This book gathers cutting-edge research and best practices relating to occupational risk and safety management, healthcare and ergonomics. It covers strategies for different industries, such as construction, chemical and healthcare. It emphasises challenges posed by automation, discusses solutions offered by technologies, and reports on case studies carried out in different countries. Chapters are based on selected contributions to the 18th International Symposium on Occupational Safety and Hygiene (SHO 2022), held on September 89, 2022, in Porto, Portugal. By reporting on different perspectives, such as the ones from managers, workers and OSH professionals, and covering timely issues, such as implications of telework ,issues related to gender inequality and applications of machine learning techniques in occupational health, this book offers extensive information and a source of inspiration to OSH researchers, practitioners and organizations operating in both local and globalcontexts.

Reports on emerging issues in the field of occupational safety and health Describes innovative methods for risk assessment and safety management in different kind of industries Discusses practical case studies developed by OSH practitioners

Inhalt
Occupational and Environmental Safety.- Occupational and Environmental Hygiene.- Ergonomics and Biomechanics.- Occupational Psychosociology and Human Factors.- Occupational and Environmental Health.- State of the art in occupational safety and health.