Category: News

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.

A friend passed away

Tar-Ching Aw, member of the International Advisory Board of LDOH has passed away suddenly in UK, one week ago. This is sad news that shocked us. We remember…

Occupational Health Education for Primary Health Care in India

Informal workers in India urgently need basic occupational health care. Therefore education in basic occupational health for primary and community health care professionals is crucial. Of the Indian…

LDOH joins EU program on Safety in Agriculture

LDOH joins EU Cost Action “Safety Culture and Risk Management in Agriculture” (SACURIMA). This program is focused on improving agricultural safety and health trough: Identification and evaluation of…

Basic Occupational Health Services, examples from various countries

Frank van Dijk (co-author Peter Buijs) has held a lecture in Antalya, Turkey on how to cover the 85 % of all workers in the world without professional…

OSH Online. How to find reliable information.

OSH online. How to find reliable information. Third edition, English or Spanish. The book is widely regarded as a basic tool for practice and education. Its value has been proven…

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Médecins Sans Frontiérs started BOHS in Dhaka

Muralidhar and colleagues of the Médecins Sans Frontiérs (MSF) published a remarkable case report in the BMJ on the establishment of basic occupational health services (BOHS) in community…

Historical films and videos for education

Historical films and videos to liven up lessons and courses on working conditions and occupational safety and health care….

New edition “OSH online. How to find reliable information”

The third edition of the e-book “OSH online. How to find reliable information” is published in an English and Spanish version. A Turkish version is in preparation in…

Book review on Basic Occupational Health in India

Book review in APFM journal Jan. 2017. F van Dijk, P Buijs. Basic Occupational Health Services for informal workers in India, for primary health care….

Inventory of teaching and learning materials on OSH in agriculture

One of our project includes the development of an up-to-date overview of quality lessons and courses on OSH in agriculture. Therefore we started with the development of a…

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