Events and training
Events
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World Day for Safety and Health at Work in 2012: Promoting safety and health in a green economy
28 April 2012, Geneva
The 2012 World Day for Safety and Health at Work focuses on the promotion of occupational safety and health (OSH) in a green economy. There is a shift in the world to a greener and more sustainable economy. However, even if certain jobs are considered to be “green”, the technologies used may protect the environment but not be safe at all.
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30th International Congress on Occupational Health
18 - 23 March 2012, Cancun, Mexico
The 30th Congress of the International Commission on Occupational Health (ICOH) will bring together occupational health researchers and practitioners from all over the world to share and learn from each other the most current advances in the field of occupational health. The theme of the congress is "Occupational health for all: From research to practice" and is based on the belief that all workers require health protection to prevent any occupational disease or injury as part of their human and labor rights.
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49th Annual Meeting of CIS Centres
11 September 2011, Haliç Congress Centre, Istanbul, Turkey
The participants discussed the current situation regarding the ILO-CIS centres activities, the new ILO information management strategy, ways of developing CIS information resources and new products, as well as communication within the CIS Network.
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XIX World Congress on Safety and Health at Work: "Building a Global Prevention Culture for a Healthy and Safe Future"
11 - 15 September 2011, Istanbul, Turkey
The World Congress, organized every three years since 1955, provides a forum for the exchange of knowledge, practices and experiences for all occupational safety and health specialists, employers and managers, trade unions, public administration, insurance and social security professionals, manufacturers and importers, as well as anyone with an interest in safety and health at work.
Conferences
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Commemorating the World Day for Safety and Health at Work: Interactive Talkshow on OSH and SMEs in Indonesia
25 April 2012, Jakarta, Indonesia
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Indonesia have become a significant support to the sustainable development of the economy and important channel to adsorb surplus labour forces. However, the SMEs are still facing many challenges. One of them is how to raise productivity while improving occupational safety and health and working conditions.
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ILO International Safety Conference 2011 in cooperation with ISSA
20 - 21 October 2011, Düsseldorf, Germany
The conference will focus on the application of international tools on occupational safety and health (OSH) strategic approach at national and enterprise levels. Good practice in construction and health sectors, which face high and emerging risks to occupational accidents and diseases, will be highlighted. Under the theme "Promoting a preventative safety and health culture: International instruments, national strategies and good practices", the conference will offer an excellent forum to share the experience of different stakeholders and learn how to put it in practice at each level.
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International Forum on Occupational Health and Safety: Policies, Profiles and Services
20 - 22 June 2011, Espoo, Finland
The aim of the International Forum is to look into occupational safety and health policies and profiles and make an inventory, and then to continue with the introduction and further development of occupational health services, Basic Occupational Health Services in particular. In addition, time is reserved for discussing the practical tools for solutions and good practices. Our intention is to come up with recommendations for further actions for more sustainable solutions in the world of work.
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Safety 2010 World Conference
21 - 24 September 2010, London, United Kingdom
Safety 2010 is a world conference devoted to the prevention of unintentional injuries and violence worldwide.
Courses
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SOLVE training of trainers: Integrating health promotion in occupational safety and health policies
12 - 23 November 2012, International Training Centre of the ILO, Turin, Italy
The overall objective of this course is to develop knowledge and skills that will lead to the integration of the psychosocial and health promotion issues into a comprehensive enterprise policy and establish a framework for preventative action. This course will be held in French.
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Employment injury schemes and the prevention of occupational accidents and diseases
8 - 19 October 2012, International Training Centre of the ILO, Turin, Italy
The general objective of the course is to strengthen the capacity of employment-injury institutions to improve the coverage and management of occupational accidents and diseases and to promote prevention as a means to occupational safety and health.
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Training Workshop on Prevention of Pneumoconioses (using the ILO 2011 Classification of Radiographs of Pneumoconioses)
17 - 20 September 2012, Lima, Peru
This training workshop, which is jointly organized by the ILO Programme on Safety and Health at Work and the Environment (SafeWork) and the National Institute of Health in Peru (NIS-CENSOPAS), aims to upgrade the skills of occupational physicians, chest doctors, radiologists, and pulmonologists for the effective use of the ILO 2011 International Classification of Radiographs for early detection and health surveillance of pneumoconiosis. In addition to its advanced training program, the workshop includes the national test for certification of X-ray readings for pneumoconiosis developed by NIH-CENSOPAS.
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Occupational safety and health management in the enterprise
4 - 15 June 2012, International Training Centre of the ILO, Turin, Italy
The general objective of the course is to strengthen the capacity for the implementation and development of OSH management practices in enterprises.