international directory of occupational safety and health
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international directory of occupational safety and health
OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY A N D HEALTH SERIES No 16 INTERNATIONAL DIRECTORY OF OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY A N D HEALTH SERVICES A N D INSTITUTIONS I N T E R N A T I O N A L L A B O U R OFFICE - G E N E V A ISBN 92-2-001652-4 First published 1958 Third Edition 1977 The designations employed in ILO publications, which are in conformity with United Nations practice, and the presentation of material therein do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the International Labour Office concerning the legal status of any country or territory or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers. The responsibility for opinions expressed in signed articles, studies and other contributions rests solely with their authors, and publication does not constitute an endorsement by the International Labour Office of the opinions expressed in them. ILO publications can be obtained through major booksellers or ILO local offices in many countries, or direct from ILO Publications, International Labour Office, CH-1211 Geneva 22, Switzerland. A catalogue or list of new publications will be sent free of charge from the above address. Printed by the International Labour Office, Geneva. Switzerland. CONTENTS TABLE DES MATIERES INDICE FORWARD - AVANT-PROPOS - PREFACIO INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATIONS - ORGANISATIONS INTERNATIONALES - ORGANIZACIONES INTERNACIONALES ALGERIA ARGENTINA AUSTRALIA AUSTRIA BANGLADESH BELGIUM BOLIVIA BRAZIL BULGARIA , CAMEROON CANADA CHILE COLOMBIA COSTA RICA CUBA CYPRUS CZECHOSLOVAKIA DAHOMEY DENMARK DOMINICAN REPUBLIC ECUADOR EGYPT FINLAND FRANCE GABON GERMANY (DEM. REP.) .GERMANY (FED. REP.) GREECE Pase Página iv 1 5 6 9 22 30 31 40 42 47 51 52 70 73 75 77 78 79 87 88 92 93 94 97 101 123 124 133 159 Página GUATEMALA GUINEA HUNGARY INDIA INDONESIA IRAN IRAQ IRELAND ISRAEL ITALY JAPAN KENYA SOUTH KOREA KUWAIT LIBERIA LUXEMBOURG MADAGASCAR MALAYSIA MALI MEXICO MOROCCO NETHERLANDS NEW ZEALAND NICARAGUA NIGERIA NORWAY PERU PHILIPPINES POLAND PORTUGAL RUMANIA RWANDA SINGAPORE SPAIN SRI LANKA SUDAN SWEDEN SWITZERLAND 160 161 162 163 168 169 170 171 172 175 182 190 191 192 193 194 195 196 197 198 200 201 207 209 210 212 215 216 217 221 223 231 232 234 238 240 241 248 : - ii - I I-"HI Ul I j l m U U l M M N M M M M M CDOO~3^J^]U3—J <y> CTi U l VJ1 \J1 Ul M O m u l M > - J H O 0 ) ~ 3 f f i y i FOREWORD The aim of this third edition of the Directory is to make more widely known the structure and activities of institutions working in the field of occupational safety and health in different countries, and in this way facilitate the exchange of information and encourage co-operation between these institutions. The institutions are listed by the English alphabetical order of country and are grouped under two headings: "Official Services" and "Other institutions". The names of the institutions are given in their original language followed, when not in French and Spanish, by the English translation. The information is given in either English, French or Spanish, according to the language of the country concerned, although in the case of institutions in countries where none of these languages is spoken, the description appears in the language commonly used by the institution in its relations with the Office. A list has been included of the main international organisations whose activities are fully or partially devoted to this field. The Office has endeavoured to cover as many institutions as possible throughout the world. The compilation of this voluminous documentation has necessarily extended over a period of time and it is possible, therefore, that there may be omissions and out-of-date information. Consequently, the Office would be grateful to receive any suggestions or corrections that may be considered appropriate. The Office wishes to express its gratitude to all the services and institutions that have given their assistance in assembling the material needed to produce this document. - iv - PREFACE Le présent ouvrage - dans sa troisième édition - a pour dessein de faire mieux connaître la structure et les activités des institutions qui oeuvrent dans le monde pour la sécurité, l'hygiène et la médecine du travail, et de faciliter ainsi l'échange d'informations et la coopération entre ces institutions. Pour chaque pays, les institutions sont groupées sous deux rubriques : "Services officiels" et "Autres institutions". L'ordre dans lequel sont présentés les pays est l'ordre alphabétique anglais. Le nom de l'institution est donné dans la langue d'origine avec une traduction en anglais s'il s'agit d'une langue autre que le français et l'espagnol. Les renseignements sont rédigés en anglais, en français ou en espagnol selon la langue du pays considéré ou selon la langue dans laquelle ces institutions correspondent avec le Bureau international du Travail. On trouvera également une liste des principales organisations internationales qui déploient des activités dans le domaine de la sécurité, de l'hygiène et de la médecine du travailLe Bureau s'est efforcé d'obtenir des informations sur le plus grand nombre possible d'institutions. Le rassemblement de cette volumineuse documentation s'est effectué sur une certaine période et il se peut par conséquent que le texte comporte des lacunes ou que des informations soient déjà périmées. Le Bureau serait heureux de recevoir toute confection ou toute proposition d'adjonction appropriées. Le Bureau international du Travail exprime ses remerciements à tous les services et à toutes les institutions grâce à la collaboration desquels le présent ouvrage a pu être publié. PREFACIO La presente tercera edición del Repertorio tiene por objeto dar a conocer de una manera más amplia la estructura y actividades de las instituciones de distintos países en el campo de la seguridad, la higiene y la medicina del trabajo, así como facilitar el intercambio de informaciones con miras a promover la colaboración entre estas instituciones. Respecto a cada país, se agrupan las instituciones bajo dos títulos: "Servicios oficiales" y "Otras instituciones". Se ha seguido el orden alfabético inglés para la presentación de los países. El nombre de la institución se da en el idioma original con una traducción en inglés si se trata de un idioma que no es el francés o el español. Las informaciones aparecen en inglés, francés o español según el idioma del país considerado o con arreglo al idioma comúnmente utilizado en las relaciones entre la OIT y dicho país. Esta obra contiene además una lista de los principales organismos internacionales que se dedican total o parcialmente a actividades en el campo de la seguridad, la higiene y la medicina del trabajo. La Oficina se ha esforzado en conseguir información sobre el mayor número posible de instituciones. Para reunir esta voluminosa documentación se ha necesitado considerable tiempo y es probable que en el texto haya lagunas o que la información haya perdido actualidad. La Oficina agradecería que le comunicaran cualesquiera sugestiones o rectificaciones que estimaren apropiadas. La Oficina agradece a todos los servicios e instituciones la atención que han tenido al aportar la información necesaria para la elaboración de la presente obra. - vi - INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATIONS UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME (UNDP) - PROGRAMME DES NATIONS UNIES POUR LE DEVELOPPEMENT (PNUD). United Nations, New York, N.Y., United States. UNITED NATIONS SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE ON THE EFFECTS OF ATOMIC RADIATION - COMITE SCIENTIFIQUE DES NATIONS UNIES POUR L'ETUDE DES EFFETS DES RADIATIONS IONISANTES. United Nations, New York, N.Y., United States. INTERNATIONAL LABOUR OFFICE (ILO) - BUREAU INTERNATIONAL DU TRAVAIL (BIT). 1211 Genève 22, Switzerland. WORLD HEALTH ORGANISATION (WHO) - ORGANISATION MONDIALE DE LA SANTE (OMS). Avenue Appia, Genève, Switzerland. International Research and Training Centre on Psychosocial Factors and Health - Centre international de recherche et de formation sur les facteurs psychosociaux de la santé. Latjoratoriet för Klinisk Stressforskning, Fack, S-104 01 Stockholm 60, Sweden. International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) Centre international de recherche sur le cancer (CIRC). 150, cours Albert-Thomas, 69008 Lyon, France. FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANISATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS (FAO) ORGANISATION DES NATIONS UNIES POUR L'ALIMENTATION ET L'AGRICULTURE. Via delle Terme di Caracalla, Roma, Italy. INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY (IAEA) - AGENCE INTERNATIONALE DE L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE. Kaerntnerring, 11 Wien I, Austria. INTERGOVERNMENTAL MARITIME CONSULTATIVE ORGANISATION (IMCO) ORGANISATION INTERGOUVERNEMENTALE CONSULTATIVE DE LA NAVIGATION MARITIME. 101-104 Piccadilly, London WIV OAE, England. (International organisations) UNITED NATIONS ECONOMIC COMMISSION FOR EUROPE - COMMISSION ECONOMIQUE DES NATIONS UNIES POUR L'EUROPE. Palais des Nations, Genève, Switzerland. COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES - COMMISSION DES COMMUNAUTES EUROPEENNES. 200, rue de la Loi, I040 Bruxelles, Belgium. European Atomic Energy Community (EURATOM) - Communauté européenne de l'énergie atomique (CEEA). 200, rue de la Loi, 1040 Bruxelles, Belgium. European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC) - Communauté européenne du charbon et de l'acier (CECA). 200, rue de la Loi, 1040 Bruxelles, Belgium. European Economie Community (EEC) - Communauté économique européenne (CEE). 200, rue de la Loi, 1040 Bruxelles, Belgium. COUNCIL OF EUROPE - CONSEIL DE L'EUROPE. Avenue de l'Europe, Strasbourg, France. ORGANISATION FOR ECONOMIC CO-OPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT (OECD) ORGANISATION DE COOPERATION ET DE DEVELOPPEMENT ECONOMIQUES (OCDE). 2 rue André Pascal, F-75, Paris 16e, France. EUROPEAN NUCLEAR ENERGY AGENCY (ENEA) - AGENCE EUROPEENNE POUR L'ENERGIE NUCLEAIRE. 38 Bd. Suchet, F-75, Paris 16e, France. INTERNATIONAL SOCIAL SECURITY ASSOCIATION (PERMANENT COMMITTEE ON THE PREVENTION OF OCCUPATION RISKS) - ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONALE DE LA SECURITE SOCIALE (COMMISSION PERMANENTE POUR LA PREVENTION DES RISQUES PROFESSIONELS). 4 Chemin des Morillons, 1211 Genève 22, Switzerland. INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATION FOR STANDARDISATION (ISO) ORGANISATION INTERNATIONALE DE NORMALISATION. 1 rue de Varemhé, Genève, Switzerland. - 2 - (International organisations) INTERNATIONAL AIR TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION (IATA) - ASSOCIATION DU TRANSPORT AERIEN INTERNATIONAL. 1155 Mansfield Street, Montreal 113, Quebec, Canada. INTERNATIONAL COMMISSION OF RADIOLOGICAL PROTECTION (ICRP) COMMISSION INTERNATIONALE DE PROTECTION CONTRE LES RADIATIONS. Clifton Avenue, Sutton, Surrey, United Kingdom. INTERNATIONAL ELECTROTECHNICAL COMMISSION (IEC) - COMMISSION ELECTROTECHNIQUE INTERNATIONALE (CEI). 1 rue de Varetnbé, Genève, Switzerland. INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE ON OCCUPATIONAL MENTAL HEALTH. Willemstraat 22A, Eindhoven, Netherlands. PERMANENT INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE ON ACETYLENE OXY-ACETYLENE, WELDING AND ALLIED INDUSTRIES - COMMISSION PERMANENTE ' INTERNATIONALE DE L'ACETYLENE, DE LA SOUDURE AUTOGENE ET DES INDUSTRIES QUI S'Y RATTACHENT. 32 Bd. de la Chapelle, F-75 Paris 18e, France. INTERNATIONAL COMMISSION ON ILLUMINATION (ICI) - COMMISSION INTERNATIONALE DE L'ECLAIRAGE (CIE). 25 rue de la Pépinière, F-75 Paris 8e, France. INTERNATIONAL ERGONOMICS ASSOCIATION (IEA) - ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONALE DE RECHERCHES ERGONOMIQUES. Nederlands Institute voor Praeventieve Geneeskunde TNO, Wassenaarseweg 53, P.O. Box 124, Leiden, Netherlands. PERMANENT COMMITTEE AND INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION ON OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH - COMITE PERMANENT ET ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONALE DE MEDECINE DU TRAVAIL. Clinica del Lavoro, Via San Barnaba 8, Milan, Italy. INTERNATIONAL RADIATION PROTECTION ASSOCIATION - ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONALE DE PHYSIQUE SANITAIRE. Oak Ridge National Laboratory, P.O. Box Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37830, United States. - 3 - (International organisations) EUROPEAN FEDERATION OP ASSOCIATIONS OF ENGINEERS AND HEADS OF INDUSTRIAL SAFETY SERVICES - FEDERATION EUROPEENNE DES ASSOCIATIONS D'INGENIEURS ET CHEFS DES SERVICES DE SECURITE ET DE MEDECINE DU TRAVAIL (FEAICSMT). Maison de l'Europe, 7 rue de l'Echelle, Paris 1er, France. ALGERIE Services officiels INSTITUT NATIONAL D'HYGIENE ET SECURITE 10, Rue Mohamed Belouizdad, Alger. Statut : Organisme public placé sous tutelle du ministère du Travail et des Affaires sociales. Départements ou sections : Etudes et recherches (service des techniques de sécurité, service des ambiances de travail, service des contrôles et essais). Service formation et perfectionnement. Service d'information et documentation. Fonctions et activités principales : Etudes techniques et scientifiques. Travaux de recherches. Essais et expériences. Centraliser et mettre à jour toutes informations et documentations se rapportant aux recherches effectuées dans le domaine de l'hygiène et la sécurité des travailleurs. Emettre des avis sur toutes mesures à prendre en matière d'homologation de machines et d'utilisation de substances dangereuses. Promouvoir toute action de formation et de perfectionnement en matière de sécurité et d'hygiène du travail. Information sur les mesures et les méthodes de prévention. Publications : Revue bimestrielle d'information sur les problèmes de prévention. Rapport annuel. - 5- ARGENTINA Servicios oficiales CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN DE INGENIERÍA AMBIENTAL Escuela de Ingeniería Sanitaria, Paseo de Colón, 850, 4.° piso, Buenos Aires. Estatuto: Institución gubernamental. Principales funciones y actividades: Encuestas sobre higiene industrial para determinar y evaluar mediante muestreo estadístico las condiciones ambientales existentes en los lugares de trabajo y sus inmediaciones. Aplicación de los resultados de estas encuestas a la solución de problemas de prevención de riesgos profesionales. Otras instituciones CÁTEDRA DE MEDICINA DEL TRABAJO Y DE MEDICINA DEL DEPORTE Universidad de Buenos Aires, Paraguay, 2250, 9.° piso, Buenos Aires. Estatuto: Institución docente. Principales funciones y actividades: Enseñanza de la medicina del trabajo y del deporte, así como de la seguridad industrial a graduados. CENTRO DE SEGURIDAD E HIGIENE DEL TRABAJO Avenida Vélez Sársfield, 299, Córdoba. Estatuto: Agregado a la Facultad de Ingeniería de la Universidad Nacional. Principales funciones y actividades: Formación de ingenieros especializados en seguridad e higiene del trabajo para las industrias de la región cordobesa. COLEGIO PROFESIONAL DE SEGURIDAD INDUSTRIAL Rivadavia, 921, l. e r piso, Buenos Aires. Estatuto: Institución de carácter privado. - 6 - (Argentina) Principales funciones y actividades: Colaborar con los poderes públicos en relación con proyectos de legislación sobre seguridad industrial. Difundir normas y prácticas de prevención de accidentes. Organizar congresos y reuniones científicas y participar en los mismos. Auspiciar investigaciones científicas sobre temas de seguridad. Conceder becas para capacitación y perfeccionamiento . Publicaciones: Participación en publicaciones de otras entidades. INSTITUTO ARGENTINO DE SEGURIDAD Tucumán, 834, 3 . e r p i s o , Capital Federal, Buenos A i r e s . Estatuto: Institución de carácter privado. Departamentos o secciones: Departamento Técnico. Departamento de Capacitación. Departamento de Relaciones Técnico-Culturales. Principales funciones y actividades: Asesoramiento técnico y formación profesional en relación con la seguridad industrial. Publicaciones: "Revista de Seguridad". INSTITUTO DE MEDICINA DEL TRABAJO Hospital Escuela "Gral. José de San Martín", Avenida Córdoba, 2351, 9.° piso - Sector Docente, Buenos Aires. Estatuto: Depende de la Facultad de Medicina de la Universidad Nacional y Popular de Buenos Aires. Departamentos o secciones: Clinica. Psicopatologia. Ingeniería Ambiental. Accidentes de Trabajo. Toxicología. Principales funciones y actividades: Cursos de capacitación obrera. Proyectos de investigación sobre: neumoconiosis, polvo ambiental, ruido y temperatura en los locales de trabajo, desarrollo y dependencia tecnológica, saturnismo, criterios diagnósticos de las enfermedades profesionales, accidentes del trabajo en los astilleros, neurosis en las operaciones telefónicas, psicopatologia del trabajo. Publicaciones: Revista "Cuadernos de Medicina del Trabajo". SOCIEDAD ARGENTINA DE MEDICINA DEL DEPORTE Y DEL TRABAJO Casilla de correo (c) 3088, Buenos Aires. Estatuto: Institución de carácter privado, financiada por sus miembro s. - 7 - (Argentina) Departamentos o secciones: Medicina del Deporte. Medicina del Trabajo, Principales funciones y actividades: Investigación, experimentación, docencia, asesoramiento, divulgación popular. Publicaciones: Revista "Medicina del Trabajo". AUSTRALIA Official services (federal) COMMONWEALTH ACOUSTIC LABORATORY 5 Hickson Road, Miller's Point, Sydney, NSW. Status: Government department. Departments or sections: Audiology and psychology services. Engineering services and noise investigations. Psycho-acoustic research. Ultrasonic research. Principal functions and activities: Investigations into noise, and deafness resulting from it, in industry; investigations into noise, and advice on noise problems for the Armed Services, other Australian Government departments and approved organisations. Research and advisory services in relation to the use of ultrasound in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases. Effects of noise on man. Publications : Annual Report. COMMONWEALTH DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR AND NATIONAL SERVICE Box 2817 AA, GPO Melbourne, Victoria. Status: Government department. Departments or sections: The Architectural and the Engineering and Safety Sections of this Department are concerned with occupational safety and health matters. Principal functions and activities: Research and advisory service on aspects of the occupational environment which bear on the safety, health and welfare of employees. Research in the safe use of harmful substances; methods of compiling national work injury statistics; guarding of machinery; exhaust ventilation of industrial processes. COMMONWEALTH X-RAY AND RADIUM LABORATORY 30 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne, Victoria. Status: Section of Commonwealth Department of Health. Departments or sections: Radium and Radon Section. Radio-isotopes Section. Dosimetry Section. Radiation Protection Section. Environmental Monitoring Section. Radio-Activity Standards Section. Principal functions and activities: Establishment and of Australian standards of radiation exposure and standards of radio-activity. Advisory service on against ionising radiation. Preparation of codes for the safe use of ionising radiation. - 9- maintenance of Australian protection of practice (Australia) Publications: Annual Report. INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE DIVISION Department of Health, 5 Parliament Place, Melbourne, Victoria 3002. Status: Government department. Principal functions and activities: Administration of various regulations designed to prevent occupational disease. Publications: Annual Report included in the Annual Report of the Commission of Public Health, Victoria. INDUSTRIAL SERVICES DIVISION Australian Government Department of Labour, Box 2817AA, GPO, Melbourne, Victoria. Status: Government department. Departments or sections: The Architectural and the Engineering and Safety Sections are concerned with occupational safety and health. Principal functions and activities: Research and advisory service to industry and government departments. Research is directed towards engineering problems such as: safe use of harmful substances; safety in rural industries; national work injury statistics; guarding of machinery; exhaust ventilation of industrial processes; design of industrial and commercial buildings in respect of natural lighting; control of sunlight penetration; control of thermal environment; safe access; workers' canteens and other amenities; facilities in factories for first-aid and casualty treatment; artificial lighting and principles governing the use of colour in interiors; noise control. Publications: Data Sheets. MEDICAL DIVISION (Joint Coal Board) Box 3842, GPO, Sydney, NSW 2001. Status: Government instrumentality. and State Governments. Subsidised equally by Federal Departments or sections: Pour medical bureaux situated in four main coalmining districts with facilities for full clinical examination including audiometry, radiology, electrocardiography, limited clinical pathology and respiratory function testing. Principal functions and'activities: To provide a comprehensive industrial health service by compulsory pre-employment medical examination and periodic routine medical examination; the \ - 10 - (Australia) findings are fully documented and processed "by computer for analysis to identify incidence and prevalence of diseases especially coal-workers' pneumoconiosis, bronchitis and emphysema. Education in the form of lectures and demonstrations by Medical Board officers at undergraduate and postgraduate level. Publications: The Medical Division publishes a short report from the Chief Medical Officer in the Board's annual report. OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH BRANCH Australian Department of Health, P.O.Box 100, Woden, ACT. Status: Government department. Principal functions and activities: Co-ordination and development of policies for the Australian Government Occupational Health Service. OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SECTION School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, University of Sydney, NSW 2006. Status: Governmental institution, attached to and financed by the Australian Government Department of Health. Departments or sections: Teaching, Research and Investigation. Advisory Clinial Laboratory and factory services. Principal functions and activities: Postgraduate and undergraduate training of medical and other persons in occupational health, namely: instruction in postgraduate courses for diploma in public health (University of Sydney). Instruction in postgraduate engineering courses (University of New South Wales). Extra-mural courses for industry and occupational health nurses. Various short courses for industry in ergonomics. Research into occupational health hazards. Adviser to the Australian Government on health problems in industry. Medical examinations of workers and environmental studies of particular hazards in government and university departments and in industry. Publications: Annual Report. OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH (STANDING) COMMITTEE The Chairman of the Committee, School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, University of Sydney, NSW 2006. Status: A Committee of the National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia. Principal functions and activities: To inquire into and advise the National Health and Medical Research Council on all matters - 11 - (Australia) relating to industrial hygiene and occupational health. To carry out investigations and research into a variety of problems. To prepare draft model legislation and codes of practice and recommend adoption of the models by the Australian and State Governments. Publications: Codes of practice, booklets and statements as mentioned above. Other institutions (federal) AUSTRALIAN COAL INDUSTRY RESEARCH LABORATORIES LTD. Delhi Road, North Ryde, 2113 NSW (P.O.Box 169, Chatswood, NSW 2067). Status: A company limited by guarantee and not having a share capital, incorporated in New South Wales. Departments or sections: Coal mining and beneficiation. Coal processing, Coal combustions. Environmental protection. Principal functions and activities: Publications: Research into safety in mines. Annual Report. AUSTRALIAN FIRE PROTECTION ASSOCIATION 479 Collins Street, Melbourne, Victoria. Status: Private, non-profit educational organisation. Departments or sections: Subsidiary state committees in Victoria, New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia and Tasmania and a branch committee in New Zealand. Principal functions and activities: To promote interest in fire prevention and fire protection in Australia and New Zealand, to obtain and circulate information on these subjects and to secure the co-operation of its members, associates and the public in establishing proper safeguards against loss of life and property by fire. Conducts regional and national conferences on fire. Sponsors an annual Fire Prevention Week in association with the National Safety Council and various public authorities. Publications: Annual Report. Monthly bulletins. (bi-monthly). - 12 - Fire News (Australia) NATIONAL SAFETY COUNCIL OF AUSTRALIA 343 Little Collins Street, Melbourne, Victoria. Status: Private foundation. Partly subsidised by Government. Departments or sections: Industrial safety. ing with home and water safety. Some divisions deal- Principal functions and activities: Consultant services to industry: safety survey; introduction of standard forms for reporting, investigations and statistics; general training of managers, supervisors, employees; specific training in such areas as manual handling, fork lift trucks, fires, etc.; advice on formation of safety committees, evacuation schemes, incentives; use of promotional material. Training courses: managers, supervisors, safety officers, fork lift drivers, apprentices, quarry supervisors, etc. Publications: "Australian Safety News" (bi-monthly). Family Safety" (quarterly). "Australian OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH NURSES SECTION Royal Australian Nursing Federation, GPO Box 1289, Brisbane, Queensland 4001. Status: Union of employees and professional nursing organisations. Principal functions and activities: Promoting the nurses' professional and economic interests. Improving the standard of nursing practice in this area. Publications: "RANF Review" (monthly newpaper published by the Royal Australian Nursing Federation). SAFETY ENGINEERING SOCIETY OF AUSTRALASIA 1 Albert Street, Mordialloc, Victoria 3195. Status: An independent professional society. Departments or sections: A federal council coupled with divisions of the Society in all states of the Commonwealth of Australia. Principal functions and activities: The promotion of a high standard of occupational safety by furthering its science through study and knowledge. The encouragement and development of safety engineering as a profession and the increased employment of proficient safety engineers and managers. The instigation and maintenance of a close relationship with other organisations interested in occupational safety. The divisions of the Society promote occupational safety by means of conferences, meetings, lectures, demonstrations, plant visits. Publications: Annual Federal Newsletter and Report. - 13 - Data Sheets. (Australia) STANDARDS ASSOCIATION OF AUSTRALIA 80 Arthur Street, North Sydney, NSW 2060. Status: An independent body subsidised both by Government and by industry. Departments or sections: The main section is the "Safety Standards Board" under which there are some 30 technical committees. Principal functions and activities: Preparation of standard specifications and codes which serve a variety of purposes such as adoption by government departments of regulations dealing with particular occupational risks. Procurement of safety equipment. Guidance to industry in setting up and monitoring accident prevention programmes. Publications: Annual Report. Monthly Information Sheet. Standards dealing with particular safety practices and equipment. - 14 - (Australia) (NEW SOUTH WALES) Official services DIVISION OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND RADIATION CONTROL Joseph Street, P.O.Box 163), Lidcombe, NSW 2141. Status: Government department, i.e. a division of the Health Commission of New South Wales. Departments or sections: Medical Branch. Branch. Radiation Branch. Industrial Hygiene Principal functions and activities: Evaluation of the work environment and making recommendations related to the improvement thereof. Diagnosis of occupational diseases. Applied research. Symposia and seminars on matters such as women in industry; the control of silicosis; absenteeism in industry, etc. Training courses on manual handling. Occupational psychology; occupational health nursing; human kinetics; safety programmes in hospitals; industrial hygiene evaluations; agricultural health; dust assessments; evaluation of personal protective equipment; ergonomics. Publications: Annual Report. Proceedings of symposia and seminars. "De Morbis Artificum" (newsletter for NSW Occupational Health Nurses). SAFETY EDUCATION SERVICE 63 Great Buckingham Street, Redfern, NSW 2016. Status: State government department. Principal functions and activities: Education and training. Other institutions JAMES HARDIE AND CO. PTY. LIMITED Medical and Hygiene Services, Box 219, PO, Granville, NSW 2142. Status: Private organisation. Departments or sections: quarries. Building. Public works. Mines and Principal functions and activities: To protect the health of workers, with special regard to the biological effects of - 15 - (Australia) asbestos, lead, noise. Research in dust, hazardous substances, occupational pathology, individual protection, occupational physiology. Publications: Scientific publications. - 16 - (Australia) (QUEENSLAND) Official services DIVISION OP INDUSTRIAL MEDICINE Department of Health, 63-79 George Street, Brisbane, Queensland 4000. Status: Government department. Departments or sections: physics. Industrial medicine. Radiation health Principal functions and activities: Investigation of occupational health hazards, such as solvents, metal poisons, pesticide exposure, mine dusts and siliceous dusts in industry, -stress factors in the physical environment, and radiation problems. The latter includes microwave, ultraviolet, laser and ionising radiations due to radioactive substances or irradiating apparatus. A comprehensive noise programme exists for advice in this field. Publications : Annual Report of the Department of Health and Medical. Services of the State of Queensland. DIVISION OP OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND WEIGHTS AND MEASURES BRANCH Department of Industrial Affairs, 135-147 George Street, Brisbane, Queensland 4000. Status: Government department. Departments or sections: Machinery Branch. Construction Inspection Branch. Occupational Safety Branch. Principal functions and activities: The Machinery Branch administers the Inspection of Machinery Act, 1951-1971. The Construction Inspection Branch administers the Construction Safety Act, 1971-1973. The Occupational Safety Branch is involved in education, training and propaganda. It has no force of law. Publications: Annual Report. "Occupational Safety News Bulletin". Other institutions DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND PREVENTIVE MEDICINE University of Queensland, The Medical School, Herston Road, Herston, Brisbane, Queensland 4006. - 17 - (Australia) Status: A department of the University of Queensland. Departments or sections: Social medicine. Biostatistics. Epidemiologic methods. Medical sociology. Medical care. Principal functions and activities: Teaching of medical students, social work students, physical education students. Supplies a consulting service in epidemiology and biostatistics to medical agencies in this area of Queensland. - 18 - (Australia) (SOUTH AUSTRALIA) Official services OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH BRANCH Department of Public Health, 158 Rundle Street (Box 64, Rundle Street PO), Adelaide, South Australia 5000. Status: Government department. Departments or sections: Occupational hygiene. control. Noise control. Inspection. Air pollution Principal functions and activities: Education; investigation into conditions of man in his working environment and advice on improving conditions; regular monitoring of institutions and industries using radioactive materials; surveys into use of toxic materials in industry; monitoring of microwave ovens; surveys of laser installations; investigation of dust, heat, lighting and ventilation conditions in industry. Publications: Annual Report. of practice. "Good Health" (newsletter). - 19 - Codes (Australia) (VICTORIA) Official services INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE DIVISION Department of Health, 19 Park Street, South Yarra, Victoria. Status: Government department. Principal functions and activities: Administration of regulations dealing with prevention of occupational diseases. Investigation of problems relating to the prevention of occupational diseases. Inspection of workplaces. Assessment of environmental hazards. Improvement of working conditions. Publications: Annual Report. STATE ELECTRICITY COMMISSION OF VICTORIA Box 2765 Y, GPO Melbourne, Victoria 3001. Status: Government body. Principal functions and activities: To achieve safe working conditions through the co-operation of all within the service. Accident prevention. First aid. Pire protection. Publications: "Accident Prevention" (monthly). - 20 - (Australia) (WESTERN AUSTRALIA) Official services DEPARTMENT OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH Public Health Department, 157 Murray Street, Perth, Western Australia. Status: Government organisation. Principal functions and activities: To provide an advisory service for industry on occupational health problems. Training of occupational hygienists. Medical care for miners exposed to dusts. Monitoring and control of air pollution. Activities in building, public works, chemical and parachemical industries; mines and quarries; fuel transport. Other institutions INDUSTRIAL FOUNDATION FOR ACCIDENT PREVENTION P.O. Box 41, Inglewood, Western Australia 6052. Status: Non-profit making organisation; sponsored jointly by free enterprise industry, the Government and the Trades and Labour Council of Western Australia. Departments or sections: Accident prevention training. Safety consultant services. Safety publications and aids. Principal functions and activities: Industrial safety promotion, publicity and propaganda, public education and training at appropriate levels, conventions and seminars, industrial safety committees. Publications: Annual Reports. "IPAP News" (bi-monthly). Apprentices' safety manuals. Safety training manuals. - 21 - AUSTRIA Official services AMT DER NIEPERÖSTERRBICHISCHEN LANDESREGIERUNG (Agriculture and Forestry Inspectorate of the Government of Lower Austria) Abteilung VI/10, Land- und Porstwirtschaftsinspektion, Strauchg. 1-3, Vienna I. Sta cus: Department of the Government Office of Lower Austria. Principal functions and activities: Continuous inspection of plants to ensure observance of the regulations concerning the protection of agricultural and forestry workers (and their families). Testing of agricultural machinery and equipment. BUNDESMIMISTERIUM FÜR HANDEL. GEWERBE UND INDUSTRIE - OBERSTE BERGBEHÖRDE (Federal Ministry of Trade. Commerce and Industry Chief Mining Department) Stubenring 1, Vienna. Status: Federal ministry department. Departments or sections: Departments 34 and 37 are responsible for mining in general, including petroleum and natural gas extraction, mineworker supervision, surface and environmental protection; mine inspection. Principal functions and activities: Supervision of mining undertakings. Vocational and continuing training. Publications: "Oesterreichisches Montan-Handbuch". BUNDESMINISTERIUM FÜR SOZIALE VERWALTUNG, ZENTRAL-ARBEITSINSPEKTORAT (Federal Ministry of Social Administration. Central Labour Inspectorate) Stubenring 1, A 1010 Vienna. Status: Federal government department. Departments or sections: The Central Labour Inspectorate is divided into the Directorate and four Divisions. There are 19 Labour Inspectorates established in the various federal areas of Austria, which are responsible to the Central Labour Inspectorate. Principal functions and activities: The Labour Inspectorate enforces the statutory provisions on the protection of workers (apprentices), deals with problems of labour inspection and - 22 - (Austria) with the drafting of occupational safety and health regulations. Publications: Annual Report of the Labour Inspectorate. Annual report on the current occupational safety and health situation. BUNDESMINISTERIUM FÜR VERKEHR. VBRKEHRS-ARBEITSINSPEKTORAT (Federal Ministry of Transport, Transport Labour Inspectorate) Elisabethstrasse 9, Vienna. Status: Department of the Federal Ministry of Transport. Principal functions and activities: Enforces the statutory provisions on protection of workers (apprentices) and official regulations concerning railways, the Post Office, inland waterway transport and air transport, with regard to protection of the life and health of workers, working hours, employment of young persons and women, training of apprentices and young workers, payment of wages and salaries, labour regulations and collective agreements. Inspection of working premises and other facilities. Publications: Annual Report. Other institutions AMBULANZ FÜR BERUFSKRANKHEITEN DER ZWEITEN MEDIZINISCHEN UNIVERSITATS-KLINIK (Occupational Diseases Out-Patient Department of the Second Medical Clinic of Vienna) Garnisongasse 13, 1090 Vienna. Status: Part of the Medical University of Vienna. partly subsidised by the Vienna municipality. Administration Principal functions and activities: Research and education within the Medical University. Surveillance of workers exposed to toxic agents. Publications: Scientific publications. ARBEITSKREIS SICHERHEITSTECHNIK (Safety Study Group) Hegelgasse 8, Vienna. Status: Association of safety engineers, industrial inspectors, official technical and academic bodies. Departments or sections: Working groups for the construction, mining, chemical, electricity-generating, petroleum extraction, metallurgical, paper and cellulose industries. - 23 - (Austria) Principal functions and activities: Promotion of information exchange among members through two annual technical meetings and special meetings of the working groups. Publications: "Sichere Arbeit" (quarterly). ARBEITNEHMERSCHUTZDIENST DER ÖSTERREICHISCHEN BUNDESBAHNEN (Austrian Federal Railways Safety "and Welfare Office) Elisabethstrasse 8, Vienna. Status: Under the Personnel Department of the Austrian Federal Railways. Departments or sections: Safety Commissions. Central and Local Technical Safety Units. Principal functions and activities: Publication and amendment of work regulations. Promotion of accident prevention. Preparation of promotion material, campaigns and seminars. Recording of accident statistics. Basic research on worker protection. Elimination of accident hazards. Ergonomie improvement of working conditions. Investigation of occupational accidents. Publications: "Sicherheit zuerst" (quarterly). TECHNISCHE HOCHSCHULE WIEN - ARBEITSWISSENSCHAFTLICHES INSTITUT (Vienna Technical University - Institute of Work Sciences) Theresianumgasse 27, 1040 Vienna. Status: Government organisation responsible to the Federal Ministry for Scientific Research. Departments or sections: Mechanical Engineering Industries. Metallurgical Industries. Principal functions and activities: Research on machine tools and equipment. Lifting, handling, transport. Noise and vibration. Hearing. Thermal environment, air conditioning. Radiation. Occupational physiology. Publications: Scientific publications in the field of occupational safety and health. BUNDESVgRSUCHS- UND PRUFÜNGSANSTALT FÜR LANDWIRTSCHAFTLICHE MASCHINEN UND GERATE - (Federal Research and Testing Station for Agricultural Machinery and Equipment) Mankerstrasse 18, Wieselburg a.d. Erlauf. Status: Attached to the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry. - 24 - (Austria) Departments or sections: Machinery Testing. Technical Agricultural Research. Electrical Engineering and Measurement Techniques. Principal functions and activities: Testing of agricultural machinery. Technical agricultural research. Studies on agricultural work. Training. Ergonomics. Publications-: Annual Report. Research reports. ELEKTROTECHNISCHE VERSUCHSANSTALT (Electrical Engineering Research Institute) Arsenal, Objekt 221, Vienna. Status: Attached to the Federal Ministry of Construction and Technology. Principal functions and activities: Testing, research and consultant activities with regard to electrical machinery and equipment and in-plant measurements, testing of domestic appliances and electrical apparatus used by non-professionals, switchgear, explosion protection, high voltage supplies, electronic data processing. HYGIENE-INSTITUT DER UNIVERSITÄT WIEN (Vienna University Hygiene Institute) Kinderspitalgasse 15, 1095 Vienna. Status: University institute. Departments or sections: Bacteriology. Hospital Hygiene. Water Hygiene. Parasitology. Immunology. Vaccination. Tropical Medicine. Principal functions and activities: Research, teaching. INSTITUT FÜR GERICHTLICHE MEDIZIN, CHEMISCHE ABTEILUNG (Institute for Forensic Medicine, Department of Chemistry) Sensengasse 2, 1090 Vienna. Status: Department of a university institute. Departments or sections: Departments of Medicine and Chemistry. Principal functions and activities: training. - 25 - Research, education and (Austria) LAND- UND FORSTWIRTSCHAFTLICHE SOZIALVERSICHERUNGSANSTALT (.Social Insurance Institution for Agriculture and Forestry) Mommsengasse 35, Vienna IV. Status: Independent public corporation. Departments or sections: Pension Insurance. Accident Insurance. "Self-employed" Branch - Accident Prevention Service. Principal functions and activities: Prevention of occupational accidents and diseases. First aid. Research into all causes and sources of accidents. Development of new safety techniques. Advice to all agencies and persons concerned in accident prevention. Basic research on the relations between operations and accident causes, guards and antivibration seats on tractors. Co-operation in the issue or amendment of regulations concerning safety, by compiling and extracting basic data, results of investigations and statistical material. Safety testing of machinery and tools. Publications: Annual Report. (bi-monthly). "Nachrichtenblatt für Unfallverhütung" LEHRKANZEL FÜR ARBEITSMEDIZIN DER UNIVERSITÄT WIEN (Vienna University Occupational Health Department) Kolingasse 10, 1090 Vienna. Status: Department of the University of Vienna (Ministry of Science). Principal functions and activities: Education of medical students. Postgraduate education of practitioners. Research. Outpatient clinic for workers exposed to dangerous substances. ÖSTERREICHISCHE GESELLSCHAFT FÜR ARBEITSMEDIZIN (Austrian Occupational Health Society) Sensengasse 2, Wien. Status: Private society, subsidised by the Government and employers' and workers' organisations, social insurance organisations and industry. Departments or sections: The Society has a Consultative Medical Committee composed of 6-12 doctors, which has the collaboration of scientific experts. Principal functions and activities: Prevention of occupational risks. Research on occupational health factors. Assistance to institutions training medical staff and other specialised workers in the field of medicine and hygiene. Air analyses in industrial undertakings; determination of the nature and maximum allowable concentration of airborne contaminants; dust analyses; research on occupational dermatitis and - 26 - (Austria) occupational physiology; Education in the field of occupational medicine. Training and refresher courses for industrial physicians. Publications: "Sichere Arbeit" (Occupational Safety). ÖSTERREICHISCHES NORMUNGSINSTITUT (Austrian Standards Institute) Postfach 130, 1021 Vienna 2. Status: Private institution. Principal functions and activities: Studies occupational safety and health problems and drafts standards on various technical aspects of hazards prevention. Publications: Standards. ÖSTERREICHISCHE STAUB-.