{"title":"The Role of Law Enforcement Mechanisms in the Care of Occupational Health and Safety in the Workplace of Health Professionals in Kosovo.","authors":"Albina Xhemajli, Naser Rugova, Doncho Donev","doi":"10.5455/msm.2024.36.187-191","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Workplace health and safety are critical concerns for healthcare professionals, who are often exposed to various occupational hazards.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>The aim of the study was to analyze the effectiveness and impact of law enforcement mechanisms in ensuring occupational health and safety for healthcare professionals in Kosovo.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Consist in conduct research on the role of law enforcement mechanisms in ensuring the occupational health and safety of healthcare professionals in Kosovo, using a qualitative methodology with questionnaires targeting the Health Inspectorate and Labor Inspectorate.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The study found that while laws and regulations for workplace safety in healthcare exist in Kosovo, their enforcement is inconsistent and often inadequate.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The study concludes that the enforcement of workplace health and safety laws in Kosovo's healthcare sector is inadequate, leading to unsafe working conditions for healthcare professionals.</p>","PeriodicalId":94128,"journal":{"name":"Materia socio-medica","volume":"36 3","pages":"187-191"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11693137/pdf/","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Materia socio-medica","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.5455/msm.2024.36.187-191","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Background: Workplace health and safety are critical concerns for healthcare professionals, who are often exposed to various occupational hazards.
Objective: The aim of the study was to analyze the effectiveness and impact of law enforcement mechanisms in ensuring occupational health and safety for healthcare professionals in Kosovo.
Methods: Consist in conduct research on the role of law enforcement mechanisms in ensuring the occupational health and safety of healthcare professionals in Kosovo, using a qualitative methodology with questionnaires targeting the Health Inspectorate and Labor Inspectorate.
Results: The study found that while laws and regulations for workplace safety in healthcare exist in Kosovo, their enforcement is inconsistent and often inadequate.
Conclusion: The study concludes that the enforcement of workplace health and safety laws in Kosovo's healthcare sector is inadequate, leading to unsafe working conditions for healthcare professionals.