Message from the President (December, 2008)

Dear ICOH Members,
This is the last time I communicate through this Newsletter as ICOH President and, as can be expected, my feelings are mixed.... Read more >>

Election of ICOH Officers and Members of the Board for Triennium 2009-2011

The candidates must be eligible under Article 5, section 2 and 8 of the ICOH Constitution. The Officers and the members of the Board shall be elected as set forth in the Bye-Laws for the triennial period separating sessions of the General Assembly. They may be re-elected to the same office for no more than one additional term, with the exception of the Secretary-General, who may be elected for more than one additional term. The newly elected Officers take office at the General Assembly convened immediately after the ICOH 2009 Congress. A member of the ICOH can be candidate for one post only at a time. The Candidates' curricula are published in the 2nd ICOH Newsletter of 2008 and here. Out of these names, the Secretariat General will prepare the ballot form, with the names of the candidates for each office in a random order. Only ICOH Members in Good Standing as of March 22, 2008 will have the right to vote. Read the list of candidates >>

ICOH - ISSA

The Memorandum of Understanding on collaboration between the International Commission on Occupational Health and the International Social Security Association was agreed during the XVIII World Congress on Safety and Health at Work held in Korea (June 29- July 2, 2008). Look at the Official Memorandum signed by the ICOH President, Prof. Jorma Rantanen and Mr. Hans-Horst Konkolewsky, Secretary of the International Social Security Association. Read more >>

Procedure for the determination of the venue of XXXI ICOH International Congress - ICOH 2015

Applications for hosting the 31st ICOH International Congress shall reach the ICOH office at least three months before the first General Assembly of the next International Congress - DECEMBER 22, 2008 - and be signed by at least five members of ICOH in good standing of that country. Please also note that are available the NEW GUIDELINES FOR ORGANIZATION OF ICOH CONGRESSES adopted by the ICOH Board on experimental basis during the Hamburg Mid term Meeting. They will be experimented for the bidding procedure for the determination of the venue of ICOH 2015.

ICOH SC website now available

The ICOH Scientific Committee on Occupational Health in the Construction Industry's website is now established.  Take a look at it on www.ohici.nl

ICOH on World Day for Safety and Health at Work: 28 April 2008

The globalizing work life sets continuously new challenges in both the industrialized and the developing world to International Organizations, National Authorities, Trade Unions, Employers and Occupational Health and Safety Professionals in the protection of the health and safety of Workers. Read more >>

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS
Now through 31 July 2008
www.icoh2009.co.za

The 29th triennial Congress of the International Commission on Occupational Health (ICOH2009) will be held in Cape Town, South Africa from 22-27 March, 2009. The Scientific Program has been posted on the website (www.icoh2009.co.za), and the Call for Abstracts has been issued, with an end date of 21 July 2008 for receipt of Abstracts. Early bird registration ends 30 April, 2008. Grants are available for some presenters from developing nations. A student prize will be awarded. Please quickly send in your Abstract and alert your colleagues. Two page brochures containing the scientific sessions and other key details can be downloaded from the website for printing and distribution.

ICOH Code of Ethics has been adopted by Italian Legislation

ICOH International Code of Ethics for OH Professionals has been adopted as term of reference in the new Framework Act for occupational safety and health ("Decreto legislativo 81/08") signed by the President of the Italian Republic on April 9, 2008. We trust that after the Argentinean adoption, this is a new important recognition of the Code of Ethics and the Organization itself."

Updated ICOH Bye-Laws

The ICOH Bye-Laws updated at the Mid-term Meeting held in Hamburg 13-15 March 2008 are now available on the webiste. Read more >>

ICOH Good Association Practice

ICOH President, Prof. Jorma Rantanen, presented at the Mid-term Meeting held in Hamburg the ICOH Good Association Practice. Comments are welcome and have to be addressed to the President at jorma.rantanen@ttl.fi. Read more >>

NEW GUIDELINES FOR ORGANIZATION OF ICOH CONGRESSES AND ICOH 2015

The ICOH Board adopted during Midterm Meeting held in Hamburd on experimental basis the new Guidelines for Organization of ICOH Congresses. They will be used for the organization of the forthcoming ICOH Congresses alreday voted by ICOH General Assembly and experimented for the bidding procedure for the determination of the venue of ICOH 2015. Read more >>

