Iran Occupational Health

 Background and aims: Occupational accidents and review them in the field of industrial safety are the most important issues. If these accidents are investigated and analyzed, there will be the possibility of reducing their occurrence. This review aims to provide valuable information for researchers and reviewers of occupational accident.

Methods: In this study Persian-language academic journals were studied systematically. The aim was finding, classifying and analyzing the articles were published in these journals since the beginning of 1380 until the end of 1393 on occupational accidents. At the first list of scientific journals (59 journals) and then, the articles related to occupational accidents (Article 106) were selected. A criterion for the selection of the journals was existence at least one article in the field of occupational accidents published in them. Articles were analyzed according to publication year, journal and field survey.

Results: The results showed that most studies were about healthcare (19.80%), manufacturing (16.98%) and epidemiology (11.32%) respectively. Also in the first six years of study, only 12 articles (11.32%) have published in the field of occupational accidents while in the six years at the end of study, 73 articles (68.86%) were published. 42 journals published only one article and 17 journals published more than one article in the field of occupational accidents. The Journal of Occupational Medicine and Iran Occupational Health were assigned of 19.80% of the articles.

Conclusion: This study can be used as a scientific resource for researchers and specialists in occupational health and safety field and help to Improving researches in the field of occupational accidents in Iran.