(SILIKOSE-) BEKAMPFUNGSSTELLE (Austrian Dust (Silicosis) Control Office) Einödmayergasse 12, Leoben. Status: Private foundation. Departments or sections: Technical. Medical. Principal functions and activities: Gas measurements and analyses; establishment of expert reports; radiological examination of dust-exposed workers. PHYSIKALISCH-TECHNISCHE VERSUCHSANSTALT FÜR WÄRME- UND SCHALLTECHNIK AM TECHNOLOGISCHEN GEWERBEMUgËtM (Physical and Technical Research Institute for Heat and Acoustics at the Trade and Technology Museum) Wahringerstrasse 59, Vienna. Status: Attached to the Federal Ministry of Education and Arts. Principal functions and activities: of noise in industrial plants. Research work and measurement Publications: "Nachrichten des Lärmbekämpfungszentrums" (biannual ly) . SICHERHEITSTECHNISCHE PRÜFSTELLE DES UNFALLVERHÜTUNGSDIENSTES DER ALLGEMEINEN UNFALLVERSICHERUNGSANSTALT (Safety Testing Station, Accident Prevention Service, General Accident Insurance Institute) Hegelgasse 8, Vienna. Status: State-authorised testing and research centre. Principal functions and activities: Technical testing and expert reports on the safety of machinery and equipment, and on safety devices. - 27 - (Austria) SOZIALVERSICHERUNGSANSTALT DER BAUERN (Farmers' Social Insurance Institute) Schiffamtsgasse 15, Vienna. Status: Independent body under the supervision of the state administration. Departments or sections: insurance. Sickness, accident and superannuation Principal functions and activities: Promotion of accident prevention. Advice and training of employers and employees regarding accident prevention. Co-operation with undertakings to promote observance of statutory provisions designed to prevent accidents. Research on the causes of occupational accidents and diseases. Preventive care of insured persons at risk of occupational diseases. Publications: Annual Report. and training material). "Unfallverhütung aktuell" (Teaching STAATLICH AUTORISIERTE PRÜF- UND VERSUCHSANSTALT DER ELEK'1'ÏÏÎZÎTATSWERKE ÖSTERREICHS (Government-authorised Testing Station of the Austrian Electricity Board) Obere Augartenstrasse 14a, 1020 Vienna. Status: A department -of the Vienna Municipal Electricity Board. Principal functions and activities: Testing of household equipment and wiring material for safety and as a basis for granting the National Safety Mark. Regular supervision of tools used within the Vienna electricity power stations. TECHNISCHER ÜBERWACHUNGSVEREIN (Technical Inspection Association) Krugerstrasse 16, Vienna I. Status: Government-authorised inspection agency. Departments or sections: Steam Boilers. Pressure Vessels. Heating. Lifts. Cranes and Lifting Devices. Electrical Engineering. Principal functions and activities: the law. Publications: Annual Report. - 28 - Supervision as prescribed by (Austria) UNFALLVERHÜTUNGSDIENST DER ALLGEMEINEN UNFALLVERSICHERUNGSANSTALT (Accident Prevention Service of the General Accident Insurance Institute) Hegelgasse 8, Vienna. Status: Incorporated, self-administering public body under the supervision of the Federal Ministry of Social Affairs. Departments or sections: Accident Prevention. Occupational Disease Prevention. Rehabilitation. Medical Unit. Principal functions and activities: Prevention of occupational accidents and diseases; first aid; treatment; rehabilitation; social services; compensation for occupational accidents and diseases. Research, training, promotion, advice. Co-operating in the drafting of legislation to protect workers, safety standards. National CIS centre. Film production, etc. Publications: Annual Report. "Sichere Arbeit" (quarterly). "Betriebssicherheit" (six issues per year). "Sicherheitstechniker-Korrespondenz" (information sheets for safety engineers). "Soziale Sicherheit" (information sheet). VERSICHERUNGSANSTALT DER ÖSTERREICHISCHEN EISENBAHNEN (Austrian Railways Insurance Association) Linke Wienzeile 48-52, Vienna. Status: Incorporated public body. Departments or sections: insurance. Sickness, accident and superannuation Principal functions and activities: Implementation of social insurance regulations. Promotion of accident prevention; advice and training of workers; in-plant co-operation in accident prevention and occupational safety and health; research on the causes of occupational accidents and diseases. Publications: "Sichere Arbeit" (quarterly). various fields. - 29 - Safety regulations in BANGLADESH BANGLADESH MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT CENTRE Nirpur Rd. (Lalmatia), PO Mohammadpur, Dacca-7. Status: Semi-governmental institution. Principal functions and activities: The Supervisory Training Division organises the "Accident Prevention and Safety Devices" Programme. Organises and conducts short-term in-service training programme for managers and other supervisory staff working in industry. Follow-up programmes are also undertaken by the Management Counsellors of this Centre to assist trainees to put to use the management techniques in their job performance which are taught in the training programmes. Consultancy services on any specific problem are also rendered as and when called for by any industrial or commercial concerns. Publications: "Management Development" (quarterly). - 30 - BELGIQUE Services officiels ADMINISTRATION JE L'HYGIENE ET DE LA MEDECINE DU TRAVAIL Ministère de l'Emploi et du Travail, Rue Belliard 53, B 1040 Bruxelles. Statut : Direction générale du ministère de l'Emploi et du Travail. Départements ou sections : Inspection médicale du travail. Inspection chimique et laboratoire de toxicologie industrielle. Fonctions et activités principales : Promotion de l'hygiène et de la médecine du travail. Prévention des maladies professionnelles. Lutte contre les nuisances dues au travail. Gestion de la politique de santé de l'homme au travail. Publications : Rapport annuel. Recommandations concernant les mesures de lutte contre certaines nuisances. Etudes de maladies professionnelles. ADMINISTRATION DE LA SECURITE DU TRAVAIL Rue Belliard 53, B 1040 Bruxelles. Statut : Service ministériel. Départements ou sections : Secrétariat du Conseil supérieur de sécurité, d'hygiène et d'embellissement des lieux de travail. Inspection générale de la sécurité du travail. Ponctions et activités principales : Etablissement, de la législation ou de la réglementation en matière de sécurité du travail; d'établissements classés comme dangereux, insalubres ou incommodes; d'établissements classés en matière de radiations ionisantes; de pollution atmosphérique et de bruit en provenance des établissements classés. Surveillance et contrôle de l'application de cette législation et réglementation. Publications : Rapports annuels. CONSEIL SUPERIEUR D'HYGIENE DES MINES Ministère de l'Emploi et du Travail, Rue Belliard 53, B 1040 Bruxelles. Statut : Institué auprès du ministère du Travail et de la Prévoyance sociale. Organe paritaire consultatif. Ponctions et activités principales : Donner son avis en vue de l'amélioration des conditions d'hygiène du travail, de la prophylaxie des maladies professionnelles et des moyens de premiers soins en cas d'accidents ou d'indispositions des travailleurs. - 31 - (Belgique) Rechercher- et promouvoir les méthodes de travail les meilleures et les plus efficaces pour la sauvegarde de la santé des travailleurs. Elaborer les réglementations nouvelles nécessaires à cet effet et réviser les réglementations existantes. Examiner les rapports des comités régionaux ainsi que tous autres rapports qui peuvent lui être soumis. CONSEIL SUPERIEUR DE SECURITE, D'HY&IENE ET D'EMBELLISSEMENT DES LIEUX DE TRAVAIL Ministère de l'Emploi et du Travail, Bruxelles. Statut : Service ministériel. Ponctions et activités principales : Donner son avis sur des réglementations nouvelles concernant la sécurité et l'hygiène du travail et des travailleurs. Proposer lui-même des réglementations dans ce domaine. Procéder à l'examen des rapports qui sont établis par les services d'inspection compétents. Etudier tous les problèmes qui se posent relativement à la sécurité et à la santé des travailleurs. Publications : "Annuaire de la Sécurité". INSPECTION TECHNIQUE DE L'ADMINISTRATION DE LA SECURITE DU TRAVAIL Rue Belliard 53, B 1040 Bruxelles. Statut : Service ministériel. Départements ou sections : Service central et directions provinciales. Ponctions et activités principales : Contrôle et surveillance de l'application de la législation et de la réglementation en matière de sécurité du travail : établissements classés comme dangereux, insalubres ou incommodes; établissements classés en matière de radiations ionisantes; pollution atmosphérique et bruit provenant des établissements classés. Autres institutions ASSOCIATION DES CHEFS DE SERVICE DE SECURITE ET D'HYGIENE Avenue André Drouart 29, B 1160 Bruxelles. Statut : Privé, sans but lucratif. Ponctions et activités principales : Maintenir des liens techniques entre les chefs des services de sécurité du pays. Publications : Compte rendu des journées d'études et cours. - 32 - (Belgique) ASSOCIATION DES INDUSTRIELS DE BELGIQUE (AIB) Avenue André Drouart 29, B 1160 Bruxelles. Statut : Organisme privé. Départements ou sections : Service prévention des accidents du travail. Sécurité. Hygiène. Ponctions et activités principales : Organisme de contrôle agréé par les instances ministérielles et organismes internationaux, et de recherche en matière de sécurité du travail. Publications : Notices ayant trait à la sécurité technique et humaine. Bulletin d'information "bimensuel. ASSOCIATION BELGE DE MEDECINE DU TRAVAIL DE LA CONSTRUCTION (ASMECO) Rue de la Violette 5, B 1000 Bruxelles. Statut : Association à caractère privé. Ponctions et activités principales : Promouvoir les mesures de prévention et de protection pour les travailleurs de la construction et des travaux publics. ASSOCIATION NATIONALE POUR LA PREVENTION DES ACCIDENTS DU TRAVAIL (ANPAT) Rue de la Sablonnière 20, B 1000 Bruxelles. Statut : Institution privée créée en 1951 par les deux groupements d'organismes d'assurance, groupant en leur sein l'UPEA (Union professionnelle des entreprises d'assurance) et l'ACCA (Association des caisses communes d'assurance). Départements et sections : Formation et conseil aux entreprises. Action dans 1'enseignemenc. Information et propagande. Créations et réalisations graphiques. Santé et hygiène. Main-d'oeuvre féminine. Ponctions et activités principales : Information, formation et propagande. Publications : Objectif prévention/Operatie Veiligheid (mensuel). Objectif prévention : Spécial construction/Operatie Veiligheid, Speciaal Bouwbedrijf (mensuel). Promosafe (bimestriel). ASSOCIATION POUR LA SECURITE, L'ERGONOMIE ET LA FORMATION PROFESSIONNELLE ( , CENTR-S ; CENTR-S, 21 Guyotdreef, 2130 Brasschaat. Statut : Organisation privée, sans but lucratif. Fonctions et activités principales : Promouvoir les connaissances de la sécurité et de l'ergonomie appliquées à la formation professionnelle. - 33 - (Belgique) CENTRE INTERFACULTAIRE DU TRAVAIL DE L'UNIVERSITE DE LIEGE Place du XX Août 7, Liège. Statut : Université de l'Etat (ministère de l'Education nationale et de la Culture). Ponctions et activités principales : Enseignement des matières suivantes : biologie générale et physiologie du travail. Pathologie. Hygiène générale. Médecine du travail. Méthodologie des enquêtes étiologlques pour les sinistres du travail. Psychiatrie et hygiène mentale. Toxicologie industrielle. Psychologie du travail. Biométrie. Psychotechnique. Technologie de la sécurité et de l'hygiène du travail. Publications : Recueil de travaux du Centre interfacultaire du travail (publication irrégulière). DEPARTEMENT D'HYGIENE ET MEDECINE SOCIALE - UNIVERSITE DE GAND Dienst voor Hygiene en Sociale Geneeskunde - R.U.G., Akademisch Ziekenhuis - Blok A, De Pintelaan 135> 9000 Gand. Statut : Service faisant partie de la Faculté de médecine, Université de Gand. Départements ou sections : Médecine du travail. Centre d'évaluation et de réhabilitation pour cardiaques. Département d'epidemiologie et de statistique médicale. Hygiène d.u milieu. Ponctions et activités principales : Enseignement; recherche; centre de référence. DEPARTEMENT DE LA MEDECINE DU TRAVAIL ET DE L'ENVIRONNEMENT Université catholique de Louvain, Ecole de médecine, Clos Chapelle-aux-Champs 4, B 1200 Bruxelles. Statut : Dépendant de l'Ecole de médecine. Départements ou sections : Toxicologie industrielle. Dermatologie du travail. Hygiène industrielle et de l'environnement. Physiologie du travail. Ponctions et activités principales : Formation en médecine du travail. Cours sur de nombreux sujets, notamment : technologie du travail; physiologie du travail; évaluation de l'incapacité de travail; hygiène du travail; pathologie et clinique des maladies professionnelles; exercices pratiques de pathologie du travail; toxicologie industrielle; dermatoses professionnelles; réadaptation professionnelle; radioprotection; psychologie industrielle et professionnelle. Travaux de recherche. Publications : Ouvrages scientifiques. - 34 - (Belgique) EUROTEST Boulevard de Berlaimont 2-4, B 1000 Bruxelles. Statut : Institution privée. Ponctions et activités principales : Etude scientifique, développement et application des procédés et méthodes de contrôle et d'inspection. Promotion de la sécurité et de la qualité. Coordination et développement à l'échelle internationale des activités d'organismes de contrôle. Etablissement sur hase scientifique de règles d'inspection et de contrôle. Promotion de la formation technique; établissement et coordination de programmes pour la formation et la qualification du personnel. Publications : Bulletin technique (français et anglais). FONDS DES MALADIES PROFESSIONNELLES Avenue de l'Astronomie 1, B 1030 Bruxelles. Statut : Organisme parastatal dépendant du ministère de la Prévoyance sociale. Départements ou sections : Service médical. et Prévention". Service technique. Service "Ecartement Fonctions et activités principales : Réparation et prévention des maladies professionnelles, secteur privé. Publications : Rapports annuels en français et en néerlandais. INSTITUÍ BELGE DE NORMALISATION Avenue de la Brabançonne 29, B 1040 Bruxelles. Statut : L'IBN est un organisme d'intérêt public soumis à la loi du 16 mars 1954. Fonctions et activités principales : Etudier ou faire étudier la normalisation dans tous les domaines. Centraliser et coordonner les travaux de normalisation en Belgique. Diffuser les résultats de ces travaux dans les milieux intéressés. Collaborer dans le domaine de la normalisation avec les institutions similaires étrangères et participer aux travaux des organismes internationaux de normalisation. Contribuer par tous les moyens et de la façon la plus large au progrès et à l'application pratique des principes de la normalisation ou standardisation. Publications : Normes belges. Rapport annuel. - 35 - Revue IBN (mensuelle). (Belgique) INSTITUT D'HYGIENE DES MINES Havermarkt 22, 3500 Hasselt. Statut : Association sans but lucratif, financée par l'industrie charbonnière belge. Ponctions et activités principales : Etude de l'hygiène des mines dans son sens le plus large, tant au point de vue technique que médical. Travaux de recherche scientifique en collaboration avec les charbonnages belges et avec les universités. Prélèvement des poussières; examen et analyse des poussières; lutte contre les poussières dans les chantiers souterrains. Problèmes de ventilation et de climatisation dans les mines. Pneumoconioses et silicose et leurs répercussions sur les poumons et le coeur ainsi que l'influence du travail à haute température. Publications : Revue de l'Institut d'hygiène des mines (trimestrielle). Bulletin de documentation médicale "Pneumoconioses" (trimestriel ). Rapport annuel publié dans les "Annales des mines de Belgique". INSTITUT NATIONAL DES INDUSTRIES .EXTRACTIVES (INIEX) Rue du Chera 200, 4000 Liège. Statut : Organisme parastatal subventionné par l'Etat. Départements ou sections : Salubrité - pollution de l'air - sécurité service électrique. Service explosifs. Service feux-incendiespoussières. Ponctions et activités principales : Institut de recherche et de contrôle portant sur la sécurité et la salubrité des mines et des industries de surface. Publications : Rapport annuel. INSTITUT NATIONAL DE L'INDUSTRIE CHARBONNIERE (INICHAR) Rue Côte d'Or, Sclessin. Statut : Etablissement public doté de la personnalité civile, créé par la loi du 13 août 1947. Départements ou sections : Mines, préparation mécanique, houille et dérivés. Valorisation des combustibles. Petrologie. Sporologie. Ponctions et activités principales : Etudier,du point de vue scientifique, tous problèmes d'ordre technique, économique, social ou professionnel relevant de l'industrie charbonnière. Réunir et tenir à jour une documentation précise sur les utilisations de la houille, notamment pour la production de l'énergie et des produits de distillation, ainsi que sur les conséquences résultant de l'emploi d'autres combustibles ou de 3a .découverte de nouvelles sources d'énergie. Promouvoir et subventionner toutes les recherches scientifiques, techniques et technologiques relatives à l'exploitation des mines. - 36 - (Belgique) Publications : "Annales des mines de Belgique" (mensuelle). Bulletin technique "Mines". Bulletin technique "Houille et dérivés". Bulletin technique "Préparation des minerais". INSTITUT NATIONAL-DES MINES (Nationaal Mijninstituut), Rue Grande 60, Pâturages (Mons). Statut : Institution officielle dépendant du ministère des Affaires économiques. Départements ou sections : Service explosifs et minage. Service physico-chimie. Service feux, incendies, poussières. Service électro-mécanique. Service salubrité. Fonctions et activités principales : Entreprendre ou patronner tous essais, recherches ou études susceptibles d'apporter une contribution directe ou indirecte à l'amélioration des conditions de sécurité et de salubrité du travail, spécialement dans les mines, les minières et les carrières. Assurer, dans ce domaine, des échanges d'informations avec les organismes similaires des pays étrangers. INSTITUT DE SECURITE DE LA PROVINCE D'ANVERS Jezusstraat 28-30, 2000 Anvers. Statut : Service public de la province d'Anvers. Fonctions et activités principales : Prévention des accidents du travail, des risques du travail, des maladies professionnelles, des accidents survenus sur la route, dans le ménage, dans l'agriculture, etc. Service de renseignements concernant la législation sur la protection du travail, la circulation et la sécurité en général. Publications : "Doe het veilig" (bimestrielle). Brochure "Veiligheid en Gezondheid bij de Arbeid". INSTITUT SUPERIEUR DU TRAVAIL Van Evenstraat 2E, 3000 Louvain. Statut : L'institut est une partie de la section flamande de l'Université catholique de Louvain, Université libre. Fonctions et activités principales : Recherche scientifique sur le domaine des problèmes du travail. Cours de formation sur les problèmes étudiés dans la recherche. Programme de formation pour ingénieurs de sécurité. Publications : Rapports techniques en flamand. - 37 - (Belgique) LABORATOIRE DE MEDECINE DU TRAVAIL ET D'HYGIENE DU MILIEU Rue Belliard 100, B 1040 Bruxelles. Statut : Département de l'Université libre de Bruxelles Faculté de médecine. Départements ou sections : Service médical interentreprises. Département d'enseignement. Laboratoire de recherche. Fonctions et activités principales : Recherches sur le bruit industriel et sur la pollution de l'air par des particules solides. Enseignement : hygiène du milieu; hygiène du travail; Physiopathologie des professions; hygiène urbaine. Publications : "Le Courrier du SMIB". LABORATOIRE DE PSYCHOLOGIE INDUSTRIELLE Avenue Jeanne 44, B 1050, Bruxelles. Statut : Organisme privé, dépendant de l'Université libre de Bruxelles. Fonctions et activités principales : Enseignement et recherche en psychologie industrielle. Aspect psychologique des accidents. Structure et organisation du milieu de travail en relation avec la sécurité. Publications : Rapports scientifiques sur la prévention des risques professionnels. LABORATOIRE DE TOXICOLOGIE DE L'ENVIRONNEMENT Boulevard de la Constitution 151, 4000 Liège. Statut : Laboratoire universitaire dépendant du ministère de l'Education nationale et de la Culture. Fonctions et activités principales : Recherche sur la toxicologie industrielle : environnement; ambiances de travail; produits industriels; pollution de l'air. Toxicologie des polluants atmosphériques. Recherche sur la toxicité pour l'homme des substances polluantes dans l'air. Enquêtes épidémiologiques. Publications : Rapports scientifiques sur la prévention des risques professionnels. SERVICE MEDICAL INTERENTREPRISES "LES INDUSTRIES REUNIES" Verenigde Natieslaan 1A, 9000 Gand. Statut : Association sans but lucratif. Fonctions et activités principales : Médecine du travail. - 38 - (Belgique) SERVICE UNIVERSITAIRE DE PROTECTION ET D'HYGIENE DU TRAVAIL Université de Liège, Place du XX Août 13-18, Liège. Statut : Organisme d'enseignement et de recherche. Ponctions et activités principales : Cours de médecine et d'hygiène industrielles. Travaux de recherche dans ces domaines. - 39 - BOLIVIA Servicios oficiales DIRECCIÓN NACIONAL DE SEGURIDAD INDUSTRIAL Ministerio del Trabajo y Asuntos Sindicales, Calle Yanacocha, esq. Mercado, núm. 322, La Paz. Estatuto: Organismo oficial dependiente de la Oficina Ministerial por intermedio de la Secretaría General y la Subsecretaría de Trabajo. Departamentos o secciones: Departamento Inspectoría Seguridad. Departamento Medicosocial. Principales funciones y actividades: Protección de la salud, bienestar e integridad física de los trabajadores. Prevención de accidentes del trabajo. Investigación de las causas de accidentes y clasificación de las mismas. Estadísticas de accidentes. Estudio de las condiciones de trabajo y del equipo origen de accidentes. Velar por el cumplimiento del Reglamento Básico de Seguridad e Higiene Industrial. Propaganda, instrucción y formación en la seguridad. Publicaciones: Boletín "Seguridad en el Trabajo" (bimensual). Revista "Seguridad Industrial" (cuatrimestral). Carteles. CORPORACIÓN MINERA DE BOLIVIA (COMIBOL) Casilla núm. 349, La Paz. Estatuto: Organismo público. Departamentos o secciones: Departamento de Higiene y Seguridad Industrial en cada una de las empresas mineras de distrito de la Corporación. Principales funciones y actividades: Dirigir el programa de seguridad e higiene del trabajo. Asignar responsabilidades a los inspectores. Preparar informes sobre las actividades en materia de prevención de riesgos profesionales. Efectuar pruebas de equipo y ropa de protección. Elaborar normas y reglamentos de seguridad e higiene. Preparar planos de instalaciones de ventilación, distribución de aire comprimido y de agua en las •minas. Elaborar estadísticas de accidentes y enfermedades profesionales. Inspección. Educación. Propaganda. Publicaciones: Informes anuales y mensuales. - 40 - (Bolivia) Otras instituciones DEPARTAMENTO DE HIGIENE Y SEGURIDAD INDUSTRIAL Casilla de correo 697, la Paz. Estatuto: Servicio de la Caja Nacional de Seguridad Social, entidad semiautónoma dependiente del Instituto Boliviano de Seguridad Social. Departamentos o secciones: Seguridad Industrial. Sección Higiene Industrial. Sección Principales funciones y actividades: Procurar el mejoramiento de los índices de salud en la población trabajadora mediante la aplicación de medidas preventivas. Conseguir la disminución de la prevalencia e incidencia de las enfermedades ocupacionales en la industria y muy especialmente de la silicosis en los trabajadores de las minas. Prevenir los accidentes del trabajo. Organizar cursillos básicos sobre higiene y seguridad industrial para capataces y jefes seccionales. Pronunciar conferencias en los centros industriales, especialmente mineros. Publicaciones: "Estudios sobre silicosis, tuberculosis y condiciones de trabajo en las minas de Bolivia", publicación irregular. INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE SALUD OCUPACIONAL (INSO) Calle Claudio Sanjinez s/n. (Miraflores), Casilla núm. 1832, La Paz. Estatuto: El INSO es un proyecto especial del Ministerio de Previsión Social y Salud Pública. Departamentos o secciones: Medicina del Trabajo. Ingeniería de Higiene y Seguridad Industrial. Química de Contaminación del Medio y Toxicología Industrial. Principales funciones y actividades: Investigación aplicada. Enseñanza, difusión y entrenamiento. Asesoría a la industria estatal y privada. Desarrollo de equipos, métodos y procedimientos. Inspección y control de algunos riesgos ocupacionales. Publicaciones: "Revista de Salud Ocupacional" (trimestral). Boletines técnicos (publicación irregular). Cuestionario relativo a los cursos de seguridad e higiene del trabajo. - 41 - BRASIL Servicios oficiales DEPARTAMENTO NACIONAL DE SEGURANÇA E HIGIENE DO TRABALHO (Departamento Nacional de Seguridad e Higiene del Trabajo) Ministerio do Traballio e Previdencia Social, Avenida Antonio Carlos, núm. 251, Río de Janeiro. Estatuto: Organismo publico. Departamentos o secciones: División de Seguridad del Trabajo. División de Higiene del Trabajo. División de Asistencia al Trabajo de las Mujeres y los Menores. Principales funciones y actividades: Promover la orientación y fiscalización de la legislación y los asuntos relacionados con la seguridad e higiene del trabajo, en aplicación del decreto núm. 56263 de 1965. Estudiar todos los problemas inherentes a la medicina e ingeniería laboral y a las condiciones de trabajo de las mujeres y los menores. DIVISAO DE HIGIENE E SEGURANÇA DO TRABALHO (.División de Higiene y Seguridad del Trabajo) Secretaria do Traballio e Administraçâo do Estado de Säo Paulo, Rua Santa Efigenia, num. 213, Säo Paulo. Estatuto: Organo estatai del Estado de San Pablo. Departamentos o secciones: Servicio de Medicina del Trabajo. Servicio de Ingeniería del Trabajo. Servicio de Fiscalización del Trabajo. Principales funciones y actividades: Velar por el cumplimiento de la legislación federal sobre higiene y seguridad del trabajo, en virtud de un convenio entre el Estado y el Ministerio del Trabajo y Previsión Social. Realizar estudios e investigaciones sobre enfermedades profesionales. FACULDADE DE SAUDE PUBLICA - SETOR DE SALUDE OCUPACIONAL (Facultad de Salud Pública - Sector de Salud Ocupacional) Universidad de Säo Paulo, Avenida Dr. Arnaldo, 715, Caixa Postal 8099, Säo Paulo. Estatuto: Organismo gubernamental. - 42 - (Brasil) Principales funciones y actividades: Investigaciones y enseñanza relacionadas con la higiene, medicina y seguridad del trabajo. Asesoramiento a los organismos públicos y privados en esta materia. Formación de especialistas en higiene y medicina del trabajo. Estudios sobre el ruido y las vibraciones en la industria. Iluminación, color, visión. Temperatura ambiente. Ventilación. Polvo. Patología profesional. Psicología del trabajo. Protección del trabajador. Publicaciones: Obras científicas. SERVIÇ0 DE MEDICINA. SOCIAL (Servicio de Medicina Social) Hospital Francisco Morato de Oliveira, Rua Pedro de Toledo núm. 1800, Sao Paulo. Estatuto: Organismo público dependiente de la Secretaría del Trabajo y Administración del Gobierno del Estado de San Pablo. Departamentos o secciones: Medicina Preventiva. Trabajo. Medicina del Principales funciones y actividades: Control sanitario del personal médico expuesto a riesgos profesionales. Prevención de accidentes del trabajo. Control del ambiente, del agua. Exámenes médicos para determinar la capacidad de trabajo. Otras instituciones ASSOCIAqaO NACIONAL DE MEDICINA DO TRABALHO (Asociación Nacional de Medicina del Trabajo) Avenida Brigadeiro Luis Antonio, 278, 2.° andar, Sao Paulo. Estatuto: Asociación de carácter privado. Departamentos o secciones: Comisión de legislación laboral. Comisión de adiestramiento y formación. Comisión de enfermedades profesionales e higiene del trabajo. Principales funciones y actividades: Estudios de medicina del trabajo. Intercambios científicos. Promoción de congresos y conferencias en esta materia. Colaboración en la elaboración y aplicación de la legislación sobre prevención de riesgos profesionales. Publicaciones: Colaboración en la "Revista Brasileira de Saude Ocupacional" y en otros periódicos médicos. - 43 - (Brasil) ASsociAqao BRASILEIRA DE NORMAS TÉCNICAS (ABNT) ^Asociación Brasileña de Normas Técnicas; Avenida Almirante Barroso, 54, Grupo 1505, Río de Janeiro (Estado de Guanabara). Estatuto: Asociación privada, financiada por el Gobierno y la industria. Principales funciones y actividades: Elaboración de normas, datos técnicos, métodos de ensayo, etc., que se adoptan en la industria, en los laboratorios y en las oficinas públicas. Normalización en todos sus aspectos. ASSOCIACELO BRASILEIRA PARA PREYENÇaO DE ACIDENTES (Asociación Brasileña para la Prevención de Accidentes) Avenida Rio Branco, 37, 18.° andar, Río de Janeiro. Estatuto: Institución de derecho privado. Principales funciones y actividades: Propaganda educativa. Cursos teóricos y prácticos y conferencias. Estadísticas sobre accidentes. Colaboración con las autoridades federales en el estudio de la legislación laboral. Relaciones con empresas industriales y compañías de seguros interesadas en la prevención de accidentes. Publicaciones: "Prevençâo de Acidentes" (boletín bimensual), "Cartilha de Prevençâo de Acidentes". CENTRO DE MEDICINA NUCLEAR Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Sao Paulo, Trav. Prof. Ovidio Pires de Campos, Caixa postal 22022, 01000 - Sao Paulo, SP. Estatuto: Institución gubernamental perteneciente a la Universidad de San Pablo. Departamentos o secciones: División de investigaciones médicas. División de física mental. División de fisiopatologia de las radiaciones. Principales funciones y actividades: Enseñanza e investigaciones en medicina nuclear y radiopatología. EUNPACao CENTRO NACIONAL DE SEGURANÇA, HIGIENE E MEDICINA DO TRABALHO (Fundación Centro Nacional de Seguridad, Higiene y Medicina del Trabajo) Rua Cardoso de Almeida, num. 520, Caixa postal num. 30291, Säo Paulo. - 44 - (Brasil) Estatuto: Entidad jurídica de derecho privado, supervisada por el Ministerio de Trabajo y Previsión Social. Departamentos o secciones: Medicina del trabajo. Higiene del trabajo. Seguridad del trabajo. Química del trabajo. Fisiología y psicología del trabajo. Estadística. Principales funciones y actividades: Estudios e investigaciones sobre accidentes del trabajo y enfermedades profesionales. Estudios e investigaciones sobre la fatiga, fisiopatologia, toxicologia industrial, ergonomia y psicología del trabaja. Formación y enseñanza en materia de seguridad del trabajo. Equipo individual de protección. Asistencia técnica a órganos públicos y privados. Publicaciones: "Boletim Informativo" (mensual). "Revista Brasileira de Saude Ocupacional" (trimestral). "Acidentes, Segurança, Higiene e Medicina do Trabalho". INSTITUTO DE APOSENTADORIA E PENSOES DOS MARÍTIMOS (.Instituto de Retiro y de Pensiones de los Marinos) Departamento de Acidentes do Trabalho, Avenida Venezuela, 134, 8.° andar, Río de Janeiro. Estatuto: Agregado al Ministerio del Trabajo y financiado por el fondo del seguro obligatorio contra los accidentes del trabajo. Departamentos o secciones: División de Medicina del Trabajo. Servicio de Prevención de Accidentes. Sección de Higiene del Trabajo. Principales funciones y actividades: Prevención de accidentes del trabajo y de enfermedades profesionales entre los marinos y los obreros portuarios y los trabajadores de la navegación interior, fluvial y lacustre. Educación en la seguridad. Evaluación de la capacidad del trabajo de los inválidos. Cursos sobre higiene y seguridad. Asesoramiento. Publicaciones: "Saude e Trabalho". INSTITUTO BRASILEIRO DE SEGURANÇA (Instituto Brasileño de Seguridad) Rua Marqués de Itu, 88, 8.° andar, Vila Buarque, Sao Paulo. Estatuto: Organización de carácter privado. Principales funciones y actividades: nicos de nivel medio en materia seguridad en todos los sectores con las autoridades públicas en - 45 - Enseñanza y formación de técde seguridad. Propaganda de industriales. Colaboración el campo de la seguridad. (Brasil) Publicaciones: "IBS Informativo" (mensual). Actas de los coloquios sobre la seguridad en la industria de la construcción. INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PREVBNÇK) DE ACIDENTES (INPA) (.instituto Nacional de Prevención de Accidentes) Avenida Rio Branco, 156, 3005, Río de Janeiro. Estatuto: Institución privada. --. Principales funciones y actividades: Prevención de riesgos profesionales mediante educación y formación. Creación de comités de seguridad y servicios de prevención de accidentes. Inspección de seguridad en los lugares de trabajo. Charlas a los trabajadores y supervisores sobre la seguridad e higiene del trabajo. Colaboración con las autoridades públicas en la prevención de accidentes. SUBDIVISK) DE HIGIENE E SEGURANZA INDUSTRIAL (Subdivisión de Higiene y Seguridad Industrial) Servie o Social da Industria - SESI, Rua Catumbi, 518, 6.