Occupational Safety and Health Staging Framework for Decent Work

Paul A. Schulte, Ivo Iavicoli (), Luca Fontana, Stavroula Leka, Maureen F. Dollard, Acran Salmen-Navarro, Fernanda J. Salles, Kelly P. K. Olympio, Roberto Lucchini, Marilyn Fingerhut, Francesco S. Violante, Mahinda Seneviratne, Jodi Oakman, Olivier Lo, Camila H. Alfredo, Marcia Bandini, João S. Silva-Junior, Maria C. Martinez, Teresa Cotrim, Folashade Omokhodion and Frida M. Fischer
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Paul A. Schulte: Advanced Technologies and Laboratories International, Inc., Gaithersburg, MD 20878, USA
Ivo Iavicoli: Section of Occupational Medicine, Department of Public Health, University of Naples Federico II, 80131 Naples, Italy
Luca Fontana: Section of Occupational Medicine, Department of Public Health, University of Naples Federico II, 80131 Naples, Italy
Stavroula Leka: Business School, University College Cork, T12 K8AF Cork, Ireland
Maureen F. Dollard: PSC Global Observatory, University of South Australia, Adelaide, SA 5000, Australia
Acran Salmen-Navarro: Department of Population Health, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY 10016, USA
Fernanda J. Salles: Department of Environmental Health, School of Public Health, University of São Paulo, São Paulo 01246-904, Brazil
Kelly P. K. Olympio: Department of Environmental Health, School of Public Health, University of São Paulo, São Paulo 01246-904, Brazil
Roberto Lucchini: Environmental Health Sciences, School of Public Health, Florida International University, Miami, FL 33199, USA
Marilyn Fingerhut: Advanced Technologies and Laboratories International, Inc., Gaithersburg, MD 20878, USA
Francesco S. Violante: Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Bologna, 40138 Bologna, Italy
Mahinda Seneviratne: Hygiene and Toxicology Team, Safe Work NSW, Parramatta, NSW 2153, Australia
Jodi Oakman: Center for Ergonomics and Human Factors, LaTrobe University, Melbourne, VIC 3086, Australia
Olivier Lo: Medical Services Division, International SOS, Singapore 486018, Singapore
Camila H. Alfredo: Department of Environmental Health, School of Public Health, University of São Paulo, São Paulo 01246-904, Brazil
Marcia Bandini: Department of Public Health, School of Medicine, University of Campinas, Campinas 13083-970, Brazil
João S. Silva-Junior: Medical School, University of São Paulo, São Paulo 04263-200, Brazil
Maria C. Martinez: WAF Informatics & Health Ltd., São Paulo 04109-100, Brazil
Teresa Cotrim: Ergonomics Laboratory, CIAUD, Faculdade de Motricidade Humana, University of Lisbon, 1499-002 Lisbon, Portugal
Folashade Omokhodion: Division of Occupational Health, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan 200132, Nigeria
Frida M. Fischer: Department of Environmental Health, School of Public Health, University of São Paulo, São Paulo 01246-904, Brazil

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 17, 1-28

Abstract: The 2030 United Nations Goal 8 for sustainable development focuses on decent work. There is utility in identifying the occupational safety and health aspects of Goal 8, as they pertain to the four pillars of decent work: job creation, social protection, rights of workers, and social dialogue. A workgroup of the International Commission on Occupational Health and collaborators addressed the issue of decent work and occupational safety and health (OSH) with the objective of elaborating a framework for guidance for practitioners, researchers, employers, workers, and authorities. This article presents that framework, which is based on an examination of the literature and the perspectives of the workgroup. The framework encompasses the intersection of the pillars of decent (employment creation, social protection, rights of workers, and social dialogue) work with new and emerging hazards and risks related to various selected determinants: new technologies and new forms of work; demographics (aging and gender); globalization; informal work; migration; pandemics; and OSH policies and climate change. The OSH field will need an expanded focus to address the future of decent work. This focus should incorporate the needs of workers and workforces in terms of their well-being. The framework identifies a starting point for the OSH community to begin to promote decent work.

Keywords: psychosocial hazards; climate change; migrant workers; technology (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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