Work Environment Effects on Health and Safety of Employees

Dear Colleagues,

Three hundred and twenty-five years ago, with the publication of De Morbis Artificum Diatriba (Dissertation on Workers' Diseases, Modena, 1699) by Bernardino Ramazzini, medical science acquired the knowledge that numerous environmental factors can cause illnesses in workers. This anniversary encourages the clarification of what chemical, physical, biological, and psychosocial agents today are causing psychosocial diseases and injuries or reducing the wellbeing of workers.

Occupational diseases caused by environmental risk factors are on the rise worldwide. The Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study 2019 (GBD 2019) indicates that many of the classic occupational diseases are registering a double-digit increase in the number of deaths, the years of life lost, and DALYs globally. At the same time, new occupational diseases are being recognized in relation to previously unknown environmental factors, and a growing share of workers suffer from unacceptable conditions of stress, violence, and a lack of safety measures.

Social and economic factors and climate change can increase exposure to environmental risks. There is a pressing need to develop and implement new technologies and applications for the prevention of risks and for the promotion of health measures in the workplace, particularly from the perspective of Total Worker Health © or Promotion Integrated into Prevention (PIP). We therefore invite you to provide a contribution concerning this important topic. We are focusing on recent research related to occupational diseases in order to highlight studies of novel or challenging environmental risk factors specific to various countries, as well as new technologies and applications that offer perspectives on emerging issues in occupational health and safety practices.

You may choose our Joint Special Issue in International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health.

Prof. Dr. Nicola Magnavita
Prof. Dr. Venerando Rapisarda
Guest Editors

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