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AA 6: Communication and Networking

CC or NGO Name Great Lakes Center for Occupational and Environmental Safety and Health

Project title Recruiting young scientists and engineers to occupational hygiene

Keywords outreach, recruitment, occupational hygiene

Project leader

Email address

Steven E. Lacey, PhD

[email protected] Partners (of the CC Network)

University of the Witwatersrand (proposed)

University of Cape Town (proposed) Other partners AIHA Student Activities Working Group (SAWG) Funding

AIHA Student Activities Working Group

Objective of the project Knowledge transfer to young scientists and engineers of occupational hygiene as a career option

Project outcome(s) and deadline(s) for completion of the project

● To share the outreach framework with two CCs (2006)

● To expand the AIHA SAWG current efforts to an international level (2007)

● To establish a functional occupational hygiene career outreach program at the national level in additional countries (2008)

● To establish an active network of individuals interested in promoting occupational hygiene as a career option to young scientists and engineers (2009)

Target group and/or beneficiaries

Undergraduate and graduate scientists and engineers; the field of occupational hygiene at large.

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Summary of the project (max 100 words)

In 2003, the AIHA Engineering Committee initiated an outreach program to attract young engineers to the field of occupational hygiene. This evolved into the development of the AIHA Student Activities Working Group, dedicated to attracting and retaining young scientists and engineers to the field of occupational hygiene.

This project seeks to expand these efforts on a global level to ensure an adequate supply of occupational hygiene professionals for all nations. Current efforts will provide the basic framework to be adapted and evolve to suit others. This project will facilitate communication and networking among like-minded individuals that recognize the importance of training new hygienists.

Dissemination Project outcomes will be reported on participating CC websites and in AIHA printed materials.

Impact (global or regional)

Global

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CC or NGO Name National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) USA

Project title Sharing workplace OSH practices through sector-based global

collaborations

Keywords NORA Sector Interventions Best Practices Globalization

Project leader

Email address

Dr. Max Lum, Global Collaborations Manager, NIOSH [email protected] and Dr. Marilyn Fingerhut, Global Collaborations Coordinator, NIOSH [email protected]

Partners (of the CC Network)

Anticipated partners: ISPESL, Italy; NIIH, Japan; CCOHS Canada; IOHA, IEA, ICOH and others

Other partners Anticipated partners: OSHA US; BG Germany; HSE UK; IRSST Quebec; ORC US; DOL Poland; Netherlands; multinational corporations; international unions, and various NORA partners

Funding

NIOSH NORA Global Collaborations funding; funding by global partners

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Objective of the project

To expand the application in workplaces in the U.S. and globally of interventions that successfully prevent work-related injuries and illnesses.


Partnerships globally to share successful sector based practices, interventions and services (in place in 3 sectors by December 06)

Communication system (e.g. newsletter and/or weblinks) in place (Dec 06)

Application in at least 100 new workplaces of shared practices, interventions or services (by Dec 08)

Multinational corporations or international unions provide assistance to 10 developing/transitional nation OSH professionals or local community workplaces to improve OSH services and practices (by Dec 09)

Global network of members established for sustainable continuation of this work (by Dec 10)


Workplaces globally will benefit. Sector based sharing of successes will increase applications and lower costs. Multinational corporations and international unions and OSH institutes, associations and NGOs globally are key partners for success in developing and transitional nations.


NIOSH is initiating in the U.S. a sector based National Occupational Research Agenda aimed at increasing preventive practices and interventions in workplaces. (See www.cdc.gov/niosh/nora.) Eight Sector Research Councils (SRC) will have broad membership in order to act to solve the worst problems of workplaces in the Sector. The sector groupings are

Agriculture, Forestry, & Fishing

Mining

Construction

Manufacturing

Trade

Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities

Services

Healthcare & Social Assistance

Global Collaborations will be developed in each SRC to share sector based successful solutions across countries. Global partnerships will include employers, unions, OSH institutes, professionals, and associations. Assisting developing and transitional nations and small

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businesses in developed countries to implement successful practices will be a priority.

Dissemination NIOSH is sponsoring the sector based National Occupational Research Agenda (NORA) in the U.S. and information will be disseminated by NIOSH, WHO and other partners. A Global Collaborations electronic communication system will be put in place to encourage partnerships and sharing of successful practices and to ensure sustainability of the effort.


