SARS-CoV-2 and the Risk Assessment Document in Italian Work;Specific or Generic Risk Even If Aggravated?
International Journal of Environmental Research & Public Health [Electronic Resource]
; 18(7):02, 2021.
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in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1209993
ABSTRACT
In December 2019, several cases of atypical pneumonia were detected in Wuhan city, Hubei province, inland China. The initial outbreak was of considerable size first in China subsequently spread to the rest of the world. Immediately after the epidemic (which according to the World Health Organization had risen to pandemic status), the problem of whether or not to update the occupational risk assessment arose, also considering how the biological risk from SARS CoV-2 should be understood specific or generic. To this end, we conducted a literature review to identify national health legislation and policies, examining how Italy has addressed the COVID-19 emergency in occupational health planning, in order to develop considerations on the need to update the Risk Assessment Document following the pandemic status. The data that emerged from the review of current legislation allowed us to conclude that the risk from SARS-CoV-2 is in most work activities to be understood as a generic or aggravated generic risk, requiring the employer to apply and control the preventive measures suggested by health authorities to contain the spread of the virus.
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Type of study:
Prognostic study
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English
Journal:
International Journal of Environmental Research & Public Health [Electronic Resource]
Year:
2021
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Article
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