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"This study determined the impact of misclassification due to using job titles as surrogate variables for physical work exposures to assess confounding in a study of the preventive effect of back belts on back injury. The authors present retail merchandise data that quantify misclassification from residual confounding by physical work exposures on injury rate ratios when available administrative job titles are used.Results The job title variable was found to have sensitivities of 97% and 85% and specificities of 68% and 58% for awkward postures and heavy weight handling, respectively. The magnitude of confounding bias remaining for the back-injury rate ratio when the job title surrogate was used was 24% for postures and 45% for heavy weight handling. The administrative job title performed poorly in this setting; residual confounding was sufficient to bias the rate ratio from 2.0 to 1.3. The effect of additional sources of misclassification and the need for better exposure measures than job title are discussed."

NACE is the acronym used to designate the various statistical classifications of economic activities developed since 1970 in the European Union. NACE provides the framework for collecting and presenting a large range of statistical data according to economic activity in the fields of economic statistics (e.g. production, employment, national accounts) and in other statistical domains. Statistics produced on the basis of NACE are comparable at European and, in general, at world level. The use of NACE is mandatory within the European Statistical System.""

"The European Commission periodically classifies viruses on their occupational hazards to define the level of protection that workers are entitled to claim. Viruses belonging to Groups 3 and 4 can cause severe human disease and hazard to workers, as well as a spreading risk to the community. However, there is no effective prophylaxis or treatment available for Group 4 viruses. European trade unions and the Commission are negotiating the classification of the COVID-19 virus along these 2 categories. This article weighs the reasons to classify it in Group 3 or 4 while comparing its risks to those of the most significant viruses classified in these 2 categories. COVID-19 characteristics justify its classification in Group 4. Contaminated workers in contact with the public play an important role in disseminating the virus. In hospitals and nursing homes, they increase the overall case fatality rate. By strongly protecting these workers and professionals, the European Union would not only improve health in work environments, but also activate a mechanism key to reducing the COVID-19 burden in the general population. Admittedly, the availability of a new vaccine or treatment would change this conclusion, which was reached in the middle of the first pandemic."

"Orientations destinées à aider les employeurs et les travailleurs à gérer la transition vers le nouveau système de classification, d'étiquetage et d'emballage.
Cette brochure traite l'effet qu'aura le règlement européen d'application directe (CE) n°1272/2008 relatif à la classification, à l'étiquetage et à l'emballage des substances et des mélanges sur le traitement des substances chimiques au travail. Le règlement CLP (“classification, labeling and packaging”) change le système de classification servant à identifier et à décrire les dangers des substances chimiques en Europe ainsi que la manière dont ces informations sur les dangers des produits chimiques sont communiquées sur les étiquettes, les fiches de données de sécurité et d'autres documents.
La brochure est destinée à fournir des conseils pratiques aux employeurs et aux travailleurs. Elle traite les changements des étiquettes, les considérations pratiques pour le lieu de travail, les critères de classification du CLP et le changement des fiches de données de sécurité et d'autres documents. En annexe de la brochure, vous trouverez des sources d'informations complémentaires ainsi qu'un glossaire.
Ce document a été publié pour la première fois en français sous le titre “Les produits chimique au travail: nouveau système d'étiquetage” par l'Office des publications de l'Union européenne en 2013. Ce document a été adapté à la situation belge et est publié par la Direction générale Humanisation du travail du SPF Emploi, Travail et Concertation sociale."