A COVID-19 workplace outbreak is a risk to the health of workers and business continuity. To minimise this risk, companies have implemented risk management measures (RMMs) designed to mitigate COVID-19 transmission within the workforce. The objective of this work,...
COVID-19 outbreaks in workplace settings have been investigated to understand how transmission occurred.In this paper from Theme 1 researchers on the PROTECT NCS, the team discuss their investigation of COVID-19 infection risk factors and control measures at a large...
The public order and safety (POS) sector remains susceptible to COVID-19 outbreaks, as workplace attendance is typically compulsory and close physical contact is often needed. In this paper from theme 1 researchers on the PROTECT NCS, the team report on a COVID-19...
In this paper, from Theme 1 researchers of the PROTECT NCS and published in the Scientific Reports journal, the team reports on a multidisciplinary investigation of an outbreak of COVID-19 infections at a storage and distribution centre in England, UK, with the aim of...
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...
Workplace outbreaks of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the virus that causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), in public-facing offices have rarely been reported in the literature, despite workers’ proximity to members of the...
As part of the COVID-19 Outbreak investigation to Understand Transmission (COVID-OUT) study, Theme 1 researchers from the PROTECT NCS conducted environmental surface sampling at workplaces reporting cases of COVID-19 within their workforce, to establish areas of...
This paper, from Theme 1 researchers from the PROTECT NCS, and published in the International Journal of Environmental and Public Health, describes an investigation, as part of the COVID-OUT (COVID-19 Outbreak Investigation to Understand Transmission) study of an...
In March 2021, an outbreak of COVID-19 occurred at a plastics manufacturing workplace in the United Kingdom, and an initial investigation was conducted by Public Health England’s local Health Protection Team. After notification of this outbreak, the COVID-OUT team...
This study from Theme 1 researchers of the PROTECT NCS used novel national data linkages to identify potential risk factors of workplace COVID-19 clusters, including possible protective effects of vaccination and increased physical distance at work. This e-print...
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