Occupational health crossing borders - part 2: comparison of 18 occupational health systems across the globe

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• Personal Author:
  Bigaignon-Cantineau J ; Ehrenstein V ; Garcia LP ; Gonzalez M ; Gupta, Kailash ; Huang L ; Kandkers S ; Menchu Lanza AM ; Nowak D ; Patsis KS ; Radon K ; Sanchez Rojas AM ; Shoma S ; Vellore AD ; Verbeek J ; Zamora VE
• Description:
  BACKGROUND: Occupational health and safety (OHS) is considered one of the most important factors for a sustainable development; however, it is often considered a luxury by decision-makers. This article compares OHS systems of 18 countries at different stages of development. METHODS: In an international summer school, structure of the national OHS system, definition of occupational accidents and diseases, procedures for compensation claims, outcome (expressed as incidence of occupational accidents) and training opportunities were presented. RESULTS: National OHS systems ranged from non-existent to systems implemented almost 200 years ago. Priorities, incidence of occupational accidents and training opportunities varied. Common problems included the lack of OHS service for small enterprises and in rural areas. CONCLUSIONS: International training programs like this summer school might enhance the exchange about OHS opportunities around the globe and contribute to improved workers health. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Education Environmental Monitoring Hazardous Substances Health Personnel Health Promotion Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Race Factors Safety Staff Development Surveys And Questionnaires Workplace

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• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Occupational Health Developed Countries Developing Countries Exposure-assessment Exposure-levels Exposure-methods Health-care-personnel Health-hazards Health-programs Health-standards Health-surveys International Educational Exchange Occupational-exposure Occupational-hazards Occupational-health Occupational-health-programs Occupational-safety-programs Occupational Accidents Racial-factors Teaching Training Work-environment Work-practices Worker-health

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• ISSN:
  0271-3586
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  District of Columbia ; OSHA Region 3
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  OD - Office of the Director
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  55-63
• Volume:
  53
• Issue:
  1
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20043300
• Citation:
  Am J Ind Med 2010 Jan; 53(1):55-63
• Contact Point Address:
  Katja Radon, Unit for Occupational and Environmental Epidemiology & Net Teaching, Institute and Outpatient Clinic for Occup., Social and Environ. Med., Clinical Centre of the Ludwig-Maximilian-University Munich, Ziemssenstr 1, D-80336 Munich, Germany
• Email:
  katja.radon@med.lmu.de
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2010
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  American Journal of Industrial Medicine
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:a90f65e191c61bf72c884e0c2cb1d78da9187ffd2f98097edf994b4704e29524cf14038a9a847b8bd9f6d40f364be5140640645fd902cfebfcf418bb487edaa9
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/195227/cdc_195227_DS1.pdf
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