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CC or NGO Name National Institute of Industrial Health (NIIH), Japan Project title Development of a web-based information collection system for the

active surveillance of work-related diseases and occupational exposures and for information dissemination to occupational safety and health practitioners

Note: would suggest change of title to “Active Surveillance of occupational diseases and exposures – a web-based information system”

Keywords Internet, work-related disease, occupational physician, online resources Project leader

Email address

Dr Ippei Mori


None

Other partners Occupational Physicians, Academic Researchers, Government Officials in Japan and East/Southeast Asian countries

Funding Financial provisions will be covered by the budget of the NIIH Objective of the project

To establish a web-based data collection system for the active surveillance for work-related diseases and occupational exposures, and to develop a web based information publication system for supporting occupational safety and health practitioners working in various enterprises.


The outcome until now (2002-2004)

Main pages have been developed. Web data collection system was upgraded to satisfy requirement for privacy protection. Several doctors registered for this system to test the user-interface and functions. No actual data has been reported as yet.

The outcome expected henceforth (2006-2010)

A new research project on work-related disease surveillance will be launched. The present system is expected to be fully utilized for this

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project. Target group and/or beneficiaries

Occupational safety and health staff in companies, occupational physicians, and industrial hygienists


This project develops a cutting-edge web-based information collection system for the active surveillance of work-related diseases and occupational exposures. It also incorporates a web-based publication system for information dissemination to occupational safety and health practitioners. The system is designed for use by occupational safety and health staff in companies, as well as occupational physicians and industrial hygienists. It also distributes information to companies or providers of work environment measurement systems, with regard to occupational exposure levels. From 2005, a new research project on work-related disease surveillance will be launched and the present system is expected to be fully utilized for this project.

Dissemination Peer-reviewed scientific publications, Conference Abstracts, Online dissemination via the website, Presentations at society meetings (e.g. Japan Society for Occupational Health)


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CC or NGO Name National Institute for Occupational Health (NIOH), SA

Project title Access to Occupational Safety & Health Information in the SADC

Region Keywords electronic networks, OSH information, dissemination, coordination

Project leader

Email address

Ms. Claudina Nogueira

[email protected]


3. NIOH, South Africa 4. NIWL, Sweden 5. IACP, Italy 6. University of Cape Town (UCT), South Africa 7. NIOSH, USA 8. CCOHS, Canada 9. HSL, UK

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Other partners 1. Worker’s Health Programme, University of

Kwazulu-Natal, SA

2. Occupational Health Management Board, Zambia 3. Sida-WAHSA Resource Complexes in Tanzania 4. Mozambique – Eduardo Mondlane University and the

Ministries of Health and Labour

5. A potential partner in Brazil /Portugal to be identified – a work in progress

Funding

The project is funded through the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) and is a component of the Work and Health in Southern Africa (WAHSA) Programme, and supported by the NIOH, SA. Close collaboration with NIWL, Sweden is an integral part of the WAHSA Programme.


Comprehensive OSH information to be established at the NIOH Clearing House, and to be made readily available in all SADC countries. This will include information on professional training, research programmes, international development programmes and practical solutions to dust control and the elimination of silicosis, relevant laws and policies. A comprehensive electronic network of OSH professionals in the SADC member states will be established to support the Clearing House.


• Recommendations for improving the NIOH Clearing House to be established and implemented, following an evaluation of the information functions of the NIOH in December 2005. The recommendations will include ways that SADC and member countries can promote the collection and dissemination of pertinent information as well as ways to enhance its use to support OSH in the Region (early 2006)

• A follow-up audit will be conducted by the Sida-WAHSA Regional Programme Director and experts from the NIWL, after the recommendations have been presented and the process of implementation starts. This audit will include an assessment of the Clearing House functions by clients of the Clearing House, as well as an evaluation of the electronic network of practitioners (mid 2007).

• Training courses to be offered by NIOH Clearing House on access to OSH information to OSH information officers in various SADC countries (2007 – 2008)

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Clients of the NIOH Clearing House, in the SADC Region (OSH professionals and institutions, enterprises, trade unions, governmental agencies), international agencies supporting the Clearing House e.g. ILO and WHO, Resource Complexes that are in the SADC Region, and are collaborators of the Sida-WAHSA Programme, NIOH staff members.


Adequate access to information is a basic principle of OSH – practitioners and social partners require the technical information to recognize and control workplace hazards. The right information is also required to promote coordination and to avoid duplication in the planning of research projects and actions for change.

Despite this very real need, the Southern African region has inadequate access to information on many aspects of OSH.

SADC has recognized this need, and requested that an OSH Clearing House be established at the NIOH to serve the SADC member states. The process of establishing the Clearing House at the NIOH was started following a meeting in 2000, but a number of changes and improvements are required to correspond to the functions originally attributed to the Clearing House, to serve the SADC region.

A network of professionals active in OSH in the public and private sectors and in organizations supporting the social partners and communities will be established and maintained.