° andar, Caixa postal 7185, CEP 01000 - Sao Paulo. Estatuto: Institución privada, financiada por empresas industriales y vinculada al Ministerio de Trabajo. Departamentos o secciones: Ingeniería Ocupacional. Medicina del Trabajo. Odontología Ocupacional. Laboratorio. Servicio de Seguridad. Educación Sanitaria. Principales funciones y actividades: Asistencia a las empresas interesadas para la mejora de las condiciones de higiene y seguridad del trabajo. Prevención de accidentes y enfermedades originados por el trabajo. Instrucción y educación en la seguridad, Organización de servicios en esta materia. Estudios e investigaciones sobre diferentes enfermedades profesionales. Exámenes y análisis de laboratorio. Formación de educandos. Enseñanza de la medicina del trabajo a los graduados. Publicaciones: "CIPA-Jornal". - 46 - BULGARIE Services officiels MINISTERSTVO NA NARODNOTO ZDRAVE - HIGIENNO-EPIDEMIOLOGlffNO OTDELENIE (Ministère de la Santé - Département d'epidemiologie) Place Lénine 5, Sofia. Statut : Organe du ministère de la Santé publique. Fonctions et activités principales : Organiser les activités relatives à l'hygiène du travail dans le pays; contribuer à l'élaboration des programmes; élaborer dep normes; contrôler l'application des programmes par les entreprises; organiser et canaliser le contrôle sanitaire d'Etat. UPRAVLENIE OHRANA NA TRUDA (Département de la sécurité du travail) Ul. Pozitano 8, Sofia. Statut : Organe du Conseil central des syndicats bulgares. Départements ou sections : Inspection de la sécurité du travail. Département "Conditions de travail et normes de sécurité du travail et d'ergonomie". Institut de sécurité du travail. Fonctions et activités principales : Contrôle de la sécurité du travail. Propagande. Formation des cadres. Recherches scientifiques. Publications : Bulletin sur la sécurité du travail. Autres institutions CENTR PO HIGIENA - INSTITUT PO HIGIENA OHRANA NA TRUDA I PROFESIONALNI ZABOLJAVANIJA (Centre d'hygiène - Institut d'hygiène, sécurité du travail et maladies professionnelles). Boul. D. Nestorov 15, Sofia 31. Statut : Institution rattachée à l'Académie de médecine. Départements ou sections : Hygiène du milieu de travail et physiologie du travail. Toxicologie industrielle. Aérosols industriels et facteurs chimiques du milieu de travail. Protection des machines et installations industrielles. Moyens de protection individuelle. Clinique de maladies professionnelles. - 47 - (Bulgarie) Ponctions et activités principales : Recherches sur les facteurs intervenant dans les procédés de production et leur répercussion sur l'organisme humain. Etude des causes des maladies professionnelles et mise au point de méthodes pour le diagnostic précoce, la prophylaxie et le traitement. Mise au point de mesures techniques pour la protection des machines et installations industrielles et l'assainissement du milieu de travail. Recherches en physiologie du travail et en ergonomie. Enseignement de l'hygiène aux étudiants en médecine, stomatologie et pharmacie. Formation postuniversitaire des médecins, ingénieurs, chimistes, etc., dans le domaine de l'hygiène du travail. Publications : Recueil annuel des travaux de l'Institut. d'information (trimestriel). Bulletin CENTR ZA SILIKOZA I PROFESIONALNI BELODROBNI ZA-BOLIAVAMIJA (Centre pour la silicose et les maladies respiratoires professionnelles) Belo More 8, Sofia. Statut : Dirigé et financé par le ministère de la Santé publique et de l'Assistance sociale. Départements ou sections : Laboratoire d'examens fonctionnels de la respiration. Laboratoire d'examens du système cardiovasculaire. Département radiologique. Service pathologique. Fonctions et activités principales : Dépistage, traitement et expertise de la capacité de travail des malades de silicose, silicotuberculose et autres maladies professionnelles pulmonaires. Formation de cadres médicaux en pathologie professionnelle pulmonaire. Recherche scientifique sur les pneumoconioses et les autres maladies professionnelles pulmonaires. Publications : Rapport annuel. KLINIKA PO PROFESIONALNI ZABOLYAVANIA PRI CENTARA PO HIGIENA MEDICINSKA AKADEMIA (Clinique de maladies professionnelles du Centre d'hygiène - Académie de médecine) MA2, Belo More 8, Sofia. Statut : Rattachée à l'Académie de médecine. Départements ou sections : Policlinique de maladies professionnelles avec Dispensaire de silicose. Clinique de maladies professionnelles avec ses Départements de pneumologie, toxicologie, neurologie et otologie. Fonctions et activités principales : Centre de diagnostic et expertise des maladies professionnelles. Recherches dans le domaine de 1'epidemiologie, le diagnostic précoce, le traitement et la réadaptation des maladies professionnelles. - 48 - (Bulgarie) Enseignement postuniversitaire sur les problèmes de la sécurité et de l'hygiène du travail et des maladies professionnelles. Publications : Travaux scientifiques du Centre d'hygiène (en bulgare et en anglais). MEDICINSKA AKADEMIA - MEDICINSKI FAKULTET, KATEDRA PO HIGIENA (Académie de médecine - Faculté de médecine, Chaire d'hygiène) 2, 55 Marin Drinov, Varna. Statut : Institution rattachée au ministère de la Santé. Fonctions et activités principales : Enseignement de la médecine et de l'hygiène du travail. Recherches scientifiques. NAUCJfo-IZSLEDOVATELSKI INSTITUT PO OHRANA NA TRUJA I PROFESIONALNI ZABOLJAVANIJA (.Institut de recherches pour la protection du travail et les maladies professionnelles) Boul. Petko Napetov 36, Sofia. Statut : Rattaché au ministère de la Santé publique et de la Prévoyance sociale et subventionné par celui-ci. Départements ou sections : Physiologie du travail. Maladies professionnelles. Lutte contre la silicose. Protection des machines et des installations industrielles. Sécurité dans le bâtiment et les mines. Sécurité électrique. Toxicologie industrielle. Fonctions et activités principales : Recherches et action méthodique dans le domaine de l'hygiène du travail, les maladies professionnelles, la technique sanitaire et la technique de la sécurité. Publications : Recueil annuel des travaux de l'Institut. d'information" (trimestriel). "Bulletin TRANSPORTEN MEDICINSKI INSTITUT (Institut médical du transport) 1 rue 6 Septembre, Sofia. Statut : Rattaché au ministère des Communications et du Transport. Départements ou sections : Hygiène dans les transports. Sélection médicale professionnelle. Pathologie professionnelle. Fonctions et activités principales : Etude des conditions de travail et de leur répercussion sur l'état de santé et la capacité de travail des travailleurs des transports en vue d'élaborer, sur des fondements scientifiques, des mesures prophylactiques complexes. Hygiène du travail dans le transport par engins électriques et avec des moteurs Diesel. Nuisances professionnelles et intoxications professionnelles dans la marine marchande. Diagnostic et prévention de la fatigue. - 49 - (Bulgarie) Publications : "Transportai medicinski vesti" (trimestriel). Vie MEDICINSKI INSTITUT SOFIA - KATEDRA PO HIGIENA (Institut supérieur de médecine - Chaire d'hygiène) Boul. Georgi Sofiiski 1, Sofia. Statut : Rattaché au ministère de la Santé publique et de la Prévoyance sociale. Départements ou sections : Microclimat et ambiance de travail. Maladies professionnelles. Toxicologie. Fonctions et activités principales : Recherches scientifiques sur l'étiologie, la pathogenèse et la prévention médicale de la silicose, la toxicologie professionnelle. Formation des étudiants en médecine. Publications : "Travaux de l'Institut médical supérieur - Sofia" et revue "Higiena" (bimensuelle). VIS" MEDICINSKI INSTITUT VARNA - KATEDRA PO HIGIENA (Institut supérieur de médecine - Chaire d'hygiène) 55 rue Marin Drinov, Varna. Statut : Rattaché au ministère de la Santé publique et de la Prévoyance sociale, et subventionné par celui-ci. Fonctions et activités principales : Recherches scientifiques; formation des étudiants en médecine. Etude du traumatisme professionnel dans la construction navale et la réparation des navires; études expérimentales sur l'alimentation professionnelle préventive. Formation des étudiants en médecine. Publications : Les publications de la Chaire paraissent dans le recueil annuel des "Travaux de l'Institut médical supérieur de Varna". VIS" MEDICINSKI INSTITUT PLOVDIV - KATEDRA PO HYGIENA (institut supérieur de médecine - Chaire d'hygiène) 1 rue Kudooglu, Plovdiv. Statut : Rattaché au ministère de la Santé publique et de la Prévoyance sociale et subventionné par celui-ci. Fonctions et activités principales : Recherches scientifiques; formation des étudiants en médecine; aide méthodique aux établissements médicaux du réseau sanitaire périphérique. Hygiène du travail et toxicologie agricole; hygiène de l'alimentation; hygiène scolaire; hygiène communale. Formation théorique et pratique des étudiants en médecine de l'Institut supérieur de médecine de Plovdiv. Publications : "Folia Medica" (trimestrielle). - 50 - CAMEROUN Services officiels INSPECTION MEDICALE DU TRAVAIL ET DE LA MAIN-D'OEUVRE B.P. 1066, Yaounde. Statut : Service ministériel, financé par l'Etat. Ponctions et activités principales : Promouvoir la protection de la santé des travailleurs et leur adaptation au travail. Contrôle de l'application de la législation de la protection des travailleurs, enquêtes sur accidents du travail, inspection des locaux de travail et analyse des matières utilisées en vue de la prévention des maladies professionnelles. Collecte et exploitation des statistiques des accidents du travail - analyse de certaines matières. Séminaires, conférences. Autres institutions CAISSE NATIONALE DE PREVOYANCE SOCIALE Boîte postale 441, Yaounde. Statut : Etablissement public à gestion autonome, placé sous la tutelle du ministère de l'Emploi et de Prévoyance sociale. Départements ou sections : Le département "Hygiène et sécurité" s'occupe des questions de prévention des risques professionnels. Fonctions et activités principales : Enquêtes, études et établissement des statistiques sur les accidents du travail et maladies professionnelles,sur leurs causes, fréquence et gravité. Enquêtes sur l'état sanitaire et social des travailleurs et les conditions d'hygiène et sécurité dans lesquelles ils exercent leurs activités. Définition des normes de sécurité applicables aux différentes branches de l'activité professionnelle et participation à la mise au point des mesures destinées à en assurer l'application. Elaboration d'une politique de sécurité dans le travail. Publications : Rapport annuel. professionnels". Calendriers "Prévention des risques - 51 - CANADA Official services (federal) ACCIDENT PREVENTION AND COMPENSATION BRANCH Department of Labour, Ottawa, Ontario K1A OJ3. Status: Federal governmental institution. Departments or sections: Regional offices serving all parts of the country. Principal functions and activities: Administering the Safety Code and providing specialised services required to initiate and support accident prevention activities in the field. Inspection of workplaces. Technical consultation on specific problems, advice on safety programming. These services are available to all federal departments and agencies. Publications: "Monthly Bulletin". HEALTH AND SAFETY DIVISION Whiteshell Nuclear Research Establishment, Atomic Energy of Canada Limited, Pinawa, ROE ILO Manitoba. Status: Government (Crown Corporation) body engaged in the development of the Canadian Nuclear Power Programme. Departments or sections: Medical Services. Radiation and Industrial Safety Service. Medical Biophysics Branch (mainly research). Environmental Research Branch. Principal functions and activities: The establishment is responsible for certain aspects of the Canadian Nuclear Power Programme. The Health and Safety Division provides medical services at the plant and in the town of Pinawa, industrial safety and radiological protection services and environmental surveillance services. The research groups of the Division are engaged on the study of the effects of ionising radiation at low doses and low dose rates. Publications: Progress Report (quarterly). OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH DIVISION Department of National Health and Welfare, 45 Spencer Street, Ottawa, Ontario. Status: A division of the Federal Department of National Health and Welfare. Departments or sections: ment Unit. Biomedical Unit. - 52 - Environmental Assess- (Canada) Principal functions and activities: To assist federal and provincial government departments and industries on questions concerning air pollution, toxicity of chemicals used in industry, occupational diseases, industrial hygiene, ventilation, illumination, noise and radiation hazards in mines. Research studies on the toxicity of various industrial compounds, including carcinogenic substances. Publications: "Occupational Health Review" (quarterly) and "Occupational Health Bulletin" (monthly) (free). OFFICE OF THE DOMINION FIRE COMMISSIONER Department of Public Works, Ottawa, Ontario KIA 0M2. Status: Attached to a ministry. Departments or sections: Fire Prevention. Fire-fighting Operations. Protection Engineering. Principal functions and activities: Responsible for fire prevention, fire protection engineering and fire-fighting services generally in all federal government property. Fire protection engineering standards are produced to give minimum requirements for Government of Canada property. A film library is maintained and much fire prevention educational material prepared and distributed. Publications: Annual Report. PUBLIC SERVICE HEALTH MEDICAL SERVICES BRANCH Department of National Health and Welfare, 255 Argyle Avenue, Ottawa, Ontario KIA 0L3. Status: A part of the Federal Department of National Health and Welfare. Departments or sections: Central Headquarters, Ottawa. regional programmes in Canada. Nine Prxnoipal functions and activities: To provide a comprehensive occupational health service for the federal public service of Canada both at home and abroad. This service includes: health counselling; surveillance and investigation of industrial hazards and environmental factors; pre-employment, periodic and special examinations; first-aid and emergency treatment; and a wide variety of advisory services and special health programmes. - 53 - (Canada) Other institutions (federal) CANADA SAFETY COUNCIL - (Conseil canadien de la sécurité) 1765 St. Laurent Blvd., Ottawa, Ontario K1G 3V4. Status: Private, non-profit corporation. Departments or sections: Occupational Safety and Health. Safety. Traffic Safety. Public Principal functions and activities: A national co-ordinating body for the various federal and provincial organisations involved in the field. It acts as a forum for expression of all points of view and as a central clearing house of safety and health information for Canada. Publications: Annual Report. "Safety Canada" (monthly bulletin). CANADIAN INDUSTRIAL SAFETY ASSOCIATION - (Association canadienne de sécurité industrielle) 159 Bay Street, Suite 715, Toronto, Ontario. Status: National organisation responsible for industrial accident prevention and promotion of occupational health. Principal functions and activities: Co-ordination of work in industrial safety of all Canadian provinces. Comprehensive correspondence course in accident prevention fundamentals. Safety training seminar at University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario. Publications: Regular bulletins. CANADIAN SOCIETY OF SAFETY ENGINEERING Box 3042, Postal Station "C", Hamilton, Ontario L8H 7J3. Status: Private foundation. Principal functions and activities: Education, research and training. To encourage the development of safety engineering as a profession. Publications: Newsletter (bi-monthly). CANADIAN STANDARDS ASSOCIATION 178 Rexdale Boulevard, Rexdale, Ontario M9W 1R3. Status: Non-.profit, independent, voluntary organisation. -54- (Canada) Departments or sections: Standards Division. Certification Division. International Standards Division. Canadian Welding Bureau. Canadian Lumber Standards Division. Principal functions and activities: To develop voluntary national standards, to provide certification services to national standards and to represent Canada in international standards activities. Publications. "Standards Canada". "CSA Quarterly Review". SAFETY AND HEALTH COMMITTEE United Steelworks of America, 1031 Barton Street East, Hamilton, Ontario L8L 3E3. Status: Independent service. Principal functions and activities: Prevention of accidents with particular reference to the iron and steel industry. -55 - (Canada) (ALBERTA) Official services DIVISION OF INDUSTRIAL HEALTH SERVICES 10523 100th Avenue, Edmonton, Alberta T5J 0A8. Status: Part of Department of Health and Social Development, Government of Alberta. Departments or sections: Occupational Medicine and Occupational Health Nursing. Industrial Hygiene. Laboratory services. Inspectorate. Radiological Protection. Principal functions and activities: To provide a technological service to industry throughout the Province. This service being preventive, advisory and supervisory. To administer regulations of the Provincial Board of Health. Research as appropriate. Education and training. Publications: Annual Report. Occupational Health Standards. INDUSTRIAL HEALTH AND SAFETY COMMISSION 124th Street and 109A Avenue, Edmonton, Alberta T5M 0H7. Status: Provincial government institution. Principal functions and activities: hazards. Safety education. Publications: Prevention of occupational Annual Report. WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION BOARD P.O. Box 2415, 9912 - 107 Street, Edmonton, Alberta T5J 2S5. Status: Crown corporation. Departments or sections: Rehabilitation Clinic. Vocational Rehabilitation Department. Medical Department. Accident Prevention Department. Principal functions and activities: Administration of claims made by injured workmen. Assessments on employers in industry to obtain revenue for claims and general administration. Accident prevention services by means of inspections and education. Publications: Annual Report. Safety regulations. - 56 - (Canada) (BRITISH COLUMBIA) Official services VCCIDENT PREVENTION DIVISION. WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION BOARD OF BRITISH COLUMBIA 5255 Heather Street, Vancouver 13, British Columbia. Status: Autonomous organisation charged with administration of the Workmen's Compensation Act. Departments or sections: Industrial Hygiene. Accident Prevention Inspection. Safety Research and Training. Principal functions and activities: and enforcement. Publications: Research, education, training Annual Report. Other institutions BRITISH COLUMBIA SAFETY COUNCIL 1477 West Pender Street, Vancouver, British Columbia V6G 2S6. Status: Non-governmental, non-political, non-profit organisation. Departments or sections: Traffic Section. Public Safety Section. Principal functions and activities: Publications: Industrial Section. Education and training. Annual Report. COUNCIL OF FOREST INDUSTRIES OF BRITISH COLUMBIA I5OO 1055 W. Hastings Street, Vancouver, British Columbia. Status: Non-profit organisation which represents and acts on behalf of member companies. Departments or sections: British Columbia Loggers' Association. British Columbia Lumber Manufacturers' Association. Consolidated Red Cedar Shingle Association. Plywood Manufacturers' Association of British Columbia. Principal functions and activities: Study of accident causation; implementation of control programmes; provision of consultation services to member companies; compilation of statistics; checks to control cost of disabling injuries. Financial support to medical research into the causation of dermatitis - 57 - (Canada) amongst employees of the forest products industries. Convening and conducting meetings. Conducting supervisory and management training courses and employee training courses. Publications: Annual Report. Standards. THE INDUSTRIAL FIRST AID ATTENDANTS' ASSOCIATION OF BRITISH COLUMBIA 6111 Cambie St., Vancouver 15, British Columbia. Status: Association - maintained by membership dues. Principal functions and activities: Service to its members. Further education in the field of industrial first aid and other allied subjects. Promoting better training in industrial first aid. Publications: Magazine. Newsletter. - 58 - (Canada) (MANITOBA) Official services INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE - AIR SANITATION UNIT - ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION BRANCH - ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT DIVISION Department of Mines, Resources and Environmental Management, 1015 - 401 York Avenue, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3C 0P8. Status: Provincial government services. Principal functions and activities: Analytical services. Consultative services to other sections of the Branch. Consultative services to other governmental agencies. Conduct of industrial hygiene surveys. Preparation of technical reports with recommendations. WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION BOARD OF MANITOBA 333 Maryland Street, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3G 1M2. Status: Government agency, established by provincial legislation. Departments or sections: Accident Prevention Department. Department. Rehabilitation Department. Medical Principal functions and activities: Premiums for employers are set up using a risk formula. Safety regulations are enforced by the inspection method. Safety education and training are available to employees and supervisory staff of all registered firms. Medical and rehabilitation assistance is provided whenever required. Publications: Book of Safety Regulations (updated yearly). monthly publication entitled "Across the Board". - 59 - Bi- (Canada) (NEW BRUNSWICK) Official services NEW BRUNSWICK WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION BOARD Corner Hilyard and Portland Streets, P.O. Box 160 Saint John, New Brunswick. Status: A commission set up by legislation and responsible to the Minister of Labour. Departments or sections: Medical. Claims. Principal functions and activities: Dispense benefits to workmen injured by industrial accidents in accordance with the Workmen's Compensation Act. Publications: Workmen. Annual Report. Booklet to Employers. Booklet for Fishermen. - 60 - Booklet to (Canada) (NEWFOUNDLAND) Official services WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION BOARD OF NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR Philip Place, Elizabeth Avenue East, P.O. Box 9000, St. John's, Newfoundland. Status: Government agency. Departments or sections: Safety Division. Claims Division. Principal functions and activities: Safety and enforcement. Publications: Annual Report. Rehabilitation Division. Compensation. Quarterly Bulletin. - 61 - Rehabilitation. (Canada) (NOVA SCOTIA) Official services OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICES Nova Scotia Department of Public Health, P.O. Box 488, Provincial Building, Halifax, Nova Scotia. Status: Provincial government department. Departments or sections: Laboratories. Occupational Health Engineering Services. Principal functions and activities: investigation of industrial activities following complaints from labour and/or requests by management, local health units or Department of Labour. Information centre for Nova Scotia on health dangers connected with occupational exposures. WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION BOARD OF NOVA SCOTIA P.O. Box 1150, 5668 South Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia. Status: Corporate body, established under the authority of the Workmen's Compensation Act of Nova Scotia. Departments or sections: Accident Prevention Department. Principal functions and activities: To serve Nova Scotia employers and employees in the function of providing the many facets of workmen's compensation coverage and in the prevention of accidents. All aspects of medical aid; financing the operations, liabilities and benefit costs; rehabilitation functions; accident prevention. Publications: Workmen's Compensation Act and Regulations. First Aid Regulations Handbook. Accident posters, notices and safety literature. Annual Report. - 62 - (Canada) (ONTARIO) Official services OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH PROTECTION BRANCH Ontario Ministry of Health, 15 Overlea Boulevard, 5th floor, Toronto, Ontario M4H 1A9. Status: A Branch of the Environmental Health Standards Division, Ontario Ministry of Health. Principal functions and activities: Preparation of standards concerning occupational health in industry. Consultants on the health of the worker and health aspects of the working environment, to the Ministry of Latour, Ministry of Natural Resources and the Workmen's Compensation Board. Publications: "Occupational Health in Ontario" (quarterly). WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION BOARD OF ONTARIO 2 Bloor Street East, Toronto, Ontario, M4W 3C3. Status: A commission of the Ontario Government reporting through the Minister of Labour. Departments or sections: Mine Safety Associations. Services Branch. Rehabilitation Principal functions and activities: To adjudicate claims and pay benefits for disability or death, to co-ordinate and pay for a full range of treatment services, to provide a complete vocational rehabilitation service, to conduct programmes of education in accident prevention through the Board's nine industrial safety associations. Publications: Report. Workmen's Compensation Act and Synopsis. Annual Other institutions CONSTRUCTION SAFETY ASSOCIATION OF ONTARIO 74 Victoria Street, Toronto, Ontario M5C 2A5. Status: Subsidised by industry. Departments or sections: Research and Development Department. Safe Practice Department. - '63 - (Canada) Principal functions and activities: To prevent accidents "by teaching the fundamental principles of safe working procedures. To determine, through statistical and engineering research techniques, what the industry hazards and deficiencies are, where they lie, and how to detect and effectively circumvent accidents from happening as a result of them. To motivate and assist the construction industry to achieve a constantly decreasing rate of personal injuries. To help create and support activities for the purpose of improving accident prevention in the construction industry. Publications: "The Safety Councellor". Research publications on technical matters. Manuals. Posters. ELECTRICAL UTILITIES SAFETY ASSOCIATION OF ONTARIO, INC. 81 Kelfield Street, Rexdale, Ontario M9W 5A3. Status: Association financed by industry. Departments or sections: Field and training. Principal functions and activities: Safety training and promotion. Publications: Annual Report. Annual Frequency Report. Film Catalogue. "Safe-T-Line Bulletin" (monthly). "Safety Topics" (monthly). FARM SAFETY ASSOCIATION OF ONTARIO The Park Mall, 2 Quebec Street, Guelph, Ontario. Status: Indirectly attached to the Ministry of Agriculture and Food. Principal functions and activities: Education on occupational safety in the farming industry. Publications: Annual Report. FOREST PRODUCTS ACCIDENT PREVENTION ASSOCIATION 183 First Ave., West, P.O. Box 270, North Bay, Ontario PIB 8H2. Status: Subsidised by industry. Principal functions and activities: Education and training. Publications: "Tallyboard" (monthly newsletter). Annual Report. Code booklets (logging, sawmill, trucking, skidding). - 64 - (Canada) INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENT PREVENTION ASSOCIATION OF ONTARIO 74 Victoria Street, Suite 1000, Toronto, Ontario M5C 2A6. Status: A federation of ten separately incorporated safety associations formed by employers in the manufacturing and retail industries of Ontario to advise them on matters of accident prevention. Principal functions and activities: Consultation, training courses, injury investigation, technical services, engineering, safety literature, films, statistics, awards, meetings and seminars, compensation cost statement, loss control management. Publications: Annual Report. Monthly injury frequency report. MINES ACCIDENT PREVENTION ASSOCIATION OF ONTARIO 199 Bay Street, 10th floor, Toronto, Ontario M5J 1L4. Status: Subsidised by industry. tion Board of Ontario. Departments or sections: Industrial Hygiene.. Part of the Workmen's Compensa- Safety. Ventilation and Dust Control. Principal functions and activities: training. Publications: Annual Report. Counselling and education; "Safety News". ONTARIO PULP AND PAPER MAKERS' SAFETY ASSOCIATION 2 Bloor Street East, 9th Floor, Toronto, Ontario M4W 3C2. Status: Subsidised by industry. Principal functions and activities: dent prevention. Publications: Education and training in acci- Annual Report. ROYAL COMMISSION ON THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF WORKERS IN MINES Suite 1320, 2 Carlton Street, Toronto, Ontario. Status: Independent organisation. Principal functions and activities.: Study and research on all aspects of safety and health in mines. Occupational pneumoconiosis. Propaganda and education related to prevention of occupational hazards in the mining industry. - 65 - (Canada) SCHOOL OF HYGIENE, DEPARTMENT OF PREVENTIVE MEDICINE School of Hygiene, Department of Environmental Health, 150 College Street, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5S 1A1. Status: University department. Departments or sections: Occupational Hygiene. Toxicology. Pesticide Toxicology. Ergonomics. Physical Fitness. Physiological responses to environmental stresses. Principal functions and activities: Consultation. Teaching. Research. TRANSPORTATION SAFETY ASSOCIATION OF ONTARIO INC. 74 Victoria Street, 10th Floor - Arcade Building, Toronto, Ontario M5C 2A5. Status: Authorised under the Workmen's Compensation Act of Ontario and subsidised by industry under this Act. Principal functions and activities: Facts and information about causes of injuries and methods of prevention are gathered and distributed. Interest in accident prevention and safe work practices is stimulated by association staff. Conducts meetings with employees of member firms and with the use of visual aids and safety talko, promotes interest in various subjects pertaining to the different industries. Conducts surveys of members' premises and recommends changes in the interest of safety. Reduces by educational methods, the numbers of industrial accidents which occur to its membership. Publications: Annual Report. Monthly safety bulletin. Drivers' Newsletter. - 66 - Monthly (Canada) (QUEBEC) Official Services INDUSTRIAI HYGIENE SECTION - INDUSTRIAL ENVIRONMENT - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION SERVICES - (Section Hygiene Industrielle, Environnement industriel, Services de Protection de l'Environnement) 1020 St. Augustin, Quebec, and 9310 Boulevard St. Laurent, Montreal, Quebec. Status: Government department. Departments or sections: tion. Industrial Hygiene Surveys. Radioprotec- Principal functions and activities: Control of the working conditions in industry. Sampling of dust, gases and vapours. Ventilation measurements, noise control, sanitary conditions, lighting, temperature and climatic factors, use of protective equipment. Publications: Annual Report for the Environment Protection Services. QUEBEC WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION COMMISSION \Commission des accidents du travail) 524 rue Bourdages, Case postale 1200, Quebec G1K 7E2. Status: Quebec Workmen's Compensation Commission is a paragovernmental and quasi-judicial organisation depending on the Department of Labour and Manpower. Departments or sections: Medical Services. Rehabilitation Service. Physical and Social Principal functions and activities: Application of the Workmen's Compensation Act and of the amendments which are adopted by the National Assembly of the Province of Quebec in accordance with social security programmes. Publications: Annual Report. Statistics. Other institutions DEPARTMENT OF EPIDEMIOLOGY AND HEALTH McGill University, 3775 University Street, Montreal, Quebec H3A 2B4. Status: Private university. Government subsidised. - 67 - (Canada) Principal functions and activities: Publications: Research and education. Annual Report of McGill University. INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENT PREVENTION ASSOCIATION (Association de Prévention des Accidents Industriels) 50 Place Crémazie, Suite 812, Montreal 351, Quebec. Status: Private institution. Principal functions and activities: tion. Safety courses. Occupational accident preven- INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH (Institut de la médecine du travail et des ambiances) Suite 412, 5 Place Ville Marie, Montreal, Quebec H3B 2G2. Status: Sponsored by Quebec Asbestos Mining Association. Principal functions and activities: To organise and sponsor research on biological effects of asbestos done by independent institutions worldwide. To collect the pertinent scientific documentation. QUEBEC FOREST INDUSTRIALS SAFETY ASSOCIATION. INC. (Association de sécurité des industriels forestiers du Québec, Inc.) 580 est Grande Allée 60, Quebec 4, Quebec. Status: subsidised by industry. Principal functions and activities: Safety inspections in logging operations, sawmills and veneer plants. Motivation and education of management. Education, training and propaganda. QUEBEC METAL MINING ASSOCIATION INC., ACCIDENT PREVENTION COMMITTEE 302 - 500 Grande Allée East, Quebec, Quebec GIR 2J7. Status: Voluntary association of accident prevention. Departments or sections: Accident Prevention. Industrial Hygiene. Dust Control. Principal functions and activities: Education and training of supervisors. Dust control design. Dust surveys. Publications: Manual for the rehabilitation of workers suffering from low back pain. - 68 - (Canada) (SASKATCHEWAN) Official services OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY BIVISION Saskatchewan Department of Labour, 1150 Rose Street, Regina, Saskatchewan S4R 1Z6. Status: A Division of the Department of Labour. Departments or sections: Occupational Health. Research. Safety Services. Education and Principal functions and activities: Protection of the health and safety of Saskatchewan working people. Development and enforcement of Accident Prevention Regulations to ensure healthy working conditions. Biological and environmental monitoring of workplaces. Health and safety inspections of workplaces. Servicing and training of statutory occupational health committees. Industry-wide seminars. Development of new coding and statistical series to describe state of occupational health in the province to permit analyses of injury and damage in terms of work processes and occupations. Development of applied research related to improved standards and evaluation techniques. Publications: Annual Report. Code of Practice. Health and Safety News (monthly). Industrial Safety Statistics. WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION BOARD OP SASKATCHEWAN 1840 Lome Street, Regina, Saskatchewan. Status: A Board operating under the Workmen's Compensation (Accident Fund) Act, 1955, maintained by assessments from industries. Departments or sections: Medical Department. Rehabilitation Department. Assessment Department. Safety Department. Principal functions and activities: To levy assessments on the industries for the protection of their workers and to adjudicate the claims submitted by workers. To institute safe work conditions in the plants. Training courses in first aid, supervisor's safety training, and subsequent refresher training, industrial safety training in small centres. Inspecting premises for unsafe working conditions. Publications: Annual Report. Safety bulletin. - 69 - CHILE Organismos oficiales INSTITUTO DE HIGIENE DEL TRABAJO Y CONTAMINACIÓN ATMOSFERICA Casilla núm. 3979, Santiago de Chile. Estatuto: Establecimiento dependiente del Servicio Nacional de Salud. Departamentos o secciones: Laboratorio de Higiene Industrial y Contaminación Atmosférica. Laboratorio de Fisiología del Trabajo. Laboratorio de Protección Radiológica. Unidad de Medicina del Trabajo. Principales funciones y actividades: Investigaciones en materia de higiene industrial, medicina del trabajo, fisiología del trabajo, contaminación atmosférica y toxicología. Enseñanza sobre salud ocupacional a través de un curso de licenciatura en salud ocupacional, destinado a ingenieros, médicos y otros profesionales afines. Participación en cursos de prevención de riesgos, dictados por diversas universidades. Participación en cursos de formación de trabajadores en prevención de riesgos. Servicios a empresas públicas y privadas en materias de su especialidad. Asesoría en el reconocimiento, evaluación y control de riesgos de accidentes y enfermedades profesionales en diferentes industrias del país. Publicaciones: Memoria anual. SERVICIO NACIONAL DE SALUD Mac-Iver núm. 541, Casilla 3979, Santiago de Chile. Estatuto: Organismo estatal dependiente del Ministerio de Salud Pública. Departamentos o secciones: Departamento Técnico, del cual depende, entre otros, el Subdepartamento Protección de la Salud, que cuenta con cuatro secciones, una de las cuales es Higiene y Medicina del Trabajo. Principales funciones y actividades: A la Sección Higiene y Medicina del Trabajo corresponde formular la política a seguir en seguridad e higiene industrial, fiscalizar condiciones y exigir soluciones, controlar otros organismos privados que desarrollan prevención de riesgos, aplicar leyes, elaborar y aplicar reglamentos y normas, promover y desarrollar la enseñanza para formar especialistas, la capacitación en diversos niveles y la investigación. Las actividades docentes y de investigación están concentradas en el Instituto de Higiene del Trabajo, dependiente de la Sección aludida. - 70 - (Chile) Otras instituciones ASOCIACIÓN CHILENA DE SEGURIDAD Casilla 184, Santiago de Chile 1. Estatuto: Institución de carácter privado. Departamentos o secciones: Departamento Jurídico. Departamento de Prevención de Riesgos Profesionales. Principales funciones y actividades: lograr una efectiva disminución de los accidentes del trabajo y enfermedades profesionales. Interesar a los trabajadores y a los representantes de la empresa por la seguridad laboral. Favorecer el diálogo y la colaboración entre trabajadores y empresas en materia de seguridad. Publicaciones: ción. Circulares, boletines y diverso material de informa- CONSEJO NACIONAL DE SEGURIDAD Casilla 1566, Santiago de Chile. Estatuto: Organización de carácter privado, financiada mediante cuotas anuales de parte de los socios. Departamentos o secciones: Abastecimientos y Equipos de Seguridad. Concurso Anual de Seguridad. Seguridad e Higiene Industrial. Seguridad en el Hogar. Seguridad en la Montaña. Principales funciones y actividades: Promover la prevención de los accidentes mediante el estudio y aplicación de los principios y técnicas derivados de las ciencias relacionadas con la seguridad y el bienestar del individuo. Organización de cursos de seguridad, exposiciones. Divulgación de normas de seguridad. Publicaciones: "Boletín de Seguridad" (mensual). Memoria anual. INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PREVENCIÓN DE RIESGOS Casilla 4637, Correo 2, Santiago de Chile. Estatuto: Dependiente de la Universidad Técnica del Estado. Principales funciones y actividades: Enseñanza de la seguridad y la medicina del trabajo. Establecimiento de reglamentos de seguridad e higiene del trabajo. Educación en prevención de riesgos profesionales. Compilación de estadísticas de accidentes. Asesoramiento a las empresas en cuanto a la prevención de riesgos profesionales. - 71 - (•Chile) INSTITUTO DE SEGURIDAD ASITA Casilla 901, Viña del Mar. Estatuto: Organismo administrador de la ley sobre seguro social obligatorio contra riesgos de accidentes del trabajo y enfermedades profesionales. Departamentos o secciones: División de Prevención de Riesgos Profesionales. Principales funciones y actividades: Protección del hombre en el medio de trabajo. Asesoramiento respecto a problemas de seguridad e higiene del trabajo. Organización de cursos de seguridad . Publicaciones: sual) . "Revista del Instituto de Seguridad Asiva" (bimen- -72 - COLOMBIA Servicios oficiales DIVISION DE CONTROL DE ACCIDENTES Y SALUD OCUPACIONAL Ministerio de Salud Pública, Calle 16, num. 7-39, Apartado aéreo 4423, Bogotá. Estatuto: División del Ministerio de Salud Pública de Colombia. Entidad gubernamental con financiación exclusiva del Gobierno. Departamentos o secciones: Sección Control Accidentes. Salud Ocupacional. Sección Laboratorio. Sección Principales funciones y actividades: Investigación y diagnóstico del problema nacional. Asesoría técnica. Educación y divulgación. Elaboración de reglamentos y normas. Vigilancia, supervisión y control. Publicaciones: Memorias anuales. Estudios epidemiológicos (resultados). Guías higiénicas (por substancias). Otras instituciones COMITE DISTRITAL DE SEGURIDAD INDUSTRIAL BOGOTA Apartado aéreo núm. 25880, Bogotá, DE 1. Estatuto: Entidad que trabaja por la seguridad en general de los servicios públicos pertenecientes al Gobierno distrital de Bogotá. Departamentos o secciones: Prevención de Accidentes. Control de Riegos Profesionales. Supervisión y Control de las Enfermedades Profesionales. Medicina Industrial. Medicina Preventiva. Higiene del Trabajo. Prevención y Combate de Incendios. Principales funciones y actividades: Prestar servicios relacionados con la seguridad social e higiene del trabajo. Fomentar la seguridad social para conservar la vida de los trabajadores, protegiendo también la maquinaria, equipos e instalaciones. Colaborar con el Gobierno en todos los aspectos de la seguridad social. Estimular los programas de prevención de accidentes a nivel de escuela primaria, secundaria, universitaria y postgrado. Divulgar lo relacionado con prevención de riesgos profesionales y luchar por la adopción de medidas y normas de seguridad social. Publicaciones: Manual de Ayudas Audiovisuales, Manual de Seguridad Industrial para. Servicios Telefónicos. - 73 - (Colombia) CONSEJO COLOMBIANO DE SEGURIDAD Calle 13, núm. 8-23, 8.