Occupational health - World Health Organization (WHO)
2024年4月4日 · The science and practice of occupational health involves several disciplines, such as occupational medicine, nursing, ergonomics, psychology, hygiene, safety and other. The World Health Assembly urges countries to. develop national policies and action plans and to build institutional capacities on occupational health, scale up the coverage with ...
Occupational health: health workers - World Health Organization …
2022年11月7日 · Safeguarding the health, safety and well-being of health workers is fundamental for well-functioning and resilient health systems. Health workers face a range of occupational risks associated with biological, chemical, physical, ergonomic and psychosocial hazards including violence, affecting the safety of both health workers and patients. The protection of health, …
Protecting workers' health - World Health Organization (WHO)
2017年11月30日 · In many countries more than half of workers are employed in the informal sector with no social protection for seeking health care and lack of regulatory enforcement of occupational health and safety standards. Occupational health services to advise employers on improving working conditions and monitoring the health of workers cover mostly big ...
The Occupational Safety and Health Standards Act will protect the ...
2018年8月23日 · The World Health Organization (WHO) congratulates the Philippine government for passing the Occupational Safety and Health Standards Act or the Republic Act (RA) 11058. Once implemented, this significant legislation will help curb the increasing cases of diseases and injuries in the work environment that confront the country.According to the Philippine Statistics …
Occupational Health - World Health Organization (WHO)
Occupational health deals with all aspects of health and safety at the workplace with special emphasis on primary prevention of hazards. The health of the workers has several determinants, including risk factors at the workplace leading to cancers, accidents, musculoskeletal diseases, respiratory diseases, hearing loss, circulatory diseases ...
Occupational health in the Western Pacific - World Health …
2024年11月16日 · The main functions of WHO (occupational health) mandated in article 2 of its Constitution include promoting the improvement of working conditions and other aspects of environmental hygiene. Recognizing that occupational health is closely linked to public health and health systems development, WHO is addressing all determinants of workers' health, including …
World Day for Safety and Health at Workplace
2024年4月27日 · By Saima Wazed, WHO Regional Director for South-East Asia We mark the World Day for Safety and Health at Work on 28 April every year to promote the prevention of occupational accidents and diseases globally. Our sister organization, the International Labour Organization (ILO), began to observe World Day in 2003 to raise the political profile of …
Occupational health and chemical safety - World Health …
2023年6月1日 · Occupational health deals with all aspects of health and safety in the workplace and has a strong focus on primary prevention of hazards. The health of the workers has several determinants, including risk factors at the workplace leading to cancers, accidents, musculoskeletal diseases, respiratory diseases, hearing loss, circulatory diseases ...
Protecting workers’ health and safety: Online training resources at ...
2022年4月28日 · Occupational safety and health in public health emergencies: a manual for protecting health workers and responders (WHO/ILO publication): This manual provides an overview of the main occupational safety and health risks faced by emergency responders during disease outbreaks and other emergencies, such as natural disasters, chemical incidents ...
Occupational safety and health in public health emergencies: a …
2018年5月23日 · The manual, which is particularly focused on needs in low-resource settings, provides technical guidance on good practices and procedures in establishing systems that can: 1) reduce occupational exposures, injury, illness and death among response workers; 2) decrease stress and reduce fears; and 3) promote the health and well-being of health ...