NEWSLETTER International Commission on Commission Internationale de Occupational Health - ICOH la Santé au Travail - CIST Volume 15, Number 1 April 2017 I  In this number

I Message from the President 1 Message from the President

I News from Secretary General 3 Mid-Term events in Florence I Message from the Editor 4 In connection of the ICOH Mid-Term I Announcement 5 Meetings in Florence, Italy we had a Conference on “Active Ageing” in an extraordinary location at the historical I  Next Event 7 Palazzo Vecchio. It took place in the main hall, where the representatives of the I  Members’ Activity 12 five hundred rich families used to gather and decide on policies and measures hundreds of years ago. At our “historical” I HOT Topic 20 conference we debated on global policies and practices of ageing. In a way ageing I ICOH OPEN MIC 23 is a “positive problem” – the alternative of “not ageing” was a much bigger We had excellent contributions problem of the past. Ageing is, however, I Résumé en français 24 on policy by the Italian Minister, associated with a large number of Mayor of Florence and the Director work-related long latency diseases and General/ Employment of the European I ICOH Scientific Committees disorders, such as cancer, musculoskeletal Commission. Incidentally and quite Chairs and Secretaries disorders and cardiovascular events, rightly the Mayor pointed out that the 2015-2018 28 and all of them continue to grow in art work and frescos of the “Salone importance if our lifelong prevention de Cinquecento” hall were far more efforts fail. I National Secretaries Triennium impressive than any of our presentation slides. 2015-2018 30 The Board of ICOH had detailed I ICOH Officers and Board discussions of ICOH triennial progress, Members 32 including a joint session with Chairs of Scientific Committees. Overall, my view is that ICOH is doing very well, thanks to all active stakeholders: the Board, Scientific Committees, Secretariat General, Officers – and above all active individual, sustaining and affiliate members. In the member corner of [Italian Minister of Labour G. Poletti icohweb you’ll find downloadable addressing the Conference at Palazzo interesting documentation, and some Vecchio, on the left end is DG Michel open references are listed as sources list Servoz of the European Commission] below

April 2017 1 What is the impact of ICOH compared to treatment of the diseases, – and how to measure negative outcomes and to economic costs progress? of non-action.

International Commission on However, workplace or organization Occupational Health - ICOH My overall opinion above is clearly is not a country or nation where you Commission Internationale de biased but can we evaluate better ICOH usually find statistics and information. la Santé au Travail - CIST efforts? Traditionally occupational Should companies/organisations measure health and safety has been measured by sickness rate and absenteeism, stress occupational injury and disease statistics. survey results, results of health checks? These are biased, too. Surely not individually – it would be NEWSLETTER unethical - but collectively it would be “Cancer is a disease but occupational Volume 15, Number 1 useful for the enterprise management to cancer is an administrative decision” April 2017 know what is the percentage suffering from various mild or serious disorders ICOH Newsletter When I was asking from the Global and plan work accordingly. The level Published by the International Burden colleagues they replied that of workability in a group of workers in Commission on Occupational Health DALYs, Disability Adjusted Life Years average would be a reasonable leading Editors is a reasonable.overall measure. We indicator and predictor of potential future Editor in Chief further have a fair number of measures disability. A good place to work is also Eun-A Kim including the Competitiveness Index, a productive and competitive one. And [email protected] Happiness Index, Transparency and what is the desired outcome for each co- Manuscript Editor worker? Healthy and safe work where corruption index, Gini-coefficient and Kyoung-jin Sim workers are able to contribute and are [email protected] the Human Development Index, maybe in future the Sustainable Development supported throughout their working Editorial Board index. Where is the Occupational Health career and able to retire while still in Seong-Kyu Kang and Safety index? How about 1)coverage reasonably good health. Is this really [email protected] of occupational health services, 2) possible? At least my jobs throughout my Sergio Iavicoli qualitative and quantitative coverage of global working life have been extremely [email protected] injury and disease compensation systems, rewarding and healthy and this continues. Suvi Lehtinen 3) coverage of legal and inspection I have no intention to ever retire from [email protected] services, 4) relative number of specialists health and safety. Christophe Paris [email protected] -and relevant institutions - qualified Rosa M. Orriols doctors, nurses, ergonomists, hygienists, [email protected] psychosocial experts, inspectors, safety Jukka Takala Edoardo Santino and health engineers and the ratio of these President of ICOH [email protected] to the number of workers in question. Max Lum Are the 5) funds and resources spent for [email protected] preventive services reasonable when Stephane Vaxelaire [email protected] Reviewed and Edited by Sources KOSHA(Korea Occupational Safety & Health Agency) Singapore https://goo.gl/RqvCKp The electronic version of the ICOH Globa https://goo.gl/3l6OMg Newsletter on the internet can be Cancer http://www.collegiumramazzini.org/download/2015/sat/1Straif.pdf accessed at the following address: http://www.collegiumramazzini.org/download/2015/sat/2bTakahashi2.pdf www.icohweb.org/newsletter http://www.collegiumramazzini.org/download/2015/sat/3Takala.pdf The responsibility for opinions https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4551060/ expressed in signed articles, studies Diseases https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Jukka_TakalaO39-5 Illnesses and Injuries and other contributions rests solely GBD http://vizhub.healthdata.org/gbd-compare/ with their authors, and publication EU exposures https://www.theparliamentmagazine.eu/articles/news/eu-parliament-urged-beeffight-against- does not constitute an endorsement occupational-cancer by the International Commission on https://goo.gl/wrxCm3 Occupational Health of the opinions expressed in them. The ICOH Newsletter contents may freely be translated into other languages and disseminated among ICOH members.

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Increasing and reactivating membership in Peru and Nepal I would like to highlight the importance of the role of joint actions of National Secretaries and Scientific Committee Chairs in the view of increasing ICOH membership, telling you about my recent experiences in Peru and Nepal. Let’s start from Peru. The occasion was the organization of the International workshop on "WORK AND VISION", that was held on 5-6 December 2016, in Arequipa, Peru, in collaboration But the need of increasing ICOH membership in some Countries with the Catholic University of Santa Maria. The workshop that are facing the worst effects of the rapid change in the world celebrated the 20th anniversary of the Work and Vision Scientific of work, mostly connected with migrant workers is very Committee, founded on September 16, 1996, during the 25th stringent within ICOH. ICOH International Congress held in Stockholm. On February 4-6, 2017, I arranged an ad-hoc visit to Kathmandu, It was aimed at promoting knowledge of the SC on Work and Nepal - one of the poorest and least of developing countries in Vision activities and proposals, presenting the Spanish version the world – to meet the ICOH National Secretary for Nepal for of SIMLII Guidelines on VDU work and fostering the the past triennium 2012-2015, Dr. Sunil Kumar Joshi. The development of joint activities with Universities, Union meeting was aimed at discussing possible joint actions in order representatives, Safety and Health at Work Committees, as well to reactivate ICOH Nepalese membership, also in consideration as with OH&S professionals in Latin America. that after the terrible 2015 earthquake none of the previous I had the pleasure to attend the conference as keynote speaker on members renewed his membership. The meeting was very the topic of ethics, innovation and technologies in occupational productive and 9 Nepalese members were able to reactivate health. My participation in the event as ICOH Officer was very their membership thanks to the NORO funds which covered important in order to increase ICOH visibility at national level their fees for the current triennium. Dr. Joshi confirmed his and reinforce ICOH mission. The visit to Peru gave me also the availability to be reappointed as ICOH National Secretary. opportunity to bring to Peruvian ICOH OSH community Furthermore, many positive initiatives were discussed including appreciation for their commitment in ICOH (Peru has been one the set-up of a new national network for occupational health. I of the countries with the best performance in improving ICOH had a constructive meeting at the Ministry of Labor and made a membership in the last years). speech at the Kathmandu Medical College (KMC). This visit Now I am pleased to give you some final figures in terms of was a productive example of how to reactivate ICOH membership. When I left, there were 68 ICOH members in membership in the poorest countries with a GDP less than 1000 good standing, we collected 50 new applications, and 24 new USD through a joint collaboration among the National Secretary members joined ICOH. and ICOH Officers, using the NORO funds. I hope that these participative initiatives might be a good practice to share in the ICOH Global community. In thanking you for being part of the ICOH community, I extend our best regards to all of you.

Prof. Sergio Iavicoli ICOH Secretary-General

Peruvian membership increased from 68 up to 92. This was possible thanks to joint action withPeruvian NS and Work and Vision SC Officers, through the development of tailored promotional material. The lesson learned is that we can replicate these joint actions also in many other Countries.

April 2017 3 Message from the Editor

Dear members, events in our field, and other important news/information that can be included in our newsletter. Especially, In this issue, important announcements are delivered. Please consider the open mic corner to be a place where you can take a look at the “Call for nomination for the election of communicate with ICOH members. ICOH Officers and members of the Boards for Triennium 2018-2021." The Scientific Committee (SC) of Health Services Research and Evaluation in Occupational Health The editorial planning of the ICOH Newsletter (HSREOH) announced that their name is now changing from HSROH to Effectiveness in Occupational Health For 2017, 2018, Services (EOHS) which better highlights the aims of the 1) Vol1: 1st APR (deadline of article submission: 10th Feb) SC and is more easily pronounced as an acronym. We also 2) Vol2: 1st AUG (deadline of article submission: 10th Jun) deliver condolences from ICOH regarding Prof. Nikolai 3) Vol3: 1st DEC (deadline of article submission: 10th Oct) Fedotovich Izmerov’s death.

The new corner, “ICOH open MIC” begins with this issue. Changes of Addresses The ICOH open mic is an OPEN SPACE for all members to freely talk to other members or officers of ICOH. The The ICOH Newsletter is published in two versions: hard first speaker is Dr, Jin-Ha Yoon, who is a young member copy and electronic version. All active ICOH members, who from Korea. Dr. Yoon wants to talk about the gap between paid membership fee for the triennium 2016-2018, receive the countries where studies are conducted and the countries it by e-mail and postal mail. To get both of them, the email where the studies are needed. address and postal address registered to the ICOH Secretariat need to be correct. Please inform the new address, if any, to There are 10 events coming up that are ICOH SCs and non- the Editorial office ([email protected]) or the ICOH ICOH. Most of them include a hyperlink for the homepage Secretariat ([email protected]). or the organizer so that you can contact them easily. Four SCs and two national secretaries reported their occupational health activity. Eun-A Kim An interesting hot topic from this issue is the ‘undervalued Editor-in-Chief, ICOH Newsletter work of detention officers’ by Dr. Rosylane Merces Rocha and the 'well-being and sustainable development in the Arctic' to increase awareness about occupational thermal problems by Dr. Hannu Rintamäki.

