RESUMEN
International health and safety standards to protect construction workers are already in effect but are often ignored by management. Conforming to these standards and implementing other measures described by the author could substantially reduce the high incidences of injuries, illnesses, and fatalities arising from work in this industry.
Asunto(s)
Accidentes de Trabajo/prevención & control , Arquitectura y Construcción de Instituciones de Salud/normas , Industrias/normas , Enfermedades Profesionales/prevención & control , Salud Laboral , Administración de la Seguridad/normas , Humanos , SindicatosRESUMEN
The Finnish Institute of Occupational Health (FIOH) has received support from the World Health Organization (WHO) and the International Labor Office (ILO) to publish the African Newsletter on Occupational Health and Safety. The African Newsletter on Occupational Health and Safety should not be a medium for industry propaganda, or the source of misinformation among the workers of Africa. Instead, FIOH should provide the same level of scientific information in Africa that it does in Finland and other developed countries.
