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Biological Security of Polish Military Contingents Outside the Country

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Osiak B.

Safety & Defense

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2019

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vol. 5

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issue 2

62-67

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Polish soldiers have been participating in peacekeeping and stabilization missions around the world for several decades under the auspices of the UN, OSCE, NATO and the EU. They were first sent to Korea in 1953 to oversee a ceasefire between the North and South Koreas. Since then, nearly 70,000 Polish troops have taken part in 58 peace and humanitarian multinational missions on different continents (SKMP ONZ, 2019), which required from them great skills to cooperate with soldiers from other countries, to overcome cultural barriers, as well as adaptation to difficult, often completely different than in Europe, climatic conditions, and to create a system of safeguards and procedures against dangerous tropical diseases. Due to these reasons, biological safety, i.e., medical, sanitary-hygienic, and anti-epidemic security of the contingent, plays a significant role in every mission because it allows the soldiers and civilian personnel stay healthy in an unfavorable and different climate and environmental conditions.

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Biological security of the SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) infection in large workplaces outside the healthcare sector – an epidemiologist’s point of view

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Hanke W., Pietrzak P.

Medycyna Pracy

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2021

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vol. 72

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issue 1

89-97

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Populations in large workplaces are particularly susceptible to the risk of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection. In the following article, an attempt has been made to identify main problems regarding the biological security in large workplaces outside the healthcare sector, while simultaneously pointing out the possible solutions to these problems. In this article, a literature review was performed with regard to publications that have been published within the last 4 months, concerning the issue of risk factors with regard to SARS-CoV-2 infections in large populations. Experts’ opinions and statements released by institutions working in this field were also taken into consideration. On the basis of the available publications, key procedures to protect workers in large workplaces against COVID-19 were established. One of these key factors is infection prevention. It is commonly known that, due to limited possibilities of identifying infected people that are asymptomatic, physical distance in the whole employee population should be kept; personal protective equipment (PPE) should be used and tele-work should be implemented. The results of recent research have shown that, apart from airborne ways of transmission, there also exists a possibility of getting infected by coming into contact with contaminated surfaces and objects. Therefore, frequent disinfection of rooms and work tools is essential. In the current situation, due to the lack of a vaccine, only going through the COVID-19 disease, either in a symptomatic or asymptomatic form, significantly increases the chances of developing natural immunity. The means of preventing SARS-CoV-2 infections include quickly identifying the infected people on the basis of the symptoms they report, keeping physical distance, using PPE, disinfecting rooms and applying proper ventilation. Limiting the number of workers by implementing a remote work pattern is also recommended.

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Bezpieczeństwo biologiczne populacji. Zdrowie publiczne a Państwowa Inspekcja Sanitarna jako najważniejsza instytucja sfery zdrowia publicznego

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Mańkowski W.

Civitas Hominibus. Rocznik filozoficzno-społeczny

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2018

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vol. 13

41-58

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The purpose of this article is to analyse the actions of the State Sanitary Inspectorate. The first part of the article presents a brief history of biological security relating to human beings and an outline of the evolution of the concept of public health. The main section of the article outlines activities within the broadly defined field of biosecurity/public health and presents the institution being analysed. The analysis concludes that the State Sanitary Inspectorate requires organisational changes.

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Celem niniejszego artykułu jest analiza działań Państwowej Inspekcji Sanitarnej. Wstępna część artykułu przedstawia pokrótce historię działań w dziedzinie bezpieczeństwa biologicznego gatunku ludzkiego, a także ewolucję koncepcji zdrowia publicznego. Część główna opracowania przedstawia działania w szeroko pojętej dziedzinie bezpieczeństwa biologicznego / zdrowia publicznego ludności, jak również prezentuje badaną instytucję. Analiza pozwala stwierdzić, że omawiana instytucja wymaga zmian organizacyjnych.

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Biological Security of Polish Military Contingents Outside the Country

Biological security of the SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) infection in large workplaces outside the healthcare sector – an epidemiologist’s point of view

Bezpieczeństwo biologiczne populacji. Zdrowie publiczne a Państwowa Inspekcja Sanitarna jako najważniejsza instytucja sfery zdrowia publicznego