Again, I want to encourage members to send updates on upcoming events in their scientific committees, current

4 ICOH Newsletter Vol.15 No. 1 Announcement

Call for nomination for the election of ICOH The times they are a-changin’ Officers and members of the Board for Triennium 2018-2021

According to the current ICOH Bye-Laws the names of the candidates shall be submitted to the Secretary-General (ICOH Secretariat General c/o INAIL - via Fontana Candida, 1 - Stefano Mattioli, Chair 00078 Monte Porzio Catone (Rome) - Italy Tel: +39 Jani Ruotsalainen, Secretary 0694181506 Fax: +39 0694181556 E-mail: [email protected]) no later than September 15, 2017 12:00 GMT. The Scientific Committee (SC) on Health Services Research 1) Nominees have to be supported by at least 10 members in and Evaluation in Occupational Health (HSREOH), one of good standing for the Board candidacy and at least 15 the older and larger SCs of ICOH, is now changing its name members in good standing for the Officers candidacy. into Effectiveness in Occupational Health Services (EOHS). 2) Candidatures have to be accompanied by the written Our SC was founded by a group of Northern-European agreement of the nominee that he/she is willing to serve if colleagues, with the aim to stimulate the international elected and a curriculum vitae of no more than 150 words. exchange of experiences on research programs, methodology 3) Candidates have to duly complete the Declaration of and practice in the field of health services and policy in Interest Form along with the Curriculum Vitae (form occupational health and to identify priority areas for available on the website). international comparative research. Some years ago, along 4) A member of the ICOH can be a candidate for one post with the mid-term business meeting of our SC in Bologna only at a time. 2014, which was organized together with the SC Occupational 5) Candidates must be in good standing at least twelve months Medicine (“Aware, beware, take care! New insights in before the International Congress. occupational health surveillance”), we decided to start 6) The curricula will be published in the website and in the exploring opportunities to change the name of our SC in such 3rd Newsletter 2017. a way that the new name could better highlight our aims and be more pronounceable as an acronym. The candidates must be eligible under Article 5, section 2 and At our business meeting in Seoul 2015, we decided that the 8 of the ICOH Constitution. The Officers and the members of new name should be voted on and chosen by our members. the Board shall be elected as set forth in the Bye-Laws for the And so we conducted the vote in two rounds in 2016. In the triennial period separating sessions of the General Assembly. end the name that received the most votes and that we chose They may be re-elected to the same office for no more than to adopt was Effectiveness in Occupational Health Services one additional term, with exception of the Secretary-General, (EOHS). This is a sign of our desire to be more effective in who may be elected for more than one additional term. The diffusing our ideas regarding evidence-based occupational newly elected Officers take office at the General Assembly medicine, with which we mean the production, dissemination convened immediately after the ICOH 2018 Congress. and implementation of guidelines and systematic reviews. It Out of these names, the Secretary-General will prepare the is the evaluation of the effectiveness of interventions that ballot form, with the names of the candidates for each office leads to improved delivery of OH, thus reducing sickness in random order. absence and improving health and wellbeing at work, For further information including consultation of ICOH everywhere in the world. Moreover, our SC members come Constitution and Bye-Laws and next step information about from many countries on different continents but unfortunately election procedures, please visit the ICOH webpage they still represent European - and especially North-European http://www.icohweb.org/site_new/ico_core_documents.asp - countries disproportionately. We would like to invite ICOH

April 2017 5 members also from the Americas, Africa, Asia and Oceania to can bridge the different approaches to the advancement of join us. Many people are studying how to create effective evidence-based occupational health. In other words our SC occupational health services in less-developed countries. should be the home of all ICOH members that are working in Many colleagues are applying evidence-based theories to the field of effectiveness - that is efficacy on the field - within occupational medicine in the Americas or in other continents. occupational medicine. Together we can effectively promote We think that all the ICOH members involved in such field workers’ health globally. Join us. work or field research should join EOHS, the SCon Effectiveness in Occupational Health Services. To facilitate our activities, we are launching our new SC website: www. eohs-icoh.org. We aim to populate the site with all the relevant documents and links to our activities. Feel free send us feedback on any aspect of the site. Also to better keep up with and participate in relevant ongoing discussions, we have launched our own Twitter account: @EOHS_ICOH. We hope many of our ICOH colleagues will want to follow our updates and let us know of theirs. Twitter provides a low-threshold contact point for this. Given our shared interests and goals and now that we have these modern communication tools in use, we believe our SC

6 ICOH Newsletter Vol.15 No. 1 Next Event

45th International MEDICHEM Congress 2017 Dates: October 1-4, 2017 Location: Naples, Italy.The symposium will be held at the Congress Center of the University of Naples Federico II, one of the oldest and largest universities in Italy, in 1224 and hosting one of the largest Medical Schools in the country. Organizer: Scientific Committee on Occupational Toxicology (SCOT) Programme: ISBM-10 will bring together the world’s leading

VENUE Younion,Maria-Theresien-Straße 11,1090 Wien, Austria scientists, experts, practitioners and students in biological monitoring to discuss and share state-of-the-art knowledge on biomarkers of exposure, effect and susceptibility to occupational The congress starts with an evening reception on Wednesday and environmental chemicals. ISBM-10 aims to present new September 13, 2017 and continues with two full days of research and methods on biomarkers and to promote the use of presentations, discussions and networking opportunities on biomonitoring data as part of a prevention strategy in Thursday September 14, 2017 and Friday September 15, 2017. workplaces and the general environment and, therefore, it will Under the congress theme “Occupational Carcinogens” also be of interest to professionals involved in risk assessment speakers from academia and industry will review recent human and control through the use and interpretation of human literature of occupational carcinogens and exposure scenarios. biomonitoring data. Within the symposium a joint session will Although some hazards may have been removed others may be organized by SCOT in collaboration with the Scientific remain and the estimated number of unreported cases of Committee on Occupational Exposure Limits (SCOEL) of the occupational cancers due to preventable carcinogen exposure European Commission to address the scientific issues associated still continues to be high. In addition, the potential contribution with the derivation and application of biological limit values of cancer risk due to exposure of other seldom-considered and biological guidance values for occupational exposure to work related factors such as shift work will be addressed. chemicals. Details on the scientific programme, brochure, Accomodation Details on the scientific programme, the conference scientific and Travel tips, hotels, the conference scientific committees, committees, registration and abstract submission are available registration and abstract submission are available at http:// at http://www.centercongressi.com/isbm10/ www.medichem2017. Deadline for abstract submission:10th feb April 2017. Murray Coombs MD, President MEDICHEM Contact information: Center Comunicazione & Congressi, Robert Winker, MD MOH, Chair organizing committee Via G. Quagliariello, 27, 80131 Napoli (Italy), Tel.: +39 081 19578490 Fax: +39 081 19578071 E-mail: [email protected] 10th International Symposium on Biological Monitoring (ISBM-10) “Biomonitoring for Maurizio Manno, ISBM-10 Chair chemical risk assessment and control” Kate Jones, SCOT Chair

Symposium “Education in OSH, emerging trends and unmet needs”.

Zagreb, 26-28 October 2017 We are glad to announce that the ICOH Scientific Committee Education and Training in Occupational Health is organizing an International Symposium with the title “Education in OSH,

April 2017 7 emerging trends and unmet needs”. The venue is in the information, write an e-mail to one of us. beautiful city of Zagreb in Croatia. The date: 26 – 28 October 2017. Marija Bubas and Frank van Dijk ICOH Scientific Committee Education and Training in Occupational Health (SCETOH) [email protected] ; v.dijk.workandhealth@ gmail.com

ANZSOM’s 2017 Annual Scientific Meeting

The Australian $ New Zealand Society of Occupational Medicine (ANZOM)’s 2017 Annual Scientific Meeting is now calling for papers for this major educational event. Run over We are preparing an attractive program with contributions three days from Sunday 20th to Wednesday 23rd August, the from countries all over the world. Topics will be the technical program aims to deliver a diverse and high quality effectiveness of various teaching methods and of online or educational experience for participants. blended courses, experiences with new international education programs, and education in countries that try to find ways to reach millions of workers without professional support. Answers will be sought for questions as how to teach interdisciplinary collaboration. Discussion topics include experiences with educating medical students and personnel in hospitals. As we are a scientific committee, research needs and opportunities in this field will be debated. New fields are explored as the education of primary health care and hospital professionals to improve the diagnosis, treatment and preventive advises for workers with an occupational disease. Prevention is still core business for OSH experts as occupational physicians, nurses, hygienists, psychologists and safety experts. In addition we see new fields developing such as supporting work participation of men and women with a handicap or a chronic disabling disease. And experts have to be tutored in advising workers, companies and governments. Rather new is the theme of how to improve access to reliable OSH information so that many more workers, students and professionals are informed correctly and efficiently. What are the opportunities and disadvantages of using websites, apps, YouTube videos, Q&As and MOOCs? How can OSH experts find reliable information? The webpage of the symposium with more information about program, abstract, prices and hotels will be active at the end of February. All who are interested can submit an abstract for the interactive Poster Session. For more

8 ICOH Newsletter Vol.15 No. 1 Brasiliense IV Congress of Occupational which will be allocated towards partial sponsorship of students Health, an ABRAMT event and researchers from developing countries, with outstanding abstracts that have been accepted for presentation. More information is also available in the conference webpage: www. niva.org/conferences/mining

Important dates: • New deadline for abstract submission – 30th April 2017 • Notification of Abstract Acceptance late May 2017 • Deadline for Early Bird Registration 30th May 2017 • Deadline for Registration 30th June 2017

Conference Topics (22 to 24 August - 2, 5 days): • Surveillance, diagnosis and prevention of occupational diseases and injuries • Occupational diseases in Mining • Special health issues affecting women and children in Mining • Community health • Working conditions and safety in formal and informal Mining • Exposures, hazards and prevention

Workshop Topics (24 to 25 August - 1, 5 days): The workshops will provide in-depth information (theoretical and practical) on some of the more relevant issues in OHS in mining, by means of sharing experiences, case studies and practical guidelines for prevention. Core topics will be Pneumoconiosis, Toxic effects of exposure to heavy metals, Practical tools and methods for prevention. International Scientific Conference and The conference workshop is co-sponsored by the SC Workshop on Occupational Health and Safety Occupational Health and Development, SC Industrial Hygiene in Formal and Informal Mining and SC Small Scale Enterprises and the Informal Sector and is organized in collaboration with ISSA Mining (The International Abstract Submissions and Registration is still open! Social Security Agency, Mining Section), University of As announced previously, the SC MinOSH, together with Southern Denmark, Odense University Hospital and NFA NIVA (Nordic Institute of Advanced Training in Occupational (Danish National Research Centre for the Working Health), is organizing an International Scientific Conference Environment) among others. and Workshop on Occupational Health and Safety in Formal On behalf of the SC MinOSH, and Informal Mining in Odense, Denmark the 22-25 of August Florencia Harari and Erik Jørs 2017. Abstract submission and registration: www.niva.org/ conferences/mining/ The deadline for Abstract Submissions has been extended to 30th of April. The deadline for early registration with a reduced fee is 30th of May. The Conference Organizers will endeavor to secure funding

April 2017 9 Join ACOEM for the 102nd AOHC! Date: Wednesday 10 May 2017 Venue: Royal Society of Medicine1 Wimpole Street, Conference Dates: April 23 - 26, 2017 LONDON, W1G 0AE Sheraton Denver Downtown Hotel, Denver, Colorado Organized by Occupational Medicine Section, The Society of Register today for ACOEM's 102nd American Occupational Occupational Medicine AIM: Health Conference (AOHC) 2017 – Denver! This meeting will explore UK and international Each year, ACOEM brings together physicians, medical perspectives on occupational health and the implications of the students, residents, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, uncertainties of Brexit on workplace/workforce health. and other related health care workers to experience the world's largest and most comprehensive live educational event in Occupational and Environmental occupational and environmental medicine (OEM). AOHC is Respiratory Disease and Updates in your opportunity to meet and develop lifelong relationships Occupational and Environmental Medicine with colleagues who share similar interests and passions, and stay on the cutting-edge of industry knowledge -- all while Holiday Inn fisherman’s wharf • San Francisco, Ca, Thursday earning CME/MOC credits. – Saturday: March 9 -11, 2017

Attendees benefit from: • Nationally recognized faculty • Updates on clinical skills and knowledge • Latest OEM research • Collaboration with national and international experts • Tremendous networking opportunities • Multiple CME/MOC credit-earning opportunities in one conference

Whether you attend a single day of sessions or add pre- or post- conference choices to your registration, AOHC provides the education and opportunities you need. Click HERE! to view the preliminary schedule.