° piso, Bogotá. Estatuto: Institución educativa y de asesoría técnica, privada. Principales funciones y actividades: Distribución de material técnico, educativo y de consulta. Asesoría técnica sobre todos los aspectos de seguridad social e industrial. Análisis de estadísticas y su tabulación nacional por tipos de industria. Comités por actividad económica. Inspecciones y recomendaciones a fábricas e industrias en general. Publicaciones: Periódico "Seguridad y Trabajo". Revista "Protección y Seguridad". - 74 - COSTA RICA Servicios oficiales DEPARTAMENTO JE MEDICINA, HIGIENE Y SEGURIDAD OCUPACIONALES Calle 6 Avenida Central y Segunda, San José de Costa Rica. Estatuto: Servicio ministerial de carácter público, financiado por el Estado. Departamentos o secciones: Medicina e Higiene en el Trabajo. Seguridad Ocupacional. Principales funciones y actividades: Funciones educativas sobre la prevención de los accidentes del trabajo y las enfermedades profesionales. Cursos sobre seguridad industrial en planteles de enseñanza profesional y en empresa privada o servicios públicos. Otras instituciones CAJA COSTARRICENSE DE SEGURO SOCIAL Apartado 10105, San José. Estatuto: Institución autónoma de carácter público. Principales funciones y actividades: Además de la prestación de los servicios en los dos sistemas de seguros que administra la entidad (con sus correspondientes tareas de investigación, divulgación, etc.), dentro de la organización de los servicios médicos existe la Unidad de Docencia. Esta Unidad se encarga de todo lo concerniente a capacitación del personal médico y paramèdico, en relación con la Universidad de Costa Rica {Escuela de Medicina y otras escuelas de la misma Universidad). Publicaciones: Memoria anual. Informe estadístico trimestral. INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE SEGUROS Apartado 10061, San José. Estatuto: Institución autónoma del Estado que goza de independencia administrativa. Departamentos o secciones: Riesgos Profesionales. Salud. - 75 - Accidentes y (Costa Rica) Principales funciones y actividades: Administración del Monopolio de los Seguros del Estado. Prevención de riesgos. Publicaciones: Memoria anual. "Revista libre Crezca Fecundo". - 76 - CUBA Servicios oficiales DIRECCIÓN DE PROTECCIÓN DEI TRABAJO Ministerio del Trabajo, Calle 23 y P., Vedado, la Habana. Estatuto: Servicio ministerial, financiado por el Gobierno. Departamentos o secciones: Departamento de Investigaciones. Departamento de Inspección Técnica. Departamento de Equipos de Protección Personal. Principales funciones y actividades: Investigaciones. Inspecciones técnicas especializadas. Planificación, adquisición y distribución de equipos de protección personal. Asesoramiento en materia de enseñanza, formación, propaganda, etc., a la Dirección de Capacitación e Información Técnica y a otros ministerios y organismos del Estado. GRUPO NACIONAL DE MEDICINA DEL TRABAJO Ministerio de Salud Pública, Calle 23 y N., Vedado, La Habana. Estatuto: Instituto de Higiene, Ministerio de Salud Pública. Departamentos o secciones: Departamento Normativo y de Investigación. Laboratorio Nacional de Física y Química Sanitaria Industrial. Laboratorios provinciales (7). Principales funciones y actividades: docencia y servicios. Normación, investigación, Publicaciones: "Boletín de Higiene y Epidemiología" (trimestral). Manual de Seguridad e Higiene del Trabajo. - 77 - CYPRUS Official services FACTORIES INSPECTION SECTION Ministry of Labour and Social Insurance, 7, Byron Ave., Nicosia. Status: Government department. Departments or sections: preventive service. Factory inspection. Industrial diseases Safety inspection (boiler and mechanical). Principal functions and activities: Enforcement of labour legislation; investigation into health and safety hazards; guidance in safe practices and safety propaganda. Publications: Annual Report of the Section forms part of the .Ministry's Annual Report. - 78 - CZECHOSLOVAKIA HORNICK? ÚSTAV CESKOSLOVENSKfi AKADEMIE VËD (Mining Institute of the Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences) V HolesoviXkách 41, Prague. Status: Attached to the Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences. Departments or sections: Mine ventilation and dust suppression. Mine ventilation laboratory. Mine-dust suppression laboratory. Principal functions and activities: Mining research on rock mechanics, underground water, rock consolidation, ventilation and dust suppression in mines, dressing and refining of industrial minerals, structure of solid fuels. Consultation service and assistance in mine operations. Publications: "Vysledky báXského vyzkumu" (Results of Mining Research) (annually). HYGIENICKO-EPIDEMIOLOGICKA STANICE hi. m. PRAHY (Prague Regional Hygiene and.Epidemiology Station). Rytiïska 12, Prague. Status: Attached to the National Council for the City of Prague. Departments or sections: Industrial hygiene. Environmental protection. Radiation protection. Principal functions and activities: Control of hygiene in industry and mines. Expert consultations on problems of industrial hygiene and occupational physiology. Research on foundry silicosis,trichloroethylene exposure, noise, radiation hazards and evaluation of lead poisoning. INSTITUTE HYGIENY A EPIDEMIOLOGIE, CENTRUM HYGIENY ZÁKENI (Hygiene and Epidemiology Institute, Radiation Health Centre). §robárova 48, 100 42 Prague 10. Status: National research institution under the Ministry of Health. Departments or sections: Radiation exposure of workers and of ublic. Biological effects. Internal contamination Radiotoxicology). Radiation levels in critical structures Dosimetry). Principal functions and activities: Research in radiation hygiene. Expert and consultative work in radiation protection for governmental and other institutions. Drafting of radiation rotection standards. Postgraduate education and training in collaboration with the Institute for Postgraduate Medical Education). - 79 - (Czechoslovakia) Publications: Czechoslovak Bibliography on Industrial Hygiene and Occupational Diseases. "Acta Hygienica, Epidemiologica et Microbiologica". "Index Radiohygienicus". KLINIKA CHOROB Z POVOLANIA, FAKULTNÄ NEMOCNICA UNIVERSITY P.J. SAFARIKA (Safarik University Medical Faculty Hospital Occupational Disease Clinic) Rastislavova 53, 041 90 Koïice. Status: Part of the Faculty Hospital and under the direction of the Ministry of Health. Principal functions and activities: Examination of employees at risk. Diagnosis, treatment and assessment of occupational diseases. Consultancy services for other departments of regional and district health centres and for polyclinics and industrial medical officers. Collaboration with other organisations in the prevention of occupational diseases. Training of Medical Faculty students in occupational health. Medical research on pneumoconiosis, chronic bronchitis and industrial toxicology. KLINIKA CHOROB Z POVOLANIA LEKARSKEJ FAKULTY UNIVERSITY KOMENSKEHO V BRATISLAVE (Komensky University Medical Faculty Occupational Disease Clinic) Bazová ul. 8, Bratislava. Status: Attached to the Medical Faculty of Komensky University. Departments or sections: Laboratory. Clinical. Outpatient. Neurological. Principal functions and activities: Education of medical students, and postgraduate training in occupational pathology. Special medical services in the field of occupational pathology (occupational diseases and their prevention) for certain districts. Advisory activities to health authorities. Research on the pneumoconioses, chronic bronchitis and pulmonary emphysema. Chronic exposure to ionising radiation. Special lectures for factory doctors on recent developments in occupational medicine. KLINIKA NEMOCI Z POVOLÁNl, LEKARSKÁ FAKULTA KARLOVY UNIERSITY V HRADCI KARLOVE (Charles University Medical School Occupational Disease Clinic) Fakultni nemocnice, 50036 Hradec Králové Status: A State public-health and educational establishment. Principal functions and activities: Examination of workers exposed to occupational hazards. Biological exposure testing. Undergraduate and postgraduate medical education and training. - 80 - (Czechoslovakia) KLINIKA NEMOCÍ Z POVOLANÍ FAKULTY VSEOBECNEHO LSKASSTVÍ UNIVERSITY KARLOVY (Charles University Medical Faculty Occupational Disease Clinic) VyXehradská 49, 128 21 Prague 2. Status: A State institute attached to the Charles University Medical Faculty. Departments or sections: Outpatients' Department. Teaching Hospital for Inpatients. Toxicology Information Centre. Principal functions and activities: Periodic prophylactic examinations. Diagnosis of occupational diseases, differential diagnosis, treatment of patients suffering from occupational diseases. Education of medical students. Postgraduate training of industrial medical officers, persons specialising in occupational health, etc. Research. Publications: Pracovni lékarstvi (in Czech). Czechoslovak Bibliography of Industrial Hygiene and Occupational Diseases. KLINIKA NEMOCÍ Z POVOLANÍ UNIVERSITY J.E. PURKYNS (Clinic of Occupational Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, J.E. Purkynï University) Pekarska 53, Brno. Status: Attached to the Medical Faculty of J.E. PurkynS University in Brno. Departments or sections: Clinical Outpatients' Department. Laboratory of Industrial Toxicology. Outpatient Dermatology Clinic. Outpatient Aerosol Therapy Department. Principal functions and activities: Examination of workers at risk. Research diagnosis, prophylaxis and treatment of occupational diseases. Education of medical students and postgraduate training in occupational diseases. Research in pneumocosiosis and other occupational lung diseases. Clinical research in industrial toxicology and rural medicine. KLINIKA PRACOVNlHO LEKAR~STVI. LEKAR~SKA FAKULTA HYGIENICKA UNIVERSITY KARLOVY (Charles University Medical Faculty Occupati onal Medicine Clinic) §robárova 50, 100 34 Prague 10. Status: Faculty Department and part of the Faculty Hospital. Departments or sections: Industrial Hygiene and Occupational Diseases Clinic. Industrial Physiology Department. Toxicology Department. Psychology Department. Principal functions and activities: Teaching of occupational medicine. Industrial hygiene and occupational health research. Advice on occupational health problems. Diagnosis and treatment of - 81 - (Czechoslovakia) occupational diseases. Postgraduate training in occupational health. Laboratories for industrial toxicology, psychology and physiology. Publications: Annual Report (summaries in Czech, English, Russian and German). KRAJSKA HYGIENICKO-EPIDEMIOLOGICKÄ STANICB (Regional Public Health Administration - Hygiene and Epidemiology Centre). Komenského 71, KoSlce. Status: Agency of the Regional Public Health Administration. Departments or sections: Industrial Hygiene. Occupational Physiology. Radiation Protection. Industrial Hygiene Services in various districts. Principal functions and activities: Supervision of occupational health in industry. Specialised and advisory assistance to institutions on problems of industrial hygiene and physiology. Scientific research in the field of occupational medicine. Special research on environmental hygiene and dust suppression. KRAJSKA HYGIENICKO-EPIDEMIOLOGICKÄ STANICE (Regional Public Health Administration - Hygiene and Epidemiology Centre) Partyzánské náme'stí 7, Ostrava. Status: Agency of the Regional Public Health Administration. Departments or sections: Occupational Hygiene. Occupational Physiology. Radiation Hygiene. Principal functions and activities: Study of the influence of noise on workers in mines, iron works, etc. Study of dust hazard in foundries. Pneumoconiosis among mine workers. Environmental analysis of workplaces. Supervision of new industrial construction and agricultural building. Studies on: the effects of noise on workers in mines, ironworks, etc.; dust hazards in foundries; mineworkers' pneumoconiosis. Environmental analyses at the workplace. Supervision of the construction of new industrial and agricultural structures. KRAJSKA HYGIENICKO-EPIDEMIOLOGICKÄ STANICE (Regional Public Health Administration - Hygiene and Epidemiology Centre) Skrétova ul. c.15, Pilsen. Status: Agency of the Regional Public Health Administration. Departments or sections: Occupational Physiology. Radiation Protection. Ionising Principal functions and activities: Safety inspectors. Medical examinations. Occupational physiology and prevention of occupational diseases. Scientific research. Education of medical students in occupational medicine. - 82 - (Czechoslovakia) KRAJSKÁ HYGIENICKO EPIDEMIOIOGICKÁ STANICE KRAJE STKEDOOESKEHO (Regional Public Health Administration - Hygiene and Epidemiology Centre) Dittrichova 17, Prague. Status: The Centre belongs to the Institute of National Health of the Region of Central Bohemia. Departments or sections: Ergonomics. Industrial Hygiene. Radiation Hygiene. Principal functions and activities: Research on the physiology of miners. Periodical control of MACs in different plants. Teaching. ODDELENl CHORSB Z POVOLANl, KRAJSKÏ USTAV NARODNlHO ZDRAVÏ (Department of Occupational Diseases of the Regional Hospital and Polyclinic) Jeromynova 737, Hradec Králové. Status: Under the direction of the Ministry of Health (Department of Industrial Health). Departments or sections: Laboratory. Clinical Toxicology and Biochemistry Principal functions and activities: Diagnosis treatment and assessment of occupational diseases. Consultancy services. Silicosis and asbestosis. Examination of workers exposed to chemicals. Occupational diseases in agriculture. Training of doctors and nurses in the prevention of occupational diseases. ODD&LENl CHORSB Z POVOLÁNÍ KRAJSKËHO USTAVU NÂRODNlHO ZDRAVl STREDQgESKEHO KRAJSKEHO NARODNlHO VYBORU (Department of Occupational Diseases of the Regional Polyclinic) Nábreli I ïsl. Status: Kyjevské Brigády 2, Prague. Part of the Regional Polyclinic. Principal functions and activities: ment of occupational diseases. Diagnosis, treatment and assessConsultancy services. ODDELENl CHOROB Z POYOLANIA, FAKULTNÁ NEMOCNICA (Department of Occupational Diseases of the Regional Hospital) lastislavova 53, Kosice. Status: Under the direction of the Ministry of Health (Department of Industrial Health). Departments or sections: laboratory. Clinical Toxicology and Biochemistry -83" (Czechoslovakia) Principal functions and activities: Diagnosis,treatment and assessment of occupational diseases. Consultancy services. Research in pneumoconioses and toxicology. Training of medical students and factory doctors. ODDELENIE CHOROS Z POVOLANIA OBLASTNEJ NEMOCNICE S POLIKLINIKOU (Department of Occupational Diseases of the Regional Hospital and Polyclinic) Martin. Status: Under che direction of the Ministry of Health. Departments or sections: Laboratory. Clinical toxicology and Biochemistry Principal functions and activities: Diagnosis, treatment and assessement of occupational diseases. Consultancy services. Research in pneumoconiosis. Education of industrial physicians. ODDELENÏ NEM0CÍ Z POVOLÁNÍ, FAKULTNI NEMOCNICE (Department of Occupational Diseases, Faculty Hospital) I.P. Pavlova, Olomouc 775 00. Status: Government department. Principal functions and activities: Research in industrial hygiene and occupational health. Education. 0DDELENÌ NEM0CÍ Z POYÓLAS! KRAJSKE NEMOCNICE S POLIKLINIKOU (Department of Occupational Diseases of the Regional Hospital and Polyclinic) víte'zného února, 708 52 Ostrava 4. Status: Department of the Regional Institute of Health. Principal functions and activities: Diagnosis, treatment, prevention and assessment of occupational diseases and research on the working environment and occupational diseases. Publications: Scientific reports. ODDELENÍ NEM0CÍ Z P0V0LÁNÍ NEMOCNICE S POLIKLINIKOU V KARLOVfCH VARECH (Department of Occupational Diseases of the Regional Hospital and Polyclinic) Vít¥zná 10, Karlovy Vary. Status: Under the direction of the Ministry of Health (Department of Industrial Health). Principal functions and activities: Diagnosis, treatment and assessment of occupational diseases. Consultancy services. -84 - (Czechoslovakia) TOXIKOLOGICKÁ SEKCE VYZKUMNEHO ÛSTAVU ORGANICKlCH SYNTËZ (Organic Synthesis Research Institute - Toxicology Division) 532 18, Pardubice. Status: Subsidised by the chemical industry. Principal functions and activities: Toxicological documentation and experimental toxicological research for the Czechoslovak chemical industry. Carcinogenicity screening and. cancer research. Close co-operation with the State Hygiene Service. Publications: Annual Report. ÜNZ NV. hl.m. PRAHY. EAKULTHÍ POLIKLINIKA. 0DDELENÍ NEMOCÍ Z POVOLANÍ (Department of Occupational Diseases of the University Polyklinik) Rytiïska 12, 110 00 Prague 1. Status: Government department attached to the Charles University. Principal functions and activities: The Department takes care of workers, working in hazardous occupations in factories in the area of Prague. ÜSTAV HYGIENY PRACE V URANOVËM PR&MYSLU (Institute of Industrial Hygiene for the Uranium Industry) Zdabo?, Pribram. Status: Department of the Ministry of Health. Departments or sections: Industrial Hygiene. Radiotoxicology. Principal functions and activities: Health and safety surveillance in the mining and milling of radioactive raw materials. Health supervision of working people. Research on radiation hygiene and radiotoxicology of radionuclides of the uraniumradium series. YBDECKO-VfZKUMNY UHELNY ÚSTAY (Coal Research Institute) 71607 Ostrava. Status: Attached to the Ministry of Fuel and Power. Departments or sections: Mining Technology. Rock-Mechanics. Mine Ventilation. Mining Hygiene. Electrical Engineering. Shotfiring and Explosibility of Industrial Dusts. Chemistry and Physics. Hoisting Ropes. Coal Treatment. Mining and Industrial Standards. Authorised Testing Station. Principal functions and activities: Safety in mines research, authorised testing of materials and equipment used in mines. Publications: Results of own research published in the Reports of the Scientific Coal Research Institute. - 85 - (Czechoslovakia) TTSKUMMY ÜSTAV BEZPECNOSTI PRACE (Occupational Safety Research Institute) Stefánikova ul. c. 39, 885 35 Bratislava. Status: Government organisation. Principal functions and activities: Research on the elimination of mechanical, electrical, physical and chemical hazards. Industrial machinery and plant hazards. Working environments and conditions, and plant safety. Personal protection. Publications: Scientific reports. VtZKUMNÍ ÚSTAV BEZPECNOSTI PRÁCE (Occupational Safety Research Institute) Jeruzalémská 9, 116 52 Prague 1. Status: Attached to the Czech Occupational Safety Authority, Prague. Departments or sections: Working Environment. Safety Engineering. Ergonomics. Operations. Research. Personal protective Equipment. Safety Training and Education. Principal functions and activities: Occupational safety research. Identification, evaluation and prediction of occupational hazards. Prevention of processes hazards, material hazards, operating, control and maintenance hazards. Education. Consultation Centre for occupational safety. Publications: "Bezpecnost a hygiena práce" (Occupational Safety and Health) (monthly). "Bezp^cná práca" (Safe Work) (bi-monthly). "Aktuality BP" (News on Occupational Safety) (quarterly). VJSKUMNf ÚSTAV HYGIENY PRÁCE A CHORÖB Z POYOLANIA (Research Institute of Industrial Hygiene and Occupational Diseases) Duklianska 20, 885 41 Bratislava. Status: The establishment is involved in W Z Mzd SSR, governed and financed by Mzd SSR. Departments or sections: Occupational Hygiene. Occupational Pathology. Work Physiology. Radiation Hygiene. Principal functions and activities: Research of the effect of working activity and factors of working environment on the state of health and activity of working people. Education of scientific skilled workers as far as work hygiene and occupational diseases is concerned. Popularisation of the scientific knowledge on the above-mentioned fields. Research on the effects of work and the working environment on the worker's health. Occupational health education. Dissemination of information. Publications: "Acta Hygienica". Czechoslovak Bibliography on Industrial Hygiene and Occupational Diseases. - 86 - DAHOMEY Services officiels INSPECTION MEDICALE DU TRAVAIL Ministère de la Ponction publique et du Travail. Statut : Service ministériel. Fonctions et activités principales : Surveillance des conditions de sécurité et d'hygiène sur les lieux de travail. - 87 - DENMARK Official services ARBEJDERBESKYTTBLSESFONDET (Workers' Protection Fund) Vesterbrogade 69, 1620 Copehagen V. Status: The Fund comes under the Labour Council and the Ministry of Labour. Principal functions and activities: tion. Publications: Education, training, informa- "Pas Pâ" ("Watch Outi") (11 issues per year). DIREKTORATE? FOR ARBEJDSTILSmET (Directorate of the Danish Labour Inspection Services) Upsalagade 20, 2100 Copehagen 0. Status: Attached to the Ministry of Labour. Principal functions and activities: Ensures enforcement of worker protection regulations. Supervises, instructs and advises district inspection staff, physicians' and the Institute of Occupational Health, The primary function of the Inspection Service is to carry out inspections and investigations in undertakings and to give guidance and information. Among the problems dealt with are: ventilation, chemical dusts and noise; loading and unloading of ships; safety in building and construction work; agricultural machinery; industrial machinery; and special investigations of occupational diseases. STATENS INSTITUT FOR ARBEJDSHYGIEJNE (National Institute of Occupational Hygiene) Baunegârdsvej 73, 2900 Hellerup, Copehagen. Status: Attached to the Labour Inspection Services of the Ministry of Labour. Departments or sections: Chemical Department. Physics Department. Principal functions and activities: Research in the field of occupational and environmental hygiene. Development of analytical methods for the determination of toxic compounds in blood and urine samples. Prevention of occupational accidents and diseases. In the field of occupational health, the Institute works in close co-operation with the Occupational Health Clinic of the State Hospital. Members of the staff give lectures to postgraduate students, trade unions, employers' associations, etc. - 88 - (Denmark) SUNDHEDSSTYRELSEN, STATENS INSTITUT FOR STRflLEHYGIBJNE (The National Health Service of Denmark, State Institute of Radiation Hygiene) Frederikssundsvej 378, 2700 Copehagen. Status: Part of the National Health Service under the responsibility of the Ministry of Interior. Departments or sections: X-ray Department. Personal Dosimetry, Department. Isotope Department. Principal functions and activities: Radiation control as part of the National Health Service. Inspection of X-ray installations. Inspection of radioisotope laboratories. Statistics on isotope users, purchase of isotopes, etc. Control of internal contamination. Radiation training of physicians, pharmacists, X-ray nurses, radiographers, etc. Emergency assistance service. Participation in activities run by international organisations. Organisation of courses on radiation protection. Other institutions ARBEJDSMEDICINSK KLINIK (Occupational Diseases Clinic) Rigshospitalet, Blegdamsvej 9, 2100 Copenhagen 0. Status: Department of the University of Copehagen. Departments or sections: Centre. Out-patient Clinic. Poisons Information Principal functions and activities: Examination and treatment of patients, clinical research, education. DANSK INDUSTRIMEDICINSK SEISKAB (Danish Society of Industrial Medicine) c/o Dr. 0. Garnum, Amegerbrogade 31, Copehagen. Status: Private foundation. Principal functions and activities: Promotes the highest possible standards of workplace hygiene and health by means of lectures, meetings and publications. Close connection with the Labour Inspectorate. Meetings with lectures, visits to workplaces and institutions. Publications: Annual Report. - 89 - (Denmark) HYaiEJNISK INSTITUT - AARHUS UNIVERSITET (Institute of Hygiene University of Aarhus) Universitetsparken, 8000 Aarhus C. Status: University institute. Principal functions and activities: Research in general hygiene in agriculture; agricultural and food industries, building and civil engineering; chemical, parachemical and pharmaceutical industries. Special research in thermal environment, air conditioning, dusts, hazardous substances, occupational physiology; effects of ambient conditions (temperature, humidity, gases, odours, etc.) on human health, comfort and mental activity; effects of heavy metals on human health. Publications: Scientific publications in the field of occupational risk prevention. LYPTEKNISK IiABORATORIUM (Acoustics laboratory) Lundtoftevej 100, 2800 Lyngby. Status: Semi-official organisation under the auspices of the Academy of Technical Sciences. Principal functions and activities: Fundamental and applied research in the field of acoustics, noise and vibration. Official testing of materials and equipment. Acoustical and noise measurements for the industry. National and international acoustics standardisation. Publications: Annual Report. REDNING-STEKNISK INSTITUT (Rescue Institute (Interrescue Denmark)) 110 Amagar Strandvej, 2300 Copehagen S. Status: Operated by the Falck-Zonen Rescue Corps. Departments or sections: Accident Records Department. Principal functions and activities: Accidents research. Training of rescue crews and leaders (in co-operation with the "Land Transport School" run by the Ministry of Labour). Pirst-aid propaganda in co-operation with the Danish First-Aid Committee. International exchange of. information through the Association internationale de Sauvetage and the medical schools of European Universities. Publications: "IRI" ("International Rescue Information") (periodical). - 90 - (Denmark) SAMMENSLUTNINGEN AF .STKEERHEDSLEDERE.. I DAMMARE (Association of Chief Officers for Safety in Denmark; Holmbladsgade 70, Copehagen S. Status: Subsidised by the industry. Departments or sections: Divided into geographical areas. Principal functions and activities: lectures, contacts with other organisations and institutions. Establishes rules for work involving special hazards. Meetings, group discussions and education. UDSTILLINGM FOR ARBEJDERBESKYTTELSE (Industrial Safety, Health and Welfare Exhibition; Dr. T aergade 46, 1302 Copehagen. Status: Private foundation. Principal functions and activities: Permanent exhibition for the protection of workers, where employers, foremen and workers may seek information and guidance. Lessons are given to students and apprentices. The exhibition is also open to the public to demonstrate safe working conditions and methods. Publications: Catalogue of the exhibition. - 91 - REPÚBLICA DOMINICANA INSTITUTO DOMINICANO DE SEGUROS SOCIALES Ensanche la Pe, Santo Domingo, D.N. Estatuto: Institución autónoma del Estado, con personalidad jurídica. Departamentos,- o secciones: Departamento Médico. Departamento de Inspección y Afiliación. Departamento de Ingeniería y Mantenimiento General. Departamento de Accidentes del Trabajo. Departamento de Administración de Riesgos. Principales funciones y actividades: Ejecución de los programas vigentes de seguros sociales, para cubrir los riesgos de enfermedad, maternidad, invalidez, vejez, muerte y accidentes del trabajo, con carácter obligatorio en toda la República. Se incluyen como actividades conexas la investigación, enseñanza, formación y propaganda. Publicaciones: "Revista de Seguridad Social" (trimestral), "Boletín Informativo del IDSS" (mensual). - 92 - ECUADOR DEPARTAMENTO MEDICO DEI SEGURO SOCIAL ECUATORIANO Calle Flores, 732, Quito. Estatuto: Institución de carácter privado. Departamentos o secciones: Oficina de Riesgos del Trabajo. Principales funciones y actividades: Establecimiento de normas de seguridad e higiene del trabajo. Enseñanza de la prevención de riesgos profesionales. Propaganda entre la clase obrera y los mandos dirigentes laborales. Publicaciones: Material informativo. - 93 - EGYPT Official Services INDUSTRIAI HEAIiTH DEPARTMENT Ministry of Health, Magies El-Omma Street, Cairo. Status: A Government department. Principal functions and activities: Air pollution monitoring and planning occupational health policy. Teaching occupational health at technical institutes. Training personnel for air pollution monitoring and for investigation of health conditions in new work premises. Preparing a programme for agricultural workers exposed to pesticides. Advice on occupational health matters. NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL El Dokky, Cairo. Status: Government department sponsored by the Ministry of Scientific Research. Departments or sections: Unit. Air Pollution Unit. Industrial Medicine Principal functions and activities: Evaluation of chemical contaminants in the industrial environment. Research at the request of the authorities. Developing methods of occupational hygiene for the protection of workers. Giving assistance in the field of research related to particular projects. OCCUPATIONAL. SAFETY AND HEALTH DEPARTMENT 317 Port Said Street, Sayeda Zenab. Status: Government department attached to the Ministry of Labour. Departments or sections: Occupational Health. Prevention. Technical Research. Accident Principal functions and activities: Supervision of occupational safety and health inspection offices and units in different regions. Studies of working environment. Advice to industry and labour. Training of industrial safety and health officers. PRODUCTIVITY AUD VOCATIONAL TRAINING DEPARTMENT 3 Ismail About El-Potouh St., Dokki, Cairo. - 94 - (Egypt) Status: Governmental department attached to the Ministry of Industry. Departments or sections: The Industrial Safety Section is one of the main sections of the Productivity Department. It has two branches, one for training specialists and the other for preparing programmes and doing research. Principal functions and activities: Studying hazards in existing plants and suggesting necessary preventive measures. Conducting meetings for industrial safety specialists to discuss accident problems and study cases of particular industries which show high frequency and severity rates, and offering effective technical solutions. Safety lectures given on industrial premises for workers and foremen to stimulate interest in accident prevention. Publications: Booklets on different subjects for use by safety specialists and foremen. Annual Report. Other Institutions DEPARTMENT OP INDUSTRIAL MEDICINE AND OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Kasr El-Aini Post Office, Cairo. Status: Under the Ministry of Higher Education. Principal functions and activities: or postgraduate). Training. Education (undergraduate Research (basic and applied). HIGH INSTITUTE OP PUBLIC HEALTH Alexandria University, 165 El-Horria Ave., Hadara, Alexandria. Status: Governmental institute. Departments or sections: Sanitary Chemistry. Occupational Health. Biostatistics. Microbiology. Tropical Health. Principal functions and activities: Services to industry. Publications: Education, training, research. "Journal of the Institute of Public Health". OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH INSTITUTE Heliopolis, Cairo. Status: Autonomous entity under the Minister of Labour. - 95 - (Egypt) Departments or sections: Medical. Industrial Hygiene. Safety Engineering. Training. Field Unit. Administration and Finance. Principal functions and activities: Promotion of occupational safety and health in workplaces. Technical assistance in different fields of activity for the prevention of occupational hazards. Training of safety inspectors. Organisation of safety courses. Determination of MAC at TLV standards. Research. Production of prototypes of protective devices. Publications: Scientific and technical papers. periodicals. Monthlj PREVENTIVE, SOCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT Ein Shams (Heliopolis) University, Ramsis Street, Abbassia, Cairo. Status: Government department sponsored by Ein Shams (Heliopolis) University. Departments or sections: Preventive Medicine. Occupational and Industrial Health. Social Medicine. Principal functions and activities: Undergraduate and postgraduate courses in industrial health and industrial medicine. Courses for physicians. Evaluation of preventive health and social services in industry. Evaluation of occupational health hazards in industry. -96 - PINLAND Official services SATEILYFYSIIKAN LAITQS (SFL) (National Institute of Radiation Physics) Lönnrotinkatu 37, Helsinki 18. Status: Government organisation dependent upon the National Board of Health. Departments or sections: Mines and quarries. engineering industries. Fuel. Neclear Principal functions and activities: Carries out research in the general fields of radiation protection and reactor safety. Studies and monitors environmental radioactivity. Inspects, tests and licenses all equipment for use in the nuclear engineering industries. Co-operates, at an international level, with institutions pursuing similar aims. Publications: Scientific publications in the field of occupational risk prevention. SATEILYTURVALLISUUS LAITQS (Institute of Radiation Safety) P.O. Box 10268, Helsinki. Status: Attached to the Ministry of Social Welfare and Health. Departments or sections: Inspection. Principal functions and activities: and research. Reactor safety. Reactor Safety. Research. Radiation protection inspection Publications: SFL-A-serie (in English). Annual Report. SFL-B-serie (in Finnish). TYÖSUQJELUHALLITÜS (National Board of Labour Protection) Hämeenkatu 13 bA, 33100 Tampere 10. Status: Central authority in occupational safety and health. Departments or sections: Technical Safety and Health. Machinery Safety. Labour Protection Inspection. Safety and Health in Forestry and Agriculture. Permanent Exhibition on Labour Protection. Principal functions and activities: hazards. -97 - Prevention of occupational (Pinland) TYÖSUOJELTOÄYTTELY (TYÖVÄENSUOJELU- JA T I O I M f a K L ï ) (Exhibition óf Safety and Social Welfare) 33100 Tampere 10. Status: Attached to the National Board of Labour Protection. Departments or sections: Physical Fitness and Exercise. Electricity and Safety. Work Safety. Traffic Safety. Environment and Work. Farm and Home Safety. Principal functions and activities: Films, slides and other visual materials are used as educational devices. Temporary special exhibitions are organised in addition to the permanent exhibition. VALTION MMTULOUSKONEIDEN TUTKIMUSLAITOS (Finnish Institute for Research on Agricultural and Forestry Machinery) Rukkila, 00001 Helsinki 100. Status: Government organisation. Principal functions and activities: Education on occupational and general hygiene, accident prevention, health and social welfare. Research, development and testing of machinery, tools and equipment for use in agriculture, forestry and craft trades. Research on machines, machine tools and equipment. Lifting, handling and transport. Fire and explosions. Noise, vibration and hearing. Lighting, colour and vision. Thermal environment and air conditioning. Dusts. Personal protection. Publications: Scientific publications in the field of occupational risks prevention. Other institutions KESKINÄINEN YHTIÖ TEOLLISUUSVAKUUTUS (Industrial Mutual Insurance Company) P.O. Box 10 630, 00210 Helsinki 21. Status: Industrial mutual insurance company. Departments or sections-: Workmen's Compensation Insurance Section. Principal functions and activities: Gives insurance protection to its policy holders. The Fire and Workmen's Compensation Departments have separate accident prevention sections helping their policy holders in their safety work. Statistical investigation on the number of accidents, frequency rate, severity rate and other similar factors. - 98 - (Finland) Publications: The Workmen's Compensation Section publishes the journal "Ehkäise Tapaturmia - Förebygg Olycksfall" (Finnish and Swedish). TAPATURMAVAKWJTUSLAITOSTEN LUTTO (Association of Accident Insurance Companies; Bulevardi 28, Helsinki 12. Status: Central organisation of the Finnish employment accidents insurance institutions. Departments or sections: Accident Prevention Committee. Accident Compensation Adjusters. Board of Principal functions and activities: Acts as common organ of the insurance institutions, transacting employment accident insurance, promoting accident prevention. Medical treatment of accident victims. Develops legislation on employment accident insurance. Publications: "Tapaturmavakuutus-Olycksfallsförsäkring" ("Employment Accident Insurance") (six times a year). TEOLLISUUSLÄÄKETIETEELLINEN YHDISTYS (Finnish Association of Industrial Medi cine J Haartmaninkatu 1, Helsinki 25. Status: Member of the Finnish Medical Association. Principal functions and activities: Maintains and develops high standards of health and medical care in industry, commerce and other fields of trade. Organises meetings, courses, lectures and study trips to places of work. Provides an advisory service on problems pertaining to the health and medical services at places of work. TYBSUOJELU RY (Occupational Safety Association) Iso Roobertinkatu 20, 00120 Helsinki 12. Status: Private organisation, subsidised by labour organisations and Government. Departments or sections: Education. Principal functions and activities: consultative inspection. Publications: Agriculture and Forestry. Education; information; "Työ Terveys Turvallisuus" (periodical). - 99 - (Finland) TYÖTERVEYSLAITOS (Institute of Occupational Health) Haarmaninkatu 1, Helsinki 29. Status: Part of the government-subsidised Occupational Medical Foundation. Departments or sections: Statistics Section. Physiology. Psychology. Industrial Hygiene. Toxicology. Principal functions and activities: Studies and develops methods of occupational hygiene for the protection and improvement of the mental and physical health of workers. Carries out occupational health surveys in plants and other investigations in the field of occupational health. Research in biostatistical problems in industrial and social medicine, absenteeism. Occupational diseases. Medical services for workers. Publications: Annual Report (in Finnish and English). "Työ ja Terveys" (Work and Health) (annual) (Finnish, partly Swedish). "Ty8, terveys, turvallisuus" (in Finnish - ten times per year). TYÖTER7EYSSÄÄTI6N KUNTOUTUSKESKIJS (Rehabilitation Centre of the Occupational Health Foundation; Valimontie 7 C, 00380 Helsinki 38. Status: Private, non-profit institution, owned by the Occupational Health Foundation. Departments or sections: Assessment and medical rehabilitation. Workshop. Principal functions and activities: Research on rehabilitation problems, methods, etc. Training for rehabilitation workers. Assessment of work capacity and rehabilitation potential. Vocational evaluation. Medical rehabilitation. Rehabilitation counselling. Work evaluation. Work adjustment. Publications: Annual Report on rehabilitation. VAKUUTUS0SAKEYHTIÒ' POHJOLA (Pohjola Insurance Company Limited) Lapinmäentie 1, Helsinki. Status: Private joint-stock company. Departments or sections: Accident Prevention Service. Principal functions and activities: Technical surveyors carry out periodical inspections at the workplaces for elimination of dangers. Educational and training activities include accident prevention and first-aid courses as well as lectures in various educational institutions. Publications: "Pohjolan Tapaturmantorjuntaviesti" (Accident Prevention News of the Pohjola). - 100 - FRANCE Services officiels MINISTERE DES AFFAIRES SOCIALES 1) Direction générale du travail et de l'emploi. 2) Direction de 1'assurance-maladie et des caisses de sécurité sociale. 