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Safety and Health at Work Vol. 13 Supplement 2022
Indoor air quality and health effects in Japanese modern office buildings
Introduction: Building-related symptoms (BRSs) have emerged as an occupational and environmental health issue since the early 1970s. Indoor air quality (IAQ) is significant factors associated with BRSs.
Materials and Methods: Three phase studies…
Materials and Methods: Three phase studies…
Safety and Health at Work Vol. 13 Supplement 2022
Occupational Health Services in Kenya
Introduction: Kenya is a country in East Africa with a population of 53.7 million. In 2020, around 17.4 million people were in employment with about 83% being in informal sector. This labor force excludes small-scale farming and pastoralist…
Safety and Health at Work Vol. 13 Supplement 2022
Occupational cancer: Future opportunities and challenges
Occupational cancer is estimated to cause 350 000 deaths and 7 million DALYS worldwide every year. These numbers, from the Global Burden of Disease project, are the best estimate we have. However, they are almost certainly underestimates, as they…
Safety and Health at Work Vol. 13 Supplement 2022
What Kind of Mask Should Workers and the Public Wear for an Aerosol-Transmissible Infectious Disease?
In a Commentary published by the University of Minnesota Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy (CIDRAP) in early 2020, I demonstrated that SARS-CoV-2 easily fulfills the criteria for biological plausibility of aerosol transmission. Not…
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
People sustainability and Covid-19: challenges, lessons learnt and the future of health, safety & wellbeing in a VUCA world. A L’Oréal case study
Introduction: In 2020, L’Oréal, as with many other companies saw the value of its shares fall as Covid-19 traversed the world. However, as many parts of the world eased lockdowns and entered their “new normal” L’Oréal is recognised as one of the most…
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
RCS exposure and control measures for artificial stone work
Introduction: Recent outbreaks of silicosis among artificial stone workers have drawn attention to potentially high exposure to respirable crystalline silica (RCS) during machining of these materials. Wet methods, though strongly recommended, may be…
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
Mission Impossible? Utilizing Wikipedia in the Pandemic Era: Building our Community of Practice
Introduction: Wikipedia is the dominant online global reference for patients, health providers and the public. Wikipedia ranks as the seventh most accessed internet web site. This presentation examines how Wikipedia is currently used by NIOSH, and…