The article, from PROTECT NCS Theme 2 researchers, published in the Indoor Environments journal, examines the effect of ventilation rate on exposure to SARS-CoV-2 in a mechanically ventilated room with mixing ventilation. Related Contact Us...
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Risk factors for SARS-CoV-2 infection at a UK electricity-generating company: a test-negative design case-control study
This study, from theme 3 researchers on the PROTECT NCS, and published in the BMJ Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, investigated workplace-related risk factors for COVID-19 infection among employees at a UK electricity-generating company using a...
Public transport in the UK: Considerations for continued rehabilitation and future planning for a sector impacted by COVID-19
Global public transport strategies changed significantly through the pandemic to help restrict the spread of SARS-CoV-2, keep travellers and workers safe and ensure service sustainability. UK Government guidance during phases of lock-down led to greatly reduced...
Environmental data monitoring and infection risks in UK care-homes in the context of COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic drew attention to the critical role of building ventilation as a measure for controlling infection transmission. With the substantial number of COVID-19 outbreaks in care homes worldwide, the effectiveness of ventilation is an important...
Identifying employee, workplace and population characteristics associated with COVID-19 outbreaks in the workplace: a population-based study
Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, outbreaks of cases in workplaces have frequently been reported worldwide. Some industries have seen elevated rates of outbreaks, including healthcare settings, where the risk of exposure to patients with COVID-19 is high, and...
Potential contribution of vaccination uptake to occupational differences in risk of SARS-CoV-2: analysis of the ONS COVID-19 Infection Survey
Theme 3 researchers from the PROTECT NCS , with additional funding from the ONS, analysed data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) Coronavirus Infection Survey (CIS) to characterise vaccine uptake across occupational groups, and to examine vaccination uptake...
Public transport: lessons learned by the sector through the COVID‑19 pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic had a significant impact on the operations and functionality of the public transport sector in the UK. This paper from Theme 3 researchers on the PROTECT NCS, and published in the BMC Public Health Journal reflects on the experience of this...
A deep dive into selected work sectors during the COVID-19 pandemic and the “living with COVID” phase: understanding similarities and differences in practice, perceptions, and preparedness.
When it comes to controlling workplace transmission of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, different workplaces and industrial sectors face different challenges, both in terms of likely transmission routes and which control measures can be practically,...
Theory-based Trial to Promote Uptake and Sustained Use of Face Coverings During the COVID-19 Pandemic
The spread of viruses through the air can be reduced by people wearing face coverings. The evidence suggests that face covering reduces with the removal of relevant legislation, partly due to habits not being formed.This paper from Theme 3 researchers of the PROTECT...
Synthesis and new evidence from the PROTECT UK National Core Study: Determining occupational risks of SARS-CoV-2 infection and COVID-19 mortality
SARS-CoV-2 infection was spreading in the UK from January 2020, with the first recorded death from COVID-19 in March of the same year. Understanding the role of the workplace in the risk of COVID-19 is important but complex.In this piece of work, Theme 3 researchers...
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