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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.

Download the Book of Abstracts and the Symposium Report of the ICOH Symposium on Education, Zagreb, October 2017

The ICOH Symposium Education in OSH, emerging trends and unmet needs” was held in Zagreb, Croatia in October 2017, organized by the ICOH Scientific Committee Education and Training…

Download presentations of ICOH Symposium Education in OSH, Zagreb, October 2017

The ICOH Symposium Education in OSH, emerging trends and unmet needs” was held in Zagreb, Croatia in October 2017, organized by the ICOH Scientific Committee Education and Training…

Video of ICOH symposium in Zagreb October 2017 on Education in OSH

The Symposium Education in OSH, emerging trends and unmet needs” was held in Zagreb, Croatia from 26th until 28th October 2017, organized by the ICOH Scientific Committee Education…

YouTube video showing Tutorial program

The Tutorial program organization has published a video to show the aims of this program in which Central Asian institutes and counterparts in Europe collaborate. See: Youtube Video…

LDOH develops course on OSH in agriculture for primary health care

In different parts in the world projects are going on or are planned to teach safety and health at work in agriculture, for primary and community health care…

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…