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Occupational and Environmental Medicine: Exploring Practical Solutions

A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Applied Biosciences and Bioengineering".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 28 February 2025 | Viewed by 1371

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Dear Colleagues,

Occupational and environmental medicine plays a critical role in safeguarding the health and well-being of workers and communities. This proposed Special Issue aims to highlight the practical applications of scientific research in addressing challenges related to occupational health and environmental exposures.

The issue will feature a diverse range of topics, including novel approaches to hazard assessment, emerging environmental health risks, technological innovations for safety and health, interventions in challenging work environments, strategies for chronic disease prevention, and the intersection of policy and practice.

The contributions to this Special Issue will offer insights into real-world solutions, bridging the gap between scientific knowledge and its implementation in occupational and environmental settings. Through collaborative efforts, we aim to advance the field and promote healthier, safer workplaces and communities worldwide.

The proposed topics for this Special Issue include, but are not limited to, the following: 

  • Novel approaches to occupational hazard assessment;
  • Emerging environmental health risks in the workplace;
  • Technological innovations for occupational safety and health;
  • Occupational health interventions in challenging work environments;
  • Environmental exposures and chronic disease prevention;
  • Occupational health policy and regulation: bridging science and practice.

Dr. Caterina Ledda
Guest Editor

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Keywords

  • occupational hazard assessment
  • emerging environmental health risks
  • occupational safety and health
  • occupational health interventions
  • environmental exposures
  • chronic disease prevention
  • occupational health policy and regulation

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ChatGPT-4 vs. Google Bard: Which Chatbot Better Understands the Italian Legislative Framework for Worker Health and Safety?
by Martina Padovan, Alessandro Palla, Riccardo Marino, Francesco Porciatti, Bianca Cosci, Francesco Carlucci, Gianluca Nerli, Armando Petillo, Gabriele Necciari, Letizia Dell’Amico, Vincenzo Carmelo Lucisano, Sergio Scarinci and Rudy Foddis
Appl. Sci. 2025, 15(3), 1508; https://doi.org/10.3390/app15031508 - 1 Feb 2025
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Large language models, such as ChatGPT-4 and Google Bard, have demonstrated potential in healthcare. This study explores their utility in occupational medicine, a field where decisions rely on compliance with specific workplace health and safety regulations. A dataset of questions encompassing key occupational [...] Read more.
Large language models, such as ChatGPT-4 and Google Bard, have demonstrated potential in healthcare. This study explores their utility in occupational medicine, a field where decisions rely on compliance with specific workplace health and safety regulations. A dataset of questions encompassing key occupational health topics derived from the Italian Legislative Decree 81/08, which governs workplace health and safety, was utilized. Responses from ChatGPT-4 with contextual information (ChatGPT-4+context) and Google Bard were evaluated for accuracy and completeness, with error categorization used to identify common issues. Subcategories of the topics of the regulations were analyzed as well. In total, 433 questions were included in our analysis. ChatGPT-4+context surpasses Bard in terms of accuracy and completeness in responses, with a lower error rate in the categories analyzed, except for the percentage of missed responses. In the subcategories analyzed, Bard is superior to ChatGPT-4+context only in the areas of the manual handling of loads and physical hazards. ChatGPT-4+context outperformed Bard in providing answers about Italian regulations on health and safety at work. This study highlights the potential and limitations of large language models as decision-support tools in occupational medicine and underscores the importance of regulatory context in enhancing their reliability. Full article
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