Conference on preventing environmental & occupational risks

Conference on preventing environmental & occupational risks

International Conference on preventing environmental and occupational risks in South Asia &
Beyond. It is organised by Centre for Occupational & Environmental
Health (New Delhi), Collegium Ramazzini (Italy), and Drexel University School of Public Health, Philadelphia. It is supported by Union Ministry of Labour and Employment, Government of India, and WHO, SEARO December: 17, 18, 19, 2009 at Maulana Abul Kalam Medical College (MAMC), New Delhi.

WEDNESDAY, 16 December, 2009- Tour to Agra, Faculty only (7.00am – 10PM)
17:00– 19:00 hrs.

Registration for Participants: MAMC, Adjacent to Dean office

THURSDAY, 17 December, 2009
8:30– 10:00 hrs.

Registration for National and International Participants
10.00– 10:15 hrs.
Welcome by the Dean MAMC
10:15– 10:45 hrs.

Plenary Session I (COEH)
Chair: Melissa Mcdiarmid, USA
Co – chair: Salma Burton, WHO, SEARO

Strategy for occupational health promotion in India: T.K. Joshi, India

11:00– 11:45 hrs.
Inauguration
11.45- 12:00 hrs.

TEA

12.:00– 13:30 hrs.

Plenary Session II - WHO– ILO-Ministry of Labour Session

Chair – C. S. Kedar, DG, ESIC
Co-chair: Angali Nag, India

Global Agenda for Workers’ Health: WHO Programme- Ivan Ivanov, WHO, Geneva
Occupational health scenario in India – S.G. Darvhekar, DGFASLI, India
ILO Global Strategy for Occupational Safety and Health within the Decent Work Agenda: Ingrid Christensen, ILO, India

13:30– 14:30 hrs.
LUNCH
14:30– 16:00 hrs.
Technical Session I: Children and Environmental Risks
Chair: Morando Soffritti, Italy
Co-chair: Abdul Rival, Indonesia
Environmental health Risks to Children - Philip Landrigan, USA

Parental Occupation and Risk to Children’s Health: Melissa Mcdiarmid, USA
Endocrine Disrupting Chemical-Related Decline in Male Reproductive: Debdas Mukerjee, EPA, USA
16:00–16:30 hrs.

TEA
16:30– 18:00 hrs.

Technical Session II: Carcinogens in Human Life
Chair: Ivan Ivanov, WHO, Geneva
Co-chair: V. K. Vijayan, India

Carcinogens in Occupational and Environmental Setting : The IARC Monographs, Vol 100: An overview and update on occupational carcinogens: Kurt Straif, France

The carcinogenic risk of artificial sweeteners: the case of aspartame: Morando Soffritti, Italy
Asbestos Hazards with focus on Asia: Arthur Frank, USA

18.00– 18.30 hrs.

Occupational Health in the Region
Chair: K. R. Thankappan, India
Co-Chair: Q. Rahman, India

Occupational Health challenges in India & role of Professional NGOs:
Shyam Pingle, India

Health on board; need for complete statistics: Menaka Fernando, Sri Lanka
18.45 hrs. onwards

Cultural Programme and Dinner at MAMC Lawns

FRIDAY, 18 December, 2009
CONCURRENT- 1
8:15– 9:45 hrs.

Technical Session – III : Corporate Social Responsibility and Occupational Health
Chair: Elihu Richter, Israel
Co-chair: Hemantha D. Wickramatillake, Sri Lanka

Stages and Strategies of Occupational Health and Safety Development during Industrialization: Domyung Paek, South Korea

Occupational health and safety in a dual globalizing labour world:
Karel Van Damme, Belgium

Beyond Occupational Health: Opportunities for Corporate Contributions to the Development and Stability of Society: Norbert Wagner, USA
9.45– 10.15 hrs.

Discussion
10:15– 10:30 hrs.
TEA
10:30 – 11:45 hrs.
Technical Session – IV : Occupational Health and Safety in Healthcare
Chair: Carol Rice, USA
Co-chair: Amit Banerjee, India

Hazards in Healthcare: strategies for risk reduction:
Melissa Mcdiarmid, USA

Risks in Healthcare and How to prevent health and safety problems in a large hospital: Alastair Robertson, UK
11:45- 13:15 hrs.

Technical Session – V: Exposure Assessment
Chair: Andrew Watterson, UK
Co-chair: P. Jayachandran, India

How global are temporal trends in occupational exposures:
Hans Kromhout, Netherlands

Exposure Assessment in workplace: Carol Rice, USA
Air exposure assessment for environmental health studies:
Shaibal Mukherjee, USA
13:15-13:30 hrs.
Discussion
13.30– 14.30 hrs.
Lunch
14:30- 15:30 hrs.