Occupational Health in a global market – 10th May – Royal Society of Medicine, London

10 ICOH Newsletter Vol.15 No. 1 Obituary notice Organization. He was many years the ICOH Honorary Member. Since 1971 and up to the last days of life and work of Nikolay Izmerov inextricably linked with the Russian Institute of Occupational Health, first as Director (1971- 2012) and then of the Chief of Research (2012-2016). The results of scientific work of Nikolay Izmerov reflected in more than 500 published papers, published in his country and abroad, including 24 monographs, textbooks, manuals, handbooks. It was under his guidance was published for the first time in Russia "Encyclopedia of Occupational Health" (2006), which has no analogues in the world, National guidelines – "Occupational Diseases" Nikolay Izmerov (1927-2016) (2011) and "Occupational Respiratory Diseases" (2015). Nikolay Izmerov is an honorary member of many foreign and domestic academies and member of the editorial December 23, 2016 after severe and prolonged illness at board of many scientific journals. the age of 89 years died a renowned scholar Professor, For many years, we knew Nikolay Izmerov as a talented Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences scientist, carry forward the finetraditions of domestic Nikolay Izmerov. medicine, combining professionalism, research with great enthusiasm and boundless capacity for work. Nikolai Izmerov, being not only a renowned scientist, but also a wise mentor, kind and open person, won a well-deserved respect and recognition of colleagues. The bright memory of Nikolay Izmerov, a prominent scientist, the beautiful and sympathetic man, will remain forever in all our hearts.

Nikolay Izmerov born on December 19, 1927 in Frunze (now Bishkek), Kyrgyzstan. After graduating fromthe Tashkent Medical Institute (1952) he was sent to work in Moscow, USSR Ministry of Health. In 1962-1964 He served as Russian Deputy Minister of Health and the Chief sanitary doctor of Russian Federation. In 1964-1971 Nikolay Izmerov was recommended as Assistant Director General of the World Health

April 2017 11 Members’ Activity

SASCOM (South African SASOM can host a regional meeting of We started the year very well with a Society for Occupational ICOH National Secretaries, integrated Stakeholders Meeting on the National Medicine) into the SASOM Annual Conference, Strategic framework and implementation which will be held at a venue close to the plan for Occupational Health and Safety National Secretary of South Africa Johannesburg Airport (OR Tambo Services in the Federal Ministry of Health Adriaan Combrinck International); South Africa, on 9 and 10 of Nigeria. 1. Membership: Benefits of ICOH June 2017. membership was explained at the Topic and theme for the conference: The Meeting was successfully held on South African Society for occupational "Challenges in Occupational Health: the 16th and 17th of January 2017 and a Medicine (SASOM); Namibian Doing right, at the right time" Communique issued which highlighted Society for Occupational Medicine SASOM will ensure a separate boardroom the following: (NASOM) and South African Society for Friday 9 June, for the purposes of 1. Lack of proper coordination of MDAs for Occupational Health Nurses holding the National Secretaries Meeting; and other stakeholders in provision of (SASOHN) and membership applications dial-in facilities will be included in the occupational health and safety services made available to delegates. hiring of the venue, for the National in Nigeria 2. SASOM; SAIOH and SASOHN Secretaries who are unable to travel to 2. The current Occupational Health and formed a permanent Occupational Johannesburg, as well as the costs of safety policies issued since 2004/2006 Health ForuM together with the refreshments for the duration of the are inadequate National Department of Labour to meeting.·The African region National 3. Inadequate awareness of employee facilitate cooperation between Secretaries that attend the meeting in compensation Act of Nigeria government and the professional Johannesburg will be able to attend the 4. The National Workplace Safety, Health societies representing OH Doctors, SASOM Conference when their meeting and Welfare Bill is yet to be passed Nurses and Hygienists. is not in session on Friday, as well as into law 3. Activities since Seoul 2015: Claudina Saturday, free of charge, and the costs of 5. Inadequate trained professionals on Nogueira (ICOH Board Member, their meals and refreshment breaks Occupational health and Safety in the South Africa), was responsible for two during the conference will be covered. country. outputs aligned with the updated They will be required to complete a 6. Inadequate Occupational Health and ICOH Code of Ethics (Third Edition): conference registration form, but their Safety equipment in the country .e.g. an invited presentation at an Ethics registration fees will be waived. noise level meters, audiometers etc Seminar, specifically on the updated 7. Occupational Health and Safety Practice has not been harmonized and Code, at which the Code was News from Nigeria disseminated to all participants; and a standardized by the relevant back-to-basics publication, drafted stakeholders Dr Okon Akiba and submitted at the request of the 8. Inadequate national data base on President, SOEHPON & National South African Society of Occupational occupational Health hazards and Secretary ICOH, Nigeria Medicine (SASOM), which refers to diseases the updated Code. 9. There is inadequate surveillance 4. African Regional NS meeting for system in place for Occupational 2017: The regional meeting planned Health hazard and diseases for ARAOH in Zimbabwe has been 10. Inadequate funding of Occupational cancelled. Discussions with the Health and safety services at all Officers from SASOM have resulted levels of Government in the country. in the following alternative proposal: 11. Low societal awareness on occupational health & safety issues.

12 ICOH Newsletter Vol.15 No. 1 12. Occupational Health and safety Occupational Health in Chile: the risk management processes for the unit in the Federal Ministry of Health More to come…. most relevant occupational health risks of Nigeria has recently been (noise, silica dust, psychosocial factors reactivated Marta Cabrera, MD MSc and hypobaric hypoxia, among others) SOCHMET President and for Mutuales1 to apply standardized RECOMMENDATIONS ICOH National Secretary of Chile protocols for the evaluation and work 1. Establishment of a National Institute relatedness determination of health of Occupational Health and Safety to conditions. Some of these documents coordinate all stakeholders through mention the role of the Occupational joint efforts of Ministries of Labour Medicine Physician as a key actor in the and Health. process, even though our country does 2. Urgent publication of ratified National not recognize this clinical specialty Occupational Safety and Health because there is a lack of formal residency Policy. programs. 3. Federal ministry of health to Synergise Even if there are no clinical formative with the ministry of labour to have the Occupational Health in Chile has had a programs available, Chilean physicians National Workplace Safety , Health significant impulse during the past have found the way to build their skills and Welfare bill passed into an Act. decade. This is probably due to the long and competences in this important field 4. To improve capacity building through lasting debt related to equality and equity of preventive medicine & public health: training, retraining, awareness in access to quality occupational health some have had the opportunity to study creation, advocacy visits and expansion services for all workers but mainly abroad and some have learned from of stakeholders collaboration. because of the Mina San José accident, experience and local courses. Despite 5. Fund and equip occupational health where 33 miners were trapped 700 meters where we come from, we organized and safety practice through public underground for 69 days in 2010. private partnership ourselves and created the Chilean Society of Occupational Medicine (SOCHMET) 6. The Medical and Dental Council of This incident triggered many changes in in 2014. Today we have almost 70 Nigeria/ State Ministries of Health to local regulations as well as the ratification members and we have positioned regulate Occupational Health Clinics of ILO convention No. 187 in 2011 ourselves in the local media. Due to the in the country through accreditation where Chile commits itself to the lack of national criteria, we have and identification signage. continuous promotion of occupational developed our own set of technical 7. Promotion of research on occupational safety and health through national requirements for peer recognition/ Health issues through Public /private policies, systems and programs aimed at certification of specialty. partnership for data-base on the prevention of occupational injuries, Last January, we organized the first occupational Health. diseases and deaths. meeting with the other 4 local scientific 8. Promotion of effective surveillance This process culminated with the societies that relate to the broad spectrum system on Occupational Health hazard publication of the National Policy on of occupational health issues: and diseases Occupational Safety and Health, psychosocial, ergonomics, industrial approved by President Bachelet in hygiene and general occupational health. August 2016. We agreed upon the need to join forces to Both the Ministry of Health as well as the Ministry of Labor and Social Welfare 1 Mutual: Organizations that manage the work have been actively developing technical related illnesses & injuries insurance provided by documents for employers to standardize Law 16.744

April 2017 13 continue developing this disciplines and Reports from SCOT has been accepted; in the same period 3 enhancing the level of occupational members resigned due to their retirement. health services provided to the Chilean Scientific Committee on Occupational Since 2015 there is a SCOT web site workforce. Toxicology available at the page: http://www.hsl.gov. uk/online-ordering/analytical-services- Our society has also formed scientific and-assays/biological-monitoring/icoh- committees, resembling the ICOH scientific-committee-on-occupational- committees’ structure. We have currently toxicology; the web site is hosted by the 9 groups, with very ambitious work Health and Safety Executive, UK. plans. We have contacted some of our Kate Jones, In Fall 2015 a survey was submitted to matching ICOH’s teams to start SCOT Chair members to get in contact and collect developing a working and sharing ideas for future activities. The large relationship. majority of responders was from academia (55%), 22% was retired, and We are convinced that the future medical 16% from the private sector. The activity specialists should have a more practical better describing responder interests was and preventive approach, and should risk assessment (61%), biomonitoring work at the higher risk work sites, (55%), and industrial hygiene (39%); Silvia Fustinoni, together with the other occupational SCOT Secretary few were involved in experimental or safety and health professionals with the clinical toxicology. Members participate aim of adequately managing the risks and to several scientific committees and not only reducing the occurrence of standard bodies such as BEI/ACGIH occupational diseases and work related committee; the EU Scientific Committee injuries, but also being agents of health on Occupational exposure limit promotion. (SCOEL); The Netherlands Health Council; ANSES (FR); DFG (D); WHO; Certainly there is a long way to go, but European Food and Safety Agency definitely there is a strong political will (EFSA); Occupational Exposure Limit that we are sure will allow Occupational Committee of the Japan Occupational Medicine to become a recognized and The mission of the Scientific Committee Health association. Major interest of appreciated specialty. We hope on Occupational Toxicology (SCOT) is members is toward metals and organic Universidad de Chile and/or other to foster new research and methods in chemicals, fewer members are interested prestigious local universities will become occupational toxicology and to promote in pesticides, persistent organic pollutants interested and will find the importance of the use of biomonitoring data as part of a and drugs/medication. Suggestions for developing residency programs to prevention strategy in workplaces and future activities include the request of provide our country with the adequate the general environment. information on EU projects; the technical resources that it needs to SCOT is a committee including 46 improvement of communications via appropriately serve its diverse workforce members of 25 countries, representing web site and newsletter; the production need for occupational health services. the five continents. Nine members are of recommendations/documents and from Italy, 4 members from both Japan guidelines, and included some ideas for and Peru, 3 from both Canada and US, 2 new research topics. Several suggestions from India, China, Korea and the came for topics to be included in the next Netherlands. In 2015/2016 SCOT Symposium for biological monitoring received 7 new applications, 6 of which (ISBM 10).

