A systematised overview of published reviews on biological hazards, occupational health and safety
Résumé
The COVID-19 pandemic turned biological hazards in the working environment into a global concern. This systematised review of published reviews aimed to provide comprehensive overview specific jobs and categories workers exposed with related prevention. We extracted English French PubMed, Embase Web Science. Two authors, independently, subsequently screened potentially relevant titles abstracts recovered (step 1) then examined full texts 2). Disagreements were resolved by consensus. built tables summarising populations workers, types hazards, outcomes (types health issues, means prevention) routes transmission. Of 1426 studies initially identified, 79 authors from every continent selected, mostly after 2010 (n=63, 79.7%). About half dealt infectious alone (n=38, 48.1%). industrial sectors identified involved healthcare (n=16), laboratories (n=10), agriculture (including animal, vegetable grain sectors, n=32), waste addition 11 without sectors. Results also highlighted range (infectious non-infectious agents, endotoxins, bioaerosols, organic dust emerging agents). allowed list underlined how prevention measures laboratory usually well defined controlled, although this was not case Further are necessary quantify these risks implement that can be applied country.