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Prof Raymond Agius @profraymondagius.bsky.social · 4d

As regards worker protection, see my pinned post. I'm not legally qualified to opine re the employer's responsibility towards an employee's household. Intuitively I'd say it's a poor employer that wouldn't let a worker use their own FFP to protect their family. bsky.app/profile/prof...

Prof Raymond Agius @profraymondagius.bsky.social · Nov 12

Bluesky is now my preferred platform for posts. My latest Editorial: “A better approach to mitigate the risk of airborne infections in workplaces“
doi.org/10.1093/occm...
TL;DR A ‘let them rip’ attitude towards the mitigation of the risk of common airborne infections in the workplace is unacceptable

A better approach to mitigate the risk of airborne infections in workplaces

Although the worst of the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic appears to be over, the burden of airborne infection in workplaces remains unacceptably high, l

doi.org

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Prof Raymond Agius @profraymondagius.bsky.social · Jul 18

breathefreely.org.uk/ventilation-...

Ventilation Tool – Breathe Freely

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Prof Raymond Agius @profraymondagius.bsky.social · Jul 8

and this advice from New Zealand is also highly relevant to protect against covid and similar infections: www.phcc.org.nz/news/resourc...

Resource: Promoting respiratory infection safety in the workplace - A protocol

Organisations looking for guidance on how to keep staff safe from respiratory infection now have a new resource. The Department of Public Health, University of Otago, Wellington, has developed a proto...

www.phcc.org.nz

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Prof Raymond Agius @profraymondagius.bsky.social · Jun 26

www.bma.org.uk/advice-and-s...

COVID-19: toolkit for GPs and GP practices

Comprehensive guidance for GPs, partners and practice managers to manage employment and contractual issues and service provision during the coronavirus pandemic.

www.bma.org.uk

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Prof Raymond Agius @profraymondagius.bsky.social · Apr 20

Signing this petition might help encourage the Health & Safety Executive to develop Guidance or, better still, an Approved Code of Practice to protect Health & Social Care Workers from airborne infection: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...

Petition: Introduce new air quality and PPE rules for health and social care settings

We want the Government to set new rules on air quality and infection control in health and social care settings, to prevent and control airborne infections, with new ventilation and filtration require...

petition.parliament.uk

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Prof Raymond Agius @profraymondagius.bsky.social · Apr 11

Good qualitative study on long covid in health care workers to complement the quantitative studies.

Scribbler Pen @scribblerpen.bsky.social · Apr 11

Al-Oraibi, Tarrant, Woolfet al. The impact of #LongCovid on #UK #healthcare #workers and their workplace: a qualitative study of healthcare workers with LC, their families, colleagues & managers. bmchealthservres.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....

The impact of long COVID on UK healthcare workers and their workplace: a qualitative study of healthcare workers with long COVID, their families, colleagues and managers - BMC Health Services Research

Background Healthcare workers (HCWs) have been particularly impacted by long COVID, with negative effects on their work patterns and wellbeing. The aim of this study was to explore the intersection be...

bmchealthservres.biomedcentral.com

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Prof Raymond Agius @profraymondagius.bsky.social · Apr 8

" A better approach to mitigate the risk of airborne infections in workplaces " - This Editorial I wrote and posted about last year has now appeared in the printed version of the journal. doi.org/10.1093/occm...

A better approach to mitigate the risk of airborne infections in workplaces

Although the worst of the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic appears to be over, the burden of airborne infection in workplaces remains unacceptably high, l

doi.org

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Prof Raymond Agius @profraymondagius.bsky.social · Mar 16

Indeed.

More accurately, for all of us in the "Old World":

Pi day is the 22nd of July

(*not* the 14th of March)

Prof Raymond Agius @profraymondagius.bsky.social · Mar 7

The threshold that Parliament set in the 1974 H&S@W Act is not absolute but "to ensure .. health & safety .. so far as reasonably practicable" doi.org/10.1136/bmj....

Protection from covid-19 at work: health and safety law is fit for purpose

Shortcomings in protection from contracting covid at work arise from legislation being ignored, argue these authors The 2020 Coronavirus Act and ensuing secondary legislation, as well as official gov...

doi.org

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Prof Raymond Agius @profraymondagius.bsky.social · Mar 1

Bienvenido. Hay mucha gente aquí del éXodo de allí.

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Prof Raymond Agius @profraymondagius.bsky.social · Feb 20

This is catastrophic. I (successfully) sat the MRCP(UK) exams in 1979 & would have been devastated had I been told "sorry - we made a mistake & gave you the wrong result". Physicians & the public await a more detailed account of the reasons for this "error" & what the Federation is doing about it

The BMA @bma.org.uk · Feb 20

An error made by the Federation of the Royal Colleges of Physicians of the UK has left 222 doctors with incorrect MRCP(UK) exam results.
BMA chair, Dr Phil Banfield calls this catastrophic, demanding an urgent investigation & support for affected doctors.
bma.org.uk/bma-media-ce...

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Prof Raymond Agius @profraymondagius.bsky.social · Feb 5

With better prevention especially control measures in workplaces (eg ventilation & respiratory protection), so many sequelae of Covid could have been prevented. www.context.news/socioeconomi...