Dissemination Worker and enterprise meetings and associations, professional associations, WHO/ILO documents; regional Departments of Labour and Health. Links to related websites. OSH journals: “Occupational Health, Southern Africa” and “African Newsletter on Occupational Health & Safety”


SADC Region



CC or NGO Name Occupational Safety and Health Division, Ministry of Manpower, Singapore

Project title Sharing on the internet, case studies of successful safety solutions and health hazards control

Keywords WHO Global Web Portal, best practice information, successful hazards control

Project leader

Email address

Dr Magdalene Chan

[email protected] Partners (of the CC CCOHS - Canada (P. K. Abeytunga)

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Network) Other partners Organisations and companies with best practices and winning

solutions Funding Occupational Safety and Health Division, Ministry of

Manpower, Singapore Objective of the project

The objective is to make available through the internet, specifically through the WHO Global Web Portal, case studies of successful safety solutions and health hazards control.


To strengthen and populate the WHO Global Web Portal for sharing of best practices and successful OSH control solutions (by 2010).


Employers, employees, government agencies and OSH professionals


Currently available on the internet through Singapore’s link to the WHO Global Web Portal, the existing repository of successful cases of noise and chemical hazards control, as well as ergonomic solutions, will be further populated and enlarged to include safety solutions, starting with fall prevention solutions.

The case studies will comprise examples from winners of national OSH awards, including the Occupational Safety and Health Best Practices Award to be launched in 2006.

The indexed database has a search function for retrieval by industry, hazard or keywords, with digital images of control measures, as well as information on cost aspects.

Dissemination WHO/ILO documents; Ministry reports and website; conferences and seminars


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CC or NGO Name

EUROPEAN INSTITUTE OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL WELFARE, Madrid Spain

Project title “Occupational Health Latin-American Forum” Keywords Occupational safety and health, Latin- American

forum, Project leader Email address

Dr. Manuel Peña [email protected]


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Other partners Ministries of Health, and Labour of the Governments which will take part.

Funding Fund would be set by Governments NGO and CC themselves.


Create a discussion forum for Latin-American countries in order to share scientific information and other experiences in local/national projects


To enhance effective communication among Spanish-speaking countries. To integrate and make dynamic all that multi-country information. To identify , promote and integrate actions to be taken.


All the implicated actors( Governments, CC, NGOs, Academic Institutions and Enterprises)


The aim of this project is to enhance the effective union of the Latin-American countries implicated in the Global CC Network Plan, through a multi country and multi disciplinal forum. This would involve several social, political and academicals institutions and could be an important opportunity to establish action lines in compromise with the political authorities.

Dissemination Forum consensus report. WHO bulletins and Internet.


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CC or NGO Name IACP, Italy

Project title

ECO RE Economics Resources Toolbox

Keywords funding, grant assistance, economic resource, WHO CC Project leader Email address

Alberto Zucconi [email protected]


IACP (ITALY), NIOH ( South Africa), HSL (England)

Other partners other partners are welcome, they will need to fund their own contribution to the project

Funding Funding in place

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To provide an on line data base providing informations and assistance on where, how and when to get funds for your WHO C.C. projects and activities


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WHO Collaborating Centers


A web site made exclusively for the WHO OH C.C. where to find Informations, suggestions and help on how to access economic resources and other for of help in order to have additional support to fulfill you mission and especially to get funding for your WHO Collaborating Centers projects

Dissemination web sites


Global



CC or NGO Name Office of the Australian Safety and Compensation Council (Office of the ASCC), Department of Employment and Workplace Relations

Project title Participation in Regional Events - Contribution to the communication network of WHO Collaborating Centres

Keywords Participation, information, dissemination, web activity Project leader Email address

Dr Peta Miller [email protected]


All collaboration centres

Other partners ILO CIS network; GEOLibrary Funding Australian Government Objective of the project

To contribute to the global effort to promote activities of collaborating centres and disseminate best practice models


Outcome: effective sharing of data sources and best practice models Commenced: 2004 Completion date: 2010


Members of the collaboration network

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The Office of the ASCC will continue active participation in the network and the activities of the WHO collaborating centres by:

o attending WHO/ILO regional meetings; o participating in international forum and conferences

on workplace safety and health; o contributing to the development of regional website;

and o respond to requests for information and participate in

international surveys and questionnaires. Dissemination WHO website, Australian Safety and Compensation Council

website http://www.ascc.gov.au, international meetings, conferences and symposia


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CC or NGO Name Office of the Australian Safety and Compensation Council, Department of Employment and Workplace Relations

Project title Asia-Pacific Regional Website - Maintenance of the Southeast Asia OHS regional website

Keywords Participation, information, dissemination, web activity

Project leaders Email address

Amanda Grey [email protected]


University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan Regional collaboration centres

Other partners ILO, CIS Funding Australian Government Objective of the project

The Asia-Pacific Occupational Safety and Health website is a collaborative effort of the countries in the Asia-Pacific Region. The objective is to share information across the region for those working in occupational health and safety from government departments, universities and research institutes, professional organisations, unions and employer organisations. The site will include country profiles, news, upcoming events, links to professional organisations, & training database, regulations, standards and guidance material and links to other relevant websites e.g. Global e-library on Occupational Health.


