Efforts to Control Potential Hazards of Working at Height at a Gresik Fertilizer Company, Indonesia

Introduction: As one of the largest fertilizer industrieswith high competitiveness and high interest from consumers, the Gresik Fertilizer Company has various potential hazards that can cause workplace accidents, one of which is the danger of working at height. This study aims to determine the Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) programs and the application of hazard control of working at height in the Gresik Fertilizer Company. Methods: This study used a descriptive analysis method with a cross sectional study design. The variables studied were the hazard control efforts, the procedures to control the hazard, and the application of the hazard control process of working at height. Data collection techniques derived from secondary data in the form of company’s documents, and the data analysis method used in this study was in the form of qualitative method. Results: the Gresik Fertilizer Company has several OSH programs for the control of hazard of working at height with a success rate of 90%, have control methods of working at height with a success rate of 90%, and have guidelines for working at height with a success rate of 85%. Conclusion: The Gresik fertilizer company has OSH programs to control working at height, has hazard control methods for working at height, and guidelines for working at height.Keywords: control efforts, fertilizer company, working at height hazards

Capsular Genotype and Lipooligosaccharide Class Associated Genomic Characterizations of Campylobacter jejuni Isolates From Food Animals in China

Campylobacter jejuni (C. jejuni) is the leading causative agent of gastroenteritis and Guillain–Barré syndrome (GBS). Capsular polysaccharide (CPS) and lipooligosaccharide (LOS) contribute to the susceptibility of campylobacteriosis, which have been concern the major evaluation indicators of C. jejuni isolates from clinical patients. As a foodborne disease, food animal plays a primary role in the infection of campylobacteriosis. To assess the pathogenic characterizations of C. jejuni isolates from various ecological origins, 1609 isolates sampled from 2005 to 2019 in China were analyzed using capsular genotyping. Strains from cattle and poultry were further characterized by LOS classification and multilocus sequence typing (MLST), compared with the isolates from human patients worldwide with enteritis and GBS. Results showed that the disease associated capsular genotypes and LOS classes over-represented in human isolates were also dominant in animal isolates, especially cattle isolates. Based on the same disease associated capsular genotype, more LOS class types were represented by food animal isolates than human disease isolates. Importantly, high-risk lineages CC-22, CC-464, and CC-21 were found dominated in human isolates with GBS worldwide, which were also represented in the food animal isolates with disease associated capsular types, suggesting a possibility of clonal spread of isolates across different regions and hosts. This is the first study providing genetic evidence for food animal isolates of particular capsular genotypes harbor similar pathogenic characteristics to human clinical isolates. Collective efforts for campylobacteriosis hazard control need to be focused on the zoonotic pathogenicity of animal isolates, along the food chain “from farm to table.”

Applying the Hierarchy of Controls: What Occupational Safety Can Teach us About Safely Navigating the Next Phase of the Global COVID-19 Pandemic

Eighteen months into the COVID-19 pandemic, and as the world struggles with global vaccine equity, emerging variants, and the reality that eradication is years away at soonest, we add to notion of “layered defenses” proposing a conceptual model for better understanding the differential applicability and effectiveness of precautions against SARS-CoV-2 transmission. The prevailing adaptation of Reason's Swiss cheese model conceives of all defensive layers as equally protective, when in reality some are more effective than others. Adapting the hierarchy of controls framework from occupational safety provides a better framework for understanding the relative benefit of different hazard control strategies to minimize the spread of SARS-CoV-2.

Evaluation of The Implementation of Occupational Health and Safety Programs in Logistics Companies in Pekanbaru

Implementation of occupational safety and health programs to guarantee safety and health for workers spiritually and physically while doing work. In every activity or activity, accidents may occur that claim lives and property, one of which is loading and unloading activities which have risks in each activity process. This study aims to evaluate the implementation of occupational safety and health programs in loading and unloading companies. This research is a qualitative descriptive study. The design of this research is survey research. Primary data were obtained through interviews and observations, while secondary data were obtained from company documents. The results showed that the implementation of the occupational safety and health program in this loading and unloading company was still lacking and did not comply with the applicable standards, namely human resources that did not meet standards, standard operating procedures that lacked socialization and supervision to workers, there was no safety training program and occupational health is following the type of work, the use and provision of personal protective equipment are still lacking and hazard control has been carried out, but it is necessary to carry out supervision when loading and unloading work is carried out.

