scholarly journals Exposure to Optical Radiation and Electromagnetic Fields at the Workplace: Criteria for Occupational Health Surveillance According to Current European Legislation

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 1403-1413
Author(s):  
Alberto Modenese ◽  
Fabriziomaria Gobba
Keyword(s):  
Occupational Health ◽  
Electromagnetic Fields ◽  
Optical Radiation ◽  
Health Surveillance ◽  
European Legislation ◽  
Occupational Health Surveillance

scholarly journals "Dual causation accident": a third type of work-related accident and its importance for occupational health surveillance

2014 ◽  
Vol 19 (12) ◽  
pp. 4699-4708 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lenz Alberto Alves Cabral ◽  
Zaida Aurora Sperli Geraldes Soler ◽  
José Carlos Lopes
Keyword(s):  
Occupational Health ◽  
National Policy ◽  
Health Surveillance ◽  
Occupational Accidents ◽  
Causal Connection ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Unified Health System ◽  
Labor Legislation ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
Occupational Health Surveillance

The scope of this study is to contribute to the improvement of Occupational Health Surveillance in the Unified Health System (UHS), through the recognition and inclusion of a third type of work-related accident in the current Brazilian legislation classification: the dual causation accident. This classification aims at facilitating the establishment of a causal connection, thus broadening the understanding of the relationship between work process and the production of diseases. It also aims at improving legal rules to protect the health of workers. This approach, besides enabling the identification of sentinel events (starting point of surveillance activities), might contribute not only to a decrease in underreporting of work-related accidents, but also to the uniformity of concepts and the implementation of integrated actions of the National Social Security Institute (NISS), the UHS, the Ministry of Labor (MLE) and the Judiciary for the protection of workers. To propose a third type of occupational accident, a study of occupational accidents and causes of underreporting was conducted, with reference to the Brazilian labor legislation in the context of the National Policy on Occupational Health and the UHS.

scholarly journals Study Protocol for a Qualitative Research Project Exploring an Occupational Health Surveillance Model for Workers Exposed to Hand-Intensive Work

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (17) ◽  
pp. 6400
Author(s):  
Kristina Eliasson ◽  
Peter Palm ◽  
Catarina Nordander ◽  
Gunilla Dahlgren ◽  
Charlotte Lewis ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Occupational Health ◽  
Work Environment ◽  
Study Protocol ◽  
Process Model ◽  
Health Surveillance ◽  
Legal Responsibility ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Research Project ◽  
Occupational Health Surveillance ◽  
Intensive Work

The objective of this study protocol is to describe the development of a process model for occupational health surveillance for workers exposed to hand-intensive work (the HIW-model), and to describe the studies that will explore the model. The studies are designed to: (1) explore stakeholders’ experiences of the model, and (2) explore if, and how, the model affects actions for reduction of exposure to hand-intensive work. The study protocol presents a research project that is described as two studies. The first study will explore company representatives’ and ergonomists’ experiences of the execution of the HIW-model and its various components concerning feasibility and values. Semi-structured interviews will constitute the data source. The second study will explore whether the execution of the HIW-model leads to work environmental changes, such as actions for reduction of exposure to hand-intensive work, and whether these potential actions are based on the ergonomist’s feedback of the exposure assessment and the medical health checks. A mixed method approach will be applied, in which the data sources will be comprised of semi-structured interviews, questionnaires, and documents. The project is expected to generate knowledge regarding the values of the HIW-model. The project is anticipated to shed light on factors that facilitate or impede execution of the model from the different stakeholders’ perspectives; the employer’s as having the legal responsibility for the work environment, and the occupational health service consultants’, being the work environment experts supporting the employers.

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