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ArticleDeutsche medizinische Wochenschrift (1946)2023

[Occupational medical aspects of COVID-19 pandemic containment: experiences from a large chemical company].

Matthias Claus, Gerold Koch, Daniel Frambach, Arne Jonas Warnke, Stefan Webendörfer

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Article in Deutsche medizinische Wochenschrift (1946), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 authors at 1 institution in 2 countries.

Matthias ClausCorporate Health Management, BASF SE, Ludwigshafen am Rhein, GERMANY.
Gerold KochCorporate Health Management, BASF SE, Ludwigshafen am Rhein, GERMANY.
Daniel FrambachCorporate Health Management, BASF SE, Ludwigshafen am Rhein, GERMANY.
Arne Jonas WarnkeDataCamp Belgium BV, Kessel-Lo, BELGIUM.
Stefan WebendörferCorporate Health Management, BASF SE, Ludwigshafen am Rhein, GERMANY.
BASF (Germany) · DE

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Abstract

introductionWith the present paper we aim to describe the experience of a large chemical company in tackling the COVID-19 pandemic. Specifically, we describe the timing and content of implemented measures and outline the course of the pandemic from the company's perspective.

methodsWe describe the infection protection measures and the pandemic course at the company's main site in Ludwigshafen (Germany) from March 2020 to May 2022. Company-specific data on the date of reporting an infection, suspected place of infection, number of close contacts, and the employee group were used to calculate 7-day-incidences and visualized, among other things, by means of a plant map (active infections) and a network chart (chains of infection). In addition, a weighted average of the incidences from districts close to the plant (weighted by the number of resident employees within the district) was calculated using publicly available data by the Robert Koch Institute and compared with the course of company-specific incidences.

resultsAt the end of follow-up on 31 DISCUSSION: The continuous monitoring and analysis of new SARS-CoV-2 cases among employees provides valuable information for the effective management of protective measures in the company. It enables a targeted response to changes in the number of new cases on the plant site by tightening or relaxing protective measures.

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COVID-19GermanyHumansIncidencePandemicsSARS-CoV-2

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