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Sarah A Buchan - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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covid 19 workplace outbreaks by Industry Sector and their associated household transmission ontario canada january to june 2020
Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 2021Co-Authors: Michelle Murti, Camille Achonu, Brendan T Smith, Kevin A Brown, Jinhee Kim, James E Johnson, Saranyah Ravindran, Sarah A BuchanAbstract:OBJECTIVE: To analyze workplace outbreaks by Industry Sector in the first wave of the pandemic, and associated household cases. METHODS: Number, size, and duration of outbreaks were described by Sector, and outbreak cases were compared to sporadic cases in the same time frame. Address matching identified household cases with onset ≥2âdays before, ≥2âdays after, or within 1âday of the workplace outbreak case. RESULTS: There were 199 outbreaks with 1245 cases, and 68% of outbreaks and 80% of cases belonged to (1) Manufacturing, (2) Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, (3) Transportation and Warehousing. There were 608 household cases associated with 339 (31%) outbreak cases, increasing the burden of illness by 56%. CONCLUSIONS: Workplace outbreaks primarily occurred in three Sectors. Prevention measures should target Industry Sectors at risk to prevent spread in and out of the workplace.
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covid 19 workplace outbreaks by Industry Sector and their associated household transmission ontario canada january to june 2020
medRxiv, 2020Co-Authors: Michelle Murti, Camille Achonu, Brendan T Smith, Kevin A Brown, Jinhee Kim, James E Johnson, Saranyah Ravindran, Sarah A BuchanAbstract:Abstract Introduction Workplaces requiring in-person attendance of employees for ongoing operations may be susceptible to SARS-CoV-2 outbreaks that impact workers as well as their close contacts. To understand Industry Sectors impacted by workplace outbreaks in the first wave of the pandemic, and the additional burden of illness through household transmission, we analyzed public health declared workplace outbreaks between January 21 to June 30, 2020, and their associated cases from January 21 to July 28. Methods Number, size and duration of outbreaks were described by Sector, and outbreak cases were compared to sporadic cases in the same time frame. Address matching identified household cases with onset ≥2 days before, ≥2 days after, or within 1 day of the workplace outbreak case. Results There were 199 outbreaks with 1245 cases, and 68% of outbreaks and 80% of cases belonged to i) Manufacturing, ii) Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, iii) Transportation and Warehousing. Median size of outbreaks was 3 cases (range: 1-140), and lasted median 7days (range: 0-119). Outbreak cases were significantly more likely to be male, younger, healthier, and have better outcomes. There were 608 household cases associated with 339 (31%) outbreak cases with valid addresses, increasing the burden of illness by 56%. The majority of household cases (368, 60%) occurred after the outbreak case. Conclusions Workplace outbreaks primarily occurred in three Sectors. COVID-19 prevention measures should target Industry Sectors at risk by preventing introduction from exposed employees, spread in the workplace, and spread outside of the workplace. What is already known about this topic? COVID-19 outbreaks occur within workplaces and can spread to the community What is added by this report? From January 21 – June 30, 2020, there were 199 workplace outbreaks in Ontario, Canada; 68% of outbreaks and 80% of outbreak-associated COVID-19 case were in three Industry Sectors: Manufacturing, Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing/Hunting, and Transportation/Warehousing. Household transmission occurred among 31% of outbreak cases, resulting in a 56% increase in workplace outbreak-associated cases when burden of household transmission is considered. What are the implications for public health practice? Workplace outbreak prevention measures should be targeted to Industry Sectors at risk by preventing introduction from exposed employees, spread in the workplace, and transmission to the greater community.
Martin Kumar Patel - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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a detailed review on current status of energy efficiency improvement in the swiss Industry Sector
Energy Policy, 2020Co-Authors: Jibran M S Zuberi, Marina Santoro, Armin Eberle, Navdeep Bhadbhade, Sabine Sulzer, Beat Wellig, Martin Kumar PatelAbstract:Abstract While quantitative methods for tracking the evolution of energy efficiency (EE) in Industry do exist, these cannot always be directly applied, mainly due to lack of data on physical activity levels, as encountered in Switzerland. Therefore, a bottom-up method is developed and tested for estimating the Sectoral physical activity levels in Switzerland. On this basis, Sector-specific EE indices are determined. The results show that during the period 2009–2016, EE improved most in the paper Sector (3.3% p.a.), followed by minerals (2.3% p.a.) and food (1.6% p.a.) Sectors while the levels have remained approximately unchanged in chemical and metal Sectors. Furthermore, the annual change in final energy demand was decomposed into changes of physical production, price levels and EE. The analysis concluded that only the food Sector performed well according to all performance indicators. The detailed analysis of the Swiss target agreements’ data has revealed major final energy savings in chemical and food Sectors during the period 2000–2016. Among the different categories of EE measures, process related measures have proven to yield the highest energy savings across all Sectors. The results indicate the successful implementation of EE measures in Swiss Industry, favored by the relatively strict Swiss regulatory framework and its target agreement mechanism.
