BSOH Webinar "SARS-CoV-2, a biological hazard in the workplace"
Venue: Teams Meeting
The link will be forwarded shortly before the start of the webinar.
Subject:
In February 2020, the World Health Organization’s director-general declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) over the ongoing outbreak of the COVID-19 respiratory illness. Exceptional measures are in order to protect workers from infection with SARS-CoV-2. Occupational hygienists are the specialists par excellence in the field of control of the work environment as this is precisely their specific domain of work. In this capacity, they are the best placed of all specialists to develop necessary and useful guidelines to prevent the spread of this virus in the work environment.
Our seminar team selected four distinguished speakers, experts in their own field, to elaborate in depth about the virus, the disease, the exposure and about the prevention of transmission.
Registration fee: free voor BSOH members
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Registrations from: wednesday 03/02/2021 06:00
Registrations until: not later than Thursday 11/02/2021 24:00
Registration method: only online, in the tab 'Register' of this page, when registrations are open.
Languages: Slides in English. Speech in English.
Speakers:
Leen Delang – Assistant professor – Virology and Chemotherapy - Rega Institute for Medical Research KU Leuven
Dr. Edelhart Y. Kempeneers – Medical Director - Attentia
Bert Blocken – Full professor Building Physics Section - Department of Civil Engineering KU Leuven
Jarek Kurnitski – Professor, Head of the Department of Civil Engineering and Architecture – Tallinn University of Technology
Program
08:30 | Welcome | |||
09:00 | 1 | Fundamentals on the SARS-CoV-2 virology | Leen Delang | Assistant professor Virology and Chemotherapy Rega Institute for Medical Research KU Leuven |
10:00 | 2 | Workplace risk assessment for SARS-CoV-2 and preventive measures | Dr. Edelhart Y. Kempeneers | Medical Director Attentia |
11:00 | 3 | Cancelled due to illness |
Bert Blocken | Full professor Building Physics KU Leuven |
12:00 | 4 | Ventilation as a means to prevent the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus | Jarek Kurnitski | Professor Civil Engineering and Architecture Tallinn University of Technology |
13:00 | Closing remarks |
Webinar recording: The recording contains the three presentations of the webinar.
Organisation : An Devriendt.
Point of Contact: for questions and remarks, mail to An Devriendt.