Continuing work in times of COVID-19: Protection measures in the workplace for health professionals.
Work
; 76(3): 941-951, 2023.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-37248942
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
The arrival of COVID-19 in Brazil and the accelerated process of dissemination/contamination added to the evolution of the clinical picture of the disease, and the saturation of the capacity of health services, creating new challenges for researchers, governments, and professionals involved in the occupational health area.OBJECTIVE:
This article aims to systematize and synthesize the proposals adopted by the legislation and by the Brazilian State, with a focus on worker protection and guaranteeing a safe work environment for the performance of their professional activities.METHODS:
This is qualitative bibliographical research of the narrative literature review type, developed from October 2020 to June 2021 in legislation databases using the strategy "COVID-19" AND "coronavirus/coronavirus" AND "worker health" on official Brazilian government websites.RESULTS:
The lack of an emergency plan for efficient actions to respond to the epidemic caused and is still causing the daily deaths of workers.CONCLUSION:
There is a need to guarantee the effectiveness of national and international policies and norms that have been neglected by the Brazilian government.Palavras-chave
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Contexto em Saúde:
1_ASSA2030
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2_ODS3
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3_ND
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4_TD
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6_ODS3_enfermedades_notrasmisibles
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Saúde Ocupacional
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COVID-19
Tipo de estudo:
Qualitative_research
Aspecto:
Patient_preference
Limite:
Humans
País/Região como assunto:
America do sul
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Brasil
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Work
Ano de publicação:
2023
Tipo de documento:
Article