24th Collegium Ramazzini Statement: Prevention of Work-Related Infection in the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Ann Glob Health
; 86(1): 79, 2020 07 07.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-730147
ABSTRACT
Background:
Workers whose occupations put them in contact with infected persons and the public are at increased risk of COVID-19 infection.Recommendations:
The Collegium Ramazzini calls on governments at all levels to protect worker health by strengthening public health systems; maintaining comprehensive social insurance systems; establishing policies that presume all COVID-19 infections in high-risk workers are work-related; enforcing all occupational health standards; and developing pandemic preparedness plans. The Collegium Ramazzini calls on all employers - large and small, public and private - to protect the health of all workers by developing disease preparedness plans; implementing basic infection control measures; establishing disease identification and isolation policies; reducing hazardous exposures; supporting personal protective equipment (PPE) programs; and restricting unnecessary travel.Conclusion:
Governments and employers have legal obligations to protect worker health. They are not relieved of these duties during pandemics.
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Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Pneumonia, Viral
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Occupational Health
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Infection Control
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Infectious Disease Transmission, Patient-to-Professional
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Coronavirus Infections
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Pandemics
Type of study:
Prognostic study
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Ann Glob Health
Year:
2020
Document Type:
Article
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