14 ICOH Newsletter Vol.15 No. 1 In January 2016 a newsletter was sent to opportunity to visit Naples, one of the opening the ICOH co-sponsored members to inform them on the results of most attractive cities in the world, and its capability building workshops for OHS the survey, to update about application pearls, like Pompeii, the islands of Capri, in SME and Informal Sectors. It was held and membership, and about the support Ischia and Procida, the Amalfi Coast with in the Indian capital city New Delhi in given by SCOT to the Congress of the Sorrento, Positano and Ravello, and the September 2016. International Society of Exposure other beautiful historical locations of the The two workshops, which were assessment, that will be held in Utrecht, City. Details on the scientific programme, facilitated by SCOHSSEIS, preceded the the Netherlands, 9-13 October 2016. the conference scientific committee, 3rd International Conference on In July 2016 the 10th International registration and abstract submission will Occupational and Environmental Health Symposium on Biological Monitoring be available from 30 September, 2016. At (ICOEH 2016) held at the National (ISBM-10) titled “Biomonitoring for the website www.centercongressi.com/ Institute of Health & Family Welfare Chemical Risk Assessment and Control” isbm2017 (NIHFW) in Munirka, New Delhi. was announced. It will take place in ICOEH was organised by the Department Naples, Italy, on 2-4 October, 2017. And of Community Medicine in Vardhaman it will be organized in collaboration with Mahavir Medical College & Safdarjung the ICOH’s Scientific Committees on Hospital, OHS-MCS New Delhi and the “Toxicology of Metals” and on NIHFW. “Nanomaterial Workers’ Health”. The symposium will be held at the Congress Report on two OHS Center of the University Federico II, one Capability Building of the oldest and largest universities in Workshops in AsiaFacilitated Italy, founded in 1224 and hosting one of by SCOHSSEIS* the largest Medical Schools in the country. Topics of ISBM-10 will include, but not be limited to, new and traditional * SCOHSSEIS is the Scientific Committee on biomarkers, new analytical techniques Occupational Health in Small Scale [Delivering BOHS for Informal Sector and approaches, results of case and field Enterprises and the Informal Sector Workers workshop participants with studies of occupational and environmental teaching faculty] Mahinda Seneviratne exposures and development of strategies Secretary, SCOHSSEIS and guidance to correctly use, interpret Each of the workshops attracted more and manage biological monitoring data. than 25 participants including public Great emphasis will be given to the use (1) New Delhi, India health specialists, community health of biological monitoring as a tool to Pre-Conference Workshops: ICOEH workers, SME owners, NGOs, medical identify, monitor and control chemical 2016 Conference (21 – 22 September students and researchers. A multi- exposures and for the risk assessment 2016) disciplinary international faculty from and management of occupational and There is a village of “silicosis widows” in South Africa, Norway, US and Australia environmental chemicals, particularly the agate gem polishing industry in collaborated with Indian experts and from new technologies, including metals, northern India. Simple changes to work included ICOH members as well as three solvents, pesticides and nanomaterials. practices and modification of tools could SCOHSSEIS executive members. The symposium will feature keynotes, have prevented the deadly exposures of There are over 80 million workers in 37 plenary, parallel and poster sessions. The workers in that village to crystalline million SMEs across India and more than selected Proceedings of ISBM-10 will be silica. This was a poignant observation 90% of its workforce is recognised as published in Toxicology Letters. by Sanjeev Panditha from the Indian informal. India thus has a daunting task Attendance to ISBM-10 will be an network of occupational health NGOs in in addressing the challenges not only of

April 2017 15 the high disease & illness burden from improved in a number of small industries. Last but not least, Mr Robin Nichols an work-related exposures but also the ICOH member and an expert on OHS associated long-term harm from communication from Santa Fe, California environmental pollution. addressed a key link between success or failure of any program: the need for relevant and effective communication and gave some useful tips for the participants to take home and apply in their various fields of practice. Ms Inakshi Naik, former Head of [Exposure to silica is a common Training at the South African National occupational health hazard] Institute of Occupational Health (NIOH) summed up the two intensive days [Over 90% of the Indian workforce are Dr Tanu Anand Grover, Assistant ofworkshops and its camaraderie by informal workers] Professor of Community Medicine at noting that the enthusiasm particularly of Safdarjung Hospital was joined by Dr the young health professionals and their Regulating these work environments and Tor Danielson, Occupational Medicine insightful problem solving was an making their marginalised workers more specialist from Norway in a practical inspiration for further work. Ms Ina was recognised and visible are seen as urgent session on using simple tools available at hopeful that the immense challenges steps that must be taken to address these primary health care settings to diagnose faced by India in OEH will be in capable, mounting problems. possible occupation-related disease. competent hands. Through a locally produced video of Basic Occupational Health Services Five recommendations from round-table sewage workers, SCOHSSEIS executive (BOHS) to all is a WHO/ILO/ICOH discussions at the end of each workshop committee member Dr Ashish Mittal, a priority and improving capability for its were presented to the ICOEH Conference practicing occupational physician in delivery is a key component of closing plenary for further action. Delhi, illustrated the deadly impact of SCOHSSES work plan for the 2015-18 methane and other toxic gases in the triennium. Dr Tanu gave an insight to the confined work spaces of these vulnerable unique problems in delivering BOHS for workers. Participants then discussed and informal workers in India and drew identified measures that can design out attention to a world-wide problem that is the problem, as well as decent jobs with largely ignored – the highly hazardous more workers to reduce workloads and work done by migrant workers and the prevent the high fatalities in this dirty & local xenophobia that often denies them dangerous occupation. basic access to health services. Another SCOHSSEIS ex-co member Dr [Dr Tor mentors a welding hazards Somnath Gangopadhyay, Professor of exercise] Ergonomics at Calcutta University gave enthralling presentations on identifying These included and addressing ergonomic hazards in • Better, modernised regulations and an various SME and informal sector work effective labour inspectorate tasks. His examples of changes made by • Greater attention to incident reporting workers through participatory and early diagnosis with focus on assessments and training showed how prevention rather than battling for costs were reduced and production [Dr Tanu explains the key steps of BOHS] compensation

16 ICOH Newsletter Vol.15 No. 1 • Consultation with the marginalised and through a collaboration with Rural Health Makerere University who became a vulnerable is crucial and a need to build SC member Dr Hanifa Denny, Dean of victim himself combatting Ebola. His a multi-disciplinary coalition to lobby, the Faculty of Public Health, Diponegoro widow and children were in the audience. support and take actions on delivering University, Semarang. Papers from the As in 2000, during the Ebola-outbreak in BOHS for informal workers symposium were peer-reviewed by Uganda, in their recent mission in SCOHSSEIS members in cooperation combatting the outbreak in West Africa, (2) Semarang, Indonesia with Dr Martha Kartasurya, Chair of the again several health care workers from Mini-symposium on Informal Workers: Organizing Committee for publication in Uganda died on the job. ICOPH-TCD 2016 Conference (15-17 an international journal Advanced The parallel session on Occupational October 2016) Science Letters. Health and Safety with around 50 “Accident prevention and improving the participants was mainly focused on OSH knowledge in wound management by in agriculture, health care workers and Uganda, working visit, some traditional fishermen at Pagedangan Ilir informal mining. It was organized by the impressions village.” Uganda Association of Community and : The Joint Annual Scientific This was one of eight short papers on Occupational Health (UNACOH), Dr. Health Conference in public health research presented at a Deogratias Sekimpi. In this session two Kampala - SC Agriculture and mini-symposium on informal sector of ICOH SC chairs presented research on SC MinOSH joining forces workers moderated by SCOHSSEIS at a Agriculture and Mining. Erik Jørs, conference in Indonesia that integrated chairing SC Mining Occupational Health Gert van der Laan, Chair, SC RH public health and occupational health and Safety (MinOSH) and myself research and initiatives. The theme of the annual Scientific Health chairing SC Agriculture. Erik’s Conference in Kampala this year presentations were a review on pesticide (September 21-23) was: ‘From MDG to poisonings and prevention and on OHS SDG: a holistic Approach to Health for in Mining with examples from the Sustainable Development’. An update projects in low income countries he is was given on the Health situation in the responsible of. My 18 minutes country and presentations of finished and presentation was on ‘Education in ongoing research projects. Agricultural Health, new horizons through new technologies’. I suggested Central issue was the vision of the School the audience to download and use ‘How of Medicine: training of health care to search reliable information on OSH on The Indonesian archipelago is surrounded workers more in local communities and the Internet’, the 2nd edition of the book by the oceans and about 30% of its 67 less in specialized hospital care work. In edited by Frank van Dijk a.o. The million informal sector workers are line with the Dispersed Training Model presentation was well received and I got fishermen. Other papers included studies as promoted by the Lancet Commission2. positive feed-back on the three S’ses of informal workers in sectors such as Major issues that were addressed were (Search, Sources, Soul); the Soul gemstone crafts and gasoline stations high burden diseases as HIV, malaria and referring to dedication, enthusiasm and who generally do not get attention from tuberculosis. Especial was the 15th compassion. OHS researchers. Mathew Lukwiya Memorial Lecture, The session was held during the first dedicated to one of the doctors from The PHE Uganda Project International Conference on Public After the conference two days of working Health in Tropical Coastal Development visits to the Pesticide Use, Health & (ICOPH-TCD) in the charming town of 2 http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/ Environment were organized with Erik Semarang in Java. It was facilitated PIIS0140-6736(10)61854-5/abstract Jørs (DK), the founding father of this