1, place de Fontenoy, Paris 7e. Statut : Ministère. Départements ou sections : Division de l'hygiène et de la sécurité du travail. Fonctions et activités principales : La Division de l'hygiène et de la sécurité du travail est chargée de l'étude des problèmes généraux de prévention, des études et enquêtes relatives aux maladies professionnelles et à l'ambiance du travail, aux accidents du travail et leur prévention technique. En plus, elle élabore des dispositions législatives et réglementaires relatives à l'hygiène industrielle et à la sécurité du travail. Recherche, éducation, formation et propagande dans le cadre des activités de l'INRS et de l'OPPBTP. INSPECTION DU TRAVAIL ET DE LA MAIN-D'OEUVRE Sièges des différentes directions régionales et départementales du travail et de la main-d'oeuvre. Statut : Placé sous l'autorité du ministère des Affaires sociales. Fonctions et activités principales : Contrôler l'application de la législation sur l'hygiène et la sécurité des travailleurs dans l'industrie et le commerce et dans les professions libérales, les offices publics ou ministériels, les sociétés civiles, les syndicats professionnels, les établissements hospitaliers publics et privés. L'inspection du travail est en liaison avec l'inspection médicale du travail et de la main-d'oeuvre. Autres institutions ASSOCIATION POUR LA FORMATION DANS LES SERVICES MEDICAUX DU TRAVAIL 31,£ue Médéric, B.P. 156, 75821 Paris Cedex 17. Statut : Association privée. Fonctions et activités principales : Faciliter l'exercice de la médecine du travail et la promouvoir. Formation des médecins du travail. - 101 - (France) ASSOCIATION FRANÇAISE DE NORMALISATION (A-FNOR) Tour Europe Cedex 7, 92080 Paris-Da défense. Statut : Association privée reconnue d'utilité publique. Départements ou sections : Agriculture, industrie chimique, emballage. Normes générales, industries parachimiques et diverses. Mécanique, métallurgie, transport. Equipement, construction, gestion. Fonctions et activités principales : Centraliser et coordonner en France, sous le contrôle du Commissaire à la normalisation, tous les travaux et études relatifs à la normalisation. Représenter la France aux réunions internationales de normalisation. Jouer un rôle général de diffusion, information et propagande pour tout ce qui concerne la normalisation. Gérer la marque nationale NF. Publications : les normes françaises. Catalogue des normes françaises (annuel). Courrier de la normalisation (bimestriel). Bulletin mensuel de la normalisation. Recueils de normes, documents d'intérêt général divers. ASSOCIATION FRANÇAISE DE PREVENTION 15, rue Salneuve, 75017 Paris. Statut : Organisme privé sans but lucratif. Départements ou sections : Prévention des accidents du travail et des maladies professionnelles. Prévention incendie. Fonctions et activités principales : Visites des établissements industriels, commerciaux et recevant du public, pour la prévention des accidents et la sécurité incendie. ASSOCIATION FRANÇAISE DES TECHNICIENS ET INGENIEURS DE SECURITE ET DES MEDECINS DU TRAVAIL (AFTIM) 19, rue Blanche, 75009 Paris. Statut : Association de droit privé, sans but lucratif. Départements ou sections : Groupes régionaux. Comités d'études. Fonctions et activités principales : Association réunissant des techniciens de sécurité et des médecins du travail dont la collaboration étroite est de trouver des solutions aux problèmes que pose la prévention des accidents du travail notamment. Publications :'Sécurité et Médecine du travail" (bimestrielle). - 102 - (Prance) ASSOCIATION FRANÇAISE DE PREVENTION CONTRE LES ACCIDENTS DU TRAVAIL, MALADIES PROFESSIONNELLES ET INCENDIE 6, rue d'Alger, Paris 1er. Statut : Association déclarée sous le régime de la loi du 1er juillet 1901. Départements ou sections : Département sécurité, hygiène du travail et incendie. Département médecine du travail. Ponctions et activités principales : Organiser, conseiller, animer et contrôler les services de sécurité dans les administrations et établissements industriels et commerciaux. Prévention contre l'incendie. Etude des moyens techniques de prévention et de protection individuelle et collective. Formation des cadres et de la maîtrise à l'action de prévention. Campagnes de sécurité. ASSOCIATION DES INDUSTRIELS DE FRANCE CONTRE LES ACCIDENTS DU TRAVAIL 10, rue de Calais, Paris 9e. Statut : Association privée reconnue d'utilité publique. Départements ou sections : Sécurité générale. de sécurité. Contrôles techniques Fonctions et activités principales : Prévention des accidents du travail et des maladies professionnelles - sécurité générale. Contrôles techniques de sécurité. Congrès, journées d'études. Recherches et études dans les domaines des contrôles techniques : épreuves de résistance des matériaux, laboratoire de recherches mécaniques, électriques, rayons X, ultra-sons, gammagraphie, métallographie, etc. Publications : "Revue de la sécurité" (mensuelle). ASSOCIATION DES INDUSTRIELS DU NORD DE LA FRANCE 13, rue Jeanne d'Arc, Lille (Nord). Statut : Association de droit privé. Départements ou sections : Service accidents (prévention générale). Service de contrôle des appareils de levage. Service de contrôle des installations électriques. Laboratoire de psychotechnique. Fonctions et activités principales : Prévention des accidents dans les travaux mécaniques, dans les industries physiques ou chimiques, dans les divers chantiers de construction, dans les chantiers de travaux publics ou agricoles. Inspections périodiques des usines et ateliers des membres de l'association. Institution de comités d'hygiène et de sécurité. Contrôle périodique des appareils de levage. Examen - 103 - (France) d'aptitude des chauffeurs et conducteurs de véhicules, de ponts roulants, grues et portiques. Publications : Revue (trimestrielle). ASSOCIATION INTERPROFESSIONNELLE DE PRANCE POUR LA PREVENTION DES ACCIDENTS DU TRAVAIL ET DES INCENDIES Zone industrielle, Boite postale 159, 59113 Seclin. Statut : Association privée sans but lucratif. Départements ou sections : Prévention générale. Incendie. Levage et manutention. Electricité. Psychologie appliquée. Fonctions et activités principales : Conseils - Organisation. Contrôles techniques. Formation- Perfectionnement. Propagande en faveur de la prévention des accidents. Publications : "Promotion de la prévention" (trimestrielle). ASSOCIATION PARITAIRE D'ACTION SOCIALE "MEDECINE DU TRAVAIL" DU BATIMENT ET DES TRAVAUX PUBLICS DE LA RE&ION PARISIENNE (APAS) 107, avenue de Choisy, 75626 Paris Cedex 13. Statut : Association privée. Départements ou sections : Centres fixes et mobiles de médecine du travail. Laboratoire de toxicologie. Service de formation de sauveteurs-secouristes. Fonctions et activités principales : Médecine du travail. en médecine du travail. Recherche Publications : Publications scientifiques dans les congrès de la spécialité et dans la "Revue de médecine du travail". ASSOCIATION DES PROPRIETAIRES D'APPAREILS A VAPEUR ET ELECTRIQUES (APAVEj 60, rue La Boétie, 75008 Paris. Statut : Organismes privés sans but lucratif. Départements ou sections : Prévention des accidents du travail et des maladies professionnelles. Prévention Incendie. Radiations ionisantes. Fonctions et activités principales : Vérifications et contrôles techniques réglementaires. Visites de sécurité. Etudes d'installations. Etudes de laboratoire. Formation professionnelle. Publications : Revue technique trimestrielle : APAVE. Réglementations des installations électriques, des appareils à pression de gaz, des appareils à vapeur, des appareils de levage. - 104 - (Prance) CABINET D'ETUDES BE PREVENTION ET DE PROTECTION 70, rue Colonel Grandier-Vazeille, 53000 Bordeaux. Statut : Privé. Départements ou sections : Prévention des accidents du travail. Prévention de l'incendie. Ponctions et activités principales : Recherches sur la sécurité. CENTRE D'ETUDES BIOCLIMATIQUES Centre national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS) 21, rue Becquerel, 67087 Strasbourg Cedex. Ponctions et activités principales : Etudes et recherches de physiologie et psychologie humaines appliquées à l'environnement physique. Bruit, vibrations, audition. Eclairage, couleurs, vision. Ambiance thermique, conditionnement d'air. Protection individuelle. Aspect psychologique des accidents. Physiologie du travail. Sommeil et rythmes circadiens. CENTRE D'ETUDES MEDICALES MINIERES (CEMM) Charbonnages de Prance Houillères du bassin du Nord et du Pas-de-Calais (HBNPC) CEMM : 129-133, avenue Roger Salengro, 59450 Sin-Le-Noble . Statut : Etablissement public à caractère industriel et commercial. Ponctions et activités principales : Recherches sur la pathologie industrielle et la pollution des atmosphères. Recherche à long terme sur 1'epidemiologie des pneumoconioses par confrontation des données humaines, des données techniques relatives aux poussières et des données écologiques. Publications : "Revue médicale minière" (1 à 2 numéros par an). CENTRE D'ETUDES SUR LES PNEUMOCONIOSES DE LA REGION DU NORD Institut Pasteur, 18, boulevard Louis XIV, Lille. Statut : Centre de recherches dépendant de l'Institut Pasteur de Lille. Fondation reconnue d'utilité publique. Fonctions et activités principales : Recherches biologiques sur les pneumoconioses du mineur de charbon : expérimentation animale, recherches bactériologiques, immunologiques et morphologiques sur la pneumoconiose des mineurs de charbon. Publications : Rapports scientifiques. - 105 - (Franc e) CENTRE D'ETUDES DE PREVENTION 34, rue Rennequin, 75017 Paris. Statut : Appartient à 1'Eurotest. Départements ou sections : Comprend grand nombre de centres régionaux. Fonctions et activités principales : Prévention des accidents du travail. Missions de contrôle et d'assistance technique dans nombre de pays d'Europe. CENTRE D'ETUDES DES PROBLEMES HUMAINS DU TRAVAIL (CET) Houillères du bassin du Nord et du Pas-de-Calais 129, avenue Roger Salengro, 59450 Sin-Le-Noble. Statut : Etablissement public à caractère industriel et commercial. Fonctions et activités principales : Etudes et recherches d'ergonomie appliquée en milieu minier; en particulier, dans le domaine des facteurs d'ambiance, de la physiologie du travail et des coûts énergétiques, des problèmes de communication et certains aspects psychosociologiques des tâches. Formations à l'ergonomie pour différents niveaux socio-professionnels. CENTRE D'ETUDES ET RECHERCHES DES CHARBONNAGES DE FRANCE (CERCHAR) Charbonnages de France, 33, rue de la Baume, 75008 Paris. Statut : Etablissement public à caractère industriel et commercial. Fonctions et activités principales : Lutte contre les nuisances, lutte contre les explosions, travaux souterrains, analyses physicochimiques. Les principaux secteurs d'activité sont les suivants : Agriculture, industries agricoles et alimentaires. Electricité, électrotechnique, industries électriques. Industries chimiques, parachimiques et pharmaceutiques. Industries métallurgiques. Industries du papier et du carton. Industries textiles. Mines et carrières, combustibles. Publications : Bulletin bibliographique mensuel. Publications techniques des Charbonnages de France (bimestriel). En collaboration avec l'Institut d'hygiène des mines de Hasselt (Belgique), publication du Bulletin de documentation médicale "pneumoconioses". CENTRE D'ETUDES ET RECHERCHES ERGONOMIQUES MINIERES DES CHARBONNAGES DE FRANCE 9, avenue Percier, Paris 8e. Statut : Entreprise publique à caractère commercial. - 106 - (Franc e) Départements ou sections : Section de psychosociologie. psychophysiologie. Section de Ponctions et activités principales : Etudes ergonomiques. Recherches sur la fatigue mentale, la fatigue auditive, le travail souterrain en rapport avec le vieillissement, le travail souterrain en fonction des conditions climatiques, l'évaluation des contraintes de travail. Etudes du bruit industriel et de sa prévention. "Human engineering" du nouveau matériel minier. Etudes ergonomiques des pertes d'opérateurs dans les industries automatisées. CENTRE D'ETUDES ET RECHERCHES PSYCHOTECHNIQUES DE L'AFPA (Association nationale pour la formation professionnelle des adultes) 13, rue Paul-Chautard, Paris 15e. Statut : Constitué par les services de psychologie appliquée de l'APPA. Départements ou sections : Service enquêtes et recherches. études et méthodes. Service Fonctions et activités principales : Etudes et recherches, coordination technique des activités des centres psychotechniques régionaux de l'AFPA et formation et perfectionnement des psychologues de ces centres. Etudes et recherches dans les domaines de la formation de l'ergonomie. Publications : Bulletin trimestriel d'études et recherches psychologiques. CENTRE D'ETUDES ET DE RECHERCHES TECHNIQUES SOUS-MARINES Direction des constructions et armes navales 83800 Toulon Naval. Statut : Organisme d'Etat dépendant du ministère de la Défense nationale. Départements ou sections : Laboratoires de chimie, de physiologie et de toxicologie. Fonctions et activités principales : Activités de recherches en rapport avec les problèmes que pose la vie en atmosphère confinée (sous-marins) et en hyperbarie. CENTRE MEDICAL D'ETUDES DES HOUILLERES DU BASSIN DES CEVENNES Hôpital de Rochebelle, Aies (Gard). Statut : Le centre est géré par les Houillères du bassin des Cévennes, entreprise nationalisée. - 107 - (France) Ponctions et activités principales : Etudes médicales minières, notamment dans le domaine des pneumoconioses. Service de pneumologie. Recherches sur les facteurs étiologiques professionnels des pneumoconioses minières. Etudes cliniques de la silicose et de ses complications. Recherches sur la fonction respiratoire chez le pneumoconiotique. Recherches anatomo-pathologiques sur la silicose. CENTRE NATIONAL D'ETUDES ET D'EXPERIMENTATION DE MACHINISME AGRICOLE (CNEEMAJ Ministère de l'Agriculture et du Développement rural Parc de Tourvoie, 92160 Antony. Statut : Etablissement public à caractère administratif rattaché au ministère de l'Agriculture et du Développement rural. Fonctions et activités principales : Etudier, sous leurs aspects techniques et économiques, l'ensemble des problèmes relatifs à la mécanisation et la motorisation de l'agriculture, y compris ceux relatifs à la sécurité d'emploi des matériels agricoles. Publications : Bulletin bibliographique (comprenant un supplément international trimestriel). CENTRE NATIONAL DE PREVENTION ET DE PROTECTION 5, rue Daunou, 75002 Paris. Statut : Association privée reconnue d'utilité publique. Départements ou sections : Etudes et essais en matière de prévention et protection incendie. Fonctions et activités principales : Centre de documentation, journées nationales du feu, conférences, réunions, etc. Divers stages ou séminaires et Institut supérieur de sécurité incendie assurant la formation ou le recyclage de tout chargé de sécurité incendie suivant son niveau de formation et de responsabilité. Publications : "Face au risque" (mensuelle). de sécurité, études. Monographies, guides CENTRE DE RECHERCHES PHYSIQUES Centre national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS) 31f chemin Joseph-Aiguier, 13274 Marseille Cedex 2. Fonctions et activités principales : Effectuer des recherches en mécanique physique et acoutisque (élasticité, échologie, vibrations, sons, ultrasons). Publications : Liste de publications scientifiques dans le domaine de la prévention des risques professionnels. - 108 - (France) CENTRE DE RECHERCHES TOXICOLOGIQUES DE LA FACULTE DES SCIENCES PHARMACEUTIQUES ET BIOLOGIQUES DE L'UNIVERSITE RENE DESCARTES A PARIS 4, avenue de l'Observatoire, 70006 Paris. Statut : Rattaché au ministère de l'Education nationale. Fonctions et activités principales : Recherches. Enseignement. CHAIRE DE MEDECINE LEGALE ET DE MEDECINE DU TRAVAIL Faculté mixte de médecine et de pharmacie 35, boulevard du Professeur Léon-Bernard, Rennes. Statut : Chaire de Faculté. nationale. Université. Ministère de l'Education Fonctions et activités principales : Enseignement de la médecine du travail aux étudiants en médecine et aux docteurs en médecine. Publications : Communications diverses dans les "archives des maladies professionnelles". CHAIRE DE PHYSIOPATHOLOGIE RESPIRATOIRE Faculté de médecine, 20, rue Lionnois, Nancy. Statut : Ministère de l'Education nationale. Institut national de la santé et de la recherche médicale. Haute autorité de la communauté européenne du charbon et de l'acier. Départements ou sections : Médecine expérimentale. Centre de réanimation des insuffisances respiratoires. Laboratoire d'exploration fonctionnelle respiratoire. Fonctions et activités principales : Recherches sur le diagnostic et le traitement des insuffisances respiratoires. Etudes des échanges respiratoires chez les pneumoconiotiques. Etude de la pneumoconiose du mineur de fer. Enquête épidémiologique des affections respiratoires chez les mineurs et chez les travailleurs de la sidérurgie et des fonderies. Publications : "Entretiens de Physiopathologie "L'exploration fonctionnelle pulmonaire". pathologie respiratoire". respiratoire". "Bulletin de Physio- CHAMBRE SYNDICALE DES MINES DE FER DE FRANCE 15 bis, rue de Marignan, 75008 Paris. Statut : Association syndicale professionnelle entre les personnes et sociétés françaises possédant des mines de fer ou des minières. - 109 - (Franc e) Départements ou sections : Service technique des mines de fer, à Briey (Meurthe-et-Moselle). Service de formation professionnelle, à Norroy-le-Sec (Meurthe-et-Moselle). Fonctions et activités principales : Une Commission de sécurité a pour objet de rechercher et de mettre en application les moyens susceptibles de perfectionner les matériels et les méthodes de travail en usage dans les mines de fer, en vue de réduire les causes d'accidents et d'améliorer les conditions de travail. Une Commission de prévention a pour objet de développer l'esprit de prévention des accidents. Un labotoire situé à Briey est équipé d'un appareillage de mesures des nuisances dues aux poussières, gaz nocifs et bruits. Publications : "Bulletin technique des mines de fer". "Faire équipe". Revue CLINIQUE TOXICOLOGIQUE Hôpital Fernand Widal 200, rue du Faubourg Saint-Denis, Paris 10e. Statut : Clinique de l'Université de Paris. Départements ou sections : Réanimation des intoxications aiguës. Centre antipoisons. Centre de documentation toxicologique. Fonctions et activités principales : Consultation de pathologie professionnelle. Unité de recherches de toxicologie expérimentale. Etude des différentes intoxications humaines et leur mécanisme. Enseignement des étudiants et différentes recherches sur la toxicologie. Publications : "Presse médicale". "Bulletin de la société médicale des hôpitaux". "Journal européen de toxicologie". COMITE MEDICAL D'ELECTRICITE DE FRANCE ET DE GAZ DE FRANCE 11 bis, rue d'Aguesseau, Paris 8e. Statut : Comité d'études et de recherches financé par l'Electricité de France et par le Gaz de France. Départements ou sections : Eleotropathologie. gaz distribués par l'industrie gazière. Etude des différents Fonctions et activités principales : Etudes, expérimentation et documentation concernant notamment 1'électropathologie. Les problèmes d'hygiène soulevés par la fabrication et la distribution du gaz de ville. Les problèmes concernant l'hygiène et les conditions de travail dans les industries électrique et gazière. Publications : Rapports annuels de travail concernant 1'électropathologie et l'industrie gazière. Revue "Informations médicales d'EDF-GDF" (semestrielle). - 110 - (France) INSTITUT D'HYGIENE INDUSTRIELLE ET DE MEDECINE DU TRAVAIL 15. rue de l'Ecole de médecine, Paris 6e. Statut : Dépend de la Faculté de médecine de Paris. Départements ou sections : Biologie et hématologie. Toxicologie. Documentation. Physiologie. Fonctions et activités principales : Enseignement de la médecine du travail aux étudiants de 5e année, aux médecins désirant se spécialiser en médecine du travail. Recherches expérimentales concernant la médecine du travail. Recherche sur la toxicité relative des différents solvants; l'oxycarbonisme chronique; le dopping; les maladies professionnelles en général. Publications : Travaux publiés dans la revue "Archives des maladies professionnelles". INSTITUT DE MEDECINE LEGALE ET DE MEDECINE SOCIALE Centre Gui de Chauliac, 34059 Montpellier Cedex. Statut : Organisme rattaché à la Chaire universitaire de médecine légale et de médecine sociale. Départements ou sections : Département enseignement. recherche. Département Fonctions et activités principales : Enseignement des candidats au diplôme de docteur en médecine, de médecine du travail, de médecine légale et au diplôme d'études médicales relatives à la réparation juridique du dommage corporel. Expertises et recherches sur les accidents du travail et les maladies professionnelles, en particulier silicose, toxicologie, ergonomie, appréciation des aptitudes. INSTITUT DE MEDECINE DU TRAVAIL DE BORDEAUX Ancienne Faculté de médecine 3, place de la Victoire, 33000 Bordeaux. Statut : Institut d'Université, dépendant de l'Université de Bordeaux. Fonctions et activités principales : Enseignement pour l'obtention du Certificat d'études spéciales de médecine du travail. Formation continue des médecins du travail en fonctions. Réunions d'information pour toutes les personnes s'intéressant à la médecine du travail. Consultations des maladies professionnelles. Publications : Articles dans les "Archives des maladies professionnelles" . - 111 - (Prance) INSTITUT DE MEDECINE DU TRAVAIL Faculté de médecine, 1, place de Verdun, 59045 Lille Cedex. Statut : Organisme privé. Départements ou sections : Laboratoire de toxicologie. documentation. Laboratoire de recherches. Service de Fonctions et activités principales : Etude de toutes les questions de médecine en rapport avec le travail telles que l'hygiène industrielle, les maladies professionnelles, la prévention des accidents du travail et des maladies professionnelles, l'organisation médicale dans les industries et les problèmes médico-sociaux liés à la vie du travailleur et de sa famille. En outre, l'Institut organise des cours du CES de médecine du travail; cours de médecine du travail, 5e année de médecine; et des cours d'ergonomie. Publications : Rapports scientifiques. :NSTITUT DE MEDECINE DU TRAVAIL DE L'UNIVERSITE DE MARSEILLE Faculté de médecine 27, boulevard Jean Moulin, 13385 Marseille Cedex 4. Statut : Rattaché à la Faculté de médecine de Marseille. Fonctions et activités principales : Formation de médecin du travail et enseignement du Certificat d'études spéciales de médecine du travail. Enseignement postuniversitaire. Recherohes diverses sur l'amélioration des conditions de travail, sur la sécurité et l'hygiène du travail. INSTITUT NATIONAL DE MEDECINE AGRICOLE Faculté de médecine, 2 bis, boulevard Tonnelle, 37000 Tours. Statut : Association, loi 1901. Fonctions et activités principales : Etudes et recherches dans les domaines de la psychosociologie du monde rural, les zoonoses, la toxicologie agricole et l'hygiène et la sécurité du travail. Publications : "Mémoires de l'Institut" (environ 200 par an). INSTITUT NATIONAL DE RECHERCHE ET DE SECURITE POUR LA PREVENTION DES ACCIDENTS DU TRAVAIL ET DES MALADIES PROFESSIONNELLES (INRS) 30, rue Olivier Noyer, 75680 Paris Cedex 14. Statut : Association sans but lucratif. Tutelle du ministère de la Santé publique et de la Sécurité sociale. - 112 - (France) Départements ou sections : Etudes et applications techniques. Chimie-toxicologie. Physique. Ergonomie-physiologie. Machines dangereuses. Fonctions et activités principales : Contribuer, sur le plan technique, à la prévention des accidents du travail et des maladies professionnelles. Conduire des études et des recherches. Recueillir, élaborer et diffuser la documentation. Apporter un concours technique aux organismes officiels ou privés s'intéressant à la prévention. Mettre au point des programmes et des méthodes de formation à la prévention. Publications : "Travail et sécurité" (mensuelle). "Cahiers de notes documentaires" (trimestrielle). "Les risques du métier" (bimestrielle). INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA SANTE ET DE LA RECHERCHE MEDICALE (INSERM) Rue J.-B. Clément, 92290 Châtenay-Malabry. Statut : Etablissement public. Departements ou sections : Il existe -des groupes différents de recherche, notamment : Groupe U 122 - Mécanismes d'action toxique des polluants atmosphériques. Groupe U 123 - Mécanismes physiopathologiques des nuisances de l'environnement. Fonctions et activités principales:Groupe U 122 : Etudes sur les radiations, les poussières, les substances dangereuses, la pathologie professionnelle, la protection individuelle. Activités dans les secteurs de l'agriculture, les industries chimiques, la métallurgie, l'industrie nucléaire, les mines et les carrières. Groupe U 123 : Etudes sur l'ambiance thermique, le conditionnement de l'air, les poussières, les substances dangereuses, la pathologie professionnelle, l'étiologie expérimentale. Publications : Rapports scientifiques. INSTITUT DE SOUDURE 32, boulevard de la Chapelle, 75880 Paris Cedex 18. Statut : Organisme privé. L'Institut de soudure est membre fondateur de 1'Institut international de la soudure dont la commission VIII concerne l'hygiène et la sécurité en soudage. Fonctions et activités principales : Recherche et assistance technique concernant tous les problèmes relatifs au soudage et aux techniques connexes dans l'électricité, 1'électrotechnique, les industries électriques, les industries mécaniques, les industries métallurgiques. Publications : "Soudage et techniques connexes" (bimestrielle). "Soudage, brasage et techniques connexes", Bulletin signalétique mensuel 745, édité conjointement avec le Centre national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS). - 113 - (Prance) INSTITUT UNIVERSITAIRE DE MEDECINE DU TRAVAIL Domaine Rockefeller, 8, avenue Rockefeller, 69373 Lyon Cedex 2. Statut : En relation avec le ministère du Travail et le ministère de la Santé publique. Départements ou sections : Département de recherche. de prévention. Département Ponctions et activités principales : Enseignement postuniversitaire des médecins du travail. Stage de formation clinique. Stage de formation à la psychologie médicale et psychiatrie. Session d'étude consacrée a la pathologie et à la toxicologie. Enquêtes d'hygiène industrielle. Consultations de pathologie professionnelle. LABORATOIRE CENTRAL DE BIOLOGIE AERONAUTIQUE (LCBA) 5 bis, avenue de la Porte-de-Sèvres, 75753 Paris Cedex 15. Statut : Centre de recherches de la direction centrale du Service de santé des armées. Ponctions et activités principales : Etudier les effets physiologiques des contraintes de l'environnement, les interfaces homme-machine sur le plan de la vision et de la perception lumineuse, les modalités de la prise et du traitement de l'information, les effets lésionnels de certaines substances toxiques. Les domaines d'étude sont les suivants : bruit, vibrations, audition, éclairage couleurs, vision, substances dangereuses, physiologie du travail. Publications : Liste de publications scientifiques dans le domaine de la prévention des risques professionnels. LABORATOIRE CENTRAL DES INDUSTRIES ELECTRIQUES 33, avenue du Général Ledere, Pontenay-aux-Roses. Statut : Etablissement sans but lucratif. Fonctions et activités principales : Dans le domaine particulier de la sécurité et de l'hygiène du travail, il effectue les essais nécessaires à l'homologation des appareils générateurs de rayons X et d'électricité médicale, des câbles de sécurité incendie, des matériels pour atmosphères explosives, à la vérification ou étalonnage des appareils de mesure des rayons X, au contrôle de la protection contre ces mêmes rayonnements ionisants. Les normes de l'Union technique de l'électricité comprennent des règles relatives à la sécurité des personnes. Publications : "Bulletin du Laboratoire central des industries électriques" (trimestriel). - 114 - (Prance) LABORATOIRE D'ETUDES MEDICO-PHYSIOLOGIQUES (LEMP) Base aérienne 118, 40490 Mont-de-Marsan Air. Statut : Organisme gouvernemental dépendant du ministère des Armées (Etat-major de l'Air). Fonctions et activités principales : Etude des postes de travail, de missions aériennes particulières, recherche de nuisances, études concernant les équipements et conditions de survie pour le personnel navigant et non navigant. Surveillance et contrôle de l'oxygène liquide respiratile; instruction aéromédicale des élèves pilotes (tests d'hypoxie). Etude du sommeil, des rythmes circadiens; mise en condition pharmacologique du personnel opérationnel. Bruit, vibrations, audition. Pathologie professionnelle. Physiologie du travail. Publications : Rapports scientifiques. LABORATOIRE D'ETUDES SOUS-MARINES Base des sous-marins, 83, Toulon Naval. Statut : Rattaché au ministère des Forces armées. Départements ou sections : Division chimie, et chimie physique. Division biologie. Ponctions et activités principales : Recherches biologiques et physicochimiques sur les problèmes posés par la vie en atmosphère artificielle (effets des atmosphères confinées, limites admissibles, contrôle des divers parasites physiques et chimiques d'une atmosphère artificielle, moyens de traitement et de régénération de l'atmosphère), problèmes de la vie en hyperbarie, effets des variations de pression sur l'oreille et les sinus. Publications : Rapport annuel. LABORATOIRE DE MEDECINE AEROSPATIALE B.P. 2, 91220 Bretigny-sur-Orge. Statut : Ministère des Armées. Délégation ministérielle pour l'armement. Direction technique des constructions aéronautiques. Centre d'essais en vol. Départements ou sections : Sections de recherches. Moyens d'essais. Fonctions et activités principales : Etude en général du facteur humain dans les techniques aéronautiques. Etudes, essais et recherches de tous les moyens de protection collectifs et individuels. Mise au point des équipements utilisés actuellement sur les avions à hautes performances. Divers essais de matériels au profit de l'industrie aéronautique et spatiale. Recherche fondamentale. Recherche appliquée. Enseignement. Publications : Publications scientifiques. -115 - (France) LABOBATOIRE DE MEDECINE LEGALE, MEDECINE DU TRAVAIL ET TOXICOLOGIE Domaine "La Merci", 38700 La Tronche. Statut : Laboratoire de l'Université de Grenoble dépendant du ministère de l'Education nationale. Fonctions et activités principales : Contribution sur le plan technique à la prévention des accidents du travail et des maladies professionnelles. Etude de l'adaptation cardiovasculaire au travail des sujets sains et des handicapés. Appréciation de l'aptitude physique au travail. Concours technique au médecin du travail pour la prévention et le dépistage des maladies professionnelles. Recherche toxicologique. Publications : Rapports scientifiques sur la prévention des risques professionnels. LABORATOIRE MUNICIPAL DE LA PREFECTURE DE POLICE 39 bis, rue de Dantzig, Paris 15e. Statut : Service public de la Préfecture de police de Paris. Départements ou sections : Service des explosifs. Service de salubrité publique et industrielle. Service d'électricité et de contrôle des établissements publics. Service de radioactivité. Fonctions et activités principales : Organisme scientifique d'étude de prévention et de contrôle pour les questions intéressant la sécurité et la santé de la population du département de la Seine. Etudes sur les pollutions d'atmosphère. Recherches sur la chimie analytique des solvants complexes utilisés dans l'industrie. Recherches sur les causes d'incendies et d'explosions accidentels. Recherches sur les accidents d'origine électrique. LABORATOIRE JE PHYSIOLOGIE DU TRAVAIL DU CNRS CHU-Pitié-Salpêtrière 91, boulevard de l'Hôpital, 75634 Paris Cedex 13. Statut : Rattaché au CNRS, dépendant de l'Education nationale. Départements ou sections : Département de physiologie musculaire. Département de physiologie psychosensorielle du travail. Fonctions et activités principales : Travaux de recherche. - 116 - (France) LABORATOIRE DE PHYSIOLOGIE DU TRAVAIL ET D'ERGONOMIE Conservatoire national des arts et métiers 41, rue Gay-Lussac, 75005 Paris. Statut : Dépendant du ministère de l'Education nationale. Ponctions et activités principales : Recherches. Formation de techniciens pour se familiariser avec les mesures propres aux conditions de travail. LABORATOIRE DE SURVEILLANCE DES NUISANCES DE L'HOMME ET DE SON ENVIRONNEMENT Centre de Pierrelatte (Drôme). Statut : Agréé par le ministère de la Santé et le ministère du Travail. Fonctions et activités principales : Analyses médicales; mesure du bruit; recherches toxicologiques, chimiques; mesure des nuisances physiques. LABORATOIRE DE TOXICOLOGIE ET HYGIENE DE L'ATMOSPHERE UER Pharmacie, rue du Professeur-Laguesse, 59045 Lille Cedex. Statut : Laboratoire de l'Université de Lille dépendant du ministère de l'Education nationale. Fonctions et activités principales : Enseignement en toxicologie et hygiène industrielle. Recherches fondamentales dans le cadre des études toxicologiques expérimentales et des nuisances. Substances dangereuses, pathologie professionnelle, toxicologie expérimentale. Publications : Rapports scientifiques. LABORATOIRE DE TOXICOLOGIE ET D'HYGIENE INDUSTRIELLE 1, rue Gaston-Veil, 44000 Nantes. Statut : Laboratoire de l'Université de Nantes dépendant du ministère de l'Education nationale. Fonctions et activités principales : Enseignement en toxicologie professionnelle. Coopération en vue de la prévention des intoxications professionnelles dans la région ouest de la France. Etudes et mise au point de méthodes physiques en vue du dosage des toxiques dans l'air, dans les milieux biologiques, dans les produits industriels. Etudes des effets nocifs de très faibles doses de métaux lourds. Etudes de la pollution des eaux de surface par les effluents industriels. Publications : Rapports scientifiques. - 117 - (France) LABORATOIRE DE TOXICOLOGIE ET D'HYGIENE INDUSTRIELLE DE LA FACULTE DE PHARMACIE DE PARIS 4, avenue de l'Observatoire, Parie 6e. Statut : Rattaché au ministère de l'Education nationale. Fonctions et activités principales : Enseignement théorique et pratique de la toxicologie et de l'hygiène industrielle aux étudiants en pharmacie, médecins, chimistes et ingénieurs. Contrôles analytiques d'atmosphères des lieux de travail et examens de dépistage pratiqués sur le sang ou l'urine de sujets exposés à l'absorption de toxiques industriels. Recherches technologiques portant sur les grands toxiques industriels dans la direction analytique. Publications : Travaux publiés dans les revues : "Archives des maladies professionnelles"; "Bulletin de la société de chimie biologique"; "La semaine des hôpitaux", etc. ORGANISME PROFESSIONNEL DE PREVENTION DU BATIMENT ET DES TRAVAUX PUBLICS 2 bis, rue Michelet, 92130 Issy-les-Moulineaux. Statut : Créé par décret ministériel, financé à l'aide d'une cotisation obligatoire des entreprises du bâtiment et des travaux publics. Fonctions et activités principales : Visites de chantiers, des ateliers et des sièges d'entreprises. Enquêtes après accidents. Recherches en vue de promouvoir la sécurité des professionnels. Cours de prévention dans les établissements d'enseignement professionnel. Participation à l'élaboration des textes réglementaires sur l'hygiène et la sécurité. Publications : "Les cahiers des comités de prévention", "Sauvegarde des chantiers" (bimestriels). SALON INTERNATIONAL POUR LA PREVENTION, LA SECURITE ET LA PROTECTION DE L'HOMME, DE SON ENVIRONNEMENT ET DE SES BIENS : EUROPROTECTION/EUROSECURITE 8, rue de la Michodière, 75002 Paris. Statut : Salon exploité par une société privée. Départements ou sections : Sécurité, protection et hygiène individuelles de l'homme au travail, au foyer et dans ses loisirs. Prévention, sécurité et protection contre le feu, les explosions, les radiations ionisantes, les catastrophes. Secours et réanimation. Sécurité et protection contre le vol. Protection contre les dangers électriques. Sécurité du trafic et protection dans les transports. Sécurité de fonctionnement et maintenance. Protection de l'environnement et lutte contre les pollutions. - 118 - (Prance) Fonctions et activités principales : Information, documentation, formation et échanges d'expérience. Publications : Catalogue du salon. SERVICE CENTRAL DE PROTECTION CONTRE LES RAYONNEMENTS IONISANTS (SCPRI) B.P. 35, 78110 Le Vésinet. Statut : Dépend de l'Institut national de la santé et de la recherche médicale (INSERM). Fonctions et activités principales : Contrôler et rechercher toutes les causes d'irradiation de l'homme par les rayonnements ionisants. Désigné par l'Organisation mondiale de la aanté comme centre international de référence pour les mesures de radioactivité chez l'homme et dans l'environnement . SERVICE DE MEDECINE LEGALE ET DE MEDECINE DU TRAVAIL Faculté de médecine Avenue du Professeur Léon-Bernard, 35000 Rennes. Statut : Service rattaché au ministère de l'Education nationale. Départements ou sections : Centre de recherche en médecine du travail et ergonomie. Centre de pathologie professionnelle. Centre hospitalier régional. Fonctions et activités principales : Enseignement dans le curriculum des études médicales dans le cadre d'un certificat de médecine préventive, hygiène et médecine sociale, pour tout étudiant en médecine. Certificat d'études spéciales de médecine du travail conduisant à la délivrance du diplôme national (certificat de spécialité). Recherche médicale. Formation continue des médecins du travail. SERVICE DE PREVENTION ET SECURITE D'ELECTRICITE DE PRANCE 22/30, avenue de Wagram, 75008 Paris. Statut : Service faisant partie intégrante d'Electricité de France. Fonctions et activités principales : Recherche en ce qui concerne le matériel de sécurité. Information des cadres sur la sécurité du travail. Sensibilisation du personnel sur les problèmes de prévention. Publications : Rapport annuel. Plaquette annuelle des statistiques d'accidents concernant les agents d'Electricité de France. Revue "Vigilance" sur les problèmes de sécurité (3 numéros par an). - 119 - (Franc e) SERVICE DE TOXICOLOGIE CLINIQUE ET DE MEDECINE LEGALE Pavillon N, Hôpital Edouard Herriot 3, place d'Arsonval, 69374 Lyon Cedex 2. Statut : Service hospitalier. Départements ou sections : Centre antipoisons. Unité de réanimation. Laboratoire de toxicologie. Département d'urgence psychiatrique. Ponctions et activités principales : Soigner en urgence à toute heure du jour et de la nuit toutes les intoxications dans la région. Rôle de formation pour le personnel qui y travaille. Publications : "Bulletin de médecine légale et de toxicologie clinique". "Collection de médecine légale et de toxicologie". SERVICE UNIVERSITAIRE D'ETUDES EN HYGIENE ET SECURITE DU TRAVAIL (SUDEHST7 Domaine universitaire, Bâtiment administratif sciences, Cedex 53, 38 Grenoble-Gare. Statut : Service commun de l'Université scientifique et médicale de Grenoble. Ponctions et activités principales : Préparer le programme général de l'université en matière de documentation, de formation et de recherche dans le domaine de l'hygiène et la sécurité du travail. SOCIETE DE MEDECINE DU TRAVAIL ET D'ERGONOMIE DE BORDEAUX ET DE SA REGION Faculté de médecine Place de la Victoire, 33000 Bordeaux. Statut : Société privée. Fonctions et activités principales : Communications exposées par les sociétaires sur leurs travaux, suivies de discussions. Publications : Textes de communications ou résumés, dans "Archives des maladies professionnelles". SOCIETE DE MEDECINE DU TRAVAIL ET D'ERGONOMIE DE LYON Domaine Rockefeller 8, avenue Rockefeller, 69373 Lyon Cedex 2. Statut : Société privée. - l2o - (Franc e) Ponctions et activités principales : Enseignement et information postuniversitaires des médecins du travail. Publications : Comptes rendus de la Société et travaux scientifiques publiés dans les "Archives des maladies professionnelles" . SOCIETE DE MEDECINE ET D'HYGIENE DU TRAVAIL DE STRASBOURG Institut de médecine légale et de médecine sociale 11, rue Humann, 67000 Strasbourg. Statut : Association privée. Fonctions et activités principales : Organisation de réunions comportant chacune une séance de communications scientifiques. Publications : Compte rendu annuel. Les travaux scientifiques sont publiés dans les "Archives des maladies professionnelles". SOCIETE DE MEDECINE DU TRAVAIL ET D'ERGONOMIE DE LA REGION TOULOUSAINE UER Médicale, 37, allée Jules Guesdes, 31400 Toulouse. INSTITUT DE MEDECINE DU TRAVAIL ET D'HYGIENE INDUSTRIELLE DE TOULOUSE Hôtel Dieu, 31 Toulouse. Statut : Associations types,loi 1901. Ponctions et activités principales : I. SOCIETE DE MEDECINE DU TRAVAIL. Publications scientifiques sur la pathologie professionnelle, la pathologie des travailleurs, la psychopathologie dans le monde du travail, la psychosociologie, les problèmes médico-sociaux, l'ergonomie, la sécurité et l'hygiène. Visites d'usines et d'établissements. Commissions de travail. II. INSTITUT DE MEDECINE DU TRAVAIL. Projets de recherche sur la bronchite chronique et les travailleurs handicapés. Consultations : polydisciplinaire et médico-sociale d'orientation : reclassement des travailleurs handicapés. Formation continue du médecin du travail : certificat d'ergonomie. Publications : Pour la société : Rapports et publications parus dans la revue "Archives des maladies professionnelles de médecine du travail et de sécurité sociale". SOCIETE NATIONALE DES CHEMINS DE FER FRANCAIS (SNCF) 88, rue Saint-Lazare, 75436 Paris Cedex 09. Statut : Rattachée au Département de la sécurité sociale et des services médicaux de la direction du personnel de la SNCF. - 121 - (Prance) Fonctions et activités principales : La section centrale de la sécurité du personnel examine les questions intéressant la sécurité du travail indépendantes des techniques propres à ces directions. Ses principales attributions sont : la rédaction des règlements et autres documents généraux concernant la prévention des accidents du travail et des maladies professionnelles. La mise en approvisionnement de l'équipement individuel de protection. La participation aux travaux des commissions centrales de la sécurité du travail organisées par les directions techniques. La centralisation des statistiques concernant les accidents du travail. La liaison avec les personnes, sociétés ou organismes étrangers à la SNCF spécialisés dans les questions d'accidents du travail et de maladies professionnelles. Publications : Règlements de sécurité. Statistiques. Affiches. SOCIETE NATIONALE DES POUDRES ET EXPLOSIFS (SNPE) 12, quai Henri-IV, 75 18 1 Paris Cedex 04. Statut : Société anonyme régie par la loi du 24 juillet 1966 sur les sociétés commerciales. Fonctions et activités principales : Contribution par des études et des recherches à l'amélioration de la sécurité et à la prévention des risques professionnels depuis la conception jusqu'à l'industrialisation des divers produits et procédés mis en oeuvre par la société. Management de la sécurité. Evaluation dans les laboratoires des risques pyrotechniques présentés par les produits fabriqués ou utilisés. Analyse des dangers de fonctionnement présentés par une machine ou un matériel. Analyse des risques de systèmes à l'aide de nouvelles méthodes d'approche de la sécurité. Publications : Travaux scientifiques. UNION DES INDUSTRIES METALLURGIQUES ET MINIERES (UIMM) 56, avenue de Wagram, 75017 Paris. Statut : Constituée par les chambres syndicales. Départements ou sections : Service "Sécurité et amélioration des conditions de travail". Fonctions et activités principales : Réglementation en matière d'hygiène et de sécurité, des comités d'hygiène et de sécurité, de la prévention des accidents du travail et des maladies professionnelles, de la médecine du travail, des conditions de travail. Etudes de postes, ergonomie, environnement 'du poste de travail - et de la tarification des accidents du travail. -122 - (Prance) AGENCE NATIONALE POUR L'AMELIORATION DES CONDITIONS DE TRAVAIL (A.N.A.C.T.) 16-20, rue Barbes, 92120 M'ont rouge. Statut : Etablissement public à "caractère administratif. Ponctions et activités principales : Rassembler, analyser et diffuser une information sur les problèmes prioritaires et les réalisations les plus significatives dans le domaine des conditions de travail. Entreprendre ou susciter des études et recherches dont les résultats soient de nature à contribuer à l'amélioration des^conditions de travail. Elaborer des réalisations types pouvant être généralisées (les "projets pilotes"). Promouvoir des actions de formation. Publications : Une lettre d'information, des "Notes et Documents" et des rapports de recherche. CAISSE NATIONALE DE L'ASSURANCE MALADIE DES TRAVAILLEURS SALARIES 55, avenue Bosquet, 75700 Paris. Statut : Etablissement public à caractère administratif. Ponctions et activités principales : Assurer, sur le plan national, le financement des assurances maladie, maternité., invalidité, décès et accidents du travail et maladies professionnelles. Promouvoir la prévention des accidents du travail et des maladies professionnelles. Exercer une action sanitaire et sociale et coordonner l'action sanitaire et sociale des caisses régionales et primaires. Organiser et superviser le contrôle médical. Publications : Rapports annuels. du travail. Bulletin. Statistiques nationales d'accidents - 122 bis - GABON Services officiels CAISSE GABONAISE DE PREVOYANCE SOCIALE Boite postale 134, Libreville. Statut : Organisme de droit privé gérant un service public. Départements ou sections : Service des prestations familiales. Service de l'assurance-vieillesse. Service des accidents du travail et des maladies professionnelles. Ponctions et activités principales : Participation à la conception de toutes mesures législatives et réglementaires concernant la protection sanitaire et sociale des travailleurs en général et en matière d'hygiène et de sécurité du travail en particulier. Diffusion d'informations dans ces domaines. Participation à toute action pour l'enseignement de l'hygiène et de la sécurité du travail. En matière de médecine du travail, des services médico-sociaux comportant des établissements de soins gratuits aux travailleurs et à leur famille fonctionnent, même pour des cas d'accidente du travail et de maladies professionnelles. Publications : Rapports annuels. - 123 - GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC Official services BEZIRKSINSPEKTIONEN GESUNDHEITSSCHUTZ IN DEN BETRIEBEN (County Inspection Offices for Occupational Health in Industrial Premises) Status: Regional Government department. Departments or sections: Industrial Hygiene and Medicine. Principal functions and activities: State-appointed public-health inspection offices for supervising the observance of standards, directives and regulations for the hygiene and physiological design of work conditions in plants, and for solving problems of industrial medicine and hygiene in public health institutions. BUNDESVORSTAND PES FDGB, ABEILUNG ARBEITSSCHUTZ (PDGB National Executive, Labour Protection Department) Invalidenstr. 