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Document ID (ISN)59395
CIS number 93-113
Year 1991
Convention or series no.
Title State of the environment in Mauritius
Bibliographic information Ministry of Environment and Quality of Life, Government of Mauritius, Port Louis, Mauritius, 1991. 403p. Illus.
Abstract This report was prepared for presentation at the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in June 1992. It provides details of the resources of Mauritius, environmental issues, and policy, institutions and challenges related to environmental protection. A section on worker safety and health covers: statistics on industrial accidents; employment; machinery hazards; chemical hazards; noise; dust problems; governmental policies and programmes. Relevant legislation is listed along with the text of the National Environmental Policy, the Environmental Protection Act and the Waste Water Authority Act.
Descriptors (primary) occupational safety and health; pollution control; environment; Mauritius
Descriptors (secondary) occupational accidents; manufacturing industries; airborne dust; report; lung diseases; statistics; developing countries; construction industry; chemical hazards; agriculture; role of government; mechanical hazards; legislation; noise control
Document type E - Books, reports, proceedings
Country / State or ProvinceMauritius
Subject(s) Generalities
Broad subject area(s) General safety, health and conditions of work
Browse category(ies) Pollution control