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Document ID (ISN)110720
CIS number 10-0229
Year 2009
Convention or series no. MERLOD/2009/10
Title Report - Meeting of Experts on the Revision of the List of Occupational Diseases (Recommendation No. 194)
Original title Rapport - Réunion d'experts sur la révision de la liste des maladies professionnelles (recommandation n° 194) [in French]
Informe - Reunión de expertos sobre la revisión de la lista de enfermedades profesionales (Recomendación núm. 194) [in Spanish]
Bibliographic information ILO Publications, International Labour Office, 1211 Genève 22, Switzerland, 2009. iii, 22p.
Internet access MERLOD/2009/10/EN.pdf [in English]
MERLOD/2009/10/FR.pdf [in French]
MERLOD/2009/10/ES.pdf [in Spanish]
Abstract A working group of experts met in Geneva, Switzerland, 27-30 October 2009 to finalize a new list of occupational diseases reflecting the state-of-the-art development in their identification and recognition. It indicates clearly where prevention and protection should take place. This ILO list represents the latest worldwide consensus on diseases which are internationally accepted as caused by work.
Descriptors (primary) ILO; schedule of occupational diseases
Descriptors (secondary) report; conference
Document type E - Books, reports, proceedings
Subject(s) Occupational pathology
Broad subject area(s) Occupational medicine, epidemiology
Browse category(ies) ILO standards
Epidemiology