About this Research Topic
Occupational health hazards refer to the various physical, chemical, biological, and psychosocial factors present in the workplace that have the potential to cause harm to workers' health and affect their well-being. These hazards can arise from the nature of the job, the work environment, or the equipment and substances used. Occupational health hazards may pose significant risks to workers across various industries and can have far-reaching implications including acute and/or chronic health effects and even the potential for fatalities.
This Research Topic aims to identify and showcase innovative strategies and approaches that have effectively reduced exposure to occupational health hazards. By exploring such innovative tools and control measures, the results of intervention studies, and cost-effective solutions, this collection seeks to address the diverse challenges faced by industries, including small businesses and resource-constrained countries. Submissions around the following topics, but not limited to, will be considered for this collection:
• How established control measures have been successfully employed in new ways to reduce exposure to occupational health hazards in novel scenarios or for previously unaddressed hazards (e.g., metal additive manufacturing, nanotechnology, plastic recycling…);
• Technologies, methodologies, and approaches that have shown promising results in reducing workplace hazards and the potential scalability of these interventions (i.e., advancements in hazard assessment, innovative engineering controls, industrial ventilation, behavioral interventions, and emerging technologies designed specifically for exposure control);
• Cost-effective control measures that can be implemented across various industries, including small businesses and resource-challenged countries (i.e., risk assessment, hazard mitigation, training programs, and low-cost engineering controls that have demonstrated effectiveness while considering limited resources);
• Industry-specific prevention strategies tailored to address unique occupational health hazards;
• Bridging the gap between academia and industry, facilitating the implementation of evidence-based prevention strategies in real-world settings.
This Research Topic aims to identify and showcase innovative strategies and approaches that have effectively reduced exposure to occupational health hazards. By exploring such innovative tools and control measures, the results of intervention studies, and cost-effective solutions, this collection seeks to address the diverse challenges faced by industries, including small businesses and resource-constrained countries. Submissions around the following topics, but not limited to, will be considered for this collection:
• How established control measures have been successfully employed in new ways to reduce exposure to occupational health hazards in novel scenarios or for previously unaddressed hazards (e.g., metal additive manufacturing, nanotechnology, plastic recycling…);
• Technologies, methodologies, and approaches that have shown promising results in reducing workplace hazards and the potential scalability of these interventions (i.e., advancements in hazard assessment, innovative engineering controls, industrial ventilation, behavioral interventions, and emerging technologies designed specifically for exposure control);
• Cost-effective control measures that can be implemented across various industries, including small businesses and resource-challenged countries (i.e., risk assessment, hazard mitigation, training programs, and low-cost engineering controls that have demonstrated effectiveness while considering limited resources);
• Industry-specific prevention strategies tailored to address unique occupational health hazards;
• Bridging the gap between academia and industry, facilitating the implementation of evidence-based prevention strategies in real-world settings.
Keywords: occupational health hazards, prevention strategies, novel prevention strategies, cost-effective
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