April 2017 17 project and Uganda’s co-workers. This (PPEs). They also told us how they professional background in health project is sponsored by a Danish NGO instructed the household members to science or agronomy having excellent (DIALOGOS). It runs since 2010 in two respect re-entry time, proper ventilation communicative skills. districts with the objective to prevent and taking care of protecting food Of course these observations are coloured pesticide poisonings from agriculture and during the spraying operation] by selection bias: our spokes-persons stimulates the safe work with pesticides were not chosen at random. But their on several additional ways at different • Training of health care workers/ stories were convincing and all of them levels from grassroots’ level towards clinicians on proper management were enthusiastic about the project in a national legislation: (recognition, treatment, registration) of sincere way. pesticide-related cases referred to the • Training Village Health Team Members, health facilities. Possible role of LDOH, ICOH SC from the local health centres. These are [we talked with a hospital manager Rural Health and SC Mining OSH? volunteers who attended a 2-day course about difficulties in recognition and Asking for the needs of Uganda on on prevention of pesticide-poisoning registration of cases of pesticide Education and training in Occupational and able to organize village meetings poisoning. Measuring of cholinesterase Health several issues aroused: (‘Pesticide Knowledge Sharing’) in the is not possible in local hospitals and • Aid in launching a Masters Course in local communities. They also share surveillance of all cases is hampered by Occupational Health3, maybe to start knowledge through the community the wide range of health care providers; with some modules like Occupational radio and involving Drama Groups. patients can also visit private clinics Epidemiology, Occupational Health [We met an administrator of a primary and local healers. Only severe cases are Surveillance and Occupational school, who does this work as a referred to the hospitals. ] Hygiene. Materials and teachers are volunteer. This man was very dedicated needed. In Uganda just three medical and talked about suicide attempts with • Collaboration with the District doctors with a formal training in pesticides and discussing these items at Agricultural Officers in Plant Clinic Occupational Health are active. village meetings!] Sessions for better diagnosing affected Capacity building is necessary, for crop parts and prescribe remedial example to train the doctors employed • Training Farmers in Integrated Pest interventions. These Plant Clinics are within the Ministry of Labour / Labour Management and Safe use of Pesticides regularly organized at county markets Inspectorate, who now are not trained [we visited a farmer who enthusiastic with good response. at all in this field. demonstrated his fruitfly trap with • A distant learning course in Occupational ferhormons] • Creation of a National Poisoning and Medicine, as organized by the Information Centre; to be organized University of Bergen (Norway). With • Training Agro dealers on correct together with the Directorate of formal exam and diploma. pesticides handling practices and how Government Analytic Laboratories and • Support/sponsorships to Ugandans to give advice to farmers. Makerere University in Kampala. wanting to do Masters and PhDs’ in Occupational Medicine. • Training of Spray Operators (inside • Stimulating adequate regulation, • Support to research in OHS issues in housewalls and ceilings of human and nationwide rolling out of the program Uganda animal dwellings to kill mosquitos and and enforcement on pesticides. other insects) in safe use of pesticides. [we met three spray operators; two of A series of manuals, posters and 3 Makerere University is among the top-3 them did attend a PHE training course pamphlets have been developed and Universities of Africa. The Dean of the School of and they proudly showed the proper use distributed to the different target groups. Public Health had a formal training in Occupational Health (in Singapore) of Personal Protective Equipment The project is run by people with a

18 ICOH Newsletter Vol.15 No. 1 Report from EPROH, context of terrorism, ocupational and interventions for reducing sitting at work Emergency Preparedness and emergency practitioners would benefit to and Pharmacological interventions for Response in Occupational work together in prevention of sleepiness and sleep disturbances caused Health occupational hazard for response teams by shift work. The fact is that these and and improving return-to-work of all the 150 systematic reviews relevant to Dr Alexis Descatha, Chair of EPROH terrorism victims. occupational health and safety that have been published already provide Created in 2015, the Emergency actionable information on how to Preparedness and Response in Reaching out to KOSHA improve workers’ health and safety also Occupational Health (EPROH) aimed to – Opportunities for in South Korea. Cochrane Work can also establish a network for occupational collaboration in evidence- provide research methods consultation practitioners interested in developing based OSH and an easy access to a global research research, training, and practices in network. emergency fields in workplace. Mr Jani Ruotsalainen Finally, Jani invited KOSHA to give A close collaboration between emergency feedback. What new titles should and occupational specialists will help to On October 28th 2016, the secretary of Cochrane Work register that would improve emergency care in workplace the ICOH EOHS scientific committee, benefit especially Korean workers? Jani and reduce the gap between these two Mr Jani Ruotsalainen visited KOSHA in also listed a number of ways people could worlds. Ulsan, South Korea to present a range of options for working together. He had just participate in the efforts of Cochrane participated in the annual Cochrane Work both individually (e.g. peer referee Colloquium in Seoul in his role of submitted reviews, volunteer to translate Managing Editor of the Cochrane Work research from Korean into English or group. Jani thought it would have been a vice versa, or help disseminate results via waste travelling all the way from Finland Twitter, blogs, etc.) and as an organisation to South Korea and talk about research (e.g. commission reviews, suggest titles, methods, dissemination and such things provide in-kind support). [Members of EPROH in 15th ICOH only within the Cochrane community, Then, to provide local flavour and a conference] that is, with people he already knew from concrete example of a Cochrane Work before and most of whom came from review relevant to workers in Korea, Jani gave the floor to Dr Kim Hyocher who The first planned activities will be to everywhere except Korea. Jani wanted to explained the results of the review write a position statement paper on take the opportunity to visit a local sister Interventions for preventing injuries in emergency preparedness and response institution to FIOH and explain what it is the agricultural industry and how he was in occupational health that might be that Cochrane Work does – in Finland currently updating it. At the end, used in every workplaces to seek for and globally – and how there might be participants were keen to ask a lot of collaborations between occupational something he could offer people at questions and the two speakers did their health and emergency medicine for KOSHA and something they might offer best to respond. And of course, this being improving quality of emergency in return. Korea, we ended the event with the preparedness and response in workplace. Jani briefly explained how Cochrane exchange of gifts. A first joint meeting at the European Work is an independent publisher of Since the visit KOSHA have decided to Congress on Emergency Medicine in systematic reviews. He went through a explore opportunities to collaborate with Austria (October 2016) opened many selection of recent publications including: Cochrane Work in the study of evidence- ways to achieve a win-win collaborations, Blunt versus sharp suture needles for based occupational safety and health such as collaborations with in the EPROH preventing percutaneous exposure policy. scientific committee. For instance, in the incidents in surgical staff, Workplace

April 2017 19 HOT Topic

The undervalued work of detention officers: attendance, hospital and authorized exits; armed escorts in case a risky profession of transfers; assistance in situations of escape, riots, rebellions etc; help in the recapture of fugitives and other special operations. These activities are prescribed in public tender notices, which Rosylane N. Mercês Rocha, requires for the position a graduation degree. The average Occupational Health Physician salary for this 40-hour workweek on a day-shift basis is two Brazilian ICOH National Secretary thousand reais. Federal Counsel of Medicine, According to data from the National Survey of Penitentiary ANAMT Legal Director Information - INFOPEN, published by the Ministry of Justice in June 2015, the prison population in Brazil has 607,731 Antônio Geraldo da Silva, Psychiatrist prisoners, with an annual cost of 12 billion reais. President of the Brazilian Psychiatric This prison population unveils a gigantic overload of work for Association (ABP President) the number of detention officers, which is clearly insufficient. from 2010 to February, 2017 Just to illustrate, there is a detention unit with 625 inmates that Elected President of the Latin only have 3 officers on each shift. During the movements that America Psychiatric Aociation accompany inmates in activities such as sunbathing, medical (APAL) consultation, visitors' reception etc, the officials are exposed to several risks, without any security equipment or service of Recently released by the world’s main communication media, monitoring the premises. To exemplify, with 40 prisoners in the news of the death of 56 inmates in a rebellion at the Anísio transit, a group of 6 officers gets to carry out 250 movements Jobim Penitentiary Complex in Manaus (a city located in the in a single shift. The tension is permanent; the worker needs to State of Amazonas, northern Brazil), appalled the entire world. be alert throughout the working day, which carries a very high Promptly, State and Federal Brazilian authorities as well as the level of stress, since he is under intense pressure all the time. Brazilian Bar Association (OAB) and the Human Rights When the State arrests criminals, it recognizes the risks that Commission have spoken out and acted in response to the these individuals pose to society. In this sense, even if their massacre, which have claimed lives under State custody. The office is invisible to society, detention officers play an important rebellion began on January 1 – the World Day of Peace and role in the process of re-socialization of the detainees. However, Universal Brotherhood Day – and lasted 17 hours. On this these professionals experience fear for their own safety, given occasion, of the 56 inmates killed, several got beheaded and the inhumane conditions of prisons, the frustration over the quartered, and 12 detention officers were taken hostage. difficulties related to the process of re-socialization and the In an active research on the numerous published news about constant experience of the state of violence, in the most varied the subject, we could find in only one a brief mention about the ways imposed by the system itself. detention officers. It is in this sense that we bring up the To carry out their labor activities, detention officers need to discussion about this invisible profession and the distress of make some important changes in their lives, specially related workers related to it. to family and friends. The family, for instance, is advised not to The labor activity of these officials consists of carrying out: comment on their relative’s profession. In many cases, the attendance of the needs of the inmates; orientation; assistance; agents end up depriving themselves of common social guardianship and custody; vehicle system operation; frisks of activities. A car standing at the door or a strange person nearby the detainees, the cells, the patios and related facilities; frisks are enough reasons for getting alert and feared. Add to this the of visitors, servers and other persons who enter the terror of those who are known to be part of the "list" of those establishments; internal and external monitoring (walls and assigned to die by the determination of faction leaders. watchtowers); armed escort in fulfillment of the requisitions of How can anyone work in inhuman conditions and live daily the competent authorities and in the support to the internal under strong pressure and fear?

20 ICOH Newsletter Vol.15 No. 1 In a complete disrespect to the norms of health and safety at of the world. The warming rate in the Arctic is almost twice the work and to the shame of the Citizen Constitution, the detention global average. Warming has severe effects on the environment officers are exposed to real risks of illness, either by infectious and changes the possibilities of living and working in these diseases or by mental disorders. Even the additional health areas. Warming and more unpredictable climate make it more insurance is paid under a court order, despite the technical difficult to continue the traditional livelihood. The Arctic reports proving unhealthy working conditions, since the contains a wealth of petroleum and mineral resources which profession does not even appear in Annex 14 of Regulatory are increasingly taken in the use because of, or regardless of Standard 15 (Ordinance MTE 3.214 / 1978). In many ways, the the warming climate. When snow cover becomes rare in other work of the agents is not seen, it is not recognized, nor is it parts of the world, Northern winters can still provide exotic valued in its complexity. experiences which are important for tourism. Both Mixed Anxiety Disorder, Panic Syndrome, Depression, Post- environmental and economic changes challenge to develop the Traumatic Stress, Hypertension, Diabetes Mellitus, Chronic living and working conditions in the Arctic. Pain and Tuberculosis are among the major diseases that affect the detention officers. The absence of professional valuation, the sense of usefulness, the total disregard for safety and health standards, the lack of medical and psychological assistance, the insecurity and the high occupational stress index are unquestionable causes of the agents' illness. For all these reasons, it is urgent and necessary for the State to adopt health and safety measures in the prisons and to promote physical and mental health care for prison staff, ensuring the presence of occupational doctors, psychiatrists and psychologists to assist these important professionals.

