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Safety and Health at Work Vol. 13 Supplement 2022
Emerging workplace health and safety threats-has the pandemic changed the trajectory?
Prior to the pandemic we imagined emerging health and safety threats in terms of the Future of Work related to the workplace, work, and the workforce. The occupational safety and health community viewed these emerging threats in terms of the impact…
Safety and Health at Work Vol. 13 Supplement 2022
Employment of people with mental illness: Challenges and solutions
Employment matters to all of us, including people with mental illness (MI). Work gives our life meaning, structure, and a place in society, as well as an income. People with MI want to work, and contributing to the economy and community is important…
Safety and Health at Work Vol. 13 Supplement 2022
Environmental Exposure in workplaces in the post-/with-COVID-19 era
Introduction: The COVID-19 pandemic has posed concerns for individual health issues of inequity and a divide in communities. To address these health issues, elucidation of the physical mechanism of health impairment will help us find the way to…
Safety and Health at Work Vol. 13 Supplement 2022
Environmental intolerance to indoor air
Introduction: Symptoms and reactions to indoor air in office-like environments are very common, reported by up to one third of workers in Finland. Three decades of national actions have improved recognition and intervention of indoor air problems.…
Safety and Health at Work Vol. 13 Supplement 2022
Feedback after a massive chemical disaster. What field practitioners should know
Introduction: We aim to describe the consequences for field practitioners after a massive chemical disaster.
Materials and Methods: Using an example of a recent massive chemical disaster, we described the potential role of occupational field…
Materials and Methods: Using an example of a recent massive chemical disaster, we described the potential role of occupational field…
Safety and Health at Work Vol. 13 Supplement 2022
Future health prior to state pension age - explorations for the Netherlands 2040
Introduction: In many Western countries, the state pension age is being raised to stimulate the extension of working lives. In the Netherlands, the state pension age is expected to be raised to 68 years in 2040. It is not yet well understood whether…
Safety and Health at Work Vol. 13 Supplement 2022
Global initiatives for online and blended education in occupational hygiene
Introduction: The increasing demand for worker protection from occupational hazards forces increased demand for professionals with the training and education in occupational hygiene. In many parts of the world where the need for knowledgeable…
Safety and Health at Work Vol. 13 Supplement 2022
Globalisation and the implications for worker health
Globalisation and the implications for worker health
Safety and Health at Work Vol. 13 Supplement 2022
Green coffee allergy and exposure to nanoparticles in harbour workers
Introduction: The exposure to Green coffee beans (GCB) powders can cause allergic symptoms. The presence of ultrafine powders (below 100 nm) can increase the risk of inhalation and can induce the sensitization process in exposed workers. The aim of…
Safety and Health at Work Vol. 13 Supplement 2022
Health effects of RCS exposure - reduced OEL
Introduction: The EU Commission announced in 2017 a binding
occupational exposure level for respirable crystalline silica. Bind-
ings OELs are legally binding for the EU member countries, and
Norway is, due to the European Economic Agreement,…
occupational exposure level for respirable crystalline silica. Bind-
ings OELs are legally binding for the EU member countries, and
Norway is, due to the European Economic Agreement,…