Updated on September 20, 2019 OSHAfrica 2019 was utterly amazing for the 1,200 delegates who attended from countries throughout Africa and around the world. The quality of nearly 100 speakers were truly spectacular for knowledge exchange, collaboration, and advancing OSH efforts. the Conference was a great success. Posted on September 2nd, 2019 This September, the [...]
Posted on August 1, 2019 Today, on World Lung Cancer Day, the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) is collaborating with the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) to encourage businesses to pledge to manage harmful exposures at work. Together, working in partnership worldwide, we can tackle lung cancers caused by exposure to carcinogens at [...]
Posted on July 1, 2019 Friday, July 5 is Action Mesothelioma Day in the United Kingdom. Organizations throughout the country will host events to raise awareness about mesothelioma and remember those who have lost their battle with the disease. Tragically, Great Britain has one of the highest per capita rates of mesothelioma in the world. [...]
Posted on June 26, 2019 On June 28 and 29, the leaders of the G20 will be gathering in Osaka, Japan for the annual G20 forum, the world’s preeminent economic conference. The purpose of the summit, which is the culmination of a yearlong series of meetings, is to gather the world’s key economic players to [...]
Posted on June 11, 2019 La Organización de concientización sobre la enfermedad del asbesto (ADAO), por sus siglas en inglés) envía nuestras más sinceras felicitaciones a los dedicados legisladores, sindicalistas y activistas colombianos por la aprobación del "Proyecto de Ley Ana Cecilia Niño" para prohibir la producción, el uso industrial y el comercio de asbesto. [...]