The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends that health workers be vaccinated against HBV.  The WHO Global Plan of Action on Workers' Health calls upon member countries to develop and implement occupational policies and programs for health workers, including hepatitis B immunization.

Health workers are at the front line of the COVID-19 outbreak response and as such are exposed to hazards that put them at risk of infection. Hazards include pathogen exposure, long working hours, psychological distress, fatigue, occupational burnout, stigma, and physical and psychological violence. This document highlights the rights and responsibilities of health workers, including the specific measures needed to protect occupational safety and health.

The GeoLibrary is a project of the Network of Collaborating Centres Work Plan in support of the WHO strategy of "Occupational Health for All." The responsibility for constructing the library was undertaken by the Great Lakes Centers for Occupational and Environmental Safety and Health at the University of Illinois at Chicago School of Public Health. Geolibrary.org is an electronic library of occupational and environmental health training materials. The library user information is available in six languages, including English, French, and Spanish, and contains training materials and practice tools located in the public domain and are available to the user free of charge.

In line with the Global Plan of Action, this brochure provides a framework for the development of healthy workplace initiatives adaptable to diverse countries, workplaces and cultures. Subsequently,  practical guidance specific to sectors, enterprises, countries and cultures will be developed by WHO, in collaboration with countries, experts and stakeholders.

The documentation was reviewed at a 22-23 October 2009 Geneva workshop involving 56 experts from 22 countries, WHO regional offices, related WHO programme representatives, an ILO representative, two international NGO representatives, and worker and employer representatives.

Protecting health care workers: a global perspective

This safety manual specifically addresses situations and working conditions in developing countries and resource-poor settings. It aims at giving stone crushing unit owners, trade unions, NGO's and government agencies a guideline to improve working conditions and a standard against which stone crushing sites can be audited and evaluated.
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