What is IOHA? 

IOHA represents the global community of occupational hygienists.  The International Occupational Hygiene Association (IOHA) is an association of occupational hygiene organisations from across the world. All of these are dedicated to the discipline and application of the inherent principles of occupational hygiene.

Mission

To improve, promote and develop occupational hygiene worldwide through its member organisations, and to improve and maintain a safe and healthy working environment for all.

 The IOHA Newsletter November 2007 is now available online

Contents

• 1-2    Letter from the Editor
• 2-3    News from the IOHA Board
• 4    7th IOHA International Scientific Conference
• 4-8    News from Member Associations
• 8    News from ICOH
• 8-9    News from WHO
• 10    News from ILO
• 10-11    News from the European Union
• 11-12    Contributions from Readers

The International Occupational Hygiene Association welcomes this practical guidance from the ILO and the WHO. We believe it will show the way forward for countries still using chrysotile asbestos and assist them to set up national programmes to eliminate asbestos-related diseases. We are especially grateful to the ILO & WHO for their stated commitment to providing guidance, advice and practical tools to help individual countries identify the extent of asbestos-related disease and to develop their own programmes, based on proven approaches, to eliminate them. Workers are most at risk of contracting these diseases due to poorly controlled, and often unrecognised, exposure to asbestos materials in their daily labours. We urge governments around the world, particularly in
the developing world, to take up this offer.

See http://www.ilo.org/public/english/protection/safework/cis/oshworld/news/asb-outline.htm