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Excess heat recovery: An invisible energy resource for the Swiss Industry Sector
Applied Energy, 2018Co-Authors: M. Jibran S. Zuberi, Frédéric Bless, Jonathan Chambers, Cordin Arpagaus, Stefan S. Bertsch, Martin Kumar PatelAbstract:Typically, 70% of the total final energy demand in the Industry Sector is used for process heat. A substantial share of this energy could be provided by excess heat recovery. This study evaluates the techno-economic excess heat recovery potential in the Swiss Industry through exergy and energy analysis and provides an overview of the spatial distribution of the potential by temperature level. The specific costs and payback periods of excess heat recovery are analyzed by conventional and new measures, as well as the overall costs of Sector-wide excess heat recovery. The overall mean energy and exergy efficiencies of the Swiss Industry Sector are estimated to be 61% and 27%, respectively. The total amount of potentially recoverable excess heat is estimated at 14 PJ per year, i.e. 12% of the total final energy and 24% of the total process heat demand of Swiss Industry in 2016. However, the economic potential amounts to only 5% and 10% if a payback period of 3 and 4 years is assumed, respectively. Long payback times of heat recovery measures and a high percentage of low-quality and small heat streams were the most important barriers to energy efficiency improvement in Swiss Industry. Furthermore, 30–40% of the steam demand in Swiss Industry could be provided from excess heat in an economically viable manner, if all excess heat available at temperatures below 80 °C was utilized for steam generation using low pressure evaporation, vapor compression, and high temperature heat pump techniques. The results and the data provided in this study can be adapted to other regions of the world and can serve as a base for conducting more comprehensive analyses and formulating more effective policies.
Michelle Murti - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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covid 19 workplace outbreaks by Industry Sector and their associated household transmission ontario canada january to june 2020
Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 2021Co-Authors: Michelle Murti, Camille Achonu, Brendan T Smith, Kevin A Brown, Jinhee Kim, James E Johnson, Saranyah Ravindran, Sarah A BuchanAbstract:OBJECTIVE: To analyze workplace outbreaks by Industry Sector in the first wave of the pandemic, and associated household cases. METHODS: Number, size, and duration of outbreaks were described by Sector, and outbreak cases were compared to sporadic cases in the same time frame. Address matching identified household cases with onset ≥2âdays before, ≥2âdays after, or within 1âday of the workplace outbreak case. RESULTS: There were 199 outbreaks with 1245 cases, and 68% of outbreaks and 80% of cases belonged to (1) Manufacturing, (2) Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, (3) Transportation and Warehousing. There were 608 household cases associated with 339 (31%) outbreak cases, increasing the burden of illness by 56%. CONCLUSIONS: Workplace outbreaks primarily occurred in three Sectors. Prevention measures should target Industry Sectors at risk to prevent spread in and out of the workplace.