120/121, 104 Berlin. Status: The institution belongs to the PDGB National Executive and the FDGB county executives. Departments or sections: Labour protection inspectorates in all counties. College of the PDGB National Executive for Labour Safety. Principal functions and activities: The labour protection inspectorates carry out statutory checks on labour protection in places of employment, aimed at improving working conditions and preventing occupational accidents. The College of the PDGB National Executive for Labour Protection is the centre for training and certifying trade union safety inspectors. Publications: "Arbeitsschutz aktuell interessant" (Labour Safety Matters of Current Interest) (at regular intervals). "Sozialversicherung - Arbeitsschutz" (Social Insurance Labour Safety (monthly). MINISTERIUM FÜR GESUNDHEITSWESEN (Ministry of Health) Rathausstr. 3, 102 Berlin. Status: Government ministry. Departments or sections: Occupational Health. Inspection. Medical Care. Industrial Hygiene Principal functions and activities: Management and planning of medical research. Establishment of principles and drafting of legislation for ensuring safe and healthy working - 124 - (German Democratic Republic) and living conditions. Development of a medical examination and care service for the whole population and supervision of the implementation of this programme. Other institutions ARBEITSHYIENISCHES ZENTRUM DER CHEMISCHEN INDUSTRIE (Industrial Medical Centre for the Chemical Industry) Rudolf-Breitscheid-Strasse, 422 Leuna. Status: An occupational health institute specialising in matters relating to chemical industry workers. Departments or sections: Industrial Medicine. Polyclinic with inpatient beds. Industrial Hygiene. Principal functions and activities: Drafts recommendations for industrial health supervision and care of chemical industry workers. Carries out epidemiological studies. Advises chemical industry management on health and hygiene matters. Co-operates with other institutes in research projects. ERNST-MORITZ-ARNDT-UNIVERSITÄT (Ernst Moritz Arndt University Faculty of Medicine - Department of Occupational Hygiene) Domstrasse 14, 22 Greifswald. Status: Department of a State University, attached to the Ministry of Higher and Specialised Education. Departments or sections: The Faculty of Medicine is divided into Institutes, Hospitals and Departments. Principal functions and activities: medical care. Education, research and GESELLSCHAFT FÜR ARBEITSHYGIENE UND ARBEITSSCHUTZ (Association for Industrial Health and Safety; Secretariat, Noldnerst. 40-42, 1134 Berlin. Status: Medical Scientific Association within the Association for the Entire Hygiene of the GDR. Departments or sections: Industrial Toxicology. Hygiene Engineering. Occupational Health. Industrial Principal functions and activities: Research, information coir lection and dissemination, and basic and continuing education in industrial safety and health designed to achieve and improve occupational safety conditions for the whole working population. - 125 - (German Democratic Republic) Publications: "Arbeitsmedizininformation" (industrial Medical Information) (6 issues per year). "Zeitschrift für die gesamte Hygiene und ihre Grenzgebiete" (Journal for Integrated Health and Related Fields) (monthly). FRIEDRICH-SCHILLER-UNIVERSITÄT (Friedrich Schiller University) Friedrich-Schiller-Universität, Jena 69. Status: State University, attached to the Ministry of Higher and Specialised Education. Departments or sections: Occupational Health. Industrial Law. Principal functions and activities: Education, research, medical care and health services. HUMBOLDT-UNIVERSITÄT (Humboldt University) Unter den Linden 6, 108 Berlin. Status: State University, attached to the Ministry of Higher and Specialised Education. Departments or sections: Occupational Health. Principal functions and activities: medical care. Industrial Law. Education, research and INSTITUT FÜR ARBEITSHYGIENE DER KARL-MARX-UNIVERSITÄT LEIPZIG (Karl Marx University - Institute of Occupational Health; Liebigstrasse 27, 701 Leipzig. Status: University institute. Departments or sections: Ergonomics. Occupational Physiology. Principal functions and activities: Education of medical and labour-economics students. Training of industrial medical officers and of specialists in occupational health. Research on ergonomics and occupational physiology. INSTITUT FÜR BERGBAUSICHERHEIT (Safety in Mines Institute) Friederikenstr. 60, 703 Leipzig. Status: A scientific and technological institute of the General Mining Authority of the Council of Ministers. Principal functions and activities: Scientific and technological research in: geomechanics, fire and explosion prevention, and occupational health. Research on and testing of winding ropes. Standardisation. Expert opinions and consultancy - 126 - (German Democratic Republic) services for the inspection activities. Standardisation, expertises as well as advisory activities of the General Mining Authority. INSTITUT FÜR-HYGIENE - ERNST-MORITZ-ARTOT-UNIVERSITAT (Ernst Moritz Arndt University - Institute of Hygiene; Hainstr. 26, 22 Greifswald-Eldena. Status: State University Institute. Departments or sections: Occupational Hygiene. Hygiene. Social and Rural Hygiene. Environmental Principal functions and activities: Education of medical students in all branches of hygiene. Collaboration in postgraduate training of hygienists and general practitioners. Research on living and working conditions of agricultural workers and the rural population. Publications: Bibliography of the Institute of Hygiene (every 5 years). KARL-MARX-UNIVERSITÄT (Karl Marx University) Karl-Marx-Platz, 701 Leipzig. Status: State University, attached to the Ministry of Higher and Specialised Education. Department or sections: Occupational Health. Principal functions and activities: medical care. Industrial law. Education, research and MARTIN-LUTHER-UNIVERSITÄT (Martin Luther University) Universitätsplatz 10, 402 Halle (Saale). Status: State University, attached to the Ministry of Higher and Specialised Education. Departments or sections: Occupational Health. Principal functions and activities: medical care. Industrial Law. Education, research and MEDIZINISCHE AKADEMIE "CARL-GUSTAV CARUS" ("Carl-Gustav Carus" Medical Academy) Fetscher Strasse 74, 8019 Dresden. Status: State institution, attached to the Ministry of Higher and Specialised Education. - 127 - (German Democratic Republic) Departments or sections: Occupational Health. Principal functions and activities: medical care. Education, research and MEDIZINISCHE AKADEMIE ERFURT (Erfurt Medical Academy) Nordhäuser Strasse 74, 50 Erfurt. Status: State institution, attached to the Ministry of Higher and Specialised Education. Departments or sections: Occupational Health. Principal functions and activities: medical care. Education, research and MEDIZINISCHE AKADEMIE MAGDEBURG (Magdeburg Medical Academy) Leipziger Strasse 44, 301 Magdeburg. Status: State institution, attached to the Ministry of Higher and Specialised Education. Departments or sections: Occupational Health. Principal functions and activities: medical care. Education, research and MEDIZINISCHER DIENST DES VERKEHRSWESENS DER DDR (Medical Service of the National Transport Network) Leipziger Strasse 125, 108 Berlin. Status: Attached to the Ministry of Transport. Departments or sections: Hygiene Inspection. Industrial Health Protection. Transport Principal functions and activities: Deals with all medical and hygiene matters related to road, transport, medical and hygiene questions concerning transport, rail, air (civil), sea and inland waterway transport and tourism. Carries out research, education, training, propaganda, prevention and therapy. Publications: "Verkehrsmedizin und ihre Grenzgebiete" (monthly). "Verkehrsmedizin und psychologie" (monthly). WISSENSCHAFTLICH-TECHNISCHES ZENTRUM FÜR BERUFLICHE SICHERHEIT, BETRIEBSHTGIENE UND TOXIKOLOGIE (Scientific and Technological Centre for Occupational Safety, Health and Toxicology). Reilstr. 27, Halle/Saale. - 128 - (German Democratic Republic) Status: Attached to the Ministry of Chemical Industries. Departments or sections: Occupational Health. Toxicology. Safety Engineering. Occupational Principal functions and activities: Research. In-plant noise, vibration and lighting measurements. Toxicological studies and reports on industrial chemicals. Co-ordination and propaganda. Publications: "Arbeitsschutz in der Chemie" (Occupational Safety in Chemistry). TECHNISCHE HOCHSCHULE "OTTO VON GUERICKE" ("Otto von Guericke" Technical College) Boleslav-Bierut-Platz 5, 301 Magdeburg. Status: State institution, attached to the Ministry of Higher and Specialised Education. Principal functions and activities: education, and research. Undergraduate and postgraduate TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT DRESDEN (Dresden Technical University) Mommsenstrasse 13, 8027 Dresden. Status: State institution, attached to the Ministry of Higher and Specialised Education. Departments or sections: Section of Labour Sciences. Principal functions and activities: education, and research. Undergraduate and postgraduate UNIVERSITÄT ROSTOCK (University of Rostock) Schwaansche Strasse 2, 25 Rostock. Status: State University, attached to the Ministry of Higher and Specialised Education. Departments or sections: Department of Occupational Hygiene. Principal functions and activities: medical care. Education, research and VERKEHRSMEDIZINISCHES ZENTRUM SCHIFFAHRT (Maritime Transport Medical Centre) Überseehafen, 25 Rostock. Status: Attached to the Ministry of Transport. -129 - (German Democratic Republic) Principal functions and activities: Solving of transport medical and hygiene problems of navigation. Its activities are research, education, training, propaganda. Research, education, training and propaganda on the medical and hygiene problems of maritime transport. VERKEHRSMEDIZINSCHES ZENTRUM ZIVILE LUFTFAHRT (Civil Air Transportation Medical Centre) Zentralflughafen, 1189 Berlin - Schönefeld. Status: Attached to the Ministry of Transport. Principal functions and activities: Solving of transport medical and hygiene problems of civil aeronautics. Its activities are research, education, training, propaganda. Research, education, training and propaganda on the medical and hygiene problems of civil aviation. WISSENSCHAFTLICH-TECHNISCHES ZENTRUM FÜR ARBEITSSCHUTZ (Scientific and Technical Centre for Occupational Safety) Marzahner Chaussee 19-33, 1136 Berlin. Status: Attached to the Ministry of Building and Civil Engineering. Departments or sections: Industrial Health Physiology. Industrial Psychology. Electronic Measuring in Industrial Medicine. Ergonomics. Noise Control. Dust Control. Safety Standards. Principal functions and activities: Industrial medicine, hygiene, physiology, psychology, sociology, safety and health engineering, safety and health economics in the building and civil engineering industries. Worker education in occupational safety. Co-ordinating centre for information and documentation on ergonomics and occupational safety and health in building and civil engineering. Publications: Annual Report. "Arbeitshygienische Information Bauwesen" (industrial Hygiene Information for Building and Civil Engineering) (6 issues per year). Teil "Arbeitswissenschaft" der Allgemeinen Fachbibliographie "bauelectronic 70" ("Labour Science" Section of the "bauelectronic 70" Trade Bibliography). "Ergonomische Berichte (Ergonomie Reports) (3 issues per year). ZENTRALINSTITUT FÜR ARBEITSMEDIZIN (Central Institute for Industrial Medicine) Nöldnerstr. 40-42, 1134 Berlin. Status: Attached to the Ministry of Health. - 130 - (German Democratic Republic) Departments or sections: Industrial Health. Industrial Toxicology. Industrial Physiology. Industrial Medicine Functional Examinations. Industrial Dermatology. Dust Control. Electronic Measuring in Industrial Medicine. Principal functions and activities: Industrial medicine research and industrial health standardisation. Ministry of Health co-ordinating centre for occupational health and industrial medical care. Publications: Annual Report. "Arbeitsmedicinische Forschungsberichte, Literaturstudien und Publikationen aus der DDR" (Industrial Medicine Research Reports, Bibliographie Studies and Publications from the GDR) (annually). "Arbeitsmedizininformation" (industrial Medicine Information) (6 issues per year). "Informationsdienst Arbeitsmedizin" (Occupational Medicine Information Service). ZENTRALINS.TXTUT. FÜR ARBEITSSCHUTZ BEIM STAATSSEKRETARIAT FÜR ARBEIT UND LÖHNE (Central Institute of Occupational Safety at the Secretariat of State for Labour and Wages) Gerhart-Hauptmann-Strasse 1, 8020 Dresden. Status: Attached to the Secretariat of State for Labour and Wages in the Council of Ministers. Departments or sections: Safety Behaviour. Safety Engineering. Principal functions and activities: Research in safety behaviour and engineering, research co-ordination, drafting of governmental occupational safety recommendations and standards. Continuing education for members of governmental and trade safety committees. Establishment and updating of a permanent safety and health exhibition, propaganda and documentation on occupational safety. Publications: "Informationen für Arbeitsschutz und Arbeitshygiene" (Information on Occupational Safety and Health). "ZIID Referatekartei Arbeitsschutz" (ZIID Abstracts on Occupational Safety). "Bibliographie Arbeitsschutz" (Bibliography on Occupational Safety). ZENTRALE POLIKLINIK DER ABUARBEITER ARBEITSHYGIENISCHES ZENTRUM BAUWESEN (Central Polyclinic for Building Workers/Indusírial Medicai Centre of the Building Industry) Magazinstr. 6-7, 102 Berlin. Status: Subsidised by the Berlin Municipality. Departments or sections: Research and treatment departments. Principal functions and activities: Central institution for general medical care to building workers as well as research centre for problems of occupational safety and health in the - 131 - (German Democratic Republic) building industries. General medical care for building industry workers. Research on occupational safety and health in the building industry. Publications: "Arbeitshygienische Information Bauwesen" (Industrial Hygiene Information for Building and Civil Engineering) (6 issues per year). - 132 - FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY Official services BUNDESMINISTERIUM FÜR ARBEIT UND SOZIALORDNUNG (Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs) Postfach, 5300 Bonn. Status: Federal ministry. Principal functions and activities: Inspection of working conditions. Collection and dissemination of information for the promotion of occupational welfare. Publications: Annual Report. BUNDESMINISTERIUM FÜR GESUNDHEITSWESEN (Federal Ministry of Health) Deutschherrenstrasse 87, Bad Godesberg. Status: Federal government ministry. Departments or sections: Human Medicine. Food and Veterinary Medicine. Air Pollution and Noise Abatement. Principal functions and activities: Health legislation; motion of health and care; public health education. Publications: pro- Annual Report. DER BUNDESMINISTER FÜR VERKEHR-AUSFÜHRUNGSBENHÖRDE FÜR UNFALLVERSICHERUNG - ABTEILUNG WASSERSTRASSEN (Accident Insurance Executive Board, Waterways Department, Ministry of Transport) Sternstrasse 100, 53 Bonn. Status: Federal government agency. Principal functions and activities: Safety engineering research; development of machinery, industrial equipment and working methods for occupational accident and disease control. Accident prevention training for administrative officers; firstaid courses; health services and medical examinations. Lectures, publications and films on accident prevention. ABTEILUNG FÜR ARBEITSSCHUTZ, GEWERBEAUFSICHT UND ARBEITSMEDIZIN XOccupational Safety and Health, Labour Inspection and occupational Medicine Department; Rheinland-Pfalz Ministerium für Soziales, Gesundheit und Sport, Bauhofstrasse 4, Mainz. Status: Government department of the Rhineland Palatinate. - 133 - (Federal Republic of Germany) Principal functions and activities: Direction and co-ordination of occupational safety and health in Rhineland-Palatinate. Publications: Annual Report of the Rhineland-Palatinate Labour Inspectorate. IiANDESBERGAMT BADEN-WÜRTTEMBERG (Baden-Württemberg Bureau of Mines) Leopoldring 5, Freiburg i.Br. Status: Government agency of Baden-Württemburg. Departments or sections: Mines Safety. Mines Inspection. Principal functions and activities: Loan of mine property. Authorisation of operational plans for mines. Mine supervision. Environmental protection. Supervision of training of apprentices. Publications: Annual Report. Quarterly reports. NIEDERSÄCHSISCHES LANDESVERWALTUNGSAMT - ARBEITSMEDIZIN UND GEWJuKJiEhlïGiJiilJ!i (Lower Saxony Occupational Medicine and Hygiene Authority) Bertastrasse 4-6, Hanover. Status: Government agency of Lower Saxony. Departments or sections: Occupational medicine and hygiene. Radiation and pollution protection. Principal functions and activities: Evaluation of occupational health conditions and prevention of occupational diseases. Occupational hygiene. Occupational toxicology. Ergonomics. Measurement centre for ionising radiation, noise and chemicals. Courses at the Technical College, Medical College, and the Clausthal Veterinary and Technical College. Publications: Annual Report. STAATLICHE GEWERBEAUFSICHTSTORWALTUNG DES LANDES NORDRHEINWESTFALEN (State Industrial Inspection Authority of florth Khine-Westphalia) Horionplatz 1, Düsseldorf. Status: The Authority comprises a Department of the Ministry of Labour, Health and Social Affairs, and subsidiary bodies. Departments or sections: Central Land Authority (Minister of Labour, Health and Social Affairs); Intermediate Land Authority; Lower Land Authorities (22 State Industrial Inspection Offices, 2 State Industrial Physicians' Offices; facilities (safety technology, radiation protection, pollution and soil protection). - 134 - (Federal Republic of Germany) Principal functions and activities: Enforcement of regulations concerning the protection of workers from occupational safety and health hazards and the protection of humans, animals, plants, etc., from noxious environmental factors. Publications: Annual Report. Other institutions ABTEILUNG HYGIENE UND ARBEITSMEDIZIN (Department of Hygiene and Occupational Medicine) Technische Hochschule, 51000 Aachen, Lochnerstr. 4-20. Status: Government organisation (university). Principal functions and activities: Research, education and development of hygiene and occupational medicine standards. Publications: Scientific reports. ABTEILUNG FÜR SCHIFFAHRTSMEDIZIN AM BERNHARD-NOCHT-INSTITUT FÜR SCHIFFS- UNDTROPENKRANKHEITEN (Department for Nautical Medicine, Bernhard-Nocht Institute of Tropical and Nautical Diseases) Bernhard-Nocht-Strasse 74, Hamburg 4. Status: Belongs to the Hamburg Health Authority. Principal functions and activities: Research in the field of nautical medicine. Advice to universities, official authorities, etc., on legislation and recommendations, and to other organisations. Documentation on nautical medicine. Courses at the Institute and the University. Publications: Annual Report. "Zeitschrift für Tropenmedizin und Parasitologic" (Journal of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology). ABTEILUNG STRAHLENBIOLOGIE UND STRAHLENSCHUTZ. ZENTRUM FÜR RADIOLOGIE AM RLlttlKÜM DER JUSTUS LÏEBÏG-ÙNÏvfeiTAt (Radiobiology and Radiation Protection Department, Medical Radiology Centre, Justus Liebig University) Friedrichstrasse 25, Giessen. Status: University medical faculty. Principal functions and activities: services. Research, education, training, - 135 - (Federal Reputilic of Germany) ARBEITSGEMEINSCHAFT. DES SAARLANDES ZUR ERFORSCHUNG UND VERHÜTUNG VON SILIKOSE UND U M S Ü H A D E N e.V. (Saarland Association for Silicosis and Noise-induced Hearing Loss Research and Prevention) Am Staden 17, Saarbrücken. Status: Officially recognised, registered association. Departments or sections: Silicosis research. Noise research. Principal functions and activities: The main emphasis is on silicosis and noise-induced hearing loss research and prevention. Publications: Annual Report. BAU-BERUFSGENOSSENSCHAFT (Mutual Accident Insurance Association for the Building Industry) Geibelstrasse 61/65, 3 Hanover. Status: Incorporated public body. Principal functions and activities: Statutory insurance carrier. Prevention and compensation of occupational accidents in the building and construction industry. BAYERISCHES LANDESINSTITUT FÜR ARBEITSMEDIZIN (Bavarian State Institute for Occupational Medicine) Pfarrstrasse 3, Munich 22. Status: State occupational safety and health authority, directly responsible to the Bavarian State Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs. Departments or sections: Headquarters in Munich and branches in Nuremberg and Beyreuth. The Munich centre contains radiological, otological and diagnostic function testing departments. Principal functions and activities: Advice to undertakings on occupational medicine and support to plant physicians. Screening in plants with health hazards. Surveillance of workers at occupational health risk. Authorisation of supervisory medical officers. Supervision of first-aid and rescue equipment in industry and mining. Provides interface between research and practice for the exchange of knowledge and experience, training and continuing education of industrial physicians. BERGBAU-BERUFSGENOSSENSCHAFT (Mining Mutual Accident Insurance Association.) Hunscheidtstrasse 18, Bochum. - 136 - (Federal Republic of Germany) Status: Public body; statutory mine accident insurance carrier. Departments or sections: Central Office including a Silicosis Research Institute, Bonn Branch Office. Bochum Branch Office. Clausthal-Zellerfeld Branch Office. Munich Branch Office. Saarbrücken Branch Office. Principal functions and activities: Occupational accident and disease compensation for miners. Occupational accident and disease prevention. The technical services of the six branch offices are involved in accident-prevention work. Publications: "Der Kompass" (monthly). BERLINER GESEILSCHAFT FÜR UNFALLEHEILKUNDE, VERSICHERUNGS- UND YERSORGUNGSMEDIZIN e.V. (Berlin Society for Accident, Insurance and Social Welfare Medicine) Carmerstrasse 10, Berlin 12. Status: Private foundation. Principal functions and activities: Promotes knowledge among its members of medical treatment.for persons injuried in accidents and of medicine in relation to insurance and social welfare. Arranges scientific lectures on these subjects. BERUFSGENOSSENSCHAFT DER CHEMISCHEN INDUSTRIE (Mutual Accident Insurance Association for the Chemical Industry) Postfach 1014 80, 6900 Heidelberg 1. Status: Statutory insurance carrier. Incorporated public body. Principal functions and activities: Accident prevention and research; promotion of and training in accident prevention; compensation for accidents. Publications: Annual Report. BERUFSGENOSSENSCHAFT DER FEINMECHANIK UND ELEKTROTECHNIK (Mutual Accident Insurance Association for Precision and Electrical Engineering) Oberländer Ufer 130, Cologne 51. Status: Statutory accident insurance carrier. public body. Incorporated Departments or sections: Accident Prevention Unit. research on Electrical Accidents. Institute for Principal functions and activities: Accident prevention and research; promotion of and training in accident prevention; compensation for accidents. - 137 - (Federal Republic of Germany) Publications: Annual Technical Report. sheet). "Impuls" (journal). "Die Brücke" (information BERUFSGENOSSENSCHAFT FÜR GESUNDHEITSDIENST UND WOHLFAHRTSPFLEGE (Mutual Accident Insurance Association for Hygiene and Weifare Workers) Schäferkampsallee 24, 2 Hamburg 6. Status: Incorporated public body. Principal functions and activities: Statutory insurance carrier. Prevention and compensation of occupational accidents. BERUFSGENOSSENSCHAFT DER KERAMISCHEN UND GLAS INDUSTRIE (Mutual Accident Insurance Association for the Ceramic and Glass Industry) Postfach 450, 6600 Saarbrücken 6. Status: Statutory accident insurance carrier. public body. Incorporated Principal functions and activities: Accident prevention and research related to the ceramic and glass industry. Compensation of accidents. Publications: Annual Report. BERUFSGENOSSENSCHAFTLICHE PRÜFSTELLE FÜR DRUCKMINDERER (Mutual Accident Insurance Association Testing Station for Pressure-Reducing Valves) Freiherr von Isenburgstrasse 9-11, Mainz. Status: Testing station of a public corporation. Principal functions and activities: Testing of pressure-reducing valves for oxygen, acetylene and hydrogen for compliance with the relevant safety requirements. BERUFSGENOSSENSCHAFTLICHE PRÜFSTELLE FÜR HOLZBEARBEITUNGSMASCHINEN-WERKZEUGE (Mutual Accident Insurance Association Testing Station for Woodworking Machine Tools) Am Knie 6, Munich 60. Status: Agency of the Federation of Mutual Accident Insurance Aßsociations' Central Office for Accident Prevention. Principal functions and activities: Testing of woodworking machine tool prototypes and delivery of approval certificate for tools that satisfy the requirements. Information on the interpretation of safety directives. The tests are followed by periodical inspections. - 138 - (Federal Republic of Germany) Publications: Directives for the safe design and testing of woodworking machine tools. BINNENSCHIFFAHRTS BERUFSGENOSSENSCHAFT - SCHIFFSSICHERHEITSABTEILUNG (Accident Insurance Association for Inland Navigation - Ship Safety Department) 193 Düsseldorfer Strasse, 41 Duisburg. Status: Statutory accident insurance carrier. public body. Principal functions and activities: compensation. Research. Publications: Incorporated Accident prevention and Annual Report. BUNDESANSTALT FÜR ARBEITSSCHUTZ UND UNFALLFORSCHUNG (BAU) (Federal Institute for Occupational Safety and Health and Accident Research) Martenerstr. 435» 4600 Dortmund-Marten. Status: Government organisation dependent upon the Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs. Principal functions and activities: Carries out and co-ordinates research on occupational risk prevention. Develops programmes and methods of instruction in occupational risk prevention. Co-operates, at an international level, with other organisations pursuing similar aims. Publications: "Fachdokumentation Arbeitsschutz". BUNDESANSTALT FÜR MATERIALPRÜFUNG (BAM) (Federal Institute for Materials Testing) Unter den Eichen 87, 1 Berlin 45. Status: Attached to the Ministry of Commerce. Departments or sections: Metals and Metal Structures. Organic Materials. Chemical Safety Engineering. Building. Principal functions and activities: Testing and investigation; research and development; information and advice; and continuing training of the staff. Publications: Annual Report. - 139 - (Federal Republic of Germany) BUNPgSARBgpSGEMEINSCHAFT DER GEMEINDLICHEN UNFALLVERSICHERUNGSTKAGER e.V. (Federal Committee of Communal Accident Insurance Carriers) Barer Strasse 24, Munich 2. Status: Registered association. Principal functions and activities: Represents its members who are the communal and state independent accident insurance carriers. Publications: Annual Report. "Gib-acht Speziai". "Sicherheit im öffentlichen Dienst". BUNDESINSTITUT FÜR ARBEITSSCHUTZ (Federal Institute for Labour Protection) Casinostrasse 48-54, Coblenz. Status: Institute attached to the Federal Ministry of Labour. Departments or sections: Engineering. Hygiene. Occupational Medicine and Principal functions and activities: Research on special labour protection problems: construction of exhaust hoods for the removal of harmful dust, noise reduction in undertakings, occupational deafness, carbon-monoxide content of workplace atmospheres. Safety propaganda. BUNDESVERBAND DER LANDWIRTSCHAFTLICHEN BERUFSGENOSSENSCHAFTEN HAUPTSI'ELLE PUR UNFALLVERHÜTUNG' (German Federation of Agricultural Mutual Accident insurance Associations - Accident Prevention Head Office) Goethestrasse 21, Kassel. Status: Association of incorporated public bodies. Principal functions and activities: Represents the interests of the 19 agricultural mutual accident insurance associations; undertakes the common accident-prevention functions of the associations in collaboration with interested public and private institutions. The Head Office for Accident Prevention is concerned with all fields of accident research, reporting, teaching of accident prevention measures and of psychological and technical accident prevention in agriculture, including drafting of regulations. Inspection of agricultural and forestry machinery and equipment. Publications: Annual Report. "Sicher leben" (quarterly). - 140 - (Federal Republic of Germany) CHIRURGISCHE KLINIK UND POLIKLINIK DER BERUFSGENOSSENSCHAFTLICHEN ^ K M A N S T A L T E A "BER&MAMSgElï;" (gurgical Clinic and Óut-patient Clinic of the "Bergmannsheil" Hospital of the Mutual Accident Insurance Association for the Mining Industry) Hunscheidtstrasse 1, Bochum. Status: Accident Insurance Association Clinic. Departments or sections: Surgical Clinic and Out-patient Clinic. Medical Clinic. Neurological Clinic. Silicosis Research Institute. Otorhinolaryngological Department. Plastic Surgery and Burns Centre. Spinal Injury Centre. Principal functions and activities: Surgery, treatment, rehabilitation. Continuing training institutes for physicians and nurses, masseurs and swimming instructors. DEUTSCHER AUFZUGSAUSSCHUSS (German Lift Commission) Postfach 25, Dortmund-Marten. Status: Attached to the Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs. Departments or sections: Mechanical Engineering. Electrical Engineering. Engineering Rules. Testing Directives. Hydraulics. Builders' Hoists. Travelling Cranes. Principal functions and activities: The Commission advises the Federal Government or the competent Minister on technical matters and proposes statutory provisions in accordance with the current state of scientific and technological knowledge. Elaboration of technical rules for lifts (TRA). Publications: Technical Rules are published by the Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs in the "Bendesarbeitsblatt". DEUTSCHER AUSSCHUSS FÜR ATEMSCHUTZGERÄTE (German Committee for Respiratory Protective Apparatus) Reuterstrasse 157/159, Bonn. Status: Technical committee including representatives of several ministries and authorities. Principal functions and activities: Issues directives far the testing, use and maintenance of respiratory apparatus for protection against dust. Instruction of users and of inspectors. DEUTSCHER AUSSCHUSS FÜR EXPLOSIONSGESCHUTZTE ELEKTRISCHE ANLAGEN (German Committee for Explosion-proof Electrical Installations) Schlachthofstrasse 48, Koblenz. - 141 - (Federal Republic of Germany) Status: Attached to the Federal Labour Ministry. Principal functions and activities: Gives technical advice to the Federal Government and the competent Federal Minister in matters of electrical installations in explosive atmospheres. Recommends safety requirements in accordance with the present state of science and technology. DEUTSCHER DAMPFKESSELAUSSCHUSS (PDA) (German Committee on Steam Boilers; Richard-Wagner-Strasse 4-9» Essen 1. Status: Established by an Order of the Federal Government. Principal functions and activities: Gives technical advice to the Federal Government or the Federal Minister for Labour and Social Affairs on the safety of steam boiler installations subject to supervision. Proposes safety regulations in accordance with the current state of science and technology. Elaborates, interprets and develops safety criteria for steam boilers (TRD). Publications: Safety provisions for steam boilers. New and amended technical rules (TRD) are published in specialist journals, in particular, the "Bundesarbeitsblatt". DEUTSCHE GESELLSCHAFT FÜR ARBEITSSCHUTZ e.V. (German Society for Labour Protection) Hamburger Alee 26-28, Frankfurt am Main 90. Status: Officially recognised scientific society. Principal functions and activities: Research on worker protection. Publications: "Zentralblatt für Arbeitsmedizin und Arbeitsschutz" monthly). "Arbeitsschutz und Arbeitsmedizin - Beiträge" published at irregular intervals). DEUTSCHER NORMENAUSSCHUSS (DNA) (German Standards Institution) Burggrafenstrasse 4-7, 1 Berlin 30. Status: Independent, registered association. Departments or sections: 135 technical committees. Principal functions and activities: Co-ordination of German standardisation work. Representation of the national standardisation programme at the International Organisation for Standardisation. Training courses for German standards engineers. Exhibitions. Films. Translation of German standards. - 142 - (Federal Republic of Germany) Publications: Annual Report. "DIN-Mitteilungen" (DIN-News) (monthly). DIN-standards. DEUTSCHER SCHLEIFSCHEIBENAUSSCHUSS (German Committee on Abrasive Wheels) Hans-Böckler-Allee 26, 3000 Hanover. Status: Founded and operated by the Mutual Accident Insurance Association for the Iron and Metalworking Industry. Principal functions and activities: Official authorisation of high speed abrasive wheels. Official approval of protective devices on high speed grinding machines. Inspection of authorised abrasive wheels and protective devices. Compilation of accident statistics. Research on protective measures for grinding and polishing. Publications: Authorisation of grinding wheels and approval of protective devices in "Arbeitsschutz". FORSCHUNGSGESELLSCHAFT FÜR ARBEITSPHYSIOLOGIE UND ARBEITSSCHUTZ (Organisation for Research on Occupational Physiology and Safety) Ardeystr. 67, D-4600 Dortmund. Status: Statutory association. Principal functions and activities: Carries out fundamental and applied research in occupational physiology with a view to improving the well-being of and the protection available to workers. Fields of research are: noise, vibration, hearing. Lighting, colour, vision. Thermal environment, air conditioning. Occupational physiology. Publications: Scientific reports. FORSHUNGSSTELLE FÜR BRANDSCHUTZTECHNIK (Fire Protection Research Station) Universität Karlsruhe, Hertzstrasse 16, D 75 Karlsruhe 21. Status: Attached to the University of Karlsruhe. Principal functions and activities: Research on ignition and fire spread and on fire-extinguishing methods and agents. Collection and analysis of reports on fires and accidents in Germany and other countries: fire hazards, firë prevention, fire protection, personal protection and safety. Publication of related documentation. Publications: "Fachdokumentation Brandschutzwesen" (monthly). - 143 - (Federal Republic of Germany) FORSCHUNGSSTELLE FÜR GRUBENBEWETTERUNG. BERGBAU-FORSCHUNG GMBH (Mining Ventilation Research Centre, Mining Research Ltd.) Frillendorfer Strasse 351, Essen-Kray. Status: Department of the Mining Research Institute of the Joing Organisation of Coalmining Undertakings. Departments or sections: Ventilation control. Mine microclimate. Firedamp drainage. Principal functions and activities: Basic research and development in the field of firedamp drainage and mine microclimate. Planning of ventilation systems and installation of main and accessory fans and air-cooling equipment. Model studies on aerodynamic conditions in mine roadways, shafts, ventilation ducts and fans. Development and testing of indicating and recording instruments for firedamp levels and atmospheric condition and for airflow monitoring. Publications: Publications appear in "Glückauf" (mining technology and economics), "Glückauf-Forschungshefte" (research results) and "Forschungshefte Kohle" (Commission of the European Communities). FREIE UND HANSESTADT HAMBURG AMT FÜR ARBEITSSCHUTZ (Labour Protection Office of the City of Hamburg; Grindelberg 62, Hamburg 13. Status: Technical Office of the Hamburg Labour and Social Affairs Authority (ministry). Departments or sections: Industrial Inspectorate. Boiler and Machinery Inspectorate. State Industrial Physician. Principal functions and activities: Supervises the application of labour protection legislation in industry, trade and port operations, building construction and certain other activities. In particular, it supervises boilers, pressure vessels, lifts and installations for flammable liquids. It has a medical inspectorate. Publications: Annual Report. GESELLSCHAFT FÜR ARBEITSWISSENSCHAFT e.V. (Society for Ergonomics) Hohe Strasse 141, Dortmund. Status: Scientific society. Principal functions and activities: Establishes contacts between all those engaged in research on human work, by exchange of experience in publications and congresses, co-operation between members of various disciplines, and promotion and support of research. - 144 - (Federal Republic of Germany) GESELLSCHAFT FÜR STRAHLEN- UND UMWELTFORSCHUNG mbH (Society for Radiation and Environmental Research) Ingolstädter Landstrasse 1, Neuherberg bei München. Status: Government-subsidised society. Departments or sections: Biochemistry. Radiation Protection. Principal functions and activities: Haematology. Toxicology. Research and training. Publications: Annual Report. HAUPTSTELLE FUR DAS GRUBENRETTUNGSWESEN (Mine Rescue Centre) Schò'nscheidtstrasse 28, Essen 13. Status: Department of the Mining Research Institute of the Joint Organisation of German Coalmining Undertakings. Departments or sections: Mine Rescue. Gas Protection. Underground Fire Protection. Rescue Breathing Apparatus. Research and Development (Test Centre). Principal functions and activities: Advice on action in the event of mine accidents. Training of specialists in mine rescue, gas protection and fire protection. Testing and approval of mine-rescue equipment. Research and development of minerescue and fire-protection devices. Expert opinions and advice on questions of mining rescue and fire protection. Publications: Annual Report. Articles in "Glückauf". HAUPTVERBAND DER GEWERBLICHEN BERUFSGENOSSENSCHAFTEN ZENlRALSttElLE FÜR M F A L L V Ë R H { » M & ' W b ARBEÎTgMËDÏZÏW (Federation of Mutual Accident Insurance.Associations - Central Office for Accident Prevention Langwartweg 103, Bonn 1. Status: Registered association. Principal functions and activities: Advice on: occupational safety and health; equipment testing; training; research; preparation and organisation of special events (fairs, exhibitions, congresses, campaigns). Drafting of regulations. Publications: Report. "Die Berufsgenossenschaft". - 145 - "Unfallwehr". Annual (Federal Republic of Germany.) HÜTTEN- UND WALZWBRKS-BERUFSGENOSSENSOHAFT! (Mutual Accident Insurance Association for the Iron and Steelworks and Rolling Mills Industry) Hoffnungstrasse 2, Essen. Status: Incorporated public body. Departments or sections: Technical Supervisory Service. tional Safety and Health College (Section 1, Essen; Dortmund; Section 3, Düsseldorf). OccupaSection 2, Principal functions and activities: Statutory accident insurance carrier. Prevention of occupational accidents. Compensation of occupational accidents (restoration of working capacity, occupational rehabilitation, cash payments to injured workers, their fami lies or survivors). Publications: Accident prevention reports. "Moderne Unfallverhütung" (annually). Accident prevention regulations. Directives. Data sheets. HYGIENE-INSTITUT DES RUHRGEBIETS (Hygiene Institute of the Ruhr) Rotthauser Strasse 19, Gelsenkirchen. Status: Association incorporated under civil law. Departments or sections: Infectious Diseases. Water Hygiene. Atmospheric Hygiene. Mine Hygiene. Principal functions and activities: Practical hygiene and bacteriological work. Training of medical assistants. Research. Publications: Annual Report. INSTITUT FÜR ARBEITSMEDIZIN (Institute of Occupational Medicine) Gurlittstrasse 55, 4 Düsseldorf. Status: Government industrial medical service for the north Rhine region attached to the Department of labour, Health and Welfare of North Rhine Westphalia. Departments or sections: Occupational Medical Service. Cardiovascular and Lung Function Testing. Radiological Protection. Dermatology. Chemical Department. X-Ray and Laboratories. Principal functions and activities: Diagnosis of occupational diseases occurring in North Rhine region. Advice to industrial and mining inspectorates on occupational hygiene and on insurance/legal assessment matters. Research. Continuing education of physicians in occupational medicine. Lectures on occupational health and ergonomics. Publications: Annual Report. - 14-6 - (Federal Republic of Germany) INSTITUT FÜR ARBEITSMEDIZIN DER UNIVERSITÄT DES SAARLANDES (Saarbrücken University Institute of Occupational Medicine) Malstatterstrasse 17» 66 Saarbrücken. Status: Part of Saarbrücken University Medical Faculty. Principal functions and activities: Education of medical students. Postgraduate courses for physicians. Research on pneumoconiosis, toxicology, chronic respiratory diseases, cardiovascular and lung function, physical and mental working capacity, ecology. INSTITUT FÜR ARBEITSMEDIZIN DER UNIVERSITÄT TÜBINGEN (Tübingen University Institute of Occupational Medicine) Frondsbergstr. 