Fighting Drug and Alcohol Abuse in the Workplace: ILO reports success
This article reports on the ILO programme of addressing drug and alcohol related problems in the workplace and discusses the establishment of the Association of Resource Managers Against Drug Abuse (A...
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Alcoholism, Workplace, Occupational Health Program, 16359, 16360, Toxicology, Substance related disorders, hhealthhealthhealth, Occupational toxicology
Warning to agricultural workers: Mortality rates remain high, and pesticides pose an increasing health risk
This article presents an global overview of the health risks in agriculture. It summarizes a keynote address of Ali Taqi, ILO Assistance Director-General at an the International Conference on Occupati...
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Agriculture, Rural Workers, Occupational Health, Pesticide Exposure, Occupational Exposure, Toxicology, Technology, Industry and Agriculture, ologycologycologycology
Listening to our pain: Preventing workplace injuries and illnesses through ergonomics
This article explains what ergonomics is, how it works and what the ILO is doing about it. It provides overview of research and data collected on selected ergonomic related injuries in various countri...
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Ergonomics, Cumulative Trauma Disorders, Occupational Health, Workplace, 16359, 16360, Occupational Health Program, Computer Terminals, Occupational Diseases, Musculoskeletal injury, Occupational risk
Health Services: Where danger lurks
This article discusses the presence of workplace violence towards health care professionals and the challenges of reducing the risk of violence against the health care staff. Recommendations for preve...
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Delivery of Health Care, Violence, Aggression, Homicide, Occupational Mortality, Workplace, 16359, Conflict, hhealthhealthhealth
Code of practice on managing disability in the workplace
The new ILO Code is designed to enable people with disabilities to integrate into the workplace, and provides guidance on issues such as recruitment, employment, advancement, job retention, and return...
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Disabled Persons, Occupational Health, Workplace
S.O.S. Stress at Work: Costs of workplaces stress are rising, with depression increasingly common.
This report discusses the increase of mental health problems in the workplace. It reviews an ILO study and reviews the ILO Mental Health in the Workplace Congress.
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Stress, Psychological, Occupational Health, Workplace, Occupational Diseases, Occupational Psychology
Agenda 21 Brasileira
Informações sobre o processo de elaboração da Agenda 21 Brasileira, os atores sociais envolvidos, as discussões, o papel do Ministério do Meio Ambiente, os documentos já produzidos e como par...
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Public Health, 32441, Policy Making, Ambiente e saúde, Políticas públicas e saúde, ITD, POLPUB, ORGOV
Agendas 21 Locais
Informações sobre agenda 21 local; as iniciativas municipais; exemplos de processos de construção de agendas 21 locais brasileiras; iniciativas estaduais, regionais e do Governo Federal; além dos...
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Public Health, 32441, Policy Making, Ambiente e saúde, Políticas públicas e saúde
Associação Brasileira de Engenharia Sanitária e Ambiental - ABES
Organização não governarnental de caráter nacional, sem fins lucrativos, cuja dinâmica operacional baseia-se no desenvolvimento de atividades estruturadas sobre os alicerces da engenharia sanitá...
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Public Health, Sanitary Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Basic Sanitation, Water, Environment and Public Health, Environmental Health, Ambiente e saúde
Asociación Interamericana de Ingeniería Sanitaria y Ambiental - AIDIS
Sociedade civil técnico-científica, sem fins lucrativos, que congrega as principais instituições de profissionais e de estudantes das Américas que se dedicam à preservação ambiental, saúde e...
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