Occupational Health for All: From Research to Practice

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• Personal Author:
  Rogers B
• Description:
  The meeting, 30th International Congress on Occupational Health for All: From Research to Practice was held March 18-23, 2012 in Cancun, Mexico This Congress is the triennial meeting of the International Commission on Occupational Health, the only international body of scholars and practitioners in the field. Worldwide, workplace fatalities, injuries, and illnesses remain at unacceptably high levels and involve enormous and unnecessary health burden, suffering, and substantial economic loss. The ILO reports there are two million work-related deaths globally and the trend seems to be rising. In addition, each year there are some 268 million non-fatal workplace accidents in which the victims miss at least three days of work as a result, as well as 160 million new cases of work-related illness. The most common workplace illnesses are cancers from exposure to hazardous substances, musculoskeletal diseases, respiratory diseases, hearing loss, circulatory diseases and communicable diseases caused by exposure to pathogens. In many industrialized countries, where the number of deaths from work-related accidents has been falling, deaths from occupational disease, notably asbestosis, is on the rise. In the U.S, NIOSH reported in 2008 that private industry employers reported 4.2 million work injuries and 363,000 cases of occupational illness, and on average 16 American workers die each day from injuries on the job. Occupational injuries and deaths have cost approximately $123 billion in wages and lost productivity, administrative expenses, health care and other costs. This does not include the cost of occupational disease. The specific aims were to: 1. Provide an opportunity for the international gathering of occupational safety and health scientists and practitioners for education and training in occupational health and safety. 2. Share knowledge about: current and emerging issues related to safety and health at work, advances in the science in occupational safety and health, translation of research to practice, and best practices in occupational health and safety that support implementation of the evidence-based science. 3. Support opportunities for occupational safety and health professionals from underserved and underrepresented areas to acquire knowledge and information about the science, education and training, and practical aspects concerned with health and safety at work. More than 200 symposia sessions were held in addition to 40 keynote and semi-plenary sessions reflective of the National Occupational Research Agenda. A total of 1,745 participants attended the Congress with 415 scholarships awarded. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Accidental Falls Accidents Accidents, Occupational Asbestos Economics Education Environmental Exposure Hazardous Substances Hearing Loss Hearing Loss, Noise-Induced Inorganic Chemicals Lung Lung Diseases Morbidity Mortality Musculoskeletal Diseases Musculoskeletal System Neoplasms Occupational Health Respiratory System Respiratory Tract Diseases Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety Staff Development Workplace

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• Keywords:
  Asbestosis Cancer Circulatory System Diseases Economic Impact Exposure Levels Falls Fatalities Hazardous Materials Hazards Health Effects Health Protection Hearing Loss Injuries Morbidity Rates Mortality Rates MSD Musculoskeletal System Disorders Pathogens Pulmonary System Pulmonary System Disorders Respiratory System Disorders Risk Factors Training Work Environment Workers

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• Series:
  Grant Final Reports
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Final Grant Report
• Place as Subject:
  North Carolina ; OSHA Region 4
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  OEP - Office of Extramural Programs
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-19
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20048385
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB2016-104195
• Citation:
  Atlanta, GA: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, R13-OH-010224, 2015 Apr; :1-19
• Contact Point Address:
  Bonnie Rogers, DrPH, COHN-S, LNCC, FAAN, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ,1700 MLK Blvd, CB 7502, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7502
• Email:
  rogersb@email.unc.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2015
• Performing Organization:
  University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20120301
• Source Full Name:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• End Date:
  20130228
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/218644/cdc_218644_DS1.pdf
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