A Systematized Overview of Published Reviews on Biological Hazards, Occupational Health, and Safety.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The COVID-19 pandemic turned biological hazards in the working environment into a global concern. This systematized review of published reviews aimed to provide a comprehensive overview of the specific jobs and categories of workers exposed to biological hazards with the related prevention.

Methods

We extracted reviews published in English and French in PubMed, Embase, and Web of Science. Two authors, working independently, subsequently screened the potentially relevant titles and abstracts recovered (step 1) and then examined relevant full texts (step 2). Disagreements were resolved by consensus. We built tables summarizing populations of exposed workers, types of hazards, types of outcomes (types of health issues, means of prevention), and routes of transmissi

SUBMITTER: Descatha A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10770102 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature