Factsheet for case
PT-2020-4/532
– measures in Portugal
Occupational health and safety promotion - Health professionals
Promoção da saúde e segurança no trabalho - Profissionais de saúde
Background information
Within the scope of the infection by the new Coronavirus (2019-nCoV or nCoV), and in order to minimise the risks of transmission of this infection, the Guidelines 002/2020 of 25 January, updated on 10 February 2020, and 003/2020 of 30 January were issued by the General-Directorate of Health.
These are addressed to health professionals, notably aiming at promoting their occupational health and safety.
These guidelines may be updated at any time and complementary specific orientations will be issued. The situations not foreseen in these guidelines should be assessed case by case.
Content of measure
In order to minimise the risks of transmission of infection, the General-Directorate of Health issued guidelines addressed to health professionals, notably aiming at promoting their occupational health and safety.
These guidelines define procedures in this domain regarding:
- how to deal with a case suspect of infection;
- how to implement measures of prevention and control of infection when dealing with patients with a confirmation of infection;
- how to prevent and control infection in health services, hospitals in particular;
- the type and characteristics of individual protective equipment to be used according to the level of care to be provided;
- the disinfection of materials and equipments;
- environment control;
- safe clothes handling;
- safe waste collection.
Use of measure
Not available
Target groups
Actors and funding
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Actors
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Funding
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National government
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National funds
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Social partners
Social partners' role in
designing the measure
and form of involvement:
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Trade unions
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Employers' organisations
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Role
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No involvement
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No involvement
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Form
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Not applicable
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Not applicable
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Social partners' role in the
implementation, monitoring and assessment phase:
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Unknown
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Main level of involvement: Unknown
Involvement
N/A
Views and reactions
Not available.
Sectors and occupations
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This case is sector-specific (only public sector)
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Economic area
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Sector (NACE level 2)
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Q - Human Health And Social Work Activities
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Q86 Human health activities
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This case is occupation-specific
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Occupation (ISCO level 2)
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Health associate professionals
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Health professionals
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Sources
Citation
Eurofound (2020),
Occupational health and safety promotion - Health professionals, case PT-2020-4/532 (measures in Portugal),
COVID-19 EU PolicyWatch, Dublin,
http://eurofound.link/covid19eupolicywatch
