Current needs and future directions of occupational safety and heath in a globalized world

Neurotoxicology. 2012 Aug;33(4):805-9. doi: 10.1016/j.neuro.2011.10.004. Epub 2011 Oct 20.

Abstract

This summary provides a synopsis of talks included in a symposium entitled "Current Needs and Future Directions of Occupational Safety and Heath in a Globalized World". The purpose of the symposium was to (1) highlight national and international agencies with occupational health related activities; (2) address electronic (e-)waste issues in developing countries where exposures are secondary to the handling and scavenging of scrap; and (3) discuss the effects of hazardous materials, such as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) and tobacco smoke on child intelligence quotient (IQ) in developing countries.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

  • Child
  • Child Development / drug effects
  • Cooperative Behavior
  • Developing Countries
  • Electronic Waste / adverse effects*
  • Environmental Exposure / adverse effects
  • Global Health*
  • Government Agencies
  • Humans
  • Intelligence / drug effects
  • Interinstitutional Relations
  • International Cooperation*
  • Neurotoxicity Syndromes / diagnosis
  • Neurotoxicity Syndromes / etiology
  • Neurotoxicity Syndromes / prevention & control*
  • Neurotoxicity Syndromes / psychology
  • Occupational Exposure / adverse effects*
  • Occupational Health*
  • Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons / adverse effects*
  • Risk Assessment
  • Risk Factors
  • Tobacco Smoke Pollution / adverse effects*

Substances

  • Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons
  • Tobacco Smoke Pollution