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covid 19 workplace outbreaks by Industry Sector and their associated household transmission ontario canada january to june 2020
medRxiv, 2020Co-Authors: Michelle Murti, Camille Achonu, Brendan T Smith, Kevin A Brown, Jinhee Kim, James E Johnson, Saranyah Ravindran, Sarah A BuchanAbstract:Abstract Introduction Workplaces requiring in-person attendance of employees for ongoing operations may be susceptible to SARS-CoV-2 outbreaks that impact workers as well as their close contacts. To understand Industry Sectors impacted by workplace outbreaks in the first wave of the pandemic, and the additional burden of illness through household transmission, we analyzed public health declared workplace outbreaks between January 21 to June 30, 2020, and their associated cases from January 21 to July 28. Methods Number, size and duration of outbreaks were described by Sector, and outbreak cases were compared to sporadic cases in the same time frame. Address matching identified household cases with onset ≥2 days before, ≥2 days after, or within 1 day of the workplace outbreak case. Results There were 199 outbreaks with 1245 cases, and 68% of outbreaks and 80% of cases belonged to i) Manufacturing, ii) Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, iii) Transportation and Warehousing. Median size of outbreaks was 3 cases (range: 1-140), and lasted median 7days (range: 0-119). Outbreak cases were significantly more likely to be male, younger, healthier, and have better outcomes. There were 608 household cases associated with 339 (31%) outbreak cases with valid addresses, increasing the burden of illness by 56%. The majority of household cases (368, 60%) occurred after the outbreak case. Conclusions Workplace outbreaks primarily occurred in three Sectors. COVID-19 prevention measures should target Industry Sectors at risk by preventing introduction from exposed employees, spread in the workplace, and spread outside of the workplace. What is already known about this topic? COVID-19 outbreaks occur within workplaces and can spread to the community What is added by this report? From January 21 – June 30, 2020, there were 199 workplace outbreaks in Ontario, Canada; 68% of outbreaks and 80% of outbreak-associated COVID-19 case were in three Industry Sectors: Manufacturing, Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing/Hunting, and Transportation/Warehousing. Household transmission occurred among 31% of outbreak cases, resulting in a 56% increase in workplace outbreak-associated cases when burden of household transmission is considered. What are the implications for public health practice? Workplace outbreak prevention measures should be targeted to Industry Sectors at risk by preventing introduction from exposed employees, spread in the workplace, and transmission to the greater community.
Brendan T Smith - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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covid 19 workplace outbreaks by Industry Sector and their associated household transmission ontario canada january to june 2020
Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 2021Co-Authors: Michelle Murti, Camille Achonu, Brendan T Smith, Kevin A Brown, Jinhee Kim, James E Johnson, Saranyah Ravindran, Sarah A BuchanAbstract:OBJECTIVE: To analyze workplace outbreaks by Industry Sector in the first wave of the pandemic, and associated household cases. METHODS: Number, size, and duration of outbreaks were described by Sector, and outbreak cases were compared to sporadic cases in the same time frame. Address matching identified household cases with onset ≥2âdays before, ≥2âdays after, or within 1âday of the workplace outbreak case. RESULTS: There were 199 outbreaks with 1245 cases, and 68% of outbreaks and 80% of cases belonged to (1) Manufacturing, (2) Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, (3) Transportation and Warehousing. There were 608 household cases associated with 339 (31%) outbreak cases, increasing the burden of illness by 56%. CONCLUSIONS: Workplace outbreaks primarily occurred in three Sectors. Prevention measures should target Industry Sectors at risk to prevent spread in and out of the workplace.
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covid 19 workplace outbreaks by Industry Sector and their associated household transmission ontario canada january to june 2020
medRxiv, 2020Co-Authors: Michelle Murti, Camille Achonu, Brendan T Smith, Kevin A Brown, Jinhee Kim, James E Johnson, Saranyah Ravindran, Sarah A BuchanAbstract:Abstract Introduction Workplaces requiring in-person attendance of employees for ongoing operations may be susceptible to SARS-CoV-2 outbreaks that impact workers as well as their close contacts. To understand Industry Sectors impacted by workplace outbreaks in the first wave of the pandemic, and the additional burden of illness through household transmission, we analyzed public health declared workplace outbreaks between January 21 to June 30, 2020, and their associated cases from January 21 to July 28. Methods Number, size and duration of outbreaks were described by Sector, and outbreak cases were compared to sporadic cases in the same time frame. Address matching identified household cases with onset ≥2 days before, ≥2 days after, or within 1 day of the workplace outbreak case. Results There were 199 outbreaks with 1245 cases, and 68% of outbreaks and 80% of cases belonged to i) Manufacturing, ii) Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, iii) Transportation and Warehousing. Median size of outbreaks was 3 cases (range: 1-140), and lasted median 7days (range: 0-119). Outbreak cases were significantly more likely to be male, younger, healthier, and have better outcomes. There were 608 household cases associated with 339 (31%) outbreak cases with valid addresses, increasing the burden of illness by 56%. The majority of household cases (368, 60%) occurred after the outbreak case. Conclusions Workplace outbreaks primarily occurred in three Sectors. COVID-19 prevention measures should target Industry Sectors at risk by preventing introduction from exposed employees, spread in the workplace, and spread outside of the workplace. What is already known about this topic? COVID-19 outbreaks occur within workplaces and can spread to the community What is added by this report? From January 21 – June 30, 2020, there were 199 workplace outbreaks in Ontario, Canada; 68% of outbreaks and 80% of outbreak-associated COVID-19 case were in three Industry Sectors: Manufacturing, Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing/Hunting, and Transportation/Warehousing. Household transmission occurred among 31% of outbreak cases, resulting in a 56% increase in workplace outbreak-associated cases when burden of household transmission is considered. What are the implications for public health practice? Workplace outbreak prevention measures should be targeted to Industry Sectors at risk by preventing introduction from exposed employees, spread in the workplace, and transmission to the greater community.