Development of a prototype webpage - completed 2005 Contributions provided to Office of the ASCC by other WHO CC – 2006 Launch of website late 2006

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Completion date: 2010 Target group and/or beneficiaries

Members of the collaboration network


The Office of the ASCC will support the maintenance of an effective regional OHS website to provide a vehicle for information dissemination.

Dissemination Regional website


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AA6: Communication and Networking

CC or NGO Name

Finnish Institute of Occupational Health

Project title Work Ability Index (WAI) Global Network

Keywords Work Ability Index, promotion of work ability, Work Ability Index data banks

Project leader Email address

Juhani Ilmarinen [email protected]


Bundesanstalt für Arbeitsschutz und Arbeitsmedizin, Berlin, Germany University of Milan, Milan, Italy University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu, Japan

Other partners

Institute of Rehabilitation, Ljubljana, Republic of Slovenia Fundacao de Apoio Institucional ao Desenvolvimento Cientifico e Technologico, Sao Carlos, Brazil Centro de Estudos e Investigacao em Sauide da Universidade de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal The Netherlands Foundation of Occupational Health and Aging, EH Middelburg, The Netherlands Swiss State Secretariat for Economic affairs (SECO),

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Bern. Switzerland Centro Nacional de Condiciones de Trabajo (INSHT), Barcelona, Spain Albany Medical Center, Albany, USA Institut für betriebliche Gesundheitsförderung (IBG), Wien, Austria University of Jagellonica, Krakow, Poland Statens arbeidsmiljöinstitutt, Oslo, Norway Arbeijdsmiljoinstitutet (AMI), Copenhagen, Denmark

Funding


• Implementation and support of the Work Ability Index (WAI) worldwide

• Exchanging information on results and experiences of using the WAI

• Creating a WAI data bank network • Developing the assessment of human work

ability


• WAI global network • WAI data banks • Training of occupational health service personnel • International meetings and conferences every

two years • Publishing the proceedings of the conferences for

further information dissemination • Global report on Work Ability


• Institutions of Occupational Health • Occupational health services • Practitioners and researchers


The Work Ability Index is a validated and evidence based method for assessing the human abilities to work. It has been translated into 23 languages (2005). WAI is intended to be used as a tool in occupational health services. With the help of WAI the needs to promote work ability as well as to evaluate the effects of actions and measures at the workplaces can be made. The aim of the project is to build up an international network among institutions interested in WAI. In conferences, country reports may be given on the topic. From national data banks the global report on work ability can be prepared

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every three years. The final goal is to create national concepts and models on how to promote work ability during aging.

Dissemination Local institutions will disseminate the WAI and provide user support and reference data.


Global impact will be the valid way of assessing work ability (culture-free) Comparable data among the countries and continents Regional solutions for promotion of work ability



CC or NGO Name

Finnish Institute of Occupational Health; COHF

Project title Cochrane Occupational Health Field

Keywords knowledge transfer, evidence, Cochrane collaboration


Jos Verbeek [email protected]


Coronel Institute, Amsterdam, the Netherlands Australian Safety and Compensation Council

Other partners

All WHO CCs wishing to contribute to the reviewing

Funding Finnish Ministry of Social Affairs and Health, FIOH, Australian SCC, Dutch Ministry of Social Affairs


To collect and summarize evidence on occupational health interventions


For the time period 2006-2010 there will be 20 reviews of occupational health and safety interventions available through the Cochrane Library. During every year of the time period about 5 reviews will be finished. The titles of reviews to be finished can be found on the website of the Cochrane

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Occupational Health Field at ww.cohf.fi


Cochrane reviews are made in a global context. The target groups that can benefit from occupational health reviews are policy makers who can make more informed decisions. Next, occupational health professionals can benefit in making decisions about which interventions to apply in practice. Professional associations can use the information to provide better clinical practice guidelines.