ICOH statement on the 28th April World Day for Safety and Health at Work"

In spite of the impressive progress made in the improvement of health, safety and social conditions of work, in the industrialized countries, and a number of good examples from developing countries, the need for occupational health and safety in the rapidly changing world of work is growing." Read more >>

ICOH CENTENNIAL DECLARATION

During the 28th International Congress on Occupational Health held in Milan from 11 to 16 June 2006, ICOH renewed its commitment in favour of a healthy, safe and productive working life. In this occasion the Centennial Declaration was signed on 11th June 2006. Read more >>

New electronic ICOH Scientific Committee Virtual Office

The development of the new SC Virtual Office at www.icohweb.org/scvo on the ICOH website is concluded. This Virtual Office is for reference and use by SC Chairs and Secretaries to understand the obligations of each SC, and to know about the activities of all Scientific Committees, which may facilitate collaborations. The Virtual Office contains a timetable listing the due dates for SC deliverables during the 2006-2008 Triennium, and new forms that you should use for your reports.
To encourage collaboration among SCs and to make it easy to know what other SCs are planning, we will also post in the SC Virtual Office the SC Work Plans, Mid-term Reports and Final Reports.

ICOH 2012 Congress

Monterrey (Mexico) was elected to host the 30th International Congress on Occupational Health to be held in 2012. read more>>

ICOH Centennial Heritage

The historical research "ICOH Centennial Heritage", already distributed as a CD-ROM at the Congress, is now available on our website www.icohweb.org/heritage/.
"ICOH Centennial Heritage" is a major project to reconstruct ICOH historical roots on the occasion of its centennial celebration. It is presently the largest archive available on web and, coupled with that of the "Clinica del Lavoro" of Milano, is one of the major historical products of the 2006 Triennial Congress.
The work is the outcome of ICOH general secretariat, Department of History and Methods for Historical Preservation of the University "Alma Mater Studiorum" (Bologna) and National Institute for Occupational Safety and Prevention (Rome) with the fruitful collaboration of Library staff at "Clinica del Lavoro Luigi Devoto" (Milan).
It witnesses the huge effort to organize ICOH historical memory, historiographic sources from secretariat archives, perusal of ICOH 28 congress proceedings and scientific journals like "Il Lavoro" and "Il Ramazzini".
We look forward to receiving in the future more historical contributions by other Institutions so that the project can be broadened and adequately accessed along its 100 years of history.

The ICOH Historical Archive is now online!

It includes Tables of Contents and cumulative Authors Index of the 27 ICOH International Congresses from 1906 to 2003 resulting from the official documents of the Conferences kept at the Library of the Clinica del Lavoro "Luigi Devoto" in Milan. The majority of the documents have been recently converted in electronic format and are available as multi-page Tiff or PDF files. Click here to visit.

ICOH 2003 - 2005 Triennial Report

ICOH 2003 - 2005 Triennial Report is now available on the web. Please click here to download the file (PDF, 1.7Mb)

Implementation of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control

The first WHO Global Public Health Treaty - The WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) - has been adopted by 40 countries. In accordance with the provisions of the Convention the Treaty entered into force for the first 40 Contracting Parties on Sunday, 27 February 2005.

For this important occasion a ceremony was held in the WHO headquarters in Geneva on 28th February 2005 where WHO Member States’ Contracting Parties to the WHO FCTC and all other WHO Member States and regional economic integration organizations were invited.

ICOH have been contributing in the FCTC development and implementation with many initiatives including the output of the network of tobacco free workplaces.

"ICOH CODE OF ETHICS"

The International Commission on Occupational Health (ICOH) is continuing successfully to spread the international Code of Ethics.
The Code was drawn up as fundamental guide in everyday occupational health medicine practice and it dates back to 2002, when it was approved at the Board Meeting held in Rome in march 2002. This document is the outcome of hard work and the contribution of the entire ICOH Community.
Furthermore The Code of Ethics has been translated in many different languages which are available on the website. Read More>>