Well-being and sustainable development in In spite of warming, Arctic will remain cold from a human the Arctic point of view: Thermoneutral temperature (no heat or cold stress) for a minimally clothed person at rest is as high as 27°C and during maximal exercise ca. 11°C. On a population level the safest temperature, measured by mortality, is e.g. in Finland +14°C while in Southern Europe it is +24°C. Cold and harsh Hannu Rintamäki environment is a challenge for the workers, especially if they Research Professor of Finnish are not prepared and adapted to it. As a definition, cold work Institute of Occupational Health starts already at +10°C, when hands start to cool while doing Chair of SC of Thermal Factors physically light work. In the Arctic outdoor work frequent complaints of cold hazards usually start at -10°C and the Thermal Factors Scientific Committee in ICOH is established hazards increase progressively when temperature decreases. to increase awareness on the occupational thermal problems Number of frostbite increase rapidly at temperatures below -25 and solutions and to disseminate information. Global warming C. Cold problems are common for all workers but 10-25 % of has seriously increased the heat induced occupational hazards the workers are especially cold sensitive. The common reasons in the warm countries of the world, but it affects also in the for decreased cold tolerance are health problems, aging, poor Arctic. physical fitness, poor peripheral circulation, earlier cold Global warming is faster in the Arctic than in most of the rest injuries and lack of adaptation.

April 2017 21 The thermal standards developed in ISO (International Occupational health and safety and well-being at work require Standardization Organization) provide good tools to identify special attention in demanding Arctic working environments. and manage the cold risks. The standards also provide methods Prevention of risks, related to physical and mental work-related to quantify the components of body heat balance and to stress is central to the health of the Arctic residents. The evaluate the need for thermal insulation at different levels of common understanding of Arctic occupational challenges and physical work in different thermal environments. Still, there needs is the basis for fruitful development. Therefore Finland are a lot of space for new innovations to detect the individual is establishing a practically-oriented network of research differences, provide adequate thermal insulation for each institutes concerning work life consisting of members from the conditions, increase the adjustability of clothing and monitor Arctic states. The Arctic Network on Occupational Health and and give warning signals in extreme conditions. Important Safety (ANOHS) aims to increase awareness on Arctic working challenges in the cold are proper maintenance of manual life, map common research interests and utilize information performance as well as function and compatibility of personal gathered by the member states in order to find solutions to protective equipment (PPE). Winterization is a term which challenges of working life the Arctic. usually denotes to measures taken in the design and preparation for operations in cold climates. However, it can be extended ANOHS aims to become the northernmost extension of the also to human factors covering work environment, work, cold two existing networks: the Occupational Health and Safety protective clothing, PPE, prevention of slipperies and the well- Expert Group (OSH EG) in the Northern Dimension being, working capacity and health of the worker. Partnership on Public Health and Social Wellbeing (NDPHS) and the Baltic Sea Network on Occupational Safety and Health Finland starts in May 2017 the two-year chairmanship both in (BSN OSH). Together with OSH EG and BSN OSH, ANOSH the Arctic Council and Arctic Economic Council. Finland could work on both the policy (implementing OHS strategies) wants to be an active player in the Arctic in a sustainable and professional level, combining these resources to produce manner, seeking growth, competitiveness and employment the knowledge and tools needed in work life, and the practical with due respect for the environment and also promoting the level, at workplaces, using the methods and tools tested in rights of indigenous peoples. Finland wants to be a key player Arctic work. Thus it supports also the work done in the Thermal that produces solutions to various kinds of problems and Factors scientific committee in ICOH. questions concerning the development of the Arctic through innovative products and practices. Special emphasis is placed on the Arctic expertise, sustainable tourism and infrastructure solutions.

22 ICOH Newsletter Vol.15 No. 1 ICOH OPEN MIC Voice of Young Scientist

Discordance between the countries where studies are The result is, I could not find that specific method. Though, I conducted, and the countries where the results of the have realized that the best way to do so is repeating to take studies are needed these two passages as much as possible. During asking these questions to myself, the questions showed me the aspects which need improvements in occupational health- Knowledge inequity. Although dissemination of knowledge is not the only way that leads to a better world, I believe it is the best point to start to. Jin-Ha Yoon, MD., PhD. Currently, there is certain discordance between two societies Yonsei University College of where most of the studies are conducted and the results of Medicine, Korea studies are needed.This discordance is systemically different across the society and I believe this discordance between the societies can be eliminated by reasonable actions.Hence, I I am a Korean researcher and I have been working as a think that inequality can be regarded as inequity. physician at Yonsei University since 2012 and I started my Someone told me that the ‘trends’ of occupational hazards career as a member of faculty from this year. Nowadays, I’m have been changed, and the traditional risk factors such as seriously considering how to expand my career as a researcher. heavy metals, dusts or noise are no longer our primary I can think of two ways to achieve this goal: The first way is to concerns. I agreed to this opinion but these risk factors are not meet advanced researchers from various backgrounds, and the eliminated. These risk factors have only moved to other nations second way is to meet vulnerable workers and their society or societies. Some societies are starting to take traditional who are in desperate need of knowledge on occupational occupational hazards without properly considering its effects health. The first way, meeting and studying with advanced on health due to lack of knowledge. From child labor to researchers may teach me advanced methodologies, and hazardous trading, such inequity in knowledge of occupational provide me with new ideas based on their well-organized health can be found. experience. Generally, our foregone researchers walked the Thus, I am writing this letter to ICOH. “I” in ICOH stands for first way and their progression contributed in making better “international”. If ICOH can establish map on international societies. Some other researchers might choose the second inequity in occupational health and knowledge, young way- such as contributing to solve their environmental researchers such as me will surely play certain role in making problems. This will help me to understand how figure out and a better world. I sincerely hope that ICOH should establish solve actual risks in occupational health. I think the second map on international inequity in occupational health and show way is faster way to make a better world. those societies which are in need of experiences and knowledge. In my case, I want to take these two passages at the same time. Regretfully, I don’t have specific ideas to solve this inequity in Maybe, because of my youth I am being too greedy but I tried knowledge for now, but foregone researcher among ICOH to find out how I can take these two passages at the same time. members might have some ideas to do so.

April 2017 23 Résumé en français

Message du Président Le Conseil de l'ICOH a détaillé les discussions sur le progrès triennal de l'ICOH, en incluant une séance conjointe avec les Évènements à mi-mandat à Florence. Présidents des Comités Scientifiques. Dans l'ensemble, mon point de vue est que l'ICOH fait du très bon travail, grâce à toutes En lien avec les Réunions de mi-mandat ICOH à Florence en les parties prenantes actives : le Conseil, les Comités Italie, nous avons tenu une conférence sur le "Vieillissement Scientifiques, le Secrétaire Général, les Directeurs – et, par- actif" sur le site extraordinaire de l'historique Palazzo Vecchio. dessus tout, toutes les personnes actives, membres affiliés. Dans Elle a eu lieu dans le hall principal où les représentants des cinq la partie 'Membre' du site web de l'ICOH, vous trouverez toute cents familles riches avaient l'habitude de se réunir et de décider une documentation intéressante à télécharger et certaines des politiques et des mesures plusieurs siècles auparavant. Lors références ouvertes sont présentées dans la liste des ressources de notre conférence "historique", nous avons débattu sur les ci-dessous. politiques globales et sur les pratiques concernant le vieillissement. D'une certaine manière, le vieillissement est un Quel est l'impact de l'ICOH – et comment mesurer "problème positif" – l'alternative du "non-vieillissement" fut un le progrès bien plus important problème dans le passé. Le vieillissement est toutefois associé avec un grand nombre de maladies et de Mon opinion générale à ce sujet est clairement biaisée. Mais problèmes de santé avec une latence longue liés au travail, tels pouvons-nous mieux évaluer les efforts de l'ICOH ? que le cancer, les troubles musculo-squelettiques et les accidents Traditionnellement, la santé et la sécurité au travail est mesurée cardiovasculaires. De plus, tous ces problèmes de santé avec les statistiques sur les accidents et les décès au travail. continueront à prendre de l'importance si nos efforts de Celles-ci sont également biaisées. prévention sur l'allongement de la vie échouent. "Le cancer est une maladie mais un cancer dû au travail est une Nous avons eu d'excellentes contributions sur la politique de la décision administrative." part du Ministre italien, du Maire de Florence et du Directeur Général au travail de la Commission Européenne. Incidemment Quand je demandais à des collègues au sujet de la charge et avec justesse, le Maire a souligné que les œuvre d'art et les mondiale, ils m'ont répondu que DALY (Les années de vie fresques du hall "Salone de Cinquecento" étaient bien plus corrigées du handicap) est une mesure globale raisonnable. Nous impressionnantes que nos slides de présentation. avons en outre un certain nombre de mesures telles que l'Indice de Compétitivité, l'Indice du Bonheur, l'Indice de Transparence et de Corruption, le coefficient de Gini et l'Indice de Développement Humain et, peut-être à l'avenir, l'Indice du Développement Durable. Où se trouve l'Indice de la Santé et de la Sécurité au Travail ? Si on prenait en compte 1) la couverture par les services de santé au travail, 2) la couverture qualitative et quantitative des accidents et les systèmes de compensation en cas de décès, 3) la couverture par les services légaux et d'inspection, 4) le nombre relatif de spécialistes – et des institutions pertinentes – les médecins qualifiés, les infirmières, les ergonomes, les hygiénistes, psychologues experts, inspecteurs, ingénieurs de la santé et de la sécurité au travail et le ratio de ceux-ci par rapport au nombre de travailleurs concernés, 5) les fonds et les ressources dépensées pour les services de [le Ministre italien du Travail G. Poletti prenant la parole lors de la prévention sont-ils raisonnables en comparaison avec la prise en Conférence au Palazzo Vecchio. À l'extrême gauche se trouve le DG charge des maladies, des conséquences négatives et des coûts Michel Servoz de la Commission Européenne] économiques liées à l'inaction.

