Second Hemispheric Workshop on Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) "The Challenges of Occupational Health and Safety (OPS) in relation to the IV Summit of the Americans mandates and subregional experiences"
This Workshop was an initiative of the Ministry of Labor and Social Prevision of El Salvador, as Chair of Working Group 2 of the Inter-American Conference of Ministers of Labor (IACML) of the OAS. It was co-organized by the Department of Social Development and Employment of the Organization of American States (OAS), the Pan-American Health Organization (PAHO), the International Labor Organization (ILO) and FUNDACERSSO, and it was funded by the Labor Program of Human Resources and Skills Development Canada.
The Workshop is part of the activities of the Inter-American Network for Labor Administration (RIAL), which is the cooperation mechanism of the OAS Inter-American Conference of Ministers of Labor (IACML).
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Agenda | 267.31 KB |
List of Participants | 243.52 KB |
Strategic Guidelines of Topic 1 | 191.99 KB |
Strategic Guidelines of Topic 2 | 103.58 KB |
Strategic Guidelines of Topic 3 | 176.56 KB |
Conclusions of the Workshop | 386.77 KB |
Opening Session
Welcoming remarks by:
Also in the inaugural session:
Current overview of OHS in the Americas
Implementation of Occupational Health and Safety management systems
Open dialogue on the implementation of OHS management systems, and future actions
Moderator: Lic. José Roberto Espinal Escobar, El Salvador ,Minister of Labor and Social Prevision of El Salvador
Rapporteur: Lic. Claudio San Juan , Deputy Prevention Manager of the Super- intendancy of Work Risks, Ministry of Labor and Social Security, Argentina
MMechanisms to strengthen the information systems on Occupational Health and Safety
Open dialogue on the mechanisms to strengthen the information systems on OHS, and future actions
Moderator: Dr. Valentina Forastieri, ILO
Rapporteur: Mrs. Junia Barreto , Labor Inspector, Regional Labor Commissariat of Minas Gerais (DRT/MG), Brazil
HIV in the workplace
Open dialogue on HIV-AIDS in the workplace, and future actions
Formulation of Strategic Guidelines to be implemented in the years to follow
- Presentation of the 3 documents elaborated by the rapporteurs on each topic
- Discussion among all participants to complement those documents and to formulate strategic lines, including horizontal cooperation initiatives that will provide a practical and integrated response to the OHS issue in the Americas .
Closing remarks
Conclusions and Strategic Guidelines
The Second Hemispheric Workshop on OHS was focused on the consideration and analysis of three key topics:
Topic 1 – Implementation of occupational health and safety management systems
Topic 2 – Mechanisms to strengthen information systems in occupational health and safety
Topic 3 – HIV in the workplace
Presentations were made on each of these topics by specialists in the field and participants had the opportunity to openly exchange experiences and discuss strategic guidelines.
In the last session of the workshop, the rapporteurs of the three topics presented proposals for strategic guidelines that were discussed and supported by all the participants and are posted below. These guidelines will serve to promote and guide the work of governments, OHS centers and international agencies in each of the topics, through activities at the national, subregional and hemispheric levels.
Websites
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Business Responds to AIDS/ Labor Responds to AIDS (BRTA/LRTA).
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Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS).
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Chilean Safety Association (ACHS).
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Ecofield, health and safety at work, environment
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Ecuadorian Society Environmental Health and Safety
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Ergonomics in Spanish.
- European Agency for Safety and Health at Work.
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Pan American Journal of Public Health.
- Regional Project for Central America on Occupational Health and Safety Foundation (FUNDACERSSO).
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