Understanding uptake of prevention and mitigation of COVID-19 at work actions in Iran

BACKGROUND: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has required organizations to make changes to ways of working to prevent and mitigate COVID-19 in employees. OBJECTIVE: To assess the workplace response to COVID-19 in Iran. METHODS: 255 organizations completed a two-part survey. Part 1 collected data describing the business; Part 2 comprised the International Labor Organization (ILO) 30-item Prevention and Mitigation of COVID-19 at Work Actions Checklist. A four-point Likert scale was used to score each item according to whether preventative measures had been actioned. RESULTS: We found a dichotomy of commitment to managing COVID-19 at work. 42.5%of organizations had fully implemented the ILO recommended preventative actions, and 45.6%workplaces had not implemented any. Large organizations had significantly more preventative actions than SMEs; the Healthcare sector had significantly better COVID-19 mitigation measures in place than Construction projects; and organizations with a health and safety management system had significantly more prevention actions in place. CONCLUSIONS: ILO provided a good framework to support risk assessment of COVID-19, however only half the organizations were undertaking the necessary biological hazard control actions to prevent COVID-19 at work. There remains a need to understand the inaction of organizations who do not risk assess despite being in a pandemic.

Perlindungan Terhadap Tenaga Kesehatan di Masa Adaptasi Kebiasaan Baru Selama Pandemi Covid-19

Background: The spread of the Covid-19 disease that occurred at the end of 2019 had many impacts on society, including health workers. Therefore, efforts to protect against the dangers of Covid-19 are needed in the workplace so that the safety and health of workers is guaranteed. The application of a hierarchy of hazard control is an example of a method that can be applied. Goal: To determine the application of methods of protecting health workers in the adaptation period for new habits during the Covid-19 pandemic. Method: The making of a Literature Review was carried out with a literature review with a descriptive approach based on relevant research articles or journals. Search scientific literature on PubMed electronic database using the keyword "(" Covid-19 ") AND (" HCW "OR" Healthcare Worker ") AND (" Protection "). The inclusion criteria used were articles with a publication time span from March to September 2020, articles in Indonesian and English which were full text. The exclusion criteria used were articles that were not related to the theme of the literature review. Result: Based on the 9 reviewed literature, it was found that the protection measures currently implemented in each workplace were still in the less optimal category, this was because there were still many problems, one of which was the insufficient availability of PPE. The problem of lack of availability of PPE is a problem that must be resolved, so that health workers can work safely and comfortably. Conclusion: Workforce protection efforts mostly lead to the use of PPE, but from several studies that the availability of PPE is still a major problem in maximizing protection efforts from the dangers of Covid-19.

AN INVENTORY OF OCCUPATIONAL CANCER STUDIES AND THEIR EXPOSURE ASSESSMENT METHODS IN IRAN

Introduction: The presence of occupational carcinogens in workplaces in Iran is not well characterized, and little is known about the burden of occupational cancer in Iran and other Middle East countries. Objectives: This study aimed to provide an overview of exposure assessments used in or informative for epidemiological studies on occupational cancer in Iran. Methods: Studies estimating occupational exposures applied to or informative for occupational cancer risk up to January 2021 in Iran were identified through different databases. Results: Forty-nine publications from 2009 to 2020 were included. The exposure monitoring studies were conducted mainly in gasoline refueling stations, foundries, construction industry, and manufacturing, and some of the case-control studies also reported increased risk of cancers in relation to work in those industries. Conclusion: Occupational cancer epidemiology in Iran is at an early stage. Both epidemiological and exposure monitoring studies are generally limited in size to provide robust evidence. A coherent strategy to estimate the occupational cancer burden in Iran should start with systematic monitoring of occupational carcinogens for use in hazard control and research.