24 ICOH Newsletter Vol.14 No. 1 Toutefois, le lieu de travail ou l'organisation ne sont pas un pays Message du Secrétaire Général ou une nation où vous trouvez habituellement des statistiques et des informations. Est-ce que les entreprises et les organisations Augmentation et réactivation de l'adhésion au Pérou et au Népal doivent mesurer le taux de maladie et d'absentéisme, les résultats Je souhaite souligner l'importance du rôle des actions conjointes des études sur le stress, sur les contrôles de santé ? Certainement des Secrétaires Nationaux et des Présidents de Comité pas de façon individuelle – cela ne serait pas éthique – mais de Scientifique dans l'augmentation des adhésions à l'ICOH en façon collective, cela serait utile pour la gestion de l'entreprise de vous parlant de mes récentes expériences au Pérou et au Népal. connaître le pourcentage de personnes souffrant de problèmes de Commençons par le Pérou. L'occasion fut l'organisation du santé légers à sévères et d'organiser le travail en conséquence. Le séminaire international sur le thème "TRAVAIL ET VISION" degré d'aptitude au travail dans un groupe de salariés serait un qui s'est tenu le 5 et 6 décembre 2016 à Arequipa au Pérou en indicateur raisonnable et permettrait la prédiction de futur collaboration avec l'Université Catholique de Santa Maria. Le handicap potentiel. Un endroit où il fait bon travailler est séminaire a célébré le 20ème anniversaire du Comité Scientifique également un endroit compétitif et productif. Et quel est le Travail et Vision, fondé le 16 septembre 1996 au cours du 25ème résultat souhaité pour chaque salarié ? La santé et la sécurité au Congrès International ICOH qui s'est déroulé à Stockholm. travail où les salariés sont en mesure de contribuer et où ils sont Il avait pour objectif de favoriser la connaissance du CS sur les soutenus tout au long de leur carrière professionnelle et en activités et les propositions Travail et Vision en présentant la mesure de partir à la retraite tout en étant toujours en bon état de version espagnole des directives SIMLII sur la travail VDU et en santé. Est-ce vraiment possible ? Dans mon cas, tous mes encourageant le développement des activités conjointes avec les emplois au cours de ma vie professionnelle ont été extrêmement universités, les représentants syndicaux, les comités hygiène et gratifiants et sains et cela continue. Je n'ai pas l'intention de me sécurité au travail ainsi qu'avec les professionnels de santé et de passer de la santé ni de la sécurité. sécurité au travail en Amérique Latine. J'ai eu le plaisir d'assister à la conférence en tant que conférencier Jukka Takala sur les thématiques de l'éthique, de l'innovation et des technologies en santé au travail. Ma participation à l'évènement en tant que Directeur de l'ICOH fut très importante afin Ressources d'augmenter la visibilité de l'ICOH au niveau national et de renforcer la mission de l'ICOH. La visite au Pérou m'a également Singapour https://goo.gl/RqvCKp l'opportunité de partager avec la communauté H&S ICOH Global https://goo.gl/3l6OMg péruvienne l'appréciation de leur engagement auprès de l'ICOH Cancer http://www.collegiumramazzini.org/ (le Pérou est l'une des pays avec la meilleure performance pour download/2015/sat/1Straif.pdf l'amélioration de l'adhésion à l'ICOH au cours des dernières http://www.collegiumramazzini.org/ années). download/2015/sat/2bTakahashi2.pdf http://www.collegiumramazzini.org/ download/2015/sat/3Takala.pdf https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/ PMC4551060/ Maladies https://www.researchgate.net/profile/ Jukka_Takala GBD http://vizhub.healthdata.org/gbd-compare/ Positions de l'UE https://www.theparliamentmagazine.eu/ articles/news/eu-parliament-urged- beeffight-against-occupational- cancerethttps://goo.gl/wrxCm3

April 2017 25 un discours à l'Université de Médecine de Katmandou (KMC). Cette visite fut un exemple productif sur la manière de réactiver l'adhésion à l'ICOH dans les pays les plus pauvres avec un PIB inférieur à 1000 USD grâce à une collaboration conjointe entre le Secrétaire Nationale et les Directeurs de l'ICOH avec les fonds NORO. Je pense que ces initiatives participatives pourraient être une bonne méthode de travail à partager avec l'ensemble de la communauté ICOH.

En vous remerciant de faire partie de la communauté ICOH, je vous adresse à tous mes meilleurs vœux.

Aujourd'hui, j'ai le plaisir de vous donner quelques chiffres Sergio Iavicoli, MD. PhD définitifs à propos des adhésions. Quand je suis parti, il y avait Secrétaire Général de l'ICOH 68 membres ICOH actifs. Nous avons collecté 50 nouvelles candidatures et 24 nouveaux membres se sont joints à l'ICOH. L'adhésion des péruviens est passée de 68 à 92. Cela fut possible grâce à l'action conjointe avec les directeurs du CS Travail et Message de l'éditrice Vision et de la NS péruvienne, via le développement de support promotionnel sur mesure. La leçon apprise est que nous pouvons Chers membres, reproduire ces actions conjointes également dans de nombreux autres pays. Ce numéro comporte des annonces importantes. Veuillez consulter "l'Appel à nomination pour l'élection des directeurs de Mais le besoin d'augmenter l'adhésion à l'ICOH dans les pays l'ICOH et des membres des conseils pour le triennat 2018-2021". qui doivent faire face aux pires effets du changement rapide dans Le Comité Scientifique (CS) de la Recherche et de l'Évaluation le monde du travail, le plus souvent en lien avec les travailleurs des Services de Santé en Santé du Travail (HSREOH) a annoncé immigrés, est très prégnant au sein de l'ICOH. que son intitulé est désormais Efficacité des Services de la Santé au Travail (EOHS) qui souligne mieux les objectifs du CS et qui Du 4 au 6 février 2017, j'ai effectué une visite ad-hoc à dont l'acronyme anglais est plus facile à prononcer. Nous Katmandou au Népal – l'un des pays le plus pauvre et le moins présentons également nos condoléances pour la mort du développé dans le monde – afin de rencontrer le Secrétaire Professeur Nikolaï Fedotovitch Izmerov. National de l'ICOH pour le Népal de 2012 à 2015, le Dr. Sunil Kumar Joshi. La réunion avait pour objectif de discuter des Le nouvel espace “ICOH open MIC” apparaît dans ce numéro. possibles actions conjointes afin de réactiver l'adhésion népalaise Le micro ouvert de l'ICOH est un ESPACE OUVERT pour tous à l'ICOH, en tenant compte également du fait qu'après le terrible les membres afin de communiquer librement avec les autres tremblement de terre de 2015, aucun des anciens membres n'a membres ou avec les directeurs de l'ICOH. Le premier renouvelé son adhésion. La réunion a été très productive et 9 intervenant est le Dr. Jin-Ha Yoon, qui est un jeune membre en membres népalais furent en mesure de réactiver leur adhésion provenance de Corée. Dr. Yoon souhaite discuter de l'écart entre grâce aux fonds NORO qui ont couvert les frais pour le triennat les pays où les études sont faites et les pays où les études sont en cours. Dr. Joshi a confirmé sa disponibilité pour être nommé nécessaires. à nouveau Secrétaire National ICOH. En outre, de nombreuses initiatives positives ont été discutées, en incluant la mise en Il y a 10 évènements à venir dépendants soit des CS de l'ICOH place d'un nouveau réseau national pour la santé au travail. J'ai ou non. La plupart d'entre eux comportent un lien hypertexte eu une réunion constructive avec le Ministre du Travail et j'ai fait vers la page d'accueil ou vers l'organisateur. Vous pouvez ainsi

26 ICOH Newsletter Vol.15 No. 1 prendre contact avec eux facilement. Quatre CS et deux secrétariats nationaux ont décrit leurs activités dans le domaine de la santé au travail.

In sujet intéressant dans ce numéro est le 'travail sous-évalué du personnel pénitentiaire' par le Dr. Rosalyne Merces Rocha et le 'bien-être et le développement durable en Arctique' afin d'accroître la prise de conscience des problèmes de santé au travail spécifiques aux basses températures par le Dr. Rintamaki Hannu.

À nouveau, je souhaite encourager les membres à envoyer des mises à jour sur les prochains évènements dans leurs comités scientifiques, sur les évènements actuels dans notre domaine et d'autres informations / nouvelles importantes qui peuvent être incluses dans notre lettre d'informations. Notamment, veuillez considérer l'espace micro ouvert comme étant un lieu où vous pouvez communiquer avec les membres de l'ICOH.

[Agenda éditorial de la Lettre d'information de l'ICOH]

Pour 2017, 2018, 1) Vol1: 1er avril (Date limite de soumission de l'article : 10 février) 2) Vol2: 1eraoût (Date limite de soumission de l'article : 10 juin) 3) Vol3: 1erdécembre (Date limite de soumission de l'article : 10 octobre) [Changements d'adresse]

La Lettre d'information de l'ICOH est publiée en deux versions : papier et électronique. Tous les membres actifs de l'ICOH, qui paient les frais d'adhésion pour le triennat 2016-2018, la reçoivent par email et par voie postale. Dans les deux cas, l'adresse email et l'adresse postale enregistrée auprès du Secrétariat de l'ICOH doivent être correctes. Veuillez nous informer de tout changement d'adresse au bureau éditorial ([email protected]) ou au Secrétariat de l'ICOH (icoh@ inail.it).

Eun-A Kim Rédactrice en chef , Lettre d'information ICOH

April 2017 27 ICOH Scientific Committees Chairs and Secretaries 2015-2018

Accident Prevention HS Research and Evaluation in Neurotoxicology and Chair : Su Wang Occupational Health Psychophysiology E-mail : [email protected] Chair : Stefano Mattioli Chair : Kent Anger Secretary : Phillip Pearson E-mail : [email protected] E-mail : [email protected] E-mail : [email protected] Secretary : Jani Ruotsalainen E-mail : [email protected] Occupational and Environmental Aging and Work Dermatoses Chair : Clas-Hakan Nygard History of Prevention of Occ\Env Chair : Swen Malte John E-mail : [email protected] Diseases E-mail : [email protected] Secretary : Jodi Oakman Chair : Leslie Nickels Secretary : Sanja Kezic, Coronel Institute E-mail : [email protected] E-mail : [email protected] E-mail : [email protected] Secretary : Alfredo Menéndez-Navarro Allergy and Immunotoxicology E-mail : [email protected] Occupational Health and Chair : Takemi Otsuki Development Indoor Air Quality and Health E-mail : [email protected] Chair : Diana Gagliardi Secretary : Claudia Petrarca Chair : Paolo Carrer E-mail : [email protected] E-mail : [email protected] E-mail : [email protected] Secretary : Dileep Andhare Secretary : Peder Wolkoff E-mail : [email protected] Cardiology in Occupational Health E-mail : [email protected] Chair : Alicja Bortkiewicz Occupational Health for Health E-mail : [email protected] Industrial Hygiene Care Workers Secretary : Elzbieta Gadzicka Chair : Lena Andersson Chair : Ruddy Facci E-mail : [email protected] E-mail : [email protected] E-mail : [email protected] Secretary : Hyunwook Kim Secretary : Gwen Brachman Education and Training in E-mail : [email protected] E-mail : [email protected] Occupational Health Chair : Frank van Dijk Mining Occupational Safety and Occupational Health in Small-Scale E-mail : [email protected] Health Enterprises and the Informal Sector Secretary : Marija Bubas Chair : Eric Jörs Chair : Paula Naumanen E-mail : [email protected] E-mail : [email protected] E-mail : [email protected] Secretary : Florencia Harari Secretary : Mahinda Seneviratne Emergency Preparedness and E-mail : [email protected] E-mail : mahinda.seneviratne@workcover. Response in OH nsw.gov.au Chair : Alexis Descatha Musculoskeletal Disorders E-mail : [email protected] Chair : Ben Amick Occupational Health in the Secretary : Michel Baer E-mail : [email protected] Chemical Industry (MEDICHEM) E-mail : [email protected] Secretary : Dr. Dwayne Van Eerd Chair : Murray Coombs E-mail : [email protected] E-mail : [email protected] Epidemiology in OH Secretary : Maren Beth-Hübner Chair : Roel Vermeulen Nanomaterials Worker's Health E-mail : [email protected] E-mail : [email protected] Chair : Paul A Schulte Secretary : Neela Guha E-mail : [email protected] E-mail : [email protected] Secretary : Ivo Iavicoli E-mail : [email protected]