The aim of the Occupational Health Field is to gather the evidence on the effectiveness of occupational health interventions and to stimulate the completion of systematic reviews on these interventions. The scope of the Field covers all interventions related to the prevention or treatment of occupational or work-related diseases, injuries and disorders. Trials that include a comparison group will be considered as evidence. Occupational health interventions are activities aimed at reducing exposure to health hazards, worker behaviour that is unfavourable to health, occupational or work-related diseases, injuries or disorders, or occupational disability and avoidable sickness absence.

Dissemination To this end the Field will maintain a database of controlled trials and systematic reviews on the effectiveness of occupational health interventions and make the results available to all those who are working in Occupational Health through their website www.cohf.fi .


The project aims at improving the quality of occupational health activities at a global level



CC or NGO Name WHO Collaborating Centre for Occupational Health in Vietnam, National Institute of Occupational & Environmental Health (NIOEH)

Project title Development of an occupational health database system in Vietnam

Keywords occupational hazards, occupational diseases, occupational

injuries, high risk occupations, occupational health resource database, website portals, information network, etc.


Dr. Nguyen Khac Hai, Director, National Institute of Occupational & Environmental Health (NIOEH), 1B Yersin Str., Hanoi, Vietnam

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Email address: [email protected]


NIOSH, FIOH, NIWL, etc.

Other partners The University of Washington, US. Funding

Vietnamese government and WHO


To establish, maintain and enhance the communications capacity of occupational health in WHO CC network


The outcomes of the project: • To establish an occupational health database system in

Vietnam (by 2007) • To develop the web-based information access for OH

network in Vietnam (2008) • To disseminate the training materials and best practices

and encourage and support the resource mobilization (2008)


Policy makers, occupational health and safety researchers, enterprises’ managers, workers, students, lecturers


- Collection of basic OH data by province, region, types of industries, geographic and timeline, etc over the country based on the annual OH report

- Development of software to input the data - Development of GIS - Development of web-based information access - Promotion of resource mobilization and use of

scientific information products

Dissemination Web-based database, information, WHO documents, Impact (global or regional)

National, regional and Global



CC or NGO Name WHO Collaborating Centre for Occupational Health in Vietnam, National Institute of Occupational & Environmental Health (NIOEH)

Project title Development of a network of working environment monitoring system over the country

Keywords occupational hazards, working environment, monitoring system, website portals, information network, etc.


Dr. Nguyen Khac Hai, Director, National Institute of Occupational & Environmental Health (NIOEH), 1B

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Yersin Str., Hanoi, Vietnam Email address: [email protected]


NIOSH, FIOH, NIWL, etc.

Other partners The University of Washington, US. Funding

Vietnamese government and WHO


To enhance the working environment monitoring capacity at lower levels (from provincial level)


The outcomes of the project: • To establish the working environment monitoring

system over the country (by 2007) • To improve the working environment monitoring

capacity at lower levels by provision of knowledge and equipment (2010)

• To establish database system of working environment by industries, provinces and regions (2010)


Policy makers, occupational health and safety researchers, enterprises’ managers, workers, OSH officers


- Collection of basic working environment data by province, region, types of industries over the country

- Establishment of key organizations for monitoring working environment by province, industries and regions

- Establishment of monitoring network - Building monitoring capacity for lower levels by

improvement of knowledge and provision of equipment

- Development of working environment database and web-based information access

Dissemination Web-based database, information, WHO documents, Impact (global or regional)

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AA 6: Communication and Networking Was originally submitted to AA2

Project title Establishment of an international working group for the utilisation of telemedicine to reduce health risks of seafarers

Keywords Telemedicine, merchant ships, accidents, emergencies, seafarers

Project leader Email adress

Marcus Oldenburg, Xaver Baur, Department Maritime Medicine of Central Institute of Occupational Medicine, Hamburg, Germany ([email protected])


Other partners CIRM, Rome, and the Norwegian Centre of Telemedicine

Funding


The aim of this project is to promote the introduction of suitable telemedical equipment on board of ships without a physician to improve medical care of ill/injured seafarers


The preliminary concept includes • Ascertaining the number and suitability of

telemedical equipment (e.g. ECG by semiautomatic defibrillators, X-rays and photos) by considering ship-specific hazards (frequently injuries and diseases) (by 2006).

• Reinforcing international standardisation, harmonisation and co-operation (by 2006).

• Testing medical devices and the quality of transmitting telemedical signals on board (by 2007).

• Project completion December 2007.


