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 him as a wise international top expert in...
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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.
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...
Occupational diseases surveillance. Gert van der Laan. Antalya, Turkey (March 2017)
Under the title Bird watching and the art of Occupational Disease Surveillance, Van der Laan discusses what is needed for surveillance such as a list of occupational diseases with criteria, basic...
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 support in occupational safety and health (OSH)...
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 in courses in...
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 primary...
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 collaboration with...
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 list of available quality...
Uganda working visit
Uganda working visit, some impressions. Gert van der Laan