28 ICOH Newsletter Vol.15 No. 1 Occupational Medicine Rural Health: Agriculture, Pesticides Women Health and Work Chair : Tim Driscoll and Organic Dusts Chair : Julietta Rodríguez-Guzmán E-mail : [email protected] Chair : Gert Van Der Laan E-mail : [email protected] Secretary : James R Ross E-mail : [email protected] Secretary : Igor Bello E-mail : [email protected] Secretary : Claudio Colosio E-mail : [email protected] E-mail : [email protected] Occupational Toxicology Work and Vision

Chair : Kate Jones Shiftwork and Working Time Chair : Agueda Muñoz E-mail : [email protected] E-mail : [email protected] Chair : Frida Marina Fischer Secretary : Silvia Fustinoni Secretary : Miguel Sergio Kabilio E-mail : [email protected] E-mail : [email protected] E-mail : [email protected] Secretary : Stephen Popkin Occupational Health in Nursing E-mail : [email protected] Work Disability Prevention and Chair : Susan Randolph Integration E-mail : [email protected] Thermal Factors Chair : Johannes Anema Secretary : Kim Davies Chair : Hannu Rintamaki E-mail : [email protected] E-mail : [email protected] E-mail : [email protected] Secretary : William Shaw Secretary : Shin-ichi Sawada E-mail : WILLIAM.SHAW@LibertyMutual. Occupational Health in the E-mail : [email protected]; com Construction Industry [email protected] Chair : Knut Ringen Work Organization and Psychosocial Factors E-mail : [email protected] Toxicology of Metals Secretary : Krishna N Sen Chair : Stavroula Leka Chair : Roberto Lucchini E-mail : [email protected] E-mail : [email protected] E-mail : [email protected] , Secretary : Akihito Shimazu [email protected] Radiation and Work E-mail : [email protected] Secretary : Natalia Pawlas Chair : Fabriziomaria Gobba E-mail : [email protected] E-mail : [email protected] Secretary : Leena Korpinen Unemployment, Job Insecurity and E-mail : [email protected] Health Reproductive Hazards in the Chair : Minha Rajput-Ray Workplace E-mail : [email protected] Chair : Pau-Chung Chen Secretary : Kaisa Kirves E-mail : [email protected] E-mail : [email protected] Secretary : Hsiao-Yu Yang E-mail : [email protected] Vibration and Noise Chair : Renata Sisto Respiratory Disorders E-mail : [email protected] Chair : Rafael E. de la Hoz Secretary : Peter W Johnson E-mail : [email protected] E-mail : [email protected] Secretary : Thomas Kraus E-mail : [email protected]

April 2017 29 National Secretaries Triennium 2015-2018

Argentina Croatia Indonesia Claudia Maria De Hoyos Milan Milosevic Muchtaruddin Mansyur [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]

Australia Denmark Ireland Dino Pisaniello Inger Schaumburg Thomas Donnelly [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]

Austria Egypt Italy Jasminka Godnic-Cvar Mohamed Omaira Alfonso Cristaudo [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]

Belgium Estonia Japan Simon Bulterys Eda Merisalu Toru Yoshikawa [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]

Brazil Finland Kenya Rosylane Rocha Jarmo Heikkinen Kibor Kipkemoy Keitany [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]

Bulgaria Germany Mali Karolina Lyubomirova Volker Harth Moussa El Hadji Dicko [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]

Canada Ghana Mexico Anil Adisesh Fred Yaw Bio Arturo Juarez Garcia [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]

Chile Hungary Montenegro Marta Cabrera Barnabas Biro Rasim Agic [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]

Colombia India New Zealand Gloria Villalobos R. Rajesh David McLean [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]

30 ICOH Newsletter Vol.15 No. 1 Nigeria Romania Thailand Okon Akiba Iliana-Carmen Busneag Adul Bandhukul [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]

Norway Russian Federation The Netherlands Jose Hernan Alfonso Angelika Bashkireva Judith K. Sluiter [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]

Panama Senegal United Kingdom Orlando Pitti Cheik Cisse David Fishwick [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]

Paraguay Serbia Uruguay Laura Flores Jelena Djokovic Davidovic Paula Viapiana [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]

Peru Singapore USA Renato Vargas Zegarra Olivier Lo William Bunn [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]

Philippines South Africa Venezuela Gilbert Gille Adriaan Combrinck Maritza Rojas [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]

Portugal Spain Vietnam Teresa Mariana Faria Pinto Luis Mazon Nguyen Thu Ha [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]

P.R. of China Sweden Zimbabwe Dai Junming Martin Andersson Blessing Garamumhango [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]

Rep. Of Korea Taiwan Jae Hoon ROH Yue Leon Guo [email protected] [email protected]

April 2017 31 ICOH ICOH Officers Board Members

President Prof. Andrew Curran Prof. Seichi Horie Email : christophe.paris@nancy. Dr. Jukka Takala Health and Safety Executive University Of Occupational and inserm.fr Workplace Safety and Health Institute Buxton Environmental Health Prof. Kari Reijula 1500 Bendemeer Road #04-01 Derbyshire SK17 9JN 1-1 Iseigaoka, Yahatanishi-ku, Finnish Institute of Occupational Ministry of Manpower Services Centre United Kingdom Kitakyushu 807-8555 Health Singapore 339946 Tel : +44 01298 218400 Japan Topeliuksenkatu 41 a A Tel : +65 6692 5029 Fax : +65 6692 5009 Email : [email protected] Tel : +81 93 691 7407 FI-00250 Helsinki

Email : [email protected] Fax : +81 93 601 6392 Finland Dr. Dag Ellingsen Email : [email protected] Tel : +358 40 5502050 National Institute of Occupational Email : [email protected] Secretary General Health Dr. Dingani Moyo Prof. Sergio Iavicoli Pb 8149 Dep Baines Occupational and Travel Dr. Edoardo Santino ICOH - Secretariat General Oslo N-0033 Medicine Centre Rua Visconde de Cairu, 54-casa 6 C/o INAIL, Research Area Norway 27 Baines Avenue, Suite 2, Dutton Department of Occupational Sorocaba, SP 18040-335 Tel : +47 23195377 and Environmental Medicine, Court P.O. Box 1008 Harare Brasil Email : [email protected] Epidemiology and Hygiene Via Zimbabwe Tel : +55 15 32218671 Fontana Candida, 1 Tel : +263 4 250465 Fax : +55 15 32222097 Dr. Elia Enriquez 00040 Monteporzio Catone(Rome) Fax : +263 4 250465 Email : [email protected] Italy National Federation on Occupational Email : [email protected] Health in Mexico Tel : +39 06 94181506 Prof. Malcolm Sim +39 06 94181405 Azucenas, 6 Ms. Claudina Nogueira Monash University Fax : +39 06 94181556 Col. c/o Southern African Institute for Alfred Centre 99 Commercial Road Email : [email protected] Mexico Occupational Hygiene (SAIOH) Melbourne Victoria 3004 Tel : +52 55 5572 8903 PO Box 50772 Australia Email : [email protected] Vice-President Randjesfontein Tel : +61 3990 30 582 Dr. Marilyn Fingerhut Prof. Monique Frings-Dresen 1683 Fax : +61 3990 30 556 OH Consultant to NIOSH Gauteng Email : [email protected] AMC Coronel Institute of 2121 Jamieson Avenue South Africa #2109 Alexandria VA 22314-5734 Occupational Health Tel: +27 11 614 3389 Prof. Jukka Vuori USA Meibergdreef 9 E-mail : [email protected] Tel: +1 703 5670987 1105 AZ Amsterdam Finnish Institute of Occupational

Fax: +1 703 5670987 The Netherlands Health Dr. Robert Orford Email: [email protected] Tel : +31 20 566 5385 Topeliuksenkatu 41 a A Fax : +31 20 697 7161 Mayo Clinic P.O. Box 40 Email : [email protected] 13400 East Shea Blvd. FI-00250 Helsinki Vice-President Scottsdale, AZ 85259 Finland Prof. Seong-Kyu Kang Dr. Mats Hagberg USA Tel : +358 30 474 2206 Gachon University Gil Medical Center Tel : 480 301 7379 Fax : +358 30 474 2779 21 Namdongdaero 774beon-gil, Göteborg University Fax : 480 301 7569 Email : [email protected] Namdong-gu Incheon, 21565, Pubblic Health and Community

Rep. of Korea Medicine Email : [email protected] Tel: +82-32-460-3790 Box 414, E- 405 30 Göteborg Dr. Shrinivas Murlidhar Dr. Rosa Maria Orriols Ramos Fax: +82-32-460-3999 Sweden Shanbhag Email: [email protected] Tel : +46 31 786 6305 Hospital Universitari Bellvitge 1803, Garnet Nirmal Lifestyle, Consultant to KOSHA Fax : +46 4097 28 Feixa Llarga s/n LBS Marg Email : [email protected] 089007 L'Hospitalet, Barcelona Mulund (West) Mumbai – 400080 Spain India Tel: +91 22 61305007/25682859 Past President Dr. Martin Hogan Tel : 0034 932607447 Fax: +91 22 61305060 Email: Dr. Kazutaka Kogi Email : [email protected] [email protected] Institute for Science of Labour 2-8-14, Faculty of Occupational Medicine Sugao, Miyamae-ku Kawasaki Royal College of Physicians of Ireland Prof. Christophe Paris Ms. Maria Luisa Tupia Gonzales 216-8501 Japan Block B, Heritage Business Pk, Tel : +81 44 977 2121 Mahon Industrial Est Lorraine University P& G Industrial Perú-SRL Fax : +81 44 977 7504 Ck2 Cork EA 7298 Ingres Jr. Pedro Genaro Delgado Email : [email protected] Ireland 9 Rue de la Foret de Haye Mz. K1 lote 12 Urb. Tel : +353 21 4536000 54511 Vandoeuvre Les Nancy El Rosario-San Martin de Porres Fax : +353 21 4536016 France Lima-31, Peru

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