text: Quite well studied is the increased prevalence of musculoskeletal diseases, if not only ergonomic risks 
  but also high psychosocial risks are prevalent at the workplace.185 Research has also found unexpected 
  connections like the synergistic effect of noise and certain chemicals on hearing impairments. Such 
  outcomes of multi-risk profiles are often particularly difficult to identify and understand. Obviously, most 
  sectors and occupations involve workplaces with**multi-risk profiles**. Some prominent major risks in 
  certain sectors or occupations are: 
  
  • agriculture = accidents, chemical and biological agents, UV exposure; 
  • delivery services = traffic accidents, ergonomics, time pressure, exhaust fumes; 
  • decentralised renewable energy construction and maintenance = falls from height, electricity; 
  • waste and recycling = biological and chemical agents, cuts and accidents; 
  • mobile work = ergonomics, work without time and space limits; 
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  care at home = emotional, ergonomic, difficult clients, unsafe household situations, infection 
  risks; 
  
  • healthcare = emotional, ergonomics, biological; 
  • personal and household services = emotional, ergonomic, unsafe household situations, e.g. 
  
  unsafe electrical equipment, exposure to unknown chemicals; 
  long-haul sea, train, road or air transport = atypical working times, shift work, monotony, long 
  phases of physical inactivity; 
  car repair = ergonomics, dust and fumes, chemicals; 
  construction = falls from height, accidents with machinery or vehicles, slips, trips and falls, 
  ergonomics, noise, chemicals, dust, UV exposure, etc. 
  
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