Occupational factors in the COVID-19 pandemic in Italy: compensation claims applications support establishing an occupational surveillance system

• Published in: Occupational and environmental medicine (London, England) Vol. 77; no. 12; pp. 818 - 821
• Main Authors: Marinaccio, Alessandro, Boccuni, Fabio, Rondinone, Bruna Maria, Brusco, Adelina, D'Amario, Silvia, Iavicoli, Sergio
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BMJ Publishing Group LTD 01.12.2020; BMJ Publishing Group
• Series: Short report
• Subjects: Adult; Classification; Commerce; Compensation; Coronavirus Infections - epidemiology; Coronaviruses; COVID-19; Economic sectors; Economics; Epidemics; Epidemiology; Fatalities; Female; Food Industry; Health Personnel; Health risks; Households; Humans; Immunization; Infections; Italy - epidemiology; Male; Meat; Middle Aged; Occupational Exposure; Occupational Health; Occupational Injuries; Occupational safety; Occupations; Pandemics; Pneumonia, Viral - epidemiology; Population Surveillance; Postal Service; Postal workers; Risk analysis; Risk Factors; Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; Social Workers; Surveillance; Surveillance systems; System effectiveness; Vaccination; Viral diseases; Workers; Workers' Compensation; Workplace; Italy; occupational health practice; public health; health and safety

IntroductionThe SARS-CoV-2 pandemic is an impacting challenge for occupational health. Epidemiological surveillance of COVID-19 includes systematic tracking and reporting of the total cases and deaths, but suitable experiences of surveillance systems for identifying the occupational risk factors inv...