COVID-19 Pandemic: Prevention and protection measures to be adopted at the workplace

Autor: Fulvio Plescia, Luigi Cirrincione, Emanuele Cannizzaro, Caterina Ledda, Venerando Rapisarda, Daniela Martorana, Raluca Emilia Moldovan, Kelly Theodoridou
Přispěvatelé: Cirrincione L., Plescia F., Ledda C., Rapisarda V., Martorana D., Moldovan R.E., Theodoridou K., Cannizzaro E.
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2020
Předmět:
Work
Geography
Planning and Development
010501 environmental sciences
01 natural sciences
Renewable energy sources
0302 clinical medicine
stre
Pandemic
Epidemiology
Sore throat
Protocol
Medicine
GE1-350
030212 general & internal medicine
Fatigue
Protection
Environmental effects of industries and plants
Transmission (medicine)
DPI
PPE
medicine.symptom
environmental measure
glove
Infection
Pneumonia (non-human)
medicine.medical_specialty
Gloves
TJ807-830
organizational measure
Management
Monitoring
Policy and Law
TD194-195
Stress
Occupational medicine
03 medical and health sciences
Pharmacotherapy
Environmental health
Transmission
gloves
work
COVID-19
environmental measures
infection
occupational medicine
Coronavirus
protection
pandemic
protocol
organizational measures
mask
prevention
SARS-CoV-2
Inanimate surface
Aerosol
Droplets
0105 earth and related environmental sciences
Mask
Renewable Energy
Sustainability and the Environment
business.industry
Settore MED/44 - Medicina Del Lavoro
Prevention
Competitive sport
medicine.disease
Organizational measures
coronaviru
Environmental sciences
Environmental measures
Settore BIO/14 - Farmacologia
droplet
Suspect
business
Zdroj: Sustainability, Vol 12, Iss 3603, p 3603 (2020)
Sustainability, 12(9):3603
Popis: Introduction: SARS-CoV-2, identified in Wuhan, China, for the first time in December 2019, is a new viral strain, which has not been previously identified in humans; it can be transmitted both by air and via direct and indirect contact; however, the most frequent way it spreads is via droplets. Like the other viruses belonging to the same family of coronaviruses, it can cause from mild flu-like symptoms, such as cold, sore throat, cough and fever, to more severe ones such as pneumonia and breathing difficulties, and it can even lead to death. Since no effective specific drug therapy has been found yet, nor any vaccine capable of limiting the spread of this pathogen, it is important for ways of preventing the spread of this infection to be established. Methods: the purpose of our research was to provide a protocol to prevent the spread of SARS-CoV-2 infection in light of the limited information related to this coronavirus. In detail, we analysed and searched targeted evidence-based guidelines issued in the various countries affected by this epidemic up till now. In addition, we analyzed the recommendations for the prevention and control of other epidemics caused by other pathogens belonging to the same family of coronaviruses or others that present the same mechanisms of transmission. Discussion: general organizational measures regarding the containment and management of the epidemiological emergency of COVID-19 have been imposed by the competent authorities for an adequate and proportionate management of the evolution of the epidemiological situation. The prevention and protection organizational measures therefore aim to minimize the probability of being exposed to SARS-CoV-2. For this purpose, measures must also be taken at work to avoid new infections or even the spread of the virus where it has already been present. Furthermore, environmental measures are aimed at reducing the risk of transmission of SARS-CoV-2 to individuals through contact with infected subjects, objects, equipment, or contaminated environmental surfaces. Conclusion: protective devices must be used whenever there is potentially close contact with a suspect case, especially when the potentially infected person does not wear a surgical mask that could reduce the spread of viruses in the environment. By adopting this specific prevention and protection measures recommended in the workplace, it will be possible to help overcome this COVID-19 pandemic.
Databáze: OpenAIRE
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