"Living nightmare" Long COVID upends lives and finances.

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Prof Raymond Agius @profraymondagius.bsky.social · Jan 28

Workplaces should be foci to diminish the risk of airborne infection eg flu, RSV, Covid, HMPV etc doi.org/10.1093/occm...

A better approach to mitigate the risk of airborne infections in workplaces

Although the worst of the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic appears to be over, the burden of airborne infection in workplaces remains unacceptably high, l

doi.org

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Prof Raymond Agius @profraymondagius.bsky.social · Jan 22

"Healthcare workers should get covid-19 vaccinations": my @bmj.com letter prompted by the Joint Committee on Vaccination & Immunisation Statement on covid-19 which made no recommendation on vaccination for healthcare workers

www.bmj.com/content/388/...

Extract from British Medical Journal letter entitled "Healthcare workers should get covid-19 vaccinations"

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Prof Raymond Agius @profraymondagius.bsky.social · Jan 18

Will the UK emergency pandemic exercise involve running & testing ventilation / filtration, & deployment of respirators for health & social care workers & susceptible people? www.bbc.com/news/article...

Government to lead UK emergency pandemic exercise in autumn

The stress test will involve thousands of people to help the UK prepare for potential future threats.

www.bbc.com

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Prof Raymond Agius @profraymondagius.bsky.social · Jan 16

Not just Mogg, the erstwhile leader of his party & Prime Minister vowed to kill off Health & Safety culture. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...

David Cameron: I will kill off safety culture

'We need to realise, collectively, that we cannot eliminate risk and that some accidents are inevitable,' PM says

www.independent.co.uk

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Prof Raymond Agius @profraymondagius.bsky.social · Jan 16

Yes indeed. Squamous cell carcinoma of the scrotum in chimney sweeps = probably the first occupational cancer to be described. (It can occur in other occupations too - even nowadays).

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Prof Raymond Agius @profraymondagius.bsky.social · Jan 15

Unfortunately many people tend to confuse the 'age effect' and the 'birth cohort effect'

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Prof Raymond Agius @profraymondagius.bsky.social · Jan 14

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Prof Raymond Agius @profraymondagius.bsky.social · Nov 12

Bluesky is now my preferred platform for posts. My latest Editorial: “A better approach to mitigate the risk of airborne infections in workplaces“
doi.org/10.1093/occm...
TL;DR A ‘let them rip’ attitude towards the mitigation of the risk of common airborne infections in the workplace is unacceptable

A better approach to mitigate the risk of airborne infections in workplaces

Although the worst of the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic appears to be over, the burden of airborne infection in workplaces remains unacceptably high, l

doi.org

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Prof Raymond Agius @profraymondagius.bsky.social · Jan 14

Agreed. bsky.app/profile/prof...

Prof Raymond Agius @profraymondagius.bsky.social · Nov 12

Bluesky is now my preferred platform for posts. My latest Editorial: “A better approach to mitigate the risk of airborne infections in workplaces“
doi.org/10.1093/occm...
TL;DR A ‘let them rip’ attitude towards the mitigation of the risk of common airborne infections in the workplace is unacceptable

A better approach to mitigate the risk of airborne infections in workplaces

Although the worst of the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic appears to be over, the burden of airborne infection in workplaces remains unacceptably high, l

doi.org

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Prof Raymond Agius @profraymondagius.bsky.social · Jan 12

The HSE document in the link discusses the concept of "as low as reasonable practicable" in the context of HASAWA 1974. The WEL for CO2 was based on toxicity not as a surrogate for ventilation. www.hse.gov.uk/enforce/expe....

Risk management: Expert guidance - ALARP at a glance

www.hse.gov.uk

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Prof Raymond Agius @profraymondagius.bsky.social · Jan 9

5 years after covid-19 hit us,& after spending £billions on personal protective equipment, health care workers are still not given respirators as protection against aerosols of influenza or other viruses. Instead surgical masks are worn as fig leaves. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Hospitals in the west reintroduce masks after rise in flu cases

Health chiefs have urged people with colds or coughs not to visit loved ones in the hospital.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Prof Raymond Agius @profraymondagius.bsky.social · Dec 20

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Prof Raymond Agius @profraymondagius.bsky.social · Nov 12

Bluesky is now my preferred platform for posts. My latest Editorial: “A better approach to mitigate the risk of airborne infections in workplaces“
doi.org/10.1093/occm...
TL;DR A ‘let them rip’ attitude towards the mitigation of the risk of common airborne infections in the workplace is unacceptable

A better approach to mitigate the risk of airborne infections in workplaces

Although the worst of the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic appears to be over, the burden of airborne infection in workplaces remains unacceptably high, l

doi.org

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Prof Raymond Agius @profraymondagius.bsky.social · Dec 18

FFP3 with head straps instead of ear loops would be even better. If it's hot and stuffy an exhalation valve is OK.

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Reposted by Prof Raymond Agius

Context Newsroom @contextnewsroom.bsky.social · Dec 10

COVID lead with the BMA, @profraymondagius.bsky.social, said the delays were inexcusable.

"The government had a moral duty to look after people who put their lives at risk for us all, and I think time may prove it had a legal duty as well."

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