Radon and health surveillance in the workplace: Regulatory challenges in Italy (Legislative Decree no. 101/2020) and future perspectives
This commentary examines the regulatory changes introduced by Legislative Decree 101/2020 regarding the management of radon risk in work environments, with a particular focus on the role of health surveillance. Compared to the previous legislation (Legislative Decree 230/1995 and 241/2000), Legislat...
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| description | This commentary examines the regulatory changes introduced by Legislative Decree 101/2020 regarding the management of radon risk in work environments, with a particular focus on the role of health surveillance. Compared to the previous legislation (Legislative Decree 230/1995 and 241/2000), Legislative Decree 101/2020 marks a significant shift, introducing corrective measures and technical reports by radiation protection experts but excluding mandatory health surveillance. The article discusses the implications of this exclusion, highlighting how such an omission could compromise the protection of the health of workers exposed to radon, especially considering the insidious and long-term nature of its effects. It suggests revising the legislation to include a more holistic and preventive approach to radon risk management. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-3e543bc2f2a24f759ff3aa232b84dd262025-08-20T03:33:45ZengEdizioni FS PublisherGIornale Italiano di Psicologia e Medicina del Lavoro2785-13382024-03-014161110.69088/2024/RDNS2Radon and health surveillance in the workplace: Regulatory challenges in Italy (Legislative Decree no. 101/2020) and future perspectivesFrancesco CHIRICO0Giuseppe TAINO1Marco MICHELAZZI2Fabrizio CIPRANI3Angelo SACCO4Scuola di Specializzazione in Medicina del Lavoro, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Roma, Italia. Centro Sanitario Polifunzionale di Milano, Servizio Sanitario della Polizia di Stato, Ministero dell’Interno, Italia. IRCCS Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri, Pavia – Scuola di Specializzazione in Medicina del Lavoro, Università di Pavia – AIRM (Associazione Italiana di Radioprotezione Medica) Direzione Centrale di Sanità, Servizio Sanitario della Polizia di Stato, Roma, Italia. E-mail: marco.michelazzi@poliziadistato.itDirezione Centrale di Sanità, Servizio Sanitario della Polizia di Stato, Roma, Italia. E-mail: fabrizio.ciprani@poliziadistato.itU.O.C. Servizio di Prevenzione e Sicurezza Ambienti di Lavoro, ASL Roma 4, Civitavecchia (Roma), Italia. E-mail: angelo.sacco.@alice.it This commentary examines the regulatory changes introduced by Legislative Decree 101/2020 regarding the management of radon risk in work environments, with a particular focus on the role of health surveillance. Compared to the previous legislation (Legislative Decree 230/1995 and 241/2000), Legislative Decree 101/2020 marks a significant shift, introducing corrective measures and technical reports by radiation protection experts but excluding mandatory health surveillance. The article discusses the implications of this exclusion, highlighting how such an omission could compromise the protection of the health of workers exposed to radon, especially considering the insidious and long-term nature of its effects. It suggests revising the legislation to include a more holistic and preventive approach to radon risk management.https://gipmel.it/wp-content/uploads/10.690882024RDNS2.pdfitalian regulatoryradonradioprotectionrisk managementoccupational health surveillanceworkplaces |
| spellingShingle | Francesco CHIRICO Giuseppe TAINO Marco MICHELAZZI Fabrizio CIPRANI Angelo SACCO Radon and health surveillance in the workplace: Regulatory challenges in Italy (Legislative Decree no. 101/2020) and future perspectives GIornale Italiano di Psicologia e Medicina del Lavoro italian regulatory radon radioprotection risk management occupational health surveillance workplaces |
| title | Radon and health surveillance in the workplace: Regulatory challenges in Italy (Legislative Decree no. 101/2020) and future perspectives |
| title_full | Radon and health surveillance in the workplace: Regulatory challenges in Italy (Legislative Decree no. 101/2020) and future perspectives |
| title_fullStr | Radon and health surveillance in the workplace: Regulatory challenges in Italy (Legislative Decree no. 101/2020) and future perspectives |
| title_full_unstemmed | Radon and health surveillance in the workplace: Regulatory challenges in Italy (Legislative Decree no. 101/2020) and future perspectives |
| title_short | Radon and health surveillance in the workplace: Regulatory challenges in Italy (Legislative Decree no. 101/2020) and future perspectives |
| title_sort | radon and health surveillance in the workplace regulatory challenges in italy legislative decree no 101 2020 and future perspectives |
| topic | italian regulatory radon radioprotection risk management occupational health surveillance workplaces |
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