Guides: Work Health & Safety: Biological Hazards

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Fighting infectious diseases Infectious, or communicable, diseases are a major global health concern. Managing and preventing the spread of diseases takes a concerted public health effort to deal with deadly outbreaks, epidemics and pandemics.

Physical and Biological Hazards of the Workplace Provides updated information on protecting workers from proven and possible health risks from manual material handling, extremes of temperature and pressure, ionizing and non-ionizing (magnetic fields) radiation, shiftwork, and more Details major changes in our understanding of biological hazards including Ebola, Chikungunya, Zika, HIV, Hepatitis C, Lyme disease, MERS-CoV, TB, and much more
Chapter 14: Controlling Exposure to Biological Hazards Book title: ICE Manual of Health and Safety in Construction (2nd Edition)

Infectious diseases, research and treatment Covers all aspects of infectious and sexually transmitted diseases in humans, including research, prevention, immunization, diagnosis, management, and treatment, bacterial, viral and fungal infections, relevant pathophysiology, genetics and epidemiology.

Biological Factors in the Workplace—Current Threats to Employees, the Effects of Infections, Prevention Options According to the definition, an occupational disease is both acute and chronic disease, resulting from the performance of an occupation, resulting from the nature of the work or the conditions in which it takes place
COVID-19--Practicing prevention in the workplace. A range of challenges are faced when COVID-19 prevention measures are to be followed at the workplace. Most of the sectors demand people to work in close proximity and many a time the management does not have contingency measures to tackle such a crisis.
Indoor fungal contamination: Health risks and measurement methods in hospitals, homes and workplaces. Abstract Indoor fungal contamination has been associated with a wide range of adverse health effects, including infectious diseases, toxic effects and allergies. The diversity of fungi contributes to the complex role that they play in indoor environments and human diseases. Molds have a major impact on public health, and can cause different consequences in hospitals, homes and workplaces.

Biological Hazards: A Type of Hazard in the Workplace In this video I will be giving a brief overview of Biological Hazards, which is an important type of occupational hazard that a worker can be potentially exposed to!
Identify the risks in the workplace Follow these steps to identify if your workers are breathing in hazardous air.
Venomous bites and stings in Australia Over 3,500 Australians were hospitalised due to contact with a venomous animal or plant in 2017–18.
Mould Exposure This video shows how mould can grow quickly on damp materials such as cardboard, paper, wood, and drywall. As mould grows, it releases spores into the air. Exposure to mould spores can affect your health, especially if you have allergies, asthma, or a weak immune system.

Biological Hazards - Comcare Biological hazards are organic substances that pose a threat to the health of humans and other living organisms.
Biological Hazards - WorkCover Queensland Lists a range of biological hazards, including bacterial and viral hazards and diseases from animals.
Biological Hazards - University of WA Biological hazards can pose the potential risk of contracting infectious diseases. When working with biological agents knowledge of appropriate safety protocols and procedures is essential.
Diseases and Health - WorkSafe Common hazards in the workplace and how to control them.