Saranyah Ravindran - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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covid 19 workplace outbreaks by Industry Sector and their associated household transmission ontario canada january to june 2020
Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 2021Co-Authors: Michelle Murti, Camille Achonu, Brendan T Smith, Kevin A Brown, Jinhee Kim, James E Johnson, Saranyah Ravindran, Sarah A BuchanAbstract:OBJECTIVE: To analyze workplace outbreaks by Industry Sector in the first wave of the pandemic, and associated household cases. METHODS: Number, size, and duration of outbreaks were described by Sector, and outbreak cases were compared to sporadic cases in the same time frame. Address matching identified household cases with onset ≥2âdays before, ≥2âdays after, or within 1âday of the workplace outbreak case. RESULTS: There were 199 outbreaks with 1245 cases, and 68% of outbreaks and 80% of cases belonged to (1) Manufacturing, (2) Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, (3) Transportation and Warehousing. There were 608 household cases associated with 339 (31%) outbreak cases, increasing the burden of illness by 56%. CONCLUSIONS: Workplace outbreaks primarily occurred in three Sectors. Prevention measures should target Industry Sectors at risk to prevent spread in and out of the workplace.
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covid 19 workplace outbreaks by Industry Sector and their associated household transmission ontario canada january to june 2020
medRxiv, 2020Co-Authors: Michelle Murti, Camille Achonu, Brendan T Smith, Kevin A Brown, Jinhee Kim, James E Johnson, Saranyah Ravindran, Sarah A BuchanAbstract:Abstract Introduction Workplaces requiring in-person attendance of employees for ongoing operations may be susceptible to SARS-CoV-2 outbreaks that impact workers as well as their close contacts. To understand Industry Sectors impacted by workplace outbreaks in the first wave of the pandemic, and the additional burden of illness through household transmission, we analyzed public health declared workplace outbreaks between January 21 to June 30, 2020, and their associated cases from January 21 to July 28. Methods Number, size and duration of outbreaks were described by Sector, and outbreak cases were compared to sporadic cases in the same time frame. Address matching identified household cases with onset ≥2 days before, ≥2 days after, or within 1 day of the workplace outbreak case. Results There were 199 outbreaks with 1245 cases, and 68% of outbreaks and 80% of cases belonged to i) Manufacturing, ii) Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, iii) Transportation and Warehousing. Median size of outbreaks was 3 cases (range: 1-140), and lasted median 7days (range: 0-119). Outbreak cases were significantly more likely to be male, younger, healthier, and have better outcomes. There were 608 household cases associated with 339 (31%) outbreak cases with valid addresses, increasing the burden of illness by 56%. The majority of household cases (368, 60%) occurred after the outbreak case. Conclusions Workplace outbreaks primarily occurred in three Sectors. COVID-19 prevention measures should target Industry Sectors at risk by preventing introduction from exposed employees, spread in the workplace, and spread outside of the workplace. What is already known about this topic? COVID-19 outbreaks occur within workplaces and can spread to the community What is added by this report? From January 21 – June 30, 2020, there were 199 workplace outbreaks in Ontario, Canada; 68% of outbreaks and 80% of outbreak-associated COVID-19 case were in three Industry Sectors: Manufacturing, Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing/Hunting, and Transportation/Warehousing. Household transmission occurred among 31% of outbreak cases, resulting in a 56% increase in workplace outbreak-associated cases when burden of household transmission is considered. What are the implications for public health practice? Workplace outbreak prevention measures should be targeted to Industry Sectors at risk by preventing introduction from exposed employees, spread in the workplace, and transmission to the greater community.