31, 74, Tübingen. Status: Educational institution. Departments or sections: General Occupational Medicine. in relation to Occupational Medicine. Chemistry Principal functions and activities: Basic and applied research. Education (lectures, courses). Propaganda. Workplace inspection. Ergonomics. Environmental protection (noise, heat, gases, dusts). Medical protection of workers. Measurements in factories (telemetry, ergometrics, energy metabolism, workplace air analyses, maximum allowable concentrations). Occupational pathology. Clinical metabolic examinations. Function testing. Establishment of standard values. Publications: "Zentralblatt für Arbeitsmedizin und Arbeitsschutz". INSTITUT FÜR ARBEITSPHYSIOLOGIE DER TECHNISCHEN UNIVERSITÄT (Munich Technical University Occupational Physiology Institute) Barbarastr. 16, 8 Munich 13. Status: Teaching institution. Principal functions and activities: occupational physiology. Education and research in INSTITUT FÜR ARBEITSPHYSIOLOGIE AN DER UNIVERSITÄT DORTMUND (Dortmund University Institute of Occupational Physiology) Ardeystrasse 67, 4600 Dortmund. Status: Maintained by the Forschungsgesellschaft für Arbeitsphysiologie und Arbeitsschutz e.V. Dortmund which is subsidised mainly by the Government. Departments or sections: Physiology. Occupational Psychology. - 147 - Environmental (Federal Republic of Germany) Principal functions and activities: Research on shift work; physical working capacity of young persons; mental and emotional stress during manoeuvring, controlling and monitoring activities; work in hot environments; effects of noise on man. Publications: Scientific reports. INSTITUT FÜR ARBEITS- UND SOZIALMEDIZIN UND POLIKLINIK FÜR BERUFSKRANKHEITEN DER UNIVERSITÄT ERLANGEN-NURNBERG (ErlangenNürnberg University Institute of Occupational and Social Medicine, and Out-patient Clinic for Occupational Diseases) Schillerstrasse 25-29, Erlangen. Status: State organisation. Principal functions and activities: Applied and basic research on the prevention of occupational hazards in numerous industries and activities. Courses in occupational, social and environmental medicine. Publications: Scientific and technical reports. INSTITUT FÜR ARBEITSWISSENSCHAFT DER TECHNISCHEN HOCHSCHULE, DARMSTADT (Darmstadt Technological University Institute of Ergonomics) Petersenstrasse 18, Darmstadt. Status: Educational institution. Principal functions and activities: Research and education. INSTITUT FUR FLUGMEDIZIN (Institute of Aviation Medicine) Kölnerstr. 70, 5300 Bonn-Bad Godesberg. Status: Private organisation, recognised as providing a public service. Principal functions and activities: Research on aviation and space medicine. Research and technological studies relevant to underwater work. Publications: Scientific reports. INSTITUT FÜR FORSTLICHE ARBEITSWISSENSCHAFT (IFFA) (Forestry Work Institute) Vorwerksbusch 1, 2057 Reinbek/Hamburg. Status: Government organisation. - 148 - (Federal Republic of Germany) Principal functions and activities: Research in forestry and forest products. Fields of research are: machines, machine tools, equipment. lifting, handling transport. Noise, vibration, hearing. Occupational pathology. Personal protection. Occupational physiology. INSTITUT PUR HYGIENE UND ARBEITZMEDIZIN (Institute for Hygiene and Occupational Medicine) Klinikum der Gesamthochschule Essen, Hufelandstrasse 55, 34 Essen. Status: University institute. Principal functions and activities: Research. Education (mainly medical students). Postgraduate education. Pneumoconiosis research. Permissible levels for dusts; noise; solvents; toxic metals; cigarette fumes. INSTITUT UND POLIKLINIK FÜR ARBEITS UND SOZIALMEDIZIN DER UNIVERSITÄT KÖLN (Cologne University Occupational and Social Medicine Institute and Polyclinic) Lindenburg, Haus 11/16, 5 Kò'ln-41-Lindenthal. Status: Educational institution. Principal functions and activities: Research. Disease diagnosis and treatment. Medical education. Publications: Articles in "Zeitschrift für Arbeitsmedizin, Sozialmedizin Präventivmedizin" and in "Verhandlungen der Deitschen Gesellschaft für Arbeitsmedizin". INSTITUT FÜR SOZIAL UND ARBEITSMEDIZIN - UNIVERSITÄT HEIDELBERG (Heidelberg University Institute of Social and Occupational Medicine) Neuenheimer Landstr. 20, Heidelberg. Status: Teaching institution. Principal functions and activities: medicine. Research. Teaching of occupational INSTITUT FÜR STAUBLUNGENFORSCHUNG UND ARBEITSMEDIZIN DER UNIVERSITÄT MUNSTER (Munster University Institute for Pneumoc oni o si s Research and Occupational Medicine) Westring 10, 44 Münster. Status: Educational institution. Principal functions and activities: - 149 - Research, education. (Federal Republic of Germany) Publications: Annual Report. INSTITUT FÜR TOXIKOLOGIE UND PHARMAKOLOGIE DER UNIVERSITÄT WÜRZBURG (Würzburg University Toxicology and Pharmacology Institute) Koellikerstrasse 2, 87 Würzburg. Status: Educational institution. Departments or sections: Inhalation Toxicology. Mechanisms of Chemical Carcinogenesis. Secretariat of the Commission for the Examination of Health-impairing Industrial Chemicals of the German Research Association. Principal functions and activities: Research, education. publication of a list of MACs. Annual INSTITUT FÜR UNFALLFORSCHUNG (Institute of Accident Research) Technischer Uberwachungs-Verein Rheinland e.V., Postfach 190207, 5 Cologne 1. Status: Incorporated public body. Principal functions and activities: tion and accident analysis. Research on accident preven- Publications: Annual Report. L^DESENSTALTFtte ARBEITSSCHUTZ UND ARBEITSMEDIZIN, IMMISSIONSUND STRAHLENSCHUTZ (Baden-Württemberg Institute for Labour Protection. Occupational Medicine, Pollution and Radiation Protection) Griesbachstrasse 3, Karlsruhe. Status: Directly subordinate to the Baden-Württemberg Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs. Principal functions and activities: Workplace hazard analyses (noise, vibration, lighting, atmospheric contaminants, etc.). Official monitoring institution for radioactive waste and environmental radiation. Co-operates with various bodies and committees in the preparation of safety regulations and directives. Development and research projects. Education and training. LANDESINSTITUT FÜR ARBEITSMEDIZIN (Berlin Institute of Occupational Medicine) Soorstrasse 83, Berlin 19. Status: Responsible to the Berlin Senator for Labour and Social Affairs. - 150 - (Federal Republic of Germany) Departments or sections: districts. Subdivided regionally by administrative Principal functions and activities: Occupational hygiene, occupational medicine, examination of workers suffering from or liable to occupational diseases. Expert opinions in accordance with the legislation. Investigations and inquiries regarding specific problems of occupational medicine. Publications: Annual Report. LANDESINSTITUT FÜR ARBEITSSCHUTZ UND ARBEITSMEDIZIN (Baden-Württemberg Institute for labour Protection and Occupational Medicine) Kaiserallee 61, Karlsruhe. Status: Directly subordinate to the Baden-Württemberg Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs. Departments or sections: Occupational and Radiation Medicine¿ Air Pollution. Toxicology. Radiation Measurement and Nuclear Safety. Personal Radiation Protection. Noise, Vibration and Special Questions of Labour Protection. Principal functions and activities: Serves the competent authorities as a measuring institution making and evaluating measurements at workplaces to determine risks to the workers. Official monitoring institution for radioactive waste and environmental radiation. Co-operates with various bodies and committees in the preparation of safety regulations and directives on a great variety of subjects. LANDESVERBAND BAYERN DER &EWERBLICHEN BERUFSGENOSSENSCHAFTEN (Bavarian Federation of Industrial Mutual Accident Insurance Associations) Romanstrasse 35/37, Munich 19. Status: Part of the Central Federation of Industrial Mutual Accident Insurance Associations, Bonn. Principal functions and activities: Promotion of medical and occupational rehabilitation in Bavarian industrial accident insurance associations. Publications: Annual Report. LEDERINDUSTRIE-BERUFSGENOSSENSCHAFT (Mutual Accident Insurance Association for the Leather Industry) Postfach 2960, 65 Mainz. Status: Incorporated public body. - 151 - (Federal Republic of Germany) Principal functions and activities: Statutory accident insurance carrier. Prevention and compensation of occupational accidents in the leather industry. LUNGENFUNKTIONSLABOR (Lung Function Research Laboratory) Universität Heidelberg, Bergheimerstr. 58, 6900 Heidelberg. Status: Government organisation (university). Principal functions and activities: Study of the long-term effects of noxious agents inhaled at the workplace on chronic bronchitis and pulmonary emphysema. Follow-up study of pleural mesothelioma related to asbestos dust exposure. Publications: Scientific reports. MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR ARBEITSPHYSIOLOGIE (Max Planck Institute for Industrial Physiology) Rheinlanddamm 201, Dortmund. Status: Research institute. Departments or sections: Physiology. Psychology. Biomechanics. Principal functions and activities: Research on occupational physiology and related sciences. Research in human energetics; fatigue and recovery in static and dynamic muscular work; behaviour of men working under various climatic conditions; effects of vibration; autonomic nervous system reaction to noise; psychoacoustics; methods study and workplace layout; the role of breaks in physical and mental work; night and shift work; effects of mechanisation and automation on work load. Publications: Scientific reports. MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FUR LANDARBEIT UND LANDTECHNIK (Max Planck Institute for Farm Work and Agricultural Engineering) Am Kauzenberg, 655 Bad Kreùzenaeh. Status: Private foundation belonging to the Max Planck Gessellschaft zur Förderung der Wissenschaften. Principal functions and activities: protection research. Ergonomics and environmental Publications: "Arbeiten aus dem Max Planck Institut für Landarbeit und Landtechnik" (published at irregular intervals). "Landarbeit und Technik" (published at irregular intervals). - 152 - (Federal Republic of Germany) MEDIZINISCHES INSTITUT FUR LUFTHYGIENB UND SILIKOSEFORSCHUNG AH DER UNIVERSITÄT DUSSELDORF (Düsseldorf University Medical Institute for Atmospheric Hygiene and Silicosis Research) Gurlitt-Str. 53, 4 Düsseldorf. Status: Attached to the North Rhine-Westphalia Research Authority. Departments or sections: Chemistry. Biochemistry. Experimental Hygiene. Experimental Pathology. ment. Physics and Statistics. Toxicology. Dust Measure- Principal functions and activities: Experimental studies on the effects of air pollution on health and well-being. Epidemiological studies in air-pollution effects. Animal experiments on the pathogenesis of pneumoconioses (silicosis, coal workers' pneumoconiosis, asbestosis, byssinosis and other organic dust diseases. Pharmacological prevention and therapy of silicosis. Publications: Annual Report. NORDWESTLICHE EISEN UND STAHL BERUFSGENOSSENSCHAFT (North-West Mutual Accident Insurance Association for the Iron and Steel Industry) Hans-Böckler-Allee 26, Hanover 3. Status: Incorporated public body. Principal functions and activities: Statutory accident insurance carrier. Prevention and compensation of occupational accidents in the iron and steel industry. PHYSIKALISCH-TECHNISCHE BUNDESANSTALT BRAUNSCHWEIG UND BERLIN (Brunswick and Berlin Federal Physico^Technical Institute) Bundesallee 100, 33 Brunswick. Institut Berlin der PTB, Abbestrasse 2-12, 1 Berlin (Charlottenburg). Status: Federal institute, attached to the Ministry of Economics. Departments or sections: Mechanics. Electricity. Heat. Optics. Acoustics. Nuclear Physics. Berlin Institute. Principal functions and activities: Research on explosion protection and safe use of powder-actuated fastening systems; transportation and storage of dangerous substances; protective optical filters; effects of noise and vibration on the human body; protection against ionising radiations; dosimetry. Publications: "PTB-Communications" (bi-monthly). PTB-Repprts. PTB-Testing Instructions. -153 - Annual Report. (Federal Republic of Germany) SmKOSE-FORSCHUNGSINSTITUT DER BERGBAU-BERUFSGENOSSENSCHAFT (Silicosis Research Institute of the Mining Mutual Accident Insurance Association) Hunscheidtstrasse 12, Bochum. Status: Public corporation. Departments or sections: Mining Technology. Mineralogy. Physics. Chemistry. Clinical Medicine. Animal experimentation. Biology. Pharmacology. Lung Function. Principal functions and activities: Dust suppression and measurement. Mineralogical analyses of dust. Physical behaviour of dust. Clinical aspects of silicosis. Animal experiments on silicosis. Lung function research. Pathology of silicosis. Publications: Report of the Institute. STAATLICHER GEWERBEARZT - INSTITUT FÜR PRAKTISCHE ARBEITSMEDIZIN (State Industrial Physician - Institute of Practical Occupational Medicine) Elsässer Strasse 2, Freiburg i. Br. Status: Attached to a ministry. Principal functions and activities: training. Research, education and FORSCHUNGSSTELLE FÜR ELEKTROPATHOLOGIE (Electropathology Research Centre; Im. Gärtle 11, Freiburg i. Br. Status: Private foundation. Principal functions and activities: Research, training. Publications: "Beiträge zur Ersten Hilfe und Behandlung bei Unfällen durch elektrischen Strom" (periodical). STEINBRUCHS-BERUFSGENOSSENSCHAFT (Mutual Accident Insurance Association for the Quarry Industry) Walderseestr. 5, 3 Hanover. Status: Incorporated public body. Principal functions and activities: Statutory insurance carrier. Prevention and compensation of occupational accidents in quarries. - 154 - (Federal Republic of Germany) STAUBFORSCHUNGSINSTITUT DES HAUPTVERBANDES DER GEWERBLICHEN BERUFSflENÒggENSCHÀFÌM e.V. (Busi Research Institute of the Federation of Industrial Mutual Accident Insurance Associations) Langwartweg 103, Bonn 1. Status: The members of the Federation are registered public bodies. Departments or sections: Physics. Mineralogy. In-plant Measurements and Dust Explosions.' Dust Control, Ventilation and Filtration. Chemistry. Data Processing. Respiratory Protection. Principal functions and activities: Development and testing of measurement and analytical procedures for hazardous dusts, gases and vapours, and carrying out of such tests at the workplace. Development and testing of evaluation procedures for personal protective equipment. Advice on technical protective measures in the event of hazardous dusts and gases at the workplace. Radiation protection. Organisation of courses on dust measurement and control at the workplace, and on radiation protection. •Publications: "Staub - Reinhaltung der Luft" (co-editorship). Annual Report. STEINKOHLENBERGBAUVEREIN-BERGBAU-FORSCHUNG GmBH (Coal Mines Association - Mining Research Ltd.) Postfach, Frillendorferstr. 351, 43 Essen 13. Status: Private organisation; limited liability company. Principal functions and activities: Research institute of the Coal Mines Association. Mining Research Ltd. is responsible for research and development work in all fields relevant to coalmining, including: safety; mining technology; coal processing and utilisation. Publications: Scientific reports. SÜDDEUTSCHE EISEN- UND STAHL- BERUFSGENOSSENSCHAFT (South German Mutual Accident Insurance Association for the Iron and Steel Industry) Hindenburgstrasse 88, 65 Mainz. Status: Statutory accident insurance carrier. Principal functions and activities: Accident prevention in the iron and steel industry (inspection of industrial premises, accident investigations, consultancy, education. Treatment of accident victims, i.e. payment for hospitalisation. Rehabilitation, retraining and relocation of severely injured workers. - 155 - (Federal Republic of Germany) Publications: "Mitteilungen" (quarterly). VERBAND DEUTSCHER ELEKTROTECHNIKER (VUE) e.V. (Association of German Electrical Engineers) Stresemannallee 21, 6 Frankfurt am Main 70. Status: Incorporated private association. Departments or sections: Secretariat. German Electrotechnical Commission within the DNA (German Standards Institution) and VDE (Association of German Electrical Engineers). Testing Laboratories. Principal functions and activities: Preparation, publication and interpretation of VDE specifications (safety standards in electrical engineering). Carrying out the VDE tests. Publication and promotion of scientific and technical literature. Co-operation with the competent authorities to improve the educational system in electrical engineering. Encouragement and promotion of research work. Encouragement and organisation of scientific meetings. Publications: "Elektrotechnische Zeitschrift". technische Zeitschrift". "Nachrichten- VERBAND DEUTSCHER WERKSÄRTZTE e.V. (WERKSÄRZTLICHE ARBEITSGEMEINSCHAFT) (Federation of German Industrial Physicians (Industrial Physicians' Association)) Liebfraunestrasse 30, Raunheim am Main. Status: Private, voluntary organisation of industrial physicians. Departments or sections: Power Industry. Mining. Chemistry. Principal functions and activities: Preventive medicine and labour protection. Co-operation with institutions engaged in scientific research in industrial and social medicine. Development of training programmes for industrial physicians. Advice to physicians on all aspects of social medicine and hygiene in industry. Occupational medicine. Organisation of congresses. Publications: Special articles are printed in the "Zentralblatt für Arbeitsmedizin und Arbeitsschutz". VEREIN DEUTSCHER GEWERBEAUFSICHTSBEAMTEN (VDGAB) (German Association of Labour Inspectors) Robert Koch-Strauss 54, Neilingen b.Stuttgart. Status: Organisation of technical officials and employees of the Federal Republic and West Berlin Labour Inspectorate. Departments or sections: Ten regional sections. - 156 - (Federal Republic of Germany) Principal functions and activities: Participation in the development of iabour inspection through contact with legislatures, governments and representatives of other professional interests in Germany and abroad. Study of all matters bearing on technical and medical labour protection (accident prevention, industrial hygiene, working hours, etc.). VEREIN DEUTSCHER REVISIONS-INGENIEURE e.V. Inspection Engineers) (Association of German Geibelstrasse 61/65, Hanover. Status: Private organisation. Principal functions and activities: Scientific and technical society concerned with the furtherance of scientific knowledge and the exchange and dissemination of experience in the spheres of labour protection and the prevention of occupational accidents and diseases. VEREIN DEUTSCHER SICHERHEITSINGENIEURE (VDSI) (German Association of Safety Engineers; Rheinstahl Hüttenwerke A.G., Essen, Am Rheinstahlhaus. Status: Private organisation of industrial safety engineers and safety officials. Departments or sections: Regional sections and special boards. Principal functions and activities: Improvement of occupational safety measures in co-operation with official committees or committees in private industry. Preparation of directives for safety engineers. Design, development and practical application of personal protective equipment. Publications: The Association publishes its reports in "Aufklärungsblätter für Arbeitsshutz (Sicher ist Sicher)"". VEREINIGUNG DER TECHNISCHEN ÜBERWACHUNGSVEREINE e.V. (VdTUV) (Association of Technical Supervision Boards) Rottstr. 17, 43 Essen. Status: Private foundation. Departments or sections: Steam and Pressure Vessels. Materials and Welding. Environmental Protection. Motor Vehicles. Chemical Engineering. Storage Tanks. Pipelines. Occupational Safety. Heat and Energy. Electrical Engineering. Nuclear Engineering. Cranes and lifts. Principal functions and activities: To serve the community in all fields of engineering. To advise the competent ministries and other public authorities on the relevant legislation and - 157 - (Federal Republic of Germany) regulations. To achieve the highest possible degree of uniformity in the conduct of technical inspections and to compile and record all incidental experience and knowledge. To aid in elaboration of standards, rules and guidelines for all fields of engineering activity. Publications: "TU (Technische Überwachung)". VERSUCHSGRUBENGESELLSCHAJFT mbH (Experimental Mine Company Limited) Tremoniastr. 13, 46 Dortmund. Status: Limited liability company. Principal functions and activities: Research on preventing accidents and occupational disease in mine«. Testing in the Company's galleries or in other galleries. Publications: Technical reports on accident prevention. - 158 - GRECE Services officiels SECTION JE LA SECURITE DU TRAVAIL Ministère de l'Emploi, rue Piréos 40, Athènes. Statut : La Section de la sécurité du travail relève de la compétence du Service de surveillance du travail. Fonctions et activités principales : Examens médicaux et examens en vue d'établir les limites admissibles de température, aération, humidité, bruit, radiations, éclairage et autres facteurs qui contribuent à la formation d'un environnement du travail sain et sûr. Autres institutions INSTITUT DE PHYSIOLO&IE ET DE PATHOLOGIE DU TRAVAIL (IKA) Kypselis 32, Athènes. Statut : Organisation indépendante sous le contrôle du ministère du Travail. Départements ou sections : Département de médecine clinique. Département de toxicologie industrielle. Département de biochimie et d'hématologie. Ponctions et activités principales : Organisation d'un système pratique de prévention des maladies professionnelles. Recherche des problèmes de maladies professionnelles. Recherche ayant trait au saturnisme. Prévention des maladies professionnelles. Séminaires destinés aux médecins. Publications : Rapports mensuels, semestriels et annuels avec données statistiques. - 159 - GUATEMALA INSTITUTO GUATEMALTECO DE SEGURIDAD SOCIA! Apartado 349, Ciudad de Guatemala. Estatuto: Institución autónoma, en cuya Junta Directiva el Presidente es representante del Gobierno de la República de Guatemala. Departamentos o secciones: Técnico. Junta Directiva. Gerencia. Consejo Principales funciones y actividades: Se otorgan prestaciones para proteger contra los accidentes en general. Se otorgan prestaciones de enfermedad y maternidad en el Departamento de Guatemala. Se desarrollan actividades educativas y programas de educación médica, especialmente a nivel de postgrado. Se hace educación divulgativa del régimen a través de la Sección de Seguridad e Higiene y Prevención de Accidentes. Publicaciones: Memoria anual. "Boletín Estadístico" (semestral). "Boletín Médico" (mensual). - 160 - REPUBLIQUE DE GUINEE Services officiels CAISSE NATIONALE DE SECURITE SOCIALE ET PENSIONS Boite postale 138, Conakry. Statut : Institution d'Etat relevant du ministère des Finances. Départements ou sections : Direction générale de la sécurité sociale et pensions. Direction de la sécurité sociale. Direction des pensions. Service des accidents du travail et des maladies professionnelles. Fonctions et activités principales : Recouvrement des cotisations. Paiement des prestations. Education sanitaire et sociale. -161 - HONGRIE Services officiels MUHKAYEDEIiMI TUDOMAÌJYOS KUTATÖ INTEZET (Institut scientifique de recherche pour la protection du travail) Otvös János u. 1-3, 1021 Budapest. Statut : Autorité générale : Conseil central des syndicats de Hongrie. Départements ou sections : Technique de ventilation. Technique de sécurité. Chimie. Equipement de protection individuelle. Electricité. Ponctions et activités principales : Recherche scientifique sur la prévention des accidents et la protection hygiénique et technique. Ergonomie; bruits et vibrations; pollution de l'air. Exécution, développement progressif, fabrication partielle d'instruments et installations pour la technique de sécurité. Equipement pour la protection individuelle. Inspection des machines et installations dangereuses. Enseignement et conseils. Service de documentation pour la protection du travail. Publications : Périodiques "Protection du travail" (rédaction partielle). ORSZAGOS MUNKAEGESZSEGUGYI INTËZET (institut d'hygiène industrielle) Nagyvárad ter 2, Budapest IX. Statut : Rattaché au ministère de la Santé publique. Départements ou sections : Physiologie. Bruits et vibrations. Toxicologie. Pneumoconiose. Neurologie et psychologie. Hygiène des usines. Ponctions et activités principales : Participation à l'élaboration des lois et des décrets portant sur l'hygiène du travail et à l'établissement des normes d'hygiène du travail. Physiologie du travail. Analyse de l'exposition au bruit. Recherches sur les pneumoconioses. Toxicologie et dermatoses professionnelles. Examen des facteurs psychologiques qui sont à l'origine des accidents. Formation des hygiénistes et des médecins d'usine. Publications : "Munkavédelem" (Protection du travail) (trimestrielle). SZOT MNKATEDELMI PROPAGANDA KOZPONT (Centre de propagande pour la sécurité du travail) Guszev u. 12, 1368 Budapest. Statut : Institution du Conseil central des syndicats hongrois (SZOT) Ponctions et activités principales : Enseignement, formation, propagande. Cours de sécurité et d'hygiène du travail. - 162 - INDIA Official services CENTRAL LABOUR INSTITUTE Off Eastern Express Highway, Sion, Bombay-22 (Pin 400022). Status: A Government institute under the Directorate General of Factory Advice Service and Labour Institutes attached to Ministry of Labour and Rehabilitation. Departments or sections: Industrial Safety, Health and Welfare Centre. Audio-visual and Training Centre. Industrial Hygiene Laboratory. Industrial Medicine Laboratory. Industrial Physiology Laboratory. Industrial Psychology Section. Principal functions and activities: The Institute functions as a socio-economic laboratory dealing with the scientific study of all aspects of industrial development relating to human factors to promote safe and healthy working conditions, better motivation, improved work environment, etc. in the factories and at the docks, and thereby assists in the achievement of higher productivity. These functions are carried out through training, education and research programmes. Publications: "Industrial Safety and Health Bulletin" (quarterly). DIRECTORATE-GENERAL OF MINES SAFETY Dhanbad, Bihar. Status: Government department under the Ministry of Labour. Principal functions and activities: All matters related to health and welfare of mine-workers. Surveys in respect of: airborne dust in mines; environmental conditions in mines; incidence of occupational diseases in mines and their prevention; physiological effects of mining work on different categories of mine workers. Assists in. formation of Medical Board(s) for occupational diseases and to maintain liaison between the Board(s) and the Directorate-General of Mines Safety. Enforces provisions of Mines Act, 1952 and Rules made thereunder. Publications: Scientific reports. ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF HYGIENE AND PUBLIC HEALTH 110, Chittaranjan Ave., Calcutta-12. Status: A Government institute, attached to the Union Ministry of Health and Family Planning. -163 - (India) Departments or sections: Pubiic Health Administration Preventive and Social Medicine. Biochemistry and Nutrition. Microbiology. Epidemiology. Health Education. Maternal and Child Health. Physiological and Industrial Hygiene. Statistics. Environmental Sanitation. Principal functions and activities: Service. Publications: Training, research and Annual Report. LABOUR BUREAU, MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT Kennedy House, Simla 4. Status: Government bureau. Departments or sections: Labour Conditions. Statistical Division. Survey of Principal functions or activities: To collect, compile and publish labour statistics. To conduct research into specific labour problems with a view to furnishing data required for the formulation of policy. Publications: Annual Report on the working of the Factories Act and Minimum Wages Act. "Indian Labour Journal" (monthly). "Indian Labour Year Book" (yearly). "Indian Labour Statistics" (yearly). REGIONAL LABOUR INSTITUTE Adyar, Madras-600020. Status: Governmental institute under the Ministry of Labour and Rehabilitation (Department of Labour and Employment). Departments or sections: Institutes Bombay. Factory Advice Service and Labour Principal functions and activities: Research and training in the field of industrial safety and hygiene. Publications: Survey reports and periodicals. Other institutions COUNCIL OF INDUSTRIAL SAFETY Elphinstone Building, 10, Veer Nariman Road, Fort, Bombay 400001. Status: Non-profit making voluntary organisation. - 164 - (India) Principal functions and activities: Courses in job safety for supervisors. Diploma course for safety officers in industry. Seminars and conferences on different aspects of safety organised from time to time. Organises competitions for safety performance, posters, slogans, etc. Publications: Annual Report. Safety codes. DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL HEALTH, TATA SERVICES LIMITED •Jeevan Vihar', 1st floor, 75 Apollo Street, Port, Bombay 400 023. Status: Private foundation. Principal functions and activities: Advises the Tata Services factories in respect of the occupational health programme which comprises: preventive medical aid; environmental hygiene; health and safety training and education; welfare activities; family planning; studies and surveys. Organise courses in industrial safety for supervisors. Publications: Annual Report. Monthly Newsletter. INDIAN ASSOCIATION OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH C-62 Defense Colony, New Delhi-24. Status: Scientific society. Principal functions and activities: throughout the Union. To promote occupational health INDIAN COUNCIL OF MEDICAL RESEARCH Ansari Nagar (Medical Enclave), P.O Box 494, New Delhi. Status: A body registered under the Registration of Societies Act of 1860. Principal functions and activities: Promotion of research, the propagation of knowledge and experimental measures generally in connection with the causation, mode of spread and prevention of diseases. Initiates, aids, develops and co-ordinates medical research in India and promotes and assists institutions for the study of diseases, their prevention, causation and remedy. Exchanges information with other institutions, associations and societies interested in the same objects. INDUSTRIAL HEALTH ORGANISATION Babu Bihar, 7/198 Swaroop Nagar, Kanpur. Status: Governmental agency, attached to the Ministry of Health. - 165 " (India) Principal functions and activities: Surveys occupational health problems (findings are used äs a guide for future planning). Provides consultation seryices to inspectorates and industries. Carries out health education. INDUSTRIAL TOXICOLOGY RESEARCH CENTRE Post Box 80, Lueknow-226001. Status: Under the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, attached to the Ministry of Industrial Development, Science and Technology. Principal functions and activities: Studies the harmful effects of substances encountered in industry, agriculture and mines. Conducts experimental studies on the mode of action of industrial toxins, elucidates the mechanism of tissue injury and suggests therapeutic and preventive measures. Carries out investigations on environmental problems such as hazards due to industrial dusts, radioactivity, X-radiation, pollution of water and food resources, etc. NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH Medical Campus, Ahmedabad-380016, Gujarat. Status: Autonomous body sponsored by the Indian Council of Medical Research. Departments or sections: Occupational Medicine. Occupational Hygiene. Occupational Physiology. Occupational Psychology. Health Physics and Engineering. Medical and Industrial Toxicology Research. Agricultural Health Research. Air Pollution. Environmental Carcinogens. Principal functions and activities: Occupational health surveys and research. Training courses at different levels in the field of occupational health and allied subjects. Specialised training for occupational health specialists. Occupational Health. Seminars and symposia. Technical consultancy service as well as information services to industrial organisations. Publications: Annual Report. NATIONAL SAFETY COUNCIL Central Labour Institute Building, Off Eastern Express Highway, Sion, Bombay-400 022. Status: Established on the initiative of the Ministry of Labour. Principal functions and activities: To carry out safety propaganda and to reduce the number of accidents in industry. Publications: Technical reports. _ 166 _ (India) SOCIETY FOR THE STUDY OF INDUSTRIAL MEDICINE Calcutta Branch, 19 Nilmoni Mitter Street, Calcutta 6. Status: Registered body consisting mainly of industrial physicians. Principal functions and activities: Encouragement of study and research into the causes, treatment and prevention of industrial diseases. Guidance of industrial undertakings along modern scientific lines in the sphere of occupational medicine and hygiene. Publications: "Journal of Industrial Medicine" (quarterly). - 167 - INDONESIA Official services LEMBAGA NASIONAL HYGIENE PERUSAHAAN DAN KESEHATAN KERDJA (National Institute of Industrial Hygiene and Occupational Medicine) Djl. Tosari 96, Djakarta. Status: Government institution. Departments or sections: Safety Section. Health Section. Principal functions and activities: To give guidance to the Health and Safety Inspection Service concerning safeguarding the work environment in accordance with the legislation. Research, education (teaching basic principles of industrial hygiene and medicine to medical students and in the School of Public Health). SAFETY AND HEALTH INSPECTION DEPARTMENT Ministry of labour, Djakarta. Status: Governmental service. Principal functions and activities: Supervision of observance of labour legislation particularly in the field of occupational safety and health. - 168 - IRAN Official services OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH CENTRE Pahlavi Ave., Hilton Street, Teheran. Status: Attached to the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs. Departments or sections: Workshops. Research. Training. Exhibition and Principal functions and activities: Education and training in occupational safety and health of State labour inspectors, safety engineers, supervisors and factory management. In collaboration with national television, broadcast, daily papers and magazines the regular propaganda of the protection of workers' health and life in employment is carried out. Regular propaganda on the safety and health of workers is carried out in collaboration with the national television and broadcasting services, daily newspapers and magazines. Publications: Safety magazine. Other institutions DEPARTMENT OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH School of Public Health, University of Teheran, POB 1310, Teheran. Status: Teaching institution. Principal functions and activities: Teaching of medical students in the field of occupational medicine. Research. - 169 - IRAQ Official services INDUSTRIAL SAFETY INSTITUTE 1/10 Waziryah, Baghdad. Status:. Government department attached to the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs. Departments or sections: Statistics. Training. Principal functions and activities: Education. Publications: Visual Aids. Inspection. Inspection. Training. Annual statistical reports on industrial accidents. Other institutions UNION OF INDUSTRIAL TECHNICIANS Near White House, Bataween, Baghdad. Status: Under the Ministry of, Industry. Principal functions and activities: Studies and research on industrial safety. Protection against occupational hazards. - 170 - IRELAND NATIONAL INDUSTRIAL SAFETY ORGANISATION Ansley House, Mespil Road, Dublin 4. Status: Tripartite voluntary organisation financed by members' subscriptions and a government subsidy. Departments or sections: Six regional groups: Waterford, Galway, Midlands and Limerick. Dublin, Cork, Principal functions and activities: Training and propaganda. Day-release course for safety officers. Occasional courses for the building and construction industry and other industries. Exhibitions of protective clothing and safety equipment. Lectures and film shows. Publications: "Sciath" (quarterly). - 171 - ISRAEL Official services HAMOSAD LBETIHUT ULGEHUT (Institute for Safety and Hygiene) Mazeh Street 22, Tel-Aviv. Status: Attached to a ministry. Departments or sections: Training and Instruction. and Development. Safety Committees. Research Principal functions and activities: Conducts training and instructional activities. Carries out and publishes research and other safety publications. Assists in the election of safety delegates and the establishment of safety committees. Assists the Inspection Service. Advises the Minister of Labour on general matters relating to safety and hygiene. Publications: "Betihut" (monthly). "Betihon" (quarterly). MACHLEKET HAPIKUACH AL HA'AVODAH (Division of Labour Inspection) Ministry of Labour, P.O. Box 915, Jerusalem. Status: A Government department in the Ministry of Labour. Departments or sections: Divided into five geographic regions: Jerusalem; Tel-Aviv; the Centre; Haifa and the North; and the Southern Region. Principal functions and activities: Enforcement of laws and regulations pertaining to occupational safety, health and welfare. Preparation of safety, health and welfare regulations. Publications: Annual Report. MIVDAKAH SEVIVATIT LEYAD MAHLEKET HAPIKUAH MISRAD HAAVODAH (Occupational Environmental Health Laboratory of the Labour Inspectorate at the Ministry of Labour) 59 Eilath Street, Tel-Aviv. Status: Government branch in the Labour Inspectorate of the Ministry of Labour. Principal functions and activities: Environmental sampling and analyses especially in factories. Research in industrial hygiene. Publications: Part of the Annual Report of the Labour Inspectorate. - 172 - (Israel) Other institutions BEIT HASEFER L'REPUAH SHEL HAPNIVERSITA HAIVRIT VEHADASSAH. HAMACHLAgAH Ii'REPUAIÏ TAUëïYATÏT' (Hebrew University - Hadássah Medical School, Department of Occupational Health) P.O. Box 1172, Jerusalem. Status: Affiliated to the Hebrew University. Principal functions and activities: Research, training and services. Assesses the occupational health problems created by industrial progress in the developing countries. Studies physiological reactions of people living and working in the modern chemical environment, who are exposed to pesticides and heavy metals. Occupational health education for medical students. KUPAT-HOLIM SHEL HISTADRUT HAOVDIM B'EREZ JISRAEL (Workers' Sickness Insurance of Israel) P.O. Box 16250, Tel-Aviv. Status: Public institution, based upon membership fees of the members of the General Federation of Labour (Histadrut) Departments or sections: There is a department of occupational health in every institution (15 districts throughout Israel). Principal functions and activities: The Department of Occupational Health provides advisory services to physicians in the institutions as specialists in occupational diseases and evaluation of working capacity. In addition it provides occupational health services to workers and management of insured workplaces. Training of occupational health nurses and refresher training of occupational health physicians. MADOR LEBETIHUT YÈ&EHUT (Department of Industrial Safety and Hygiene of Histadrut) Histadrut, 93 rue Arlosorof, Tel-Aviv, B.P. 303Status: General Federation of Labour. Principal functions and