website of NIVA Psychosocial Occupational Epidemiology, 26th – 28th of November 2019 This course introduces participants to the concept, methodology, application and challenges of psychosocial...
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News from LDOH and others in the field of OSH development, capacity building, education and information, and on topics that are close to our expertise.
Inaugural symposium of the Amsterdam Satellite of Cochrane Work
How to improve the evidence for work participation? Friday September 6th, 2019 at 09:30-18:00 an inaugural symposium is organized by the Amsterdam Satellite of Cochrane Work. The venue is in the...
Tutorial lessons LDOH in Kazakhstan 2019
In the EU Tutorial program collaborating with Central Asia, LDOH participates in visits to three universities in Kazakhstan: in Almaty, Karaganda and Semey. The visits are from 20 – 28 May...
Mini occupational health services for unorganized labor markets in India
Kulkarni GK. Mini occupational health services for un-organized labor markets in India. Indian J Occup Environ Med 2018;22:1 (Editorial). PMID: 29743776, see: (Free PMC Article) From the total...
Online Information and Basic Occupational Health Care, promising innovations
The Center for International Health of the Ludwig-Maximilians-University in Munich, Germany, hosted its first Occupational Safety and Health symposium in Munich, 16 March 2019. In this high-level...
Basic Occupational Health Services in Bangladesh, the MSF Dhaka model
To diagnose and treat work-related diseases among tannery, metal, plastics and garment workers and families, part of a population of 600 000 working people in heavily polluted areas of Dhaka...
Basic Occupational Health Services in Iran, for workers in agriculture
Agriculture as one of the most hazardous sectors of industry causes many occupational accidents and diseases. Zoonotic agents, dust, climate, noise, vibration and chemicals are widespread hazards and...
Occupational Health in Developing Countries, free open online course of University of Bergen
Free online course in Occupational Health starts 18th March 2019. Every 15 seconds, a worker dies from a work-related accident or disease. Two thirds of these deaths happen in developing countries...
Occupational Health and Safety in Greenhouses, lecture Gert van der Laan in Antalya OEDC Congress...
Gert van der Laan (co-author Claudio Colosio) has held a lecture on Occupational Health and Safety in Greenhouses at the Antalya OEDC Congress in Turkey, March 2019. See for the presentation: OHS in...
Chronic Solvent-induced Encephalopathy in Netherlands and Finland
Rise and Fall of Chronic Solvent-induced Encephalopathy in the Netherlands and Finland. Lecture of Gert van der Laan, Evelien van Valen and Markku Saino in Antalya, Turkey (OEDC Congress March 2019)...
Training in occupational health information sources and knowledge infrastructure, Antalya March 2019
During the Occupational and Environmental Diseases Congress in Antalya, Turkey (March 2019) Frank van Dijk has given a lecture about training in occupational health information sources and knowledge...
Workshop how to find reliable information online
The LDOH has developed a 2.5 day interdisciplinary workshop on ‘How to find reliable information online’ for professionals and experts in Occupational Safety and Health. The first actual workshop was...