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GIPMEL 2023;3(2):38-42
Editorial
Il rischio psicosociale negli ambienti di lavoro: criticità e sfide per gli stakeholder occupazionali
The psychosocial risk in the workplace: Critical issues and challenges for occupational stakeholders
Authors: Francesco CHIRICO1,*, Gabriele GIORGI2
1 Scuola di Specializzazione in Medicina del Lavoro, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Roma, Italia. Centro Sanitario
Polifunzionale di Milano, Servizio Sanitario della Polizia di Stato, Ministero dell’Interno, Italia. ORCID: 0000-0002-8737-4368.
2 Department of Human Sciences, European University of Rome, via degli Aldobrandeschi, 190, 00163 Rome, Italy. E-mail: gabriele.giorgi@unier.it ORCID: 0000-0002-7340-356X.
* Author for the correspondence
Parole chiave: Italia, prevenzione; salute e sicurezza nei luoghi di lavoro; rischio psicosociale; stress lavoro correlato.
Keywords: Italy, prevention; occupational health and safety; psychosocial risk; work-related stress.
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GIPMEL 2023;3(2):43-46
Editorial
Il medico competente tra rischi lavorativi “normati” e “non normati”: il ruolo della sorveglianza sanitaria
The competent physician and the “regulated” and “non-regulated” workplace hazards: The role of occupational health surveillance
Authors: Francesco CHIRICO1,*, Angelo SACCO2
1 Scuola di Specializzazione in Medicina del Lavoro, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Roma, Italia. Centro Sanitario Polifunzionale di Milano, Servizio Sanitario della Polizia di Stato, Ministero dell’Interno, Italia. E-mail: francesco.chirico@unicatt.it. ORCID: 0000-0002- 8737-4368.
2 Scuola di Specializzazione in Medicina del Lavoro, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Roma, Italia. E-mail: angelo.sacco@alice.it.ORCID:0000-0002-8429-5314
* Author for the correspondence
Keywords:Italy, prevention; occupational health and safety.
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GIPMEL 2023;3(2):47-49
Commentary on Education and Occupational Health
Active aging in the workplace: Challenges and strategies in EU countries
Authors: Ivan DE SANTIS1, Angelo SACCO2,3
1 U.O.C. Spresal, ASL Frosinone. E-mail: ivan.desantis@uniroma1.it. ORCID: 0009-0002-6375-470X
2 Scuola di Specializzazione in Medicina del Lavoro, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Roma, Italia.
3 U.O.C. Spresal, ASL Roma 4, Civitavecchia, Italia. E-mail: angelo.sacco.@alice.it. ORCID: 0000-0002-8429-5314
* Author for the correspondence
Abstract
Active aging, defined by WHO, aims to optimize health and participation for older individuals, improving their quality of life. The aging workforce challenges organizations but offers benefits such as increased productivity and diverse experience. Europe’s aging population calls for strategies to accommodate older workers. Active aging fosters physical and mental well-being, social inclusion, and reduced disease risk. Employers must implement a comprehensive approach, addressing psychosocial risks, providing continuous training, and considering reasonable accommodations. Promoting active aging benefits individuals, organizations, and society. In this commentary, we present the challenges and issues that the topic poses in Italy and in European countries.
Keywords: active aging; universal design; ergonomics; prevention; accommodation.
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GIPMEL 2023;3(2):50-56
Original Article
Student-on-staff violence at South African universities: A qualitative study
Authors: Bonginkosi Hardy MUTONGOZA1,*
1 University of Fort Hare, East London, South Africa. E-mail: bmutongoza@outlook.com ORCID: 000-0002-2939-1274.
* Corresponding Author
Abstract
Introduction: Although universities have traditionally been regarded as ivory towers that are safe spaces for learning and personal development, recent trends in South Africa have revealed that universities are increasingly becoming recognized as sites for violence, including student-on-staff violence. Against this background, this study sought to explore narratives of student-on-staff violence and determine the extent to which these incidents happened.
Methods: Using a qualitative approach, the study employed a phenomenological research design. Participants were selected using purposive sampling, and data were collected using semi-structured interviews with 32 students and four staff at three public universities. Data was analyzed thematically.
Results: The findings revealed that student-on-staff violence often took the form of protest-related violence, verbal abuse, and physical assault of staff members. The study found that these acts of violence essentially responded to perceived systemic abuses and authoritarian governance within selected South African higher education. While some reported instances of violence were retaliatory, there are also cases of unprovoked violence by students on staff, including incidents such as drunken assaults on campus security personnel and disruptions of lectures on online platforms.
