ICOH Occupational Health in the Construction Industry Scientific Committee

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The ICOH Occupational Health in the Construction Industry Scientific Committee met in Washington DC, USA April 24-25, 2009

Mini-symposium

We had many excellent presentations:

Marilyn Fingerhut, ICOH 1st Vice President. Overview of ICOH (PPT)
Matt Gillen, NIOSH, USA. US Construction Research Agenda (PPT)
Monique Frings-Dresen.Surveillance Results from the Netherlands (PDF).
Johnny Dyreborg and Kim L. Mikkelsen.Leader-based Safety Interventions in the Construction Industry .
Bernd Hartman. Surveillance results from Germany (PDF)
Jean-Francois Boulat. Report from Deauville Conference in France (PPT)
Henk van der Molen. Ergonomics Interventions in Bricklaying (PPT)
Laura Welch, US. COPD in US Construction Workers (PPT).
Peter Hoonakker. Report on the Cochrane Review of Construction Safety and Health Research (PPT).
Knut Ringen. Immigrant Workers in the U.S (PPT).

The minutes of the meeting will be put on the website soon.

Other recent publications:

Control Of Dust Exposure In The Finishing Stages In The Construction Industry (PDF, 1000Kb). A recent Arbouw Ppublication
Health effects of construction materials and construction products (PDF, 1,200 Kb). JOURNAL OF APPLIED OCCUPATIONAL SCIENCES, 2008, 21 (1), pp. 2-23

Last updated May 31, 2009