Our goal in this paper is to identify ethical issues that are directly related to nanotechnology in the workplace and their implications for workers' health and safety.
The use of the device as a resource for fast access to reliable information in the workplace and the implication this had for confidence and efficient patient care was a further theme.
Further, our results will show whether the intervention appears to have an effect on manager-rated work performance and having healthier employees could also have positive implications for workplace absenteeism and presenteeism which will ultimately benefit the organisation as a whole.
We accordingly designed the United for Health study (Greater Boston Area, Massachusetts, 2003 2004) to investigate the joint distribution and health implications of workplace occupational hazards (dust, fumes, chemical, noise, ergonomic strain) and social hazards (racial discrimination, sexual harassment, workplace abuse).
The findings shed light on the teachers' perception of their workplace context and yield implications for policy, practice, and research.
While even a transient auditory impairment has implications for workplace safety, additional study on the transition from such acute effects to permanent impairment is essential.
Finally, some more general implications for workplace management are identified.
Warner KE, Wickizer TE, Wolfe RA, Schildroth JE, Samuelson MH: Economic Implications of Workplace Health Promotion Programs: Review of the Literature.
Even if the study is conducted outside the workplace, there may be implications for the business owner.
Additional implications of workplace violence for employers of health professionals include staff absenteeism, reduced productivity and workers compensation costs [ 16, 17, 19- 23, 25, 25].
