Workplace Research Monthly September 2024

This document is a Workplace Research Monthly report for September 2024, which compiles peer-reviewed articles and reports focusing on various topics related to workplace health and safety, prevention, recovery at work, and return to work. It includes evidence published in August 2024. The report covers a range of subjects, such as the relationship between sleep patterns and alcohol use disorders among workers, highlighting findings from a study that analyzed data from the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. It also discusses the impact of physical and psychosocial workplace exposures on life expectancy free of musculoskeletal and cardiovascular diseases, based on German health insurance data. Additionally, the report addresses workplace health and safety issues, including gender differences in occupational infectious diseases and the effects of safety incentives on worker behavior. The document emphasizes the importance of customized health programs and workplace health promotion to mitigate risks associated with various occupational exposures.