webinar occupational hygiene in a changing world

Occupational Hygiene

in a Changing World Mike Slater

President Elect 2013/14

19 March 2013

Mike Slater President Elect 2013/14

Society grades

49%

International Partners

17%

Faculty grades

34%

A Growing and International Society Over 1600 Society members Members based in 50 countries Over 500 Faculty grade members

Challenges for the Occupational Hygiene Profession in the 21st Century

Occupational Hygiene in

a Changing World

Let’s start with a few statistics

First of all I’d like to look at the country I’m most familiar with – Great Britain

There are currently approximately 12,000 deaths each year due to occupational respiratory diseases

Every year, in all industries, 1.5 million workers suffer from ill health caused or made worse by work

Moving on to Europe

A good source of information

8.6% of workers in the EU experienced work-related health problems

Results from the Labour Force Survey 2007

around 20 million persons experienced a work related health problem in the 12 months preceding the interview

Results from the Labour Force Survey 2007

• What’s the global situation?

• How many deaths each year due to occupational disease?

“Every day, 6,300 people die as a result of occupational accidents or work-related diseases – more than 2.3 million deaths per year”

“Every 15 seconds, a worker dies from a work-related accident or disease.”

“The human cost ....... is estimated at 4 per cent of global Gross Domestic Product each year.”

accidents 14%

diseases 86%

Fatal accidents and diseases (2008)

What is BOHS doing?

Develop a strategy and clear objectives for influencing national policy to achieve improvement in worker health protection in the UK

Develop a strategy and clear objectives for influencing national policy to achieve improvement in worker health protection in the UK

Develop a strategy and clear objectives for influencing national policy to achieve improvement in worker health protection in the UK

Globalisation

Source: OECD

There’s been a big shift in recent years where manufacturing takes place

Source: OECD

What’s the consequences of this?

The mean benzene exposure level was 21.86 p.p.m. ..... in the smaller shoe factory (factory A) and 3.46 p.p.m. ........in the larger shoe factory (factory B)

VERMEULEN R et al. Ann Occup Hyg 2004;48:105-116

©2004 by Oxford University Press

VERMEULEN R et al. Ann Occup Hyg 2004;48:105-116

©2004 by Oxford University Press

What is BOHS doing?

• International Partner scheme

• Contribution to OHTA

• IOHA Conference 2015

The Changing World of Work

• What are the main changes in the world of work that could impact on occupational health and hygiene?

Nanotechnology

Recycling

New energy technologies

Fracking

OECD Workforce

• 75% in Service industries

• 40% in SMEs

• 12% Self-Employed

OECD population: 1,256,610,112 (1.3billion)

• What is the main cause of occupational ill-health in Europe?

60% 14%

26%

Types of Work-related ill health in Europe

Musculoskeletal

Stress

Other

Source: WHO

Old Problems – New Causes

0 1000 2000 3000 4000

Other agents

Working as painter

Shift work

Mineral oils

Diesel exhaust emissions

Silica

Asbestos

Occupational cancer deaths by cause in Great Britain, 2005

0 1000 2000 3000 4000

Other agents

Working as painter

Shift work

Mineral oils

Diesel exhaust emissions

Silica

Asbestos

Occupational cancer deaths by cause in Great Britain, 2005

0 1000 2000 3000 4000

Other agents

Working as painter

Shift work

Mineral oils

Diesel exhaust emissions

Silica

Asbestos

Occupational cancer deaths by cause in Great Britain, 2005

0 1000 2000 3000 4000

Other agents

Working as painter

Shift work

Mineral oils

Diesel exhaust emissions

Silica

Asbestos

Occupational cancer deaths by cause in Great Britain, 2005

0 1000 2000 3000 4000

Other agents

Working as painter

Shift work

Mineral oils

Diesel exhaust emissions

Silica

Asbestos

Occupational cancer deaths by cause in Great Britain, 2005

• What has been the impact of the economic recession on occupational health and hygiene?

• Presentation by Hans Kromhout at last year’s Inhaled Particles Conference

• Trends in exposure to respirable dust and quartz over a 12-year period in the industrial minerals industry. Main results of the IMA-Europe Harmonised Dust Monitoring Programme - Hans Kromhout

Occupational disease

Changing world of work

Old problems – new causes

Recession

1. Any further thoughts on these issues?

2. What can BOHS do to engage with international members and partners?

http://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0pTnkODfIHad5s9dpuPrpw?feature=watch

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