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Review
. 2023 Feb 4;20(4):2771.
doi: 10.3390/ijerph20042771.

Pandemic Preparedness among Big Energy Companies: Call to Research and Action

Maria Rosaria Gualano  1 , Leonardo Villani  2 , Walter Ricciardi  2
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Pandemic Preparedness among Big Energy Companies: Call to Research and Action

Maria Rosaria Gualano et al. Int J Environ Res Public Health. .

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic, as a global phenomenon, has affected all the working realities, worldwide, with the same issues. The aim of the present work is to assess the experiences of management and their preparedness during the pandemic among big companies, in particular, in the energy sector. Based on an overview of scientific evidence and grey literature, we found that big companies followed evidence-based decision-making practices and offered preparedness and information plans. Specifically, these plans contained recommendations and best practices to be followed to avoid the risk of infection in the workplaces, as well as in the field of epidemiological surveillance and vaccination. Nevertheless, many research efforts are required, and it is important that a large number of big companies and corporations address these challenges worldwide, adopting a new sustainable approach that includes both the productivity and health of the workers. A Call to Action was then issued in order to achieve evidence-based leadership to address current and future public health emergency scenarios.

Keywords: COVID-19; energy sector; occupational health; preparedness.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no conflict of interest. The funders had no role in the design of the study; in the collection, analyses, or interpretation of data; in the writing of the manuscript; or in the decision to publish the results.

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