Seafarers, health staff in departments of health/labour institutions, ship owners, insurance agencies, trade unions of seafarers


Seafaring jobs belong to the most dangerous occupations due to the large number of traumatic work-related accidents. In case of accidents and diseases at sea, professional medical help is mostly not available. Therefore, telemedicine is an extremely useful new technology providing shipboard medical assistance. A pilot study involving the following steps has been started: Further development of medical equipment, suitability and applicability tests, especially in simulated emergencies and diseases, e.g. cardiac and skin diseases, injuries. A further step will be an appropriate, intensive education and training of ship officers.

Impact (global or regional) global

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CC or NGO Name Federal Institute of Occupational Health, Germany Project title Dialogue on nanoparticles

Keywords Nanotechnology, nanoparticle, nanofibre


Dr. Bruno Orthen (4.3) [email protected]


Other partners Federal Environment Ministry (BMU), Federal Environmental Agency (UBA), iku GmbH (Dortmund, Germany)

Funding


The purpose is to initiate a dialogue with stakeholders to debate the impact of engineered nanoparticles on health and the environment. The main objectives are: to identify and evaluate the occupational and environmental exposure; to identify and evaluate health and environmental effects and risks; to specify the need for research, action and coordination; and to initiate a dialogue and exchange views between different stakeholders (industry, research, administration, trade unions, media, NGOs, political parties etc.)


continuous activity for the next years


industry, research institutions, administration, trade unions, media, NGOs, political parties etc.


Nanotechnology is considered as a future technology of high economic potential and societal importance. In addition nanoparticles, which are part of nanotechnology, were identified as the most important emerging risk in a survey among experts in occupational hygiene. The exposure, the hazard and risk of exposure against nanoparticles cannot be assessed sufficiently though a partly widespread exposure is assumed. Therefore the Federal Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (BAuA) started a project on research and evaluation of Nanotechnology and nanoparticles. Communication and exchange of information is considered as a very important prerequisite to gain a transparent and objective discussion about a new technology. In cooperation with the Federal Environment Ministry (BMU), the Federal Environmental Agency (UBA) BAuA initiated a dialogue with stakeholders to debate the impact of engineered nanoparticles on health and environment. Organised by iku GmbH (Dortmund) a conference was held at the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety in

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Bonn, Germany on 11 and 12 October 2005 (http://www.dialog-nanopartikel.de/downloads.html). Industry, research, administration, trade unions, media, NGOs and political parties, overall 200 participants, were invited to express their views and in some workshops and further activities were discussed. The following action points were decided: • BAuA develops in cooperation with the German

association of chemical industry (VCI, http://www.vci.de) a questionnaire about exposure against nanoparticles that is submitted to over 200 companies involved in nanotechnology;

• BAuA develops a research program to elucidate the toxicological effects of nanoparticles;

• BAuA organizes a discussion group for experts in occupational medicine to discuss cases of injured workers involved in nanotechnology (if those are noticed);

• VCI develops in cooperation with BAuA a code of practice.

Dissemination


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Was originally submitted to AA3 CC or NGO Name Institute for Occupational Health Sciences, Lausanne,

Switzerland Project title How to assess the adequacy of safety measures for

manufactured nanoparticles Keywords Manufactured nanoparticles, exposure, safety, protective

measures, production, application, use, disposal Project leader

Email address

Michael Riediker


To be defined

Other partners To be defined (potential partners in Switzerland: EMPA, EPFL, ETHZ, PSI, SUVA)

Funding

To be obtained through grants from governmental and scientific research funding sources

Objective of the To develop guidelines for the assessment of safety

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project measures for the production, application, use and disposal of manufactured nanoparticles.


• To identify work processes that involve manufactured nanoparticles

• To categorize the health risks associated with these processes with regard to particle type and quantity used

• To describe existing and new safety measures • To develop guidelines for the assessment of safety

measures used in production, application, use and disposal of nanoparticles and nanoparticle-containing products


All bodies dealing with occupational health risks related to nanoparticles (governments, insurances, industries)


Nanoparticles are a potential health risk and workers' exposure should be minimized. Current knowledge about types, frequencies and levels of nanoparticle exposures is very limited. Also many questions regarding the efficiency of current protective measures that were developed for larger particles are unanswered.

This project aims at gathering information about exposures, health risks and existing and new safety measures, which will be used to develop a guide to safety and health experts. This guide will help them assess the adequacy of safety measures for manufactured nanoparticles.

Dissemination WHO and ILO-documents; research papers; direct communications to government agencies, industries, and health professionals; press releases.


Global

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CC or NGO Name

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH/)

Project title Best practices globally for working with nanomaterials

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Keywords Nanotechnology, information, best practices, occupational exposure


Charles Geraci; Vladimir Murashov [email protected]; [email protected]


ICOH, IOHA, HSE (United Kingdom); additional partners are welcome

Other partners US Dept. of Labor/OSHA, US Environmental Protection Agency, US Organization Resource Counselors, ISO, additional partners are welcome

Funding NIOSH and partners


This project will contribute to and disseminate best practices globally for minimizing occupational exposure to risks during the various phases of nanotechnology research, development, and production in collaboration with national and international partners.


