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Biological agents and pandemics
review of the literature and national policies
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- List of figures and tables
- 1. General Introduction
- 2. Aims of the work and methodology
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3. Prevalence of diseases caused by infectious biological agents and their occurrence in occupational setting
- 3.1. Introduction
- + 3.2. Blood borne pathogens
- + 3.3. Viral Haemorrhagic Fevers
- + 3.4. Q – fever
- + 3.5. Influenza
- + 3.6. Avian Influenza
- + 3.7. SARS
- + 3.8. Legionella
- + 3.9. Tuberculosis
- + 3.10. Anthrax
- + 3.11. Tularemia
- 3.12. Plague
- 3.13. Smallpox
- + 3.14. Antibiotic-resistant microorganisms and health outcomes
- 3.15. Summary
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4. Policies and practices concerning the infectious biological agents/diseases and specific health problems, with regard to workers’ protection at work
- 4.1. Introduction
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4.2. International policies and practices related to infectious biological agents/diseases, with regard to workers protection at work
- 4.2.1. Global WHO strategy on occupational health for all: The way to health at work, 1994
- 4.2.2. Laboratory biosafety manual. Third edition: WHO, Geneva, 2004
- 4.2.3. Avian influenza, including influenza A (H5N1), in humans: WHO interim infection control guideline for health care facilities, 2007 (revised)
- 4.2.4. WHO Laboratory biosafety guidelines for handling specimens suspected of containing avian influenza A virus, 2005
- 4.2.5. WHO Interim recommendations for the protection of the persons involved in the mass slaughter of animals potentially infected with highly pathogenic avian influenza viruses, 2004
- 4.2.6. Tuberculosis and Air Travel guidelines for prevention and control, WHO, 2006
- 4.2.7. Joint ILO/WHO Guidelines on health services and HIV/AIDS, 2005
- 4.2.8. ILO Recommendation No. 192 on Safety and Health in Agriculture
- 4.2.9. An ILO code of practice on HIV/AIDS and the world of work, 2001
- 4.2.10. ILO-FHI HIV/AIDS Behaviour Change Communication Toolkit for the Workplace, 2005
- 4.2.11. Action on HIV/AIDS at the workplace starts here: A step-by-step guide, updated 2008
- 4.2.12. Guidelines on addressing HIV/AIDS in the workplace through employment and labour law, ILO 2004
- 4.2.13. SARS: Practical and administrative responses to an infectious disease in the workplace, InFocus Programme on Safety and Health at Work and the Environment (SafeWork, ILO), 2004
- 4.2.14. Protect poultry - Protect people. Basic advice for stopping the spread of avian flu, ECTAD – Emergency Centre for Trans-boundary Animal Diseases, FAO, Agriculture Department, Animal Production and Health Division, 2007
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4.3. European policies and practices concerning infectious biological agents/diseases
- 4.3.1. Council Directive of 12 June 1989 on the introduction of measures to encourage improvements in the safety and health of workers at work (the framework Directive)
- 4.3.2. Directive 2000/54/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 September 2000 on the protection of workers from risks related to exposure to biological agents at work (seventh individual directive within the meaning of Article 16(1) of Directive 89/391/EEC)
- 4.3.3. Commission Recommendation concerning the European schedule of occupational diseases (2003)
- 4.3.4. Council Directive 89/656/EEC of 30 November 1989 on the minimum health and safety requirements for the use by workers of personal protective equipment at the workplace (third individual Directive within the meaning of Article 16(1) of Directive 89/391/EEC)
- 4.3.5. Adapting to change in work and society: a new Community strategy on health and safety at work 2002–2006, Brussels, COM(2002)118 of 11.03.2002
- 4.3.6. Improving quality and productivity at work: Community strategy 2007 – 2012 on health and safety at work (COM (2007) 62 of 21.02.2007)
- 4.3.7. The European Guidelines for Control and Prevention of Travel Associated Legionnaires’ Disease, 2005
- 4.3.8. ECDC Guidelines: Minimise the Risk of Humans Acquiring Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza from Exposure to Infected Birds or Animals
- 4.3.9. Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 September 2003 on additives for use in animal nutrition
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4.4. National policies and practices concerning infectious biological agents/diseases at workplaces
- 4.4.1. General characteristic
- 4.4.2. National guidelines for preventing infections with antibiotic – resistant microorganisms
- 4.4.3. Preparing hospitals to bioterrorism-related infectious agents – Italian case study
- + 4.4.4. Workplace – related good practices: United Kingdom example
- 4.4.5. Monitoring of work-related infectious diseases – United Kingdom example
- 5. Conclusions
- References
The biological risks related to pandemics and epidemics can affect the health of many workers, particularly in specific occupations such as workers in health care, transport services or animal breeding, and workers who contribute to contingency measures when outbreaks occur. This working paper describes the main biological risks related to pandemics and major disease outbreaks, and presents policies and practices in EU Member States in relation to how occupational safety and health (OSH) is included in the assessment, recognition, recording and prevention of major disease outbreaks and pandemics. It also contains some case studies to highlight specific occupations and biological agents, and explain how OSH policies and practices are integrated.
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European Agency for Safety and Health at Work
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Publication year : 2009
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