Collaboration Between Developing and Developed Countries and Between Developing Countries in Occupational Heath Research and Surveillance

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• Personal Author:
  Ahasan R ; Aragon A ; Arroyave ME ; Hogstedt C ; Jeyaratnam J ; Kurppa K ; Loewenson R ; Lundberg I ; Mbakaya CFL ; Ngowi AVF ; Partanen TJ ; Stayner L ; Steenland, Kyle ; Weiderpass E ; Wesseling C
• Description:
  Collaborative occupational health and safety studies between counterparts in developing and developed countries and between developing countries have demonstrated their potential for improving occupational health and safety. Such collaboration in occupational health and safety is encouraged in the development of infrastructure in research empowerment and capacity building. This action includes the setting of priorities, the identification and documentation of problems, sponsorship, data bases and surveillance systems, technical support, methodology, publishing, research and training programs, controlled intervention, information exchange, and networking. Examples of priorities in occupational health and safety in the developing world include the informal sector (informally hired and independent workers), temporary work, pesticides, accidents, dusts, carcinogens, solvents, ergonomics, women and child labor, human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiencey syndrome (HIV/AIDS), and transfer of hazardous materials and technologies. The sustainability of occupational health and safety structures and functions in the developing countries is a primary concern. Socioethical principles emphasize local, national, mutual and global gains. Examples of collaboration are given. Pervasive problems and strategies toward their solution are highlighted. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Accident Prevention Accidents Accidents, Occupational Occupational Health Safety Staff Development
• Keywords:
  Accident-analysis Accident-potential Accident-prevention Data-processing Occupational-health Occupational-health-services Occupational-safety-programs Sociological-factors Sociology Training
• ISSN:
  0355-3140
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  EID - Education and Information Division ; DSHEFS - Division of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations, and Field Studies
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  296-300
• Volume:
  25
• Issue:
  3
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20025179
• Citation:
  Scand J Work Environ Health 1999 Jun; 25(3):296-300
• Contact Point Address:
  Dr Timo J Partanen, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Finnish Institute of Occupational Health, Topeliuksenkatu 41 A, FIN-00250 Helsinki, Finland
• Email:
  timo.partanen@occuphealth.fi
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1999
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Health
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:5ee18a4bd16d4e96be76552534374e02b1d544bdc00f0d93c23d07dcdb1c14d06e41100330a64faff013bfefeb3e3aeececbf8a816f774cae4a59307ef25a78c
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/196662/cdc_196662_DS1.pdf
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