Effects of a behavior-based safety observation program: Promoting safe behaviors and safety climate at work.

Background: Behavior-based safety (BBS) programs promote coworkers observing and correcting each other's at-risk behaviors on site; the idea behind BBS programs is to create a cultural shift in a company where it is acceptable for coworkers to stop anyone, at any time, from working in an unsafe manner.

Objective: The main objective of this study is to examine the impacts of a BBS observation program in the construction industry.

Methods: The subject, an electrical contracting company, implemented the BBS program in January 2019.

Multidimensional Environmental Factors and Sleep Health for Aging Adults: A Focused Narrative Review.

The timing, amount, and quality of sleep are critical for an individual's health and quality of life. This paper provides a focused narrative review of the existing literature around multidimensional environments and sleep health for aging adults. Five electronic databases, Scopus, Web of Science, PubMed/Medline; EBSCOhost, PsycINFO (ProQuest), and Google Scholar yielded 54,502 total records.

Academic library spaces and student activities during the COVID-19 pandemic.

A library in higher education plays a primary role in students' learning on campus. In addition to individually-focused studying, students come to a library for various purposes, such as group learning, collaborating, and socializing. To support students' different types of learning, appropriate physical and functional environments of the spaces must be provided.

Building spatial layout that supports healthier behavior of office workers: a new performance mandate for sustainable buildings.

Background: The pursuit of efficiency and the permeation of communication technologies in modern workplace have increased prolonged sitting and physical inactivity among the white-collar workforce. Physical inactivity is a major risk factor for developing various chronic diseases and obesity.

Objective: This study intends to understand the impact of physical environment on both voluntary and imperative physical activity levels in an office building, and to collect evidence for design suggestions to encourage office workers' activity level on a daily basis.