activities: Research on accidents and their causes. Education. Propaganda. Conferences. Publications: Annual Report. MAHON HATEKANIM HAISRAELI (Standards Institution of Israel) 42 University St., Tel-Aviv 69 977. Status: Statutory body, incorporated by the Standards Law of 1953. Departments or sections: Building. Soil and Roads. Mechanical. Hydraulic. Electrical. Electronics. Chemical and Food. Textile. Paper and Leather. - 173 - (Israel) Principal functions and activities: Research. Publications: Israel Standards. Standardisation. "Mati" (quarterly). - 174 - Testing. ITALIE Services officiels ASSOCIAZIONE NAZIONALE PER IL CONTROLLO DELLA COMBUSTIONE (ANCO) ^Association nationale pour le contrôle de la combustion) Via Urbana 167, Rome. Statut : Institution de droit public, placée sour le contrôle du ministère du Travail et de la Prévoyance sociale et du ministère de l'industrie et du Commerce. Départements ou sections : L'association possède 34 sections sur tout le territoire de la République. Ponctions et activités principales : Surveillance et mesures préventives des générateurs de vapeur et des appareils sous pression de vapeur et de gaz. Formation professionnelle du personnel attaché aux installations thermiques et à la conduite des générateurs de vapeur. Publications : "Il Calore" (revue technique mensuelle). de l'ANCC (mensuel). Bulletin ISPETTORATO MEDICO CENTRALE DEL LAVORO (inspectorat médical central du travail) Via XX de Settembre 97/c, Rome. Statut : Organe du ministère du Travail et de la Prévoyance sociale. Départements ou sections : Laboratoire d'hygiène industrielle. Formation professionnelle des inspecteurs de médecine et de chimie. Services médicaux auprès des inspectorats provinciaux du travail. Fonctions et activités principales : Coordination et direction de l'activité des médecins-inspecteurs sur le plan national pour l'application des dispositions de protection d'hygiène et de santé du travailleur. Enquêtes sur les conditions d'hygiène et de salubrité du milieu de travail. Publications : Rapport annuel. SERVIZIO SANITARIO DELLE FERROVIE DELLO STATO (Service médical des chemins de fer de l'Etat) Piazza della Croce Rossa 1, Rome. Statut : Service ministériel. - 175 - (Italie) Départements ou sections : Psychologie du travail. Evaluation des psycho-aptitudes. Prévention des accidents du travail. Médecine de rééducation et de réhabilitation. Organisation des postes de secours dans les trains et dans les installations du réseau. Médecine légale. Accidents du travail. Maladies professionnelles. Radiologie. Ponctions et activités principales : Médecine préventive. Médecine légale. Hygiène générale et du travail. Recherches dans les secteurs susmentionnés. Autres institutions CENTRO PER LO STUDIO DEGLI INFORTUNI SUL LAVORO DELL'OTAIL (.Centre pour l'étude des accidents du travail de l'INAIL) Via Chelini 39, Rome. Statut : Créé en juin 1951 par l'Institut national d'assurance contre les accidents du travail (INAIL) Départements ou sections : Section médicale. Section de psychologie. Ponctions et activités principales : Enquêtes sur les accidents considérés sous tous leurs aspects, soit facteurs ambiants du travail, personnalité du travailleur et activité professionnelle. Recherche des causes des accidents et des maladies professionnelles. CLINICA DEL LAVORO (institut de médecine du travail) Via San Barnaba, 20122 Milan. Statut : Université de Milan. Départements ou sections : Chaire de médecine préventive. Laboratoire d'hygiène industrielle. Ponctions et activités principales : Enseignement destiné à des étudiants en médecine et à des médecins. Services de médecine du travail, hygiène industrielle, physiologie du travail. Psychologie du travail dans les entreprises. Service d'examens médicaux périodiques. Rôle de conseiller en matière de médecine et de prévention des accidents du travail et des maladies professionnelles. Publications : Publications dans la revue "La Medicina del Lavoro". ENTE NAZIONALE PER LA PREVENZIONE DEGLI INFORTUNI (ENPI.) (Institut national pour la prévention des accidents; Via Alessandria 220E, 00198 Rome. Statut : Institution de droit public, placée sour le contrôle du ministère du Travail et de la Prévoyance sociale. - 176 - (Italie) Départements ou services : Service de psychosociologie. Service poor l'éducation en matière de sécurité. L'institut dispose de sections régionales et provinciales réparties sur tout le territoire national, auxquelles sont rattachés des instituts de médecine industrielle et des centres de pychosociologie du travail. Ponctions et activités principales : Formation de techniciens spécialisés dans la sécurité et l'hygiène du travail. Education et propagande sur la prévention dans les industries et les écoles. Conseils techniques en matière de prévention des accidents et d'hygiène du travail. Examens médicaux préventifs, périodiques et de contrôle. Essais et vérifications d'installations, de machines, d'appareils et de dispositifs, du point de vue de l'hygiène et de la sécurité du travail. Publications : "Securitas" (mensuelle). "Sicurezza nel Lavoro" (bimensuelle). "Educazione alla Sicurezza"(pour les écoles). ISTITUTO ELETTROTECNICO NAZIONALE "GALILEO FERRARIS" (Institut électrotechnique national "Galileo Ferraris") Corso Massimo d'Azeglio 42, 10125 Turin. Statut : Organisme de droit public sous tutelle du ministère de l'Instruction publique. Fonctions et activités principales : Etudes et recherches en électrotechnique, électronique, électrophysique, métrologie, pour le compte de l'industrie, des organismes publics, des forces armées; collaboration avec les institutions nationales et internationales de recherche. Electricité; bruit, vibrations, audition; substances dangereuses; protection individuelle. Publications : Rapports scientifiques. ISTITUTO DI IGIENE DELL'UNIVERSITÀ DI MODENA (institut d'hygiène de l'Université de Modène) Via G. Campi 287, 4-1100 Modène. Statut : Dépend du ministère de l'Education publique. Départements ou sections : Hygiène. Microbiologie. Hygiène du milieu de travail. Virologie. Fonctions et activités principales : Enseignement de l'hygiène. Microbiologie. Médecine du travail. Statistique sanitaire. Biométrie. Psychologie. Recherches scientifiques dans les secteurs ci-dessus. Publications : "Rivista Italiana di Igiene". - 177 - (Italie) ISTITUTO DI MEDICINA DEL LAVORO E CLINICA DELLE MALATTIE PROFESSIONALI (Institut de médecine du travail et clinique des maladies professionnelles) Policlinico S. Orsola, Via Massarenti 9, Bologne. Statut : Service dépendant de l'Université de Bologne et du ministère de l'Instruction publique. Départements ou sections : Section d'étude de la fibrinolyse et de la coagulation. Section de médecine des sports. Section pour les maladies vasculaires professionnelles et pour 1'hémodynamique cardiocirculatoire. Section de Physiopathologie respiratoire. Section de toxicologie industrielle. Fonctions et activités principales : Recherches et enseignement, thérapeutique et de prévention. Formation de spécialistes. ISTITUTO DI MEDICINA DEL LAVORO (institut de médecine du travail) Via S. Giorgio 12, 09100 Cagliari. Statut : Université de Cagliari. Départements ou sections : Laboratoire de Physiopathologie respiratoire et hémodynamique. Laboratoire de radiologie. Laboratoire de chimie et physique. Laboratoire d'hygiène industrielle. Fonctions et activités principales : Cours de médecine du travail au niveau universitaire et postuniversitaire . Recherches scientifiques concernant la médecine du travail. ISTITUTO DI MEDICINA DEL LAVORO DELL'UNIVERSITÀ DEGLI STUDI DI FIRENZE (Institut de médecine du travail de l'Université de Florence) Largo Piero Palagi 1, 50139 Florence. Statut : Dépend du ministère de l'Education. Fonctions et activités principales : Prévention, diagnostic et traitement des maladies professionnelles. Recherches clinique et expérimentale de ces maladies. ISTITUTO DI MEDICINA DEL LAVORO DELL'UNIVERSITÀ DEGLI STUDI DI GENOVA (Institut de médecine du travail de l'Université de Gênes) Viale Benedetto XV, Ospedale San Martino, Gênes. Statut : Fait partie de l'Université de Gènes et dépend du ministère de l'Instruction publique. - 178 - (Italie) Départements ou sections : Section clinique (Service de médecine du travail). Ponctions et activités principales : Enseignement de la médecine du travail et des matières connexes dans le cadre de l'université et dans les écoles de service social. Cours de spécialisation en médecine du travail pour les médecins. Recherches scientifiques en matière de médecine du travail. Clinique des maladies professionnelles. Pathologie des travailleurs des ports et des marins. Etude psyehophvsique de groupes de travailleurs et de sportifs. Publications : "Lavoro e Medicina" (revue bimestrielle). ISTITUTO DI MEDICINA DEL LAVORO DELL'UNIVERSITÀ DI MESSINA (Institut de médecine du travail de l'Université de Messine) Viale Regina Elena 169, Casella postale 26751, Messine. Statut : Institut universitaire d'Etat. Fonctions et activités principales : Enseignement universitaire de la pathologie professionnelle. Recherches en matière de pathologie professionnelle et toxicologie (en particulier silicose et pneumoconiose due à la pierre ponce, les intoxications aniliniques, la pathologie chronique due au soufre, les recherches sur la toxicologie des pesticides). ISTITUTO DI MEDICINA DEL MVORO DELL'UNIVERSITÀ DI NAPOLI (Institut de médecine du travail de l'Université de Naples) Piazza Miraglia, Naples. Statut : Dépend du ministère de l'Instruction publique. Départements ou sections : Fonctions cardiovasculares. Analyses chimiques et toxicologiques. Affections cardiaques et vasculaires. Affections respiratoires. Radiologie. Psychotechnique . Fonctions et activités principales : Enseignement pour les étudiants en médecine et pour les médecins. Dispensaire pour les maladies professionnelles. Dispensaire pour les maladies cardiovasculares en relation avec le travail. Traitement des maladies professionnelles et des accidents. Recherches. Publications : "Folia Medica" (mensuel). ISTITUTO DI MEDICINA DEL LAVORO DELL'UNIVERSITÀ DI PADOVA (.Institut de médecine du travail de l'Université de Padoue) Via Facciolati 71, Padoue. Statut : Dépend du ministère de l'Instruction publique. Départements ou sections : Analyses chimiques-cliniques. Pneumologie. Hygiène industrielle et toxicologie. Cardiologie. Electroencéphalographie. Allergologie. Citologie. - 179 - (Italie) Ponctions et activités principales : Enseignement de la médecine du travail aux étudiants en médecine. Recherche sur les fonctions cardiovasculaires et respiratoires et sur la pathologie due à l'électricité. Investigations sur les risques d'intoxication par le plomb tétrathyle, le plomb métallique et le sulfure de carbone. ISTITUTO DI MEDICINA DEL LAVORO DELL'UNIVERSITÀ DI PALERMO tInstitut de médecine du travail de l'Université de Païenne) Faculté de médecine, Université de Païenne, Palerme. Statut : Dépend du ministère de l'Instruction publique. Départements ou sections : Cardiologie. Biochimie. Radiologie. Hématologie. Ponctions et activités principales : Enseignement de la médecine du travail au niveau universitaire et postuniversitaire. Prévention et traitement des maladies professionnelles. Recherche dans le .domaine de la Physiopathologie du travail, des intoxications par insecticides. Electropathologie. ISTITUTO DI MEDICINA DEL LAVORO DELL'UNIVERSITÀ DEGLI STUDI DI PAVIA (Institut de médecine du travail de l'Université de Pavie) Via Severino Boezio 24, Pavie. Statut : Dépend du ministère de l'Instruction publique. Départements ou sections : Radiologie. Toxicologie expérimentale. Hygiène industrielle. Ponctions et activités principales : Recherches scientifiques dans diverses branches â'hygiène et de pathologie professionnelle. Recherches sur la toxicité de nombreuses substances. Recherches ayant trait aux bruits et vibrations. Radiologie. Publications : Rapports scientifiques. ISTITUTO DI MEDICINA DEL LAVORO DELL'UNIVERSITÀ DI TORINO (Institut de médecine du travail de l'Université de Turin) Via Zuretti 29, Turin. Statut : Dépend du ministère de l'Education publique. Départements ou sections : Hygiène industrielle. Cardiologie du travail. Physiopathologie respiratoire. Tumeurs professionnelles. Fonctions et activités principales : Enseignement universitaire et postuniversitaire pour la formation des médecins du travail. Recherches sur la médecine du travail et la médecine préventive. Publications : Rapports scientifiques. -180 - (Italie) ISTITUTO PROFILATTICO ITALIANO DI TORINO (IPIT) (Institut italien de prophylaxie de Turin) Via Pier Carlo Boggio 79/81, Turin. Statut : Institution privée. Fonctions et activités principales : Préparation et distribution de produits de prophylaxie médicamenteuse des maladies du travail (boissons contre la chaleur, crèmes barrière, détergents pour les mains neutres ou acides, chélants contre les métaux lourds, pâtes dentaires contre le plomb, tablettes alcalines, etc.). Publications : "Notiziario delle prevenzione" (mensuel). SERVIZIO DI MEDICINE DEL LAVORO - OSPEDALE DI CIRCOLO DI LECCO (.Service de médecine du travail - Hôpital de Lecco) Via Promessi Sposi 1, 22053 Lecco. Statut : Service public dépendant de l'Hôpital de Lecco. Fonctions et activités principales : Enquêtes dans le domaine de l'hygiène industrielle dans les entreprises de Lecco. Traitement des maladies professionnelles. Formation des spécialistes en médecine et hygiène du travail. Recherches appliquées. SOCIETÀ DI ER&ONOMIA APPLICATA (SEA) (Société d'ergonomie appliquée) Vicolo Santa Maria alla Porta 1, 20123 Milan. Statut : Organisme privé. Fonctions et activités principales : Application de l'ergonomie dans les milieux industriels. Recherches dans les domaines du bruit et de la chaleur au poste de travail. Elaboration de méthodes d'étude ergonomique des projets avec la participation des techniciens et des ouvriers des entreprises. - 181 - JAPAN Official services NAGANO-KEN SHAKAI-BU ROSEI-KA RODO KAGAKU KENKYU-SHITSU (Latour Science Research Unit, Labour Administration Section, Social Department) c/o Nagano Prefectural Government, 692-2 Habashita, Minami-Nagano, Nagano City, Nagano Prefecture. Status: Attached to the Labour Administration Section. Principal functions and activities: Carries out studies and research on the labour economics, occupational health, occupational psychology, etc., and publishes the results. Publications: Analysis of Labour Economics (annually). "Roken-jiho" (Labour Research Times) (bi-monthly). KOGAI SHIGEN KENKYU-SHO (National Research Institute for Pollution and Resources) 188 Kotobuki-cho, Kawaguchi, Saitama. Status: Government Laboratory under the Ministry of International Trade and Industry. Departments or sections: Resources Utilisation. Safety. Pollution Control. Principal functions and activities: Mining and Research. Publications: Annual Report. Mining and Safety (monthly) fin Japanese with English synopsis). Pollution Contr (bi-monthly) (in Japanese with English synopsis). YUSEISHO HOKENKA IJIKENKYUSHO (Health Division, Medical Laboratory) Ministry of Post and Telecommunications, 3-2 Kasumigaseki 1-chome, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100. Status: Attached to the Ministry. Departments or sections: Work-Environment Hygiene. Occupational Physiology. Occupational Psychology. Medical Statistics. Principal functions and activities: Hygiene surveys of the working environment. Research on working conditions. Studies on shift work in the postal services. Physiological and psychological studies on standardisation of working methods and conditions in the postal services. Statistical analysis of workers' diseases and absenteeism. Publications: Research Report of Medical Laboratory (annually). - 182 - (Japan) ANZEN EISEI KYOIKU SENTAH (Educational Institute of Industrial Safety and Health) 1-4-6 Umezono, Kiyose-shi, Tokyo. Status: One of the organs of the Japan Central Industrial Accident Prevention Association, which is subsidised by the Ministry of Labour. Principal functions and activities: General education on industrial safety and health. Training of safety engineers, safety and health supervisors, and on-the-job training instructors. CHUO HOKEN KANRISHO (Japanese National Railways Central Health Institute) Yoyogi 2-1, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 151. Status: Semi-governmental institute. Departments or sections: Respiratory Diseases. Cardiovascular Diseases. Digestive System Diseases. Mental Health. Physical Aptitude. Occupational Health. Environmental Health. Principal functions and activities: Epidemiological research. Health education for Japan National Railway health workers and for employees under medical care. Education for medical school undergraduates and postgraduates. Education for Japan National Railway technicians and nurses. On-the-job training for medical undergraduates, postgraduates, public health nurses, etc. Publications: "Health Control" (annual) (in Japanese with English summaries). CHUO RODO SAGAI BOSHI KYOKAI (Japan Industrial Safety Association) 35-1, 5-chome, Shiba, Minato-ku, Tokyo. Status: Private, government-subsidised organisation. Departments or sections: Zero-Accident Campaign Promotion Committee. Head Office of Industrial Safety Service. Head Office of Occupational Health Service (Occupational Health Service Centre) Safety and Health Training Centre. Regional Safety and Health Service Centres are located in seven districts. Principal functions and activities: Public education about the Industrial Safety and Health Act and the Industrial Accident Prevention Programme. Organisation of exhibitions of safety/ health devices or equipment. Research promotion. Organisation of seminars and training courses. Safety management including counseling, analyses of working conditions, etc. Health management including health checks, sampling and analysis, and consultancy services. - 183 - (Japan) Publications: Annual Report. Industrial Safety Yearbook. "Safety Guideline". "Occupational Health Guidebook"(monthly). "Anzen" ("Safety"). "Rodo-Eisei" ("Occupational Health"). "Anzen Eisei No Hiroba" ("Safety and Health at the Workplace"). HOSHASEN IGAKU SOGO KENKYUSHO (National Institute of Radiological Sciences; 9-1, 4-chôme, Anagawa, Chiba-shi, 280. Status: Attached to the Science and Technology Agency. Departments or sections: Training School. Eleven Research Departments. Hospital. Principal functions and activities: Research on radiation hazards to humans and the environment, and diagnosis and therapy of radiation injuries. Research on the medical uses of radiation. Education and training in health physics, radiology and nuclear medicine. Publications: Annual Report. (quarterly). "Radioactivity Survey Data in Japan" KENSETSUGYÖ-R0D5-SAIGAI-BÖSHI-KYÖKAI (Construction Accident Prevention Association; Sangyo-Anzen-Kaikan Building, 7th Floor, 35-1 Shiba 5-chome, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108. Status: A government-subsidised organisation controlled by the Ministry of labour. Departments or sections: Safety Engineering and Control. Service. Principal functions and activities: Assists and advises construction firms in the prevention of building-site accidents. Research on accident prevention problems; education and training of supervisors and workers; public relations and publications. Publications: Report. "Construction Safety and Health Yearbook". "Construction Safety" (monthly). Annual KOATSU GAS HOAN KYOKAI (institute for Safety in High-Pressure Gas Engineering) 7th Floor, Hirakawa Bldg., 11-28 Nagata-cho 1-chome, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100. Status: Non-profit organisation. Gas Control law. Established by the High-Pressure Principal functions and activities: Prevention of accidents caused by high-pressure gas installations. Investigation, research - 184 - (Japan) and advice on high-pressure gas engineering, and safety inspection of high-pressure gas installations. Publications: Annual Report. Journal of the Institution (bi-monthly). Report of the Institution (monthly). "DP Gas Safety News" (occasionally). KOKURITSU KOSHUEISEIIN (institute of Public Health) 6-1 Shirokanedai Status: 4-chome, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108. Attached to the Ministry of Health and Welfare. Departments or sections: Sixteen scientific departments. Radiation Health Laboratory. Gnotobiology Research Laboratory. Principal functions and activities: Training public health personnel and research in public health fields. The following fields are covered: general publib health, environmental .sanitation, nursing, health education, nutrition and environmental sciences. Publications: Bulletin of the Institute of Public Health (quarterly, in English). KOSHU-EISEI-BU (Department of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Kyushu University) 1-1, 3-chome, Maedàshi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka. Status: Government university department. Principal functions and activities: Education of medical students in public health; education and training of postgraduate students in advanced aspects of public health; and research on public health problems. Epidemiological and laboratory studies on environmental carcinogenesis and environmental pollution. KOWAN KAMOTSU UWSO JIGYO RODO SAIGAI BÔSHI KIYOKAI (Port Cargo Handling Accident Prevention Association) c/o Sangyo Anzen Kaikan, 5-35-1 Shiba Minato-ku, Tokyo. Status: Financed by members with partial government subsidy. Departments or sections: Engineering. Safety Service. Safety Training and Principal functions and activities: Publication of safety rules. Technical advice and aid to occupational safety services. Safety testing of machines and tools. Safety training of employees. Research and propaganda on occupational safety services. Publications: "Port Transportation Occupational Safety" (monthly). - 185 - (Japan) KYOTO KOJO HOKEN KAI (Kyoto Industrial Health Association) 67 Kitatsuboi-cho, Nishinokyo, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto. Status: Private foundation. Departments or sections: Research. Occupational Health. Industrial Environment. General Diseases. Care for Industry. Principal functions and activities: Physical examinations for occupational and general diseases; relevant therapy. Field survey on industrial fatigue, application of ergonomics, technological hygiene, industrial accidents, occupational diseases (physical and chemical agents). Training of paramedical workers, supervisors in occupational safety and health in industries and physical fitness. Research on chemical analysis, biochemical metabolites and histological methodology in occupational health. Measurement and assessment of environment in industry. Rehabilitation. Training. Publications: Annual Report (in Japanese). KOZAN IGAKU KENKYUKAI (Medical Research Society for the Mining and Smelting Industries) c/o Nippon Mining Association, Shin Hibiya Building,, Uchisaiwai-cho 2-3, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo. Status: A research society of full-time physicians for the nonferrous metal mining and smelting industries. Principal functions and activities: Research on occupational diseases and their prevention: chronic bronchitis, cancer, industrial metal poisoning, etc. OSAKA SHIRITSU DAIGAKU IGAKUBU EISEIGAKU-KOSHUEISEIGAKU-KYOSHITSU (Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Osaka City University Medical School) 1-4-54, Asahimachi, Abeno-ku, Osaka, 545. Status: A department of Osaka City University Medical School. Departments or sections: Occupational Health. Environmental Pollution. Ageing. Theoretical Epidemiology. Principal functions and activities: Education for undergraduate medical students on preventive medicine and public health. Education and research work for graduate students. Education for postgraduate doctors. Research on special subjects by the staff and research workers. RIKUJO-KAMOTSU-UNSO-JIGYO-RODOSAIGAI-BOSHI-KYOKAI (Land Transportation Industry Accident Prevention Association) c/o Sangyo Anzen Bldg., 5-35-1 Shiba, Minato-ku, Tokyo. - 186 - (Japan) Status: Membership system, partly subsidised by Government. Departments or sections: technology. Safety service. Safety training and Principal functions and activities: Technical advice and aid on occupational safety and health services. Safety testing of machines and tools. Training courses on occupational safety and health services. Collection of safety information and distribution of safety data. Research and propaganda on occupational safety and health services. Publications: Annual Report. (monthly). "Land Transportation and Safety" RINGYÖ-RÖDÖ-SAIGAI-BÖSHI-KYÖKAI (Forestry Labour Accident Prevention Association) 35-1» 5-chôme, Shiba, Minato-ku, Tokyo. Status: Established in accordance with the Law on Occupational Accident Prevention organisations. Departments or sections: Technical Management'Department. Forty-six Regional Branch offices. Principal functions and activities: Drafts accident prevention regulations. Technical guidance and assistance on occupational accident prevention. Research on machinery safety. Machinery testing. Technological education and training for workers. Information dissemination. Surveys and public relations. Publications: Annual Report. "Forestry Safety" (monthly). ROHDO EISEI KENKYUSHO (National Research Institute of Industrial Health) 2051 Kizukisumiyoshi-cho, Nakahara-ku, Kawasaki. Status: Directly attached to the Ministry of Labour. Departments or sections: Occupational Diseases. Environmental Hygiene. Industrial Physiology. Experimental Toxicology. Principal functions and activities: Publications: Research on industrial health. "Industrial Health". RODO IGAKU KENKYUKAI (Occupational Medical Research Association) 5-2, Otsuka 3-chome, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo. Status: Authorised by the Ministry of Labour. - 187 - (Japan) Departments or sections: Clinical Medicine. Occupational Diseases. Tuberculosis Research Council. Occupational Medicine Research Council. Principal functions and activities: Clinical and mass examination for general and occupational diseases. Medical research. Publications: Annual Report. Medicine". "Report on Research on Labour RÖD5-SH0 RÖDÖEISEI KEHKYÜSHO (National Institute of Industrial Health) 2051, Kizukisumiyoshi-cho, Nakahara-ku, Kawasaki. Status: Attached to the Ministry of labour. Departments or sections: Occupational Diseases. Environmental Hygiene. Industrial Physiology. Experimental Toxicology. Principal functions and activities: health matters. Research on occupational Publications: "Industrial Health" (quarterly, in English). Annual Report (in Japanese) RODOSHO SANGYO AJJZEN KENKYUSHO (Research Institute of Industrial Safety) Ministry of labour, 5-55-1 Shiba, Minato-ku, Tokyo. Status: Attached to the Ministry of labour. Departments or sections: Museum. Tokyo Safety Museum. Osaka Safety Principal functions and activities: Research on occupational accidents. Accident preventive and safety engineering. Testing on request. Education in the Safety Museum. Technical guidance. Publications: Annual Report. SHADAN HOJIN NIHON HOAN YOHIN KYOKAI (Japan Safety Appliances Association, Incorporated) Kyolku Building, 3rd floor, 4-6-16, Kohinata, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo. Status: Dependent on both the Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI) and the Ministry of labour. Departments or sections: Occupational Safety and Health. Mine Safety. Safety Colours. Environmental Improvement. Radiation Hazard Prevention. Traffic Safety. Explosions and Air Pollution. - 188 _ (Japan) Principal functions and activities: Drafts Japanese Industrial Standards for Safety Appliances. Co-operates at international level with organisations pursuing similar aims. Comparative study on fitness, comfort and effectiveness of personal protective equipment. Reduction of hazards due to dusts, toxic gases and vapours, oxygen deficiency, noise, etc. and prevention of fire and explosions. Radiation hazard prevention. Traffic safety. Publications: "Technical Method of Environmental Improvement by Local Exhaust System" (Second Edition). "Safety Digest" (monthly). "Gazette of Approved Mine Safety Appliances". TETSUDO RODO KA&AKU KENKYU SHO (Railway Labour Science Research Institute) Japanese National Railways (JNR), 5-6 Izumicho 2-chome, Kokubunji-shi, Tokyo. Status: Auxiliary organ to the Head Office of the Japanese National Railways. Departments or sections: Occupational Physiology Research. Environmental Hygiene. Occupational Diseases. Occupational Psychology Research. Social Psychology Research. Human Engineering. Regional offices in Sapporo, Sendai, Nagoya, Osaka, Moji. Principal functions and activities: for JNR. Research on labour science Publications: "Railway Labour Science" (yearly). Labour Science News" (monthly). "Railway ZAIDAN HOZIN SUMITOMO BYOIN, SANGYO EISEI KENKYUSHITSU (institute of Industrial Health, Sumitomo Hospital) 5-15, Nakanoshima, Kita-ku, Osaka, 530. Status: Juridical foundation. Departments or sections: Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Osaka City University Medical School. Pharmaceutical Department, Kinki University. Psychological Department, Kwansai Gakuin University. Principal functions and activities: Medical service. Nurses' school. Institute of Industrial Health. Study of health maintenance, promotion and medical care for the employee and his family of the Sumitomo Group Company. Research into health control of key punchers, typists, computer workers, telephone operators and others. Statistics and training. - 189 - KENYA Official services FACTORIES INSPECTORATE Ministry of Labour, P.O. Box 40326, Nairobi. Status: Government body. Principal functions and activities: Publications: Inspection of workplaces. Annual Report. Other institutions ROSS INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL HYGIENE - EAST AFRICAN BRANCH P.O. Box 441, Nairobi. Status: Sponsored by the Department of Tropical Hygiene (Ross Institute) of London University and subsidised by industry in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda. Principal functions and activities: Advisory service to industry in East Africa on all aspects of health, including environmental sanitation. Research and teaching in this field. Research in malaria control. Courses for medical and welfare staff in industry. Publications: "Health and Safety" (three-monthly). - 190 - SOUTH KOREA Official services MINE SAFETY SECTION Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Seoul. Status: Government agency. Principal functions and activities: Prevention of occupational accidents in mines. Propaganda about safety. Inspection. Other institutions INSTITUTE OF INDUSTRIAL MEDICINE Catholic Industrial Medical Centre, 89-4, Kyung-un-dong, Chong-ro-ku 110, Seoul. Status: Subsidiary organisation of the Catholic Medical Centre. Departments or sections: Pathology of Occupational Diseases. Labour Physiology. Environmental Hygiene. Industrial Psychology. Principal functions and activities: Research and surveys. Environmental measurements in industrial undertakings. Manufacture and inspection of personal protective devices. Training of industrial medical officers and their assistants. Physical examination for industrial workers. Diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation of cases of occupational diseases and accidents. Publications: "Bulletin of Korean Industrial Medicine" (quarterly). KOREAN INDUSTRIAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION 1, 2-Ka, Myong-dong, Choong-Ku, Seoul. Status: Subsidised by industry and members of the Association. Departments or sections: Research and Training. Branches in Seoul and Incheon, Kangwon, Choongnam, Junnam, Kyungbuk and Pusan. Principal functions and activities: Develops industrial health management organisations. Supports the activities of industrial physicians. Lays down MACs for workplace contaminants. Conducts surveys. Studies causes of accidents and diseases. Holds conferences and seminars on occupational health and safety. Publications: "Bulletin of Korean Industrial Medicine" (quarterly). - 191 - KUWAIT OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SECTION Ministry of Public Health, P.O. Box No. 5, Kuwait. Status: Government section. Departments or sections: Occupational Health. Environmental Problems. Statistics. Industrial Safety. Principal functions and activities: Medical inspection of factories. Training of doctors, engineers and nurses in the field of occupational health and safety. Public education on occupational hazard prevention and on environmental problems. Services and inspection in the fields of occupational health and safety, and air and water pollution. Publications: Annual Report. - 192 - LIBERIA Official services WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION AND INDUSTRIAL SAFETY SECTION National Labour Affairs Agency, Monrovia. Status: Government body. Principal functions and activities: Compensation of accidents. Occupational safety and health. Publications: health. Technical reports on occupational safety and - 193 - LUXEMBOURG Services officiels INSPECTION DU TRAVAIL ET DES MINES Avenue Gaston Diederich 19, Luxembourg. Statut : Administration publique placée sous l'autorité du ministre du Travail. Départements ou sections : Inspection du travail. Inspection des mines. Etablissements dangereux, insalubres ou incommodes. Ponctions et activités principales : Inspection des installations industrielles et artisanales. Propagande en matière de prévention des accidents. Publications : Rapport annuel. Autres institutions ASSOCIATION D'ASSURANCE CONTRE LES ACCIDENTS Rue Zithe 1, Luxembourg. Statut : Etablissement d'utilité publique soumis à surveillance du gouvernement. Départements ou sections : Service médical. Service de prévention des accidents. la haute Service des rentes. Ponctions et activités principales : Prevenu^^n des accidents. Propagande et contrôle des entreprises affiliées. Publications : Rapport annuel. - 194 - MADAGASCAR Services officiels CAISSE NATIONALE DE PREVOYANCE SOCIALE Rue de Liège 19, B.P. 233, Tananarive. Statut : Etablissement public à caractère industriel et commercial sous tutelle du ministère des Finances et du ministère du Travail et de la Ponction publique. Départements ou sections : Départements techniques (accidents et pensions, prestations familiales, recouvrement des cotisations, retraite). Services sociaux (prévention des accidents du travail et des maladies professionnelles - service social). Fonctions et activités principales : Le service prévention des accidents du travail et des maladies professionnelles axe surtout ses activités sur la propagande, la sensibilisation générale des travailleurs en matière d'hygiène et de sécurité. Le contrôle technique des entreprises dans ce même domaine a pour but de faire respecter la réglementation en la matière. Pour l'enseignement de la prévention, on utilise des moyens audio-visuels, plaquettes distribuées gratuitement aux entreprises, émissions éducatives radiophoniques, affiches. Publications : Rapport, annuel. - 195 - MALAYSIA Official services JABATAN KILANG DAN JENTERA, KEMENTERIAN BURUH AND TENAGA RAKYAT (Factories and Machinery Department, Ministry of Labour and Manpower) M.I.C. Building, Maxwell Road, Kuala Lumpur 02-10. Status: Government department. Principal functions and activities: The Department is responsible for the safety, health and welfare of workers in factories and in places where machinery is used including mines. It is also responsible for the control of pollution from factories. It enforces the Factories and Machinery Act, 1967, and its activities include: inspections of boilers, pressure vessels, hoisting machines including lifts, installations and factories; inspections of boilers, pressure vessels, gas cylinders, fire extinguishers during manufacture; approval of designs of boilers, pressure vessels, lifts and hoisting machines; certification of engineers, dredgemasters, engine drivers and welders; investigations into industrial accidents, breakdowns of boilers, pressure vessels and other machinery; monitoring of effluents from factories and investigations into methods of control of pollution from factories. Publications: Annual Report. Other institutions MALAYSIAN SOCIETY FOR INDUSTRIAL SAFETY Bg. Federal Dispensary, Tingkat Atas, Jalan Tg., Dia Udin, Kelang, West Malaysia. Status: Private institution. Principal functions and activities: Studies, research and information on prevention of occupational hazards. 196 MALI Services officiels INSTITUT NATIONAL DE PREVOYANCE SOCIALE (INPS) Boîte postale 53, Bamako. Statut : Service rattaché au ministère du Travail et de la Fonction publique. Financé par les employeurs et une subvention du gouvernement. Départements ou sections : Centres secondaires à Kayes, Sikasso, Segou, Mopti, Gao. Fonctions et activités principales : La principale activité de l'Institut reste la propagande sur la prévention des accidents du travail et des maladies professionnelles. Publications : Rapports annuels. - 197 - MEXICO Servicios oficiales DIRECCIÓN GEMERAI, DE MEDICINA Y SEGURIDAD EH EL TRABAJO Colonia Doctores, México, DF, ZP 14. Estatuto: Departamento gubernamental. Departamentos o secciones: Higiene y Seguridad. Enseñanza e Investigación. Ergonomia. Seguridad Industrial. Patología laboral. Psicosociología Laboral. Comisiones Mixtas de Seguridad e Higiene. Principales funciones y actividades: Enseñanza. Investigaciones. Elaboración de normas y reglamentos. Asesoría en higiene y seguridad industrial. Publicaciones: "Boletín de la Dirección General de Medicina y Seguridad en el Trabajo". "Revista Mexicana del Trabajo" (trimestral). Otras instituciones ASOCIACIÓN MEXICANA DE HIGIENE Y SEGURIDAD Liverpool, 48, México 6, DP. Estatuto: Organización privada. Principales funciones y actividades: Prevención de accidentes del trabajo . Asesoramiento a las empresas industriales y comerciales en la seguridad y la higiene del trabajo. Cursos sobre esta materia. Inspección de los centros de trabajo. Conferencias y campañas de seguridad del trabajo, del tráfico y en el hogar. Congresos y mesas redondas nacionales sobre seguridad industrial. Publicaciones: ridad" . "Higiene y Seguridad". "El Supervisor de Segu- INSTITUTO MEXICANO DEL SEGURO SOCIAL Paseo de la Reforma, núm. 476, Col. Juárez, México 6, DP. Estatuto: Organismo público descentralizado con personalidad y patrimonio propios. - 198 - (México) Principales funciones y actividades: Las actividades relacionadas con la seguridad e higiene del trabajo dependen del Departamento de Medicina de Trabajo, y son: determinación del grado de riesgo para su inscripción en el Instituto; organización de las comisiones mixtas de higiene y seguridad; visitas periódicas a las empresas; pláticas de adoctrinamiento a trabajadores; investigación científica pura de enfermedades profesionales; cursos de medicina del trabajo. Publicaciones: "Boletín Médico del IMSS" (mensual). "Revista Médica del IMSS" (trimestral). "Anuario do Actualización en Medicina" (fascículos). "Archivos de Investigación Médica" (tres números al año y uno o dos suplementos). SOCIEDAD MEXICANA DE MEDICINA DEL TRABAJO Plaza de Miravalle, 13, desp. 12, México 7, DP. Estatuto: Institución de derecho privado. Departamentos o secciones: Riesgos Profesionales. Higiene y Seguridad del Trabajo. Seguros Sociales. Legislación, Estadística y Educación. Principales funciones y actividades: Medicina del trabajo. Programas de enseñanza y de propaganda sobre prevención de riesgos especiales. Publicaciones: "Revista Mexicana de Medicina del Trabajo". - 199 - MAROC Services officiels INSPECTION MEDICALE DU TRAVAIL Rue de Rouen 46, Casablanca. Statut : Service ministériel rattaché au Service de la prévoyance sociale du ministère du Travail, des Affaires sociales, de la Jeunesse et des Sports, à Rabat. Fonctions et activités principales : Contrôle des services médicaux du travail et des conditions de travail. Documentation des médecins du travail. Assistance technique des inspecteurs du travail en matière d'hygiène du travail. Publications : Rapport annuel. - 200 - NETHERLANDS Official services DIRECTORAAT-GENERAAL VAN DE ARBEID (General Directorate of Labour) Ministerie van Sociale Zaken, Balen van Andelplein 2, Voorburg. Status: Government department. Departments or sections: The country has been divided into ten districts, each of which is headed by a Chief Inspector. The Chief 'Inspectors of Rotterdam and Amsterdam are also Dock Labour Inspectors. Principal functions and activities: Prevention of industrial accidents and occupational diseases. Drafting and application of regulations under the Labour Act, the Safety Act, the Silicosis Act, the Act on Work under High Environmental Pressure, the Stevedores Act, the Dangerous Equipment Act, the Pesticides and Allied Substances Act and the Nuclear Energy Act. Publications: Annual Report of the Labour Inspectorate. Annual Report of the Dock Labour Inspectorