Special Issue "III International Congress "Prevencionar"— Health, Safety and Welfare in the Prevention of Occupational Risks"

A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Health and Sustainability".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2021.

Special Issue Editors

Prof. Dr. Julio Blanco
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Guest Editor
Department of Mechanical Engineering, High Technical School of Industrial Engineering, University of La Rioja, 26004 Logrono, Spain
Interests: life cycle assessment (LCA); social life cycle assessment (S-LCA); health and safety
Prof. Dr. Emilio Jimenez
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Guest Editor
Department of Electrical Engineering, High Technical School of Industrial Engineering, University of La Rioja, 26004 Logrono, Spain
Interests: environmental impact; health and safety; sustainability; modelling and simulation
Prof. Dr. Francisco Flor-Montalvo
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Guest Editor
Higher School of Engineering and Technology, International University of La Rioja (UNIR). 26004 Logrono, Spain

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

The III International Congress Prevencionar is proposed as a space for researchers, occupational risk prevention professionals, entrepreneurs, businessmen, managers, staff responsible for technology transfer processes and, in general, any actor from the academic world, administration, private enterprise, industry, or independent professional.  Prevencionar is a place to share experiences through publications, conferences, and workshops.

Prevencionar-2021 is devoted to the development of knowledge and techniques to optimize the performance of systems while protecting health, safety, and well-being of people involved in work environments. It is also focused on workplace ergonomics, leisure, and other aspects of our daily lives, as well as safety and security, human ecology, sustainability, service systems, communication, education, and social and governmental policies.

The topics of the congress for this Special Issue are:

  • Biological-Chemical Hazards;
  • Occupational & Environmental Hazards;
  • Other Hazards;
  • Computer Modelling;
  • Environmental Engineering;
  • Ergonomics;
  • Ergonomics & Human Factors;
  • Human-computer interactions;
  • Medicine, Physiology, Multidisciplinary Psychology;
  • Noise & Vibration;
  • Protective Equipment;
  • Risk Assessment;
  • Safety of Machinery;
  • Sociology & Social Policy.

Prof. Dr. Julio Blanco
Prof. Dr. Emilio Jimenez
Prof. Dr. Francisco Flor-Montalvo
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 papers will be 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 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.

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. Sustainability is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly 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 1900 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.

Published Papers

This special issue is now open for submission.
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