Documents high risk groups 66 results

"This guide is aimed at employers, trade union representatives and, of course, workers potentially exposed to electromagnetic fields. It is also designed as an aid to understanding the new EU Directive on occupational exposure to EMFs (2013/35 EU), which will enter into force in 2016. The Guide presents an overview of occupational exposure to electromagnetic field according to frequency: static fields, low, intermediate and radio frequencies. It focuses on certain occupations, on risk assessment and on the determination of exposure, which needs to be done according to the general provisions of EU Directive OSH “Framework Directive” 89/391/EEC. A specific chapter is dedicated to workers who face particular risks, e.g., persons with medical implants, pregnant women or persons taking certain medications. Last but no least, the guide also presents recommendations as to how a precautionary approach can help to reduce high exposure."

"Le risque d'accident du travail avec arrêt de travail est plus élevé dans la construction, puis dans les industries du bois et du papier, les services opérationnels et les transports. Les ouvriers sont beaucoup plus exposés aux accidents du travail que les autres catégories de salariés, et les hommes davantage que les femmes.
Le risque d'accident du travail est plus faible dans les établissements de 500 salariés ou plus et, dans une moindre mesure, dans ceux de moins de 10 salariés, que dans les établissements de taille intermédiaire. Les jeunes sont beaucoup plus touchés que leurs aînés. Mais les accidents des plus âgés entraînent plus souvent des séquelles physiques permanentes."

"Young workers (15-24 years) are a very vulnerable group when it comes to occupational safety and health (OSH). However, the majority of OSH risks are preventable - whether they involve young or older workers - by applying the principles of risk assessment and putting in place the necessary preventive measures. To support information exchange on best practice, the agency has produced a report about how the occupational safety and health of young workers can be managed at policy and practice level. The report includes a variety of case studies and also identifies some success factors for prevention. "

"This report gives an overview of the different types of initiatives in the Member States that aim to increase the employability of workers by using interventions deriving from the field of Occupational Safety and Health. Twenty-six case studies from 13 Member States highlight the potential role of Occupational Safety and Health to improve the employability of workers, including prevention programmes and programmes aimed at (re)integrating specific groups at work. "

"Objectives
This is the first population-level study to examine inequalities in COVID-19 mortality according to working-age individuals' occupations and the indirect occupational effects on COVID-19 mortality of older individuals who live with them.
Methods
We used early-release data for the entire population of Sweden of all recorded COVID-19 deaths from 12 March 2020 to 23 February 2021, which we linked to administrative registers and occupational measures. Cox proportional hazard models assessed relative risks of COVID-19 mortality for the working-aged population registered in an occupation in December 2018 and the older population who lived with them.
Results
Among working aged-adults, taxi/bus drivers had the highest relative risk of COVID-19 mortality: over four times that of skilled workers in IT, economics, or administration when adjusted only for basic demographic characteristics. After adjusting for socioeconomic factors (education, income and country of birth), there are no occupational groups with clearly elevated (statistically significant) COVID-19 mortality. Neither a measure of exposure within occupations nor the share that generally can work from home were related to working-aged adults' risk of COVID-19 mortality. Instead of occupational factors, traditional socioeconomic risk factors best explained variation in COVID-19 mortality. Elderly individuals, however, faced higher COVID-19 mortality risk both when living with a delivery or postal worker or worker(s) in occupations that generally work from home less, even when their socioeconomic factors are taken into account.
Conclusions
Inequalities in COVID-19 mortality of working-aged adults were mostly based on traditional risk factors and not on occupational divisions or characteristics in Sweden. However, older individuals living with those who likely cannot work from home or work in delivery or postal services were a vulnerable group."

"Ce colloque avait pour objectif de faire le point sur la mise en œuvre de solutions de prévention. Il a donné l'occasion de répondre aux questions : Qui est concerné ? Comment évaluer sans mesurer ? Quelles stratégies de prévention ? À qui s'adresser pour se faire aider ?
En effet, les rayonnements optiques artificiels visibles, ultraviolets et infrarouges, sont rencontrés dans des procédés industriels variés (soudage, fonderie, désinfection, détection de défauts...). En ce qui concerne les champs électromagnétiques, les sources les plus rayonnantes sont des machines industrielles telles que les soudeuses par résistance, les presses hautes fréquences, les installations de magnétoscopie… (alors que les entreprises se focalisent souvent sur la téléphonie et le Wifi).
Bien qu'il s'agisse de nuisances identifiées depuis longtemps, de nombreuses entreprises ne connaissent pas tous les moyens d'évaluer et de réduire les expositions professionnelles aux rayonnements non ionisants (optiques artificiels et électromagnétiques). Pourtant, des méthodes ont été développées pour initier des plans de prévention et il est souvent possible d'agir contre ces nuisances par des moyens techniques ou organisationnels simples...."