Discussion: The consequences of student-on-staff violence were found to extend beyond immediate harm and damage, including feelings of insecurity and anxiety among lecturers and support personnel, ultimately impeding university teaching and learning experiences. Such violence
undermined the fundamental principles of academic institutions and created a hostile and unsafe environment for stakeholders.
Keywords: higher education; inclusive education; transformation; verbal abuse; violence
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GIPMEL 2023;3(2):57-76
Review Article
La sorveglianza sanitaria dei lavoratori esposti alle radiazioni ionizzanti in Italia: una revisione della normativa (D.Lgs. n. 101/2020)
Health surveillance of workers exposed to ionizing radiations in Italy: A review of the Italian Regulation (Legislative Decree no.101/2020)
Authors: Francesco CHIRICO1,*, Giuseppe TAINO2, Angelo SACCO3, Ludovica AZZOLA4, Luca SEMBOROWSKI5, Nicola MAGNAVITA6
1 Scuola di Specializzazione in Medicina del Lavoro, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Roma, Italia. Centro Sanitario Polifunzionale di Milano, Servizio Sanitario della Polizia di Stato, Ministero dell’Interno, Italia. ORCID: 0000-0002- 8737-4368.
2 IRCCS S. Maugeri”, Foundation-Pavia-Unit Hospital of Occupational Medicine (UOOML), Pavia, Italy. E-mail: giuseppe.taino@unipv.it. Consigliere AIRM (Associazione Italiana di Radioprotezione Medica) ORCID: 0000-
0002-8995-100X.
3 Scuola di Specializzazione in Medicina del Lavoro, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Roma, Italia. U.O.C. Spresal, ASL Roma 4, Civitavecchia, Italia. E-mail: angelo.sacco.@alice.it. ORCID: 0000-0002-8429-5314.
4 Scuola di Specializzazione in Medicina del Lavoro, Università degli Studi di Pavia, Pavia, Italia. E-mail: ludovica.azzola@gmail.com
5 Scuola di Specializzazione in Medicina del Lavoro, Università degli Studi di Pavia, Pavia, Italia.
6 Scuola di Specializzazione in Medicina del Lavoro, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Roma, Italia. Fondazione Policlinico Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, Roma, Italia. E-mail: nicola.magnavita@unicatt.it. ORCID: 0000-0002-0988-7344.
* Author for the correspondence
Abstract
In Italy, the practitioner entitled to take clinical responsibility for occupational exposure to ionizing radiations (IRs) is called “medico autorizzato” (MA). In this paper, the authors review the Italian transposition of the EU Directive 2013/59/Euratom of 5 December 2013, namely the Legislative Decree No. 110 released in 2020. This Regulation tries to integrate the medical activity of MA and that carried out by the occupational physicians (called in Italy “medico competente”) appointed in the same company. The Italian Regulation on Radioprotection requires MA to carry out the medical surveillance of exposed workers (category A or B workers). MA must collaborate with the employer in risk assessment and can collaborate to the education of exposed workers through specific training courses. In their review-based protocol, the authors describe, furthermore, the preparation of a health protocol and, after the medical examinations, the participation in the health and safety committee
meeting with the employer, the health and safety manager, workers’ representatives, and the MC for discussing on anonymous and collective data for continuous improvement of preventive and protective measures.
Riassunto
In Italia, il professionista autorizzato ad assumere la responsabilità clinica per i lavoratori con esposizione professionale alle radiazioni ionizzanti (RI) viene chiamato “medico autorizzato” (MA). In questo articolo, gli Autori esaminano la trasposizione italiana della Direttiva dell’UE 2013/59/Euratom del 5 dicembre 2013 ovvero il Decreto Legislativo n. 110 promulgato nel 2020. Questo regolamento integra l’attività medica del MA con quella dei medici competenti, quei professionisti individuati e nominati dal datore di lavoro per lo svolgimento dei compiti previsti dal D.Lgs. 81/2008 in tema di salute e sicurezza sul lavoro. La normativa italiana sulla radioprotezione prevede che il MA svolga la sorveglianza medica dei lavoratori esposti (lavoratori di categoria A o B). Il MA collabora con il datore di lavoro nella valutazione del rischio e può dare indicazioni per la formazione dei lavoratori esposti. Gli autori descrivono la preparazione di un protocollo sanitario e,
trattano della riunione periodica di salute e sicurezza alla quale partecipano il datore di lavoro, il responsabile della salute e sicurezza, i rappresentanti dei lavoratori e il MC per discutere dati anonimi e collettivi per il miglioramento continuo delle misure preventive e protettive.
Parole chiave: medicina del lavoro; radiazioni ionizzanti; radioprotezione; sorveglianza sanitaria.
Keywords: occupational health; ionizing radiation; radioprotection; occupational health surveillance.
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