Environmental Management and Health: Volume 8 Issue 5
Table of contents
Historical development in occupational and environmental health
Kazutaka KogiStates that the last decade has seen a great growth in occupational health in the Asia‐Pacific region, despite the fact that significant gaps still exist. Occupational health and…
Organization and services in occupational and environmental health
Kazutaka Kogi, Tsuyoshi KawakamiDescribes how many Asia‐Pacific countries have experienced a major shift in occupational health services in the last two decades. There is an extension of occupational health…
Education and training in occupational and environmental health
Wai‐On PhoonPosits that in the last decade or so, there has been a very great increase of training courses in occupational and environmental health, not only in developing countries but in…
Current problems in occupational and environmental health: overview
Wai‐On PhoonReports that among the major current problems in Asia‐Pacific countries are those due to heat, heavy metals, organic solvents, pesticides, carcinogens, dusts, reproductive…
Current problems ‐ emerging issues in occupational and environmental health
Kazutaka KogiSheds light on emerging problems in occupational and environmental health in the Asia‐Pacific region which include the changing employment structure, including the increased…
Field training for ergonomic students in Bali, Indonesia
Adnyana ManuabaDescribes a practical, step‐by‐step training for students in ergonomics in Bali, Indonesia. Emphasizes participatory learning, field training, and skills in leadership and…
Low‐cost solution to improving Philippine working conditions: is it wise?
Reydeluz D. ConferidoShows how, in the Philippines, a programme (called WISE) to encourage the introduction of occupational health and safety into small‐scale enterprises has been developed with the…
Ergonomic modifications of shovels in India
Rabindra Nath SenSubmits that, in developing countries, there is still a large dependence on handheld, non‐mechanical tools. For a long time, the design of tools, such as shovels, has not…
Improving conditions of work and life in a rural district in the Mekong Delta area in Vietnam
Tsuyoshi Kawakami, Ton That KhaiDescribes a research project into emerging health risks to farmers in the Mekong Delta. It is a joint effort between Vietnam and Japan. Subjects include workload studies of rice…
The Australian mesothelioma programme and register
James LeighConfirms that malignant mesothelioma has a very high and increasing incidence rate in Australia. Describes the establishment of a national mesothelioma register.
A special University of Occupational and Environmental Health in Japan
Toshiteru OkuboShows how the Occupational and Environmental Health University in Japan, with its Institute of Ecological Sciences, delivers several unique national and international courses for…
The role of professional bodies in occupational and environmental health in the Asia‐Pacific region
Wai‐On PhoonAcknowledges that professional associations and colleges and similar bodies have played a major part in the development of occupational and environmental health. Some notable…
Current research‐Welfare
Kazutaka Kogi, Tsuyoshi KawakamiGives several examples from many countries of the rapid development in research on welfare, epidemiology, ergonomics, psychosocial issues, occupational medicine, toxicology…
Current research‐
Kazutaka Kogi, Tsuyoshi KawakamiExamines the published research literature regarding the application of occupational epidemiology in Asia and the pacific rim countries, as an assessment tool for the monitoring…
Current research‐Ergonomics
Kazutaka Kogi, Tsuyoshi KawakamiCites twenty references from the literature on the application of ergonomic principles in Asia and the pacific rim countries, regarding workplace and equipment design with the…
Current research‐Psychosocial issues
Kazutaka Kogi, Tsuyoshi KawakamiPoints to the contrast between traditional working life patterns and the demands of an increasingly industrialized and high technology society, for the increase in workplace…
Occupational medicine, toxicology, biological monitoring, safety and environmental health, occupational hygiene
Wai‐On PhoonPresents a summary of the research literature on the title topics, performed in the countries of Asia and the pacific rim. Mentions for occupational medicine a series of Chinese…
International dimension of occupational and environmental health
Jukka Takala, Isaac ObadiaDescribes the Global Programme on Occupational Safety, Health and Environment of the International Labour Office (ILO). The inculcation of a safety culture, access to knowledge…
Occupational health for all: the strategy of the World Health Organization
Mikhail Ivanovich MikheevObserves that the World Health Organization (WHO) has promoted the goal of “Health for All” since 1977. The Workers’ Health Programme of WHO aims to: strengthen international and…
Finland’s role in promoting collaboration in occupational health and safety
Jorma Rantanen, Suvi LehtinenThe Finnish Institute of Occupational Health (FIOH) has, through the Finnish International Development Agency, FINNIDA, supported the development of occupational health and safety…
Some highlights of environmental health programmes in the Western Pacific
Wai‐On PhoonDescribes environmental health improvements in Vietnam, the Philippines, Malaysia, Fiji and the Solomon Islands. Many of such improvements were implemented with the collaboration…