Split Technical Session –VI: Nanotechnology
Chair: Brahm Prakash, USA
Co-chair: Naresh Gupta, India

Overview of Nanotechnology and Health Risks: Manomita Patra, USA
Occupational Renal Diseases: Richard Wedeen, USA
15:30– 16:00 hrs.

TEA
16:00- 17:00 hrs.
Technical Session – VII : Toxicology and Human Exposure Assessment
Chair: S.G. Darvhekar, India
Co-chair: Pooshan Navathe, Australia
Neurological Effects of Chemical Exposure: U. K. Misra, India
Concept of Biomarkers in assessing chemical toxicity:
Heiko Udo Kafferlein, Germany

CONCURRENT- 2

SYMPOSIUM ON CONSTRUCTION SAFETY AND HEALTH

Program Committee:
Chair: Anders Englund, Sweden
Co-chair: K. N. Sen, India
Rappoteur: Knut Ringen, USA
8:15– 17:00 hrs.
PROGRAM
8:15 – 9:30 hrs.

Session 1: Overview of Construction Safety and Health (1 hour)
Introduction and General Overview: Anders Englund, Sweden
The Construction Industry in India: K.N. Sen, India
9:30- 9:45 hrs.
TEA
9:45- 11:30 hrs.

Session 2: Exposures in Construction (1.45 hour)
The Epidemiology of Construction Work: Knut Ringen, USA
Traumatic Injury Risks: K. N. Sen

Chemical Exposures and Chronic Health Risks: Reinhold Ruehl, Germany
Ergonomics, Vibration, Heat, Noise: Sheng Wang, China
11:30- 12:30 hrs.
LUNCH
12:30- 13:15 hrs.

Inauguration By Shree P. C. Chaturvedi, Secretary Union Ministry Of Labour And Employment, Govt. Of India
Presided over by Shree J. P. Singh, Pr. Secretary (H&FW), GNCT of Delhi
13:15- 15:15 hrs.
Session 3: Management of Safety and Health Risks (2 hours)

The ILO Framework for Protecting Safety and Health including the Principles of Decent Labour: Ingrid Christensen, ILO, India
Safety and Health Management on the Job Site: P. K. Singh, India

Noise and Vibration Hazards during Construction: Achal Gulati and Shelly K. Chadha, India

Principles of Construction Safety and Health: Andrew Watterson, UK

Efforts to Ban Asbestos and Promote Safer Substitutes for Asbestos Products: Barry Castleman, USA

15:15- 15:30 hrs.

TEA

15:30- 17:00 hrs.
Session 4: Developing an Action Plan: Round table Discussion (1.30 hour)

SATURDAY, 19 December, 2009
9:00– 9.30 hrs.
Chair: Shree S.K. Srivastava, Additional Secretary, Union Ministry of Labour & Employment, Govt. of India
Co-chair: G. Jayaraj, India

Occupational Health for South Asia- A business model acceptable to employers and workers:
Hemantha D. Wickramatillake, Sri Lanka

9:30– 11:00 hrs.
Technical Session – VIII : Toxicology of Pesticides
Chair: Heiko Udo Kafferlein, Germany
Co-chair: Richard Wedeen, USA
Overview of Pesticide Exposure: Elihu Richter, Israel

Organophosphates -Related Neurobehavioral Toxicology:

Yoram Finkelstein, Israel

Toxicity of Mercury and Arsenic, common heavy metals constituents of Pesticides: Nildari Bhowmik, USA
11:00– 11:30 hrs.
TEA
11:30– 13:00 hrs.
Technical Session IX:
Chair: Debdas Mukerjee, USA
Co-chair: Katja Radon, Germany

Historical review of asbestos industrialization, hazard identification and legal measures: Takehiko Murayama, Japan
NetWorm – A tool for teaching occupational medicine: Arun Dev Vellore, UK

A Global Occupational Cancer Prevention Campaign: Andrew Watterson, UK
13:00- 14:00 hrs.
Lunch
14:00- 15:30 hrs.
Technical Session – X : Capacity Building
Chair: Arthur Frank, USA
Co-chair: G.K. Ingle, India
Rappoteur: Dr. Jayabalan

Occupational Health Teaching of medical graduates- What more is needed:
A K Agarwal, India

The social system in Germany - what can we learn from it and where are the future challenges?: Katja Radon, Germany

How Up-skilling of Occupational and Environmental Medicine parishioners in India, Lessons from the Australasian experience: Pooshan Navathe, Australia
15:30– 16.15 hrs.

Open Discussion
16:15- 17:15 hrs.
Summing up of the presentations and Valedictory Session
17:15– 17:45 hrs.
TEA