1. Develop and maintain NIOSH best practice documents such as web-based “Nanotechnology Information Exchange” on safe approaches to nanotechnology (ongoing) 2. Develop a NIOSH “Current Intelligence Bulletin” on Working with Engineered Nanomaterials in collaboration with national and international partners (2006). This will present NIOSH’s current knowledge and recommendations on health effects, exposure limits, exposure monitoring, personal protective equipment (PPE), respiratory protection, and engineering controls. 3. Contribute to ISO standardized best practice guidelines and validated testing protocols for exposure assessment and protective equipment and provide them to developing nations with nanotechnology facilities (through 2010). 4. Provide ongoing analysis of occupational health and safety issues and practices regarding nanomaterials (through 2010).


Researchers, workers and business owners in developed and developing countries engaged in the creation, development, manufacture and use of nanomaterials.


This project will analyze and share best practices for working with nanomaterials developed globally, and will produce and disseminate current best practices for minimizing occupational exposure risks during the various phases of nanotechnology research,

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development, and production. The types of products include: 1. NIOSH Nanotechnology Information exchange on the Institute’s Web presenting the latest information on nanotechnology and providing viewers a means to provide feedback 2. Technical reports and guidelines on best practices, validated exposure assessment and PPE/engineering control testing methods developed and published through ISO. 3. Linkages among institutions globally that are developing best practices

Dissemination Dissemination will occur through multiple routes including: 1. Posting information on the NIOSH web site. 2. Sponsoring national and international symposia. 3. Publications and tool kits from NIOSH and other

partners. 4. International standardization organizations such

as ISO. 5. Collaborations with government and professional

organizations: AIHA, OSHA, EPA, UK HSE, IOHA, ICOH, and other national and international partners.


Global


AA 6: Communication and Networking Was originally submitted to AA 2 Evidence for Action

CC or NGO Name

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)

Project title Global Silica Information Dissemination

Keywords Silicosis, Information, Dissemination


Faye Rice, Epidemiologist [email protected]


Institute of Public Health (ISP) (Chile) International Labour Organization (ILO) Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) National Institute of Occupational Health (India) World Health Organization (WHO) Headquarters

Other partners Silica experts thoughout NIOSH

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Funding

NIOSH.


To produce and disseminate NIOSH information products and provide training and technical assistance to prevent silica-related disease.


A new three-year project with deadlines to be determined for these anticipated outcomes:

review existing NIOSH materials on laboratory analyses, exposure assessment, exposure control, diagnosis, and treatment

determine the form of NIOSH information products to best serve our international partners

design and produce the information products provide technical assistance to customers in developing

countries obtain feedback from partners to help evaluate and/or improve

our products


NIOSH information products are disseminated worldwide. Partner countries without silica subject matter experts are a specific target of the project.


The purpose of this project is to aid the ILO/WHO and PAHO silicosis elimination campaign by producing and disseminating useful and accessible information products that will educate our global partners in the areas of laboratory analysis of crystalline silica, assessment and control of silica dust exposures, and diagnosis, treatment, and surveillance of silica-related diseases. Project staff includes silica subject matter experts that will address requests for information from developing countries and will work together to develop NIOSH information products from existing information. The experts may also provide training or other technical assistance to health professionals in partner countries.

Dissemination NIOSH information products, training, technical assistance


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CC or NGO Name Department of Occupational Health, Korea Occupational Safety and Health Agency (KOSHA), Incheon, Republic of Korea

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Project title Technical Assistance and Training Program for Developing Countries in Asia.

Keywords Asian international partnership for occupational health, Developing countries, Technical assistance and training program,


Seong-Kyu Kang, M.D., Ph.D. Director of Department of Occupational Health, KOSHA(Korea Occupational Safety and Health Agency) [email protected] Joon-Won Lee. Director of International Cooperation Team, KOSHA [email protected]


ILO (International Labour Organization)

Other partners Ministry of Labour (Korea)

Funding KOSHA, MOL (Korea)

Objective of the project The key objective of this project is to promote and enhance skill and system of developing countries in occupational safety and health as the international partnership.


Provide technical assistance and training program to developing countries.


Target groups are developing countries in Asia; Vietnam, Thailand, Mongolia, China, Nepal, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Cambodia, Laos, Sri Lanka, Iran, Philippines, Malaysia and Timor.


