Occupational Health, Safety and Injury Prevention

Dear Colleagues,

For this Special Issue on Occupational Health, Safety and Injury Prevention, we invite authors to submit comprehensive research addressing the full spectrum of workplace risks, from acute injuries to chronic occupational illnesses, with a particular focus on high-risk emergency occupations. This Special Issue focuses on the enduring challenge of safeguarding workers’ health and safety in diverse settings and evolving work-environments. Contributions can explore the interplay of chronic diseases, health, wellbeing and physical fitness to occupational health and wellness, hazard identification and risk assessment; the interplay between physical, chemical, ergonomic and psychosocial risk factors; intervention strategies and prevention programmes; the role of technologies, organisational models and safety culture; and the economic, regulatory and policy dimensions of occupational safety. The issue welcomes researchers to contribute from a diverse range of occupations and a diverse range of research areas. By drawing on rigorous empirical, methodological and theoretical work, this issue seeks to advance understanding of how chronic diseases, injuries and environmental stresses at work can be prevented, how workplace environments can be redesigned for health and safety, and how organisations can embed sustainable prevention practices. Ultimately, the goal is to deepen our knowledge of the determinants of occupational harm and the levers for effective prevention, thereby contributing to healthier, safer workforces and workplaces globally.

Dr. Jaron Ras
Prof. Dr. Lloyd Leach
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 250 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for assessment.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2500 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.