| Document ID (ISN) | 110425 |
| CIS number |
09-1202 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
1237-0843 - Asian-Pacific Newsletter on Occupational Health and Safety |
| Year |
2009 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Vainio H., Sng J., Koh D., Lee S.M., Chia S.E., Kawakami T., Fedotov I., Tao L., Ikeda T., Joshi S.K., Sharma S.C., Shrestha S., Pääkkönen T., Lehtinen S. |
| Title |
New emerging risks |
| Bibliographic information |
Dec. 2009, Vol.16, No.3, p.51-71 (whole issue). Illus. Bib.ref. |
| Internet access |
http://www.ttl.fi/en/publications/electronic_journals/asian_pacific_newsletter/archives/Documents/asian_pacific_nl3_2009.pdf [in English]
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| Abstract |
Collection of articles on emerging occupational safety and health hazards of relevance to countries in the Asia-Pacific region. Contents: nanotechnology; applying participatory approaches and good practices to emerging risks; health hazards related to precarious work; participatory approach for stress management in small enterprises in Japan; child labour in Nepal and associated hazards; brief account of a conference on occupational health of nanotechnology which took place in 2009 in Finland; brief account of a meeting of WHO collaborating centres which took place in Geneva in 2009. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
nanotechnology; nanoparticles; new technologies; WHO; health hazards; ILO |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
small enterprises; Japan; Nepal; dangerous work; workers' participation; migrant workers; child labour; conference; stress studies |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | China; Finland; ILO; Japan; Nepal; Singapore |
| Subject(s) |
Generalities
Toxic and dangerous substances
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| Broad subject area(s) |
General safety, health and conditions of work
Chemical safety
New technologies
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| Browse category(ies) |
Workers' participation
Nanotechnology and nanoparticles
Child labour
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