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Safety and Health at Work Vol. 13 Supplement 2022
Occupational health: Challenges and solutions in the COVID-19 era
Occupational health: Challenges and solutions in the COVID-19 era
Safety and Health at Work Vol. 13 Supplement 2022
Healthcare waste management and occupational health of health workers in developing countries during the era of the COVID-19 pandemic
The sound management of health care waste has been noted to be a major challenge facing developing countries especially Africa. This has resulted in several health threats to already ailing health systems. The situation could have worsened in recent…
Safety and Health at Work Vol. 13 Supplement 2022
OSH Regulations and Enforcement: Comparison Between Low and Middle Income Countries and High- Income Countries
Introduction: Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Regulation and
Enforcement being a key driver of compliance, has contributed greatly towards the growth in workplace health and safety improvement globally, and as well prevented many workplace…
Enforcement being a key driver of compliance, has contributed greatly towards the growth in workplace health and safety improvement globally, and as well prevented many workplace…
Safety and Health at Work Vol. 13 Supplement 2022
Sleep, autonomic nervous system and cardiometabolic risk: occupational implications
Introduction: Indonesia has a worker population of more than 138 million, with 60,47% among them working in the informal sector. With only less than 200 Occupational Medicine Specialists and about 600 doctors with a master’s degree in Occupational…
Safety and Health at Work Vol. 13 Supplement 2022
Basic health care/family and workers’ health programs performed by occupational health professionals among vulnerable populations
Primary Health Care (PHC), in the traditional model or in different
organizational formats, such as the Family Health Strategy, represents an important alternative for quality care to workers’ health, especially for the most vulnerable. The basic…
organizational formats, such as the Family Health Strategy, represents an important alternative for quality care to workers’ health, especially for the most vulnerable. The basic…
Safety and Health at Work Vol. 13 Supplement 2022
Learnings from the MENTUPP Project: The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Mental Health of SME Employees
Introduction: MENTUPP is a multi-level intervention aimed at promoting mental wellbeing in the workplace, addressing clinical and non-clinical mental health issues and reducing stigma in SMEs. Within the context of MENTUPP, a study has been conducted…
Safety and Health at Work Vol. 13 Supplement 2022
Cardiovascular autonomic disorders and work ability: A focus on post-acute Covid19 syndrome
A relationship between the autonomic nervous system and work ability has been recently described in autonomic disorders, i.e., Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS). It is unknown whether COVID19 may induce a post-acute viral syndrome…
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
The new WHO/ILO Joint Estimates of the Work-related Burden of Disease and Injury
Introduction: Previously, the World Health Organization (WHO) and International Labour Organization (ILO) produced separate estimates of the work-related burden of disease. Since 2016, following requests from Member States and United Nations reform,…
Safety and Health at Work Vol. 13 Supplement 2022
Preventing infectious diseases in the workplace
Preventing infectious diseases in the workplace