24th Collegium Ramazzini Statement: Prevention of Work-Related Infection in the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Journal
Journal of occupational and environmental medicine
ISSN: 1536-5948
Titre abrégé: J Occup Environ Med
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 9504688
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
08 2020
08 2020
Historique:
pubmed:
21
5
2020
medline:
26
8
2020
entrez:
21
5
2020
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Workers whose occupations put them in contact with infected persons and the public are at increased risk of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infection. 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. Governments and employers have legal obligations to protect worker health. They are not relieved of these duties during pandemics.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
Workers whose occupations put them in contact with infected persons and the public are at increased risk of coronavirus disease (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.
Identifiants
pubmed: 32433100
doi: 10.1097/JOM.0000000000001916
pii: 00043764-202008000-00027
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM