Some reports have also shown consistent
headaches and eye fatigue experienced by workers that are presumed to have caused increased
accidents and injuries. This research will provide a leeway to understanding the importance of
lighting in the company, results of good lighting and bad lighting and more importantly the
current lighting state of the company and how it affects the workers.
The results of this research will benefit business owners on understanding the importance
of being mindful on having the best and safest form of lighting for their employees. Data

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collection will be achieved through unstructured interviews on workers that will illustrate the
current lighting conditions and how they have affected their health.
An ergonomic risk assessment of teachers of CCD Child Care Center
With existing ergonomic risks in overall physical and mental wellness and whole
teacher’s performance in the child care center, it no doubts this issue poses a significant
challenge in caring for children. The background on existing Ergonomics risks of teachers in the
fields of ergonomic science and environmental factors are concerned with the interaction of
education design and performance. The objective of this research project was to investigate
potential ergonomic risks that teachers suffer or experience when working in their current CCD
Child Care Centre environment.
Apart from general teaching, nursing care is a vital part of the work contained in this
institution. The physical demand s of their job is not limited to pushing and pulling, transferring
children to different places, frequent carrying and lifting their students as well as prolonged
standing and sitting. Currently, teachers have reported various disorders and work-related muscle
skeletal disorders. The muscle disorders are seemingly pervasive in the teacher's upper limbs,
neck, and back. The children they care for are unable to adapt themselves, hold coordination, or
control themselves; therefore, teachers are responsible for all they need
This study will uncover the potential health risks faced by the teachers as well as their
effect on work productivity and their general quality of life. The research will benefit teachers in
helping them realize the extremity to which the musculoskeletal disorders can go and how
dangerous they are on their overall physical health. To sufficiently collect required research data,
research methods will include various interview domains (Abdulla, 2018, 4248). These domains

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include ergonomic factors, the prevalence of work-related muscle skeletal disorders, and existing
demographics of teachers working in the institution.

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References
Abdulla, S.A., 2018. Prevalence and Risk Factors of Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders
among Nurses in Erbil Teaching Hospitals. Erbil Journal of Nursing and Midwifery, 1(1),
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Lie, A., Skogstad, M., Johannessen, H.A., Tynes, T., Mehlum, I.S., Nordby, K.C., Engdahl, B.
and Tambs, K., 2016. Occupational noise exposure and hearing: a systematic review.
International archives of occupational and environmental health, 89(3), pp.351-372.
Pavel, C.C., Marmier, A., Tzimas, E., Schleicher, T., Schüler, D., Buchert, M. and Blagoeva, D.,
2016. Critical raw materials in lighting applications: Substitution opportunities and
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Van Mol, M.M., Kompanje, E.J., Benoit, D.D., Bakker, J. and Nijkamp, M.D., 2015. The
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