As a member of OECD, Korea is committed to providing health and safety technology to developing countries. In 1999, KOSHA initiated international partnership for occupational health with Mongolia and has currently entered into an agreement with three countries; Mongolia, Vietnam and Indonesia. This program includes on-site technical guidance, the exchange of information, and training professionals for occupational safety and health. Until 2005, KOSHA has trained seventy seven personnel in fourteen countries and dispatched eight KOSHA experts in three countries to provide technical consultation. KOSHA is also collaborating with ILO to further extend this program.

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KOSHA will continuously provide this program for Asian network of Occupational Safety and Health.

Dissemination Report on result and evaluation of the program.


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CC or NGO Name Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS)

Project title OSH Answers Service

Keywords Workplace, health and safety, occupational


P.K. Abeytunga, MSc, PhD. [email protected]


Other partners none Funding CCOHS Objective of the project

The primary objective of OSH Answers Service is to provide a worldwide web based information service with information in a form suitable for all workplace participants to be able to understand, identify and know how to make positive changes or solve workplace health and safety concerns.

OSH Answers is a collection of documents written by CCOHS staff in an easy-to-read, question-and-answer style. There are some 650 documents containing about 3500 questions and answers. These are available in both English and French, and are accessible free-of-charge on the CCOHS web site and through WHO Collaborating Centres website..


The use of this free question-and-answer service has increased dramatically – from about 477,000 inquirers in 2000 to 2.1 million in 2005, and the documents were visited more than 5.8 million times in 2005, up from 1.5 million times in 2000. Reach has extended to the world with almost 145 countries accessing our information. In the survey conducted for CCOHS, 74% of a sample of users of the Service said that their use of the information relates to current or future changes to the workplace that my result in improved occupational

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health and safety.

This service has been launched and is an ongoing program.


Workers (and their families), managers, practitioners, others active in Occupational Health & Safety,


OSH Answers, and the French counterpart, Reponses SST, were created to allow instant access to reliable and relevant health and safety information 365 days a year, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The topics on which questions and answers are available through this service are priority concerns of most people.

Dissemination http://www.ccohs.ca/oshanswers/


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CC or NGO Name Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety Project title Bringing Health to Work Web Portal Keywords Healthy workplaces, nutrition, exercise, Project leader Email address



Other partners Funding

Jointly by Human Resources & Skills Development Canada (HRSDC) and CCOHS


The Web Portal Service is dedicated to providing free and easy access to a comprehensive range of credible resources and practical tools for creating and promoting healthy workplaces.


Help to improve the health of organizations, their employees and their work environments and hence their homes and communities.The program has been launched and is ongoing with content continually improved and expanded.

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Workers, managers, practitioners, others active in Occupational Health and Safety


Access to several hundreds of the most authoritative and reliable sources of workplace health and well-being information on the Web including: Key websites for research, programs and tools, case studies, policies, resources and more.

Dissemination http://www.ccohs.ca/healthyworkplaces/ Impact (global or regional)

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CC or NGO Name Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety

Project title International Web Portal Keywords International, ILO, CIS, WHO, occupational health and safety Project leader

Email address

P.K. Abeytunga, MSc, PhD.


WHO Network of Collaborating Centres

Other partners Funding Joint funding by ILO, WHO and CCOHS Objective of the project

To increase the availability and accessibility of scientific and practical information from the WHO Collaborating Centres and the CIS National Centres across the world to support occupational health practice, training, research and communication.


Make OSH information from the key occupational health and safety organizations throughout the world available worldwide.


Trilingual (English, French and Spanish)


This Portal is the product of the ongoing co-operation between the World Health Organization (WHO), the International Labour Organization (ILO), and their National and Collaborating Centres all over the world. The goal of this Portal is to help its members and the rest of the world to find information from the

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participating countries on subjects related to occupational health and safety.

Dissemination http://www.ciscentres.org/ Impact (global or regional)

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CC or NGO Name

Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety

Project title WHO Collaborating Centres Web Portal

Keywords WHO, occupational health and safety, Project leader Email address



WHO Collaborating Centres Network

Other partners

Funding Jointly by WHO and CCOHS Objective of the project

To increase the availability and accessibility of scientific and practical information from the WHO Collaborating Centres throughout the world to support occupational health practice, training, research and communication..


Global access to health and safety information from respected institutions. Information exchange among international institutions.


Trilingual (English, French and Spanish)


The portal accommodates information from the CCs under content pages for each country and for each category of information identified, with searchable archives, and with links to other information

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sources as identified by the Centres and agreed with WHO. It also includes an e-mail-based discussion group for the CCs.

Dissemination http://www.whoocchealthccs.org/


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