The open access article contains basic information about skin anatomy and function, effects of exposure to skin hazards at work, and measures for skin protection at work and targets teachers and pupils.
The article is part of the book “Scientific binoculars” issued in 2019 which contains a...
Għodod u gwida prattiċi dwar sustanzi perikolużi
Ġew żviluppati għadd ta’ għodod u dokumenti ta’ gwida mill-Istati Membri, mill-istituzzjonijiet Ewropej, mill-assoċjazzjonijiet tan-negozju, mis-sħab soċjali u minn atturi oħra biex jgħinu lill-intrapriżi biex jagħmlu valutazzjonijiet komprensivi u effettivi tar-riskju. Dawn l-għodod jirrappreżentaw varjetà wiesgħa ta’ approċċi biex is-sustanzi perikolużi jiġu maniġġjati b’mod effettiv. Ħafna drabi dawn ikopru operazzjonijiet tax-xogħol speċifiċi, bħal pereżempju il-mili u l-ippumpjar ta’ likwidi jew il-proċessi tal-iwweldjar. Sorsi oħra jaħtu ħarsa ġenerali komprensiva ta’ ċerti gruppi ta’ sustanzi bħal pereżempju s-sensitizzaturi, jew jenfasizzaw ir-riskji tipiċi f’ċerti setturi.
Barra minn hekk, apparti li jappoġġjaw valutazzjoni tar-riskju ta’ kwalità għolja, ħafna minn dawn l-għodod jinkludu soluzzjonijiet prattiċi, u jispjegaw kif jitnaqqsu r-riskji f’sitwazzjonijiet tax-xogħol komuni li jinvolvu l-espożizzjoni għas-sustanzi perikolużi. Hemm għodod li jappoġġjaw atturi speċifiċi, bħal pereżempju l-ispetturi tax-xogħol, l-intrapriżi żgħar u ta’ daqs medju u r-rappreżentanti tal-ħaddiema fost ħafna oħrajn. Għalhekk, huwa ta’ min tesplora s-sit biex issir taf dwar l-għajnuna li qed tiġi offruta.
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The open access article analyses whether the risk of poisonings with disinfectants and sanitisers increased during COVID-19 pandemic. To that end their frequency and characteristics were compared in the first half of 2019 and 2020, including poisonings at work.
The article was written by experts on...
The Croatian journal focused on OSH “Sigurnost/Safety” publishes yearly reports on cases of occupational poisonings reported to the Croatian Poison Control Centre. These poisonings are mainly caused by chemical agents. The report for 2021 emphasized the increasing trend of skin and ocular exposure...
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