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Closing session of the XIX World Congress on Safety and Health at Work
World Congress calls for a renewed commitment to build a preventive safety and health culture
ISSA, 15.09.2011 | Press release | Occupational risks
The XIX World Congress on Safety and Health at Work – the largest gathering of health and safety experts in the history of the Congress – held its closing session here today, concluding that decent work is safe work and calling for a renewed commitment to build and maintain a global culture of pr...
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Putting safety first in a globalized world: Good practice in the Chemical Industry
ISSA, 15.09.2011 | Feature | Occupational risks
Clear, unambiguous and up-to-date information on the dangers in the workplace and how to minimize potential hazards is absolutely vital in the prevention of accidents. In a globalized world - where goods or components may be manufactured in one country, transported across continents and used ulti...
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8th International Film and Multimedia Festival
International Safety Film Festival awards Brazil, Switzerland and UK
ISSA, 14.09.2011 | News
Films from Brazil, Switzerland and the UK have been awarded prizes in the 8th International Film and Multimedia Festival, during a ceremony at the World Congress on Safety and Health at Work, in Istanbul, Turkey, on 14 September 2011. Multimedia productions from Germany, Sweden and Mexico also re...
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NIOSH Epidemiologist Ryan Hill discusses contact injury issues with a roughneck Armando Reyes at a rig in Midland, TX. Working closely with stakeholders and conducting extensive field research are key components to the NIOSH Oil and Gas Program’s plan for creating effective interventions.
Investment in safety and health is “key contribution” to economic performance, ISSA study confirms
ISSA, 12.09.2011 | Press release | Occupational risks
Investment in safety and health in enterprises has a direct and measurable cost-benefit potential, according to a new study that the International Social Security Association (ISSA) will present to an audience of experts and policy-makers, at the World Congress on Safety and Health at Work, in Is...
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International Section of the ISSA for a Culture of Prevention
New ISSA network to promote a culture of prevention
ISSA, 12.09.2011 | News | Occupational risks
A new global network to promote a culture of prevention was launched during the XIX World Congress on Safety and Health at Work, in Istanbul, Turkey on 12 September, marking a new stage in international cooperation in the field of occupational safety and health.
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