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Night shift work and occupational health
Night work has been discussed in occupational health because of the potential risk to the worker and its impact on accident rates. While any worker can perform legal exceptions and preventive demands do exist, highlighting those derived from the health surveillance, mandatory in this case, and usual...
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Published in: | Spanish Journal of Legal Medicine 2016-10, Vol.42 (4), p.142-154 |
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Summary: | Night work has been discussed in occupational health because of the potential risk to the worker and its impact on accident rates.
While any worker can perform legal exceptions and preventive demands do exist, highlighting those derived from the health surveillance, mandatory in this case, and usually with annual periodicity.
References in night work in Spain are Directive 2003/88/EC, the Workers’ Statute, the Act on Prevention of Occupational Risks and the Royal Decree for Prevention Services.
In the scientific literature (Pubmed), studies relating night work to various health problems, including neoplasia, are found but without sufficient scientific evidence.
The legal debate (Westlaw Insignis) is focused on exceptional situations: minors, pregnant or breastfeeding women and particularly sensitive workers.
A greater understanding of this issue will facilitate the prevention of damages and prevent medicolegal problems.
El trabajo nocturno ha sido objeto de estudio en Salud Laboral por potencial riesgo para el trabajador y su repercusión en la accidentalidad.
Aunque a priori cualquier trabajador puede desempeñarlo, existen excepciones legales y exigencias preventivas, entre las que destacan las derivadas de la vigilancia de la salud, en este caso obligatoria y, habitualmente, con periodicidad anual.
Es normativa de referencia en trabajo nocturno la Directiva 2003/88/CE, el Estatuto de los Trabajadores, la Ley de Prevención de Riesgos Laborales y el Real Decreto de los Servicios de Prevención.
La revisión realizada de la bibliografía científica (Pubmed) relaciona el trabajo nocturno con diversos problemas de salud, incluidos procesos neoplásicos.
La revisión realizada de la jurisprudencia española (Westlaw Insignis) se centra en la conflictividad generada por trabajo nocturno en: menores, mujeres embarazadas o en período de lactancia, y trabajadores especialmente sensibles.
Un mayor conocimiento de este tema facilitará la prevención y disminuirá la conflictividad médico-legal. |
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ISSN: | 2445-4249 2445-4249 |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.remle.2016.11.001 |