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BACKGROUND: Gender medicine is a multi-faceted field of investigation integrating various aspects of psycho-social and biological sciences but it mainly deals with the impact of the gender on human physiology, pathophysiology, and clinical features of diseases. In Italy, the Decree Law 81/2008 recently introduced the gender issue in the risk assessment at the workplaces. AIMS: This review briefly describes our current knowledge on gender medicine and on the Italian legislation in risk management. CONCLUSIONS: Public or private scientific institutions should be the first to pay attention to the safety of their workers, who are simultaneously subjected to biological, chemical and physical agents. Main tasks of risk management in scientific research institutions are here analyzed and discussed in a gender perspective.
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Academies and Institutes/organization & administration , Gender Identity , Occupational Health/legislation & jurisprudence , Workplace/organization & administration , Academies and Institutes/legislation & jurisprudence , European Union , Female , Health , Humans , Italy , Male , Occupational Exposure/prevention & control , Risk Management , Safety/legislation & jurisprudence , Safety/statistics & numerical data , Stress, Psychological/physiopathology , Workplace/legislation & jurisprudenceABSTRACT
This work reconstructs the atmosphere that developed in the city of Arezzo with the approval and application of Italian Law 180. A detailed description of the events, which saw this mediumsized community involved in what was to become an example for mental health policy, helps to illustrate the values underlying Italian Law 180. This endeavour was at once a scientific, cultural and political project making Italian Law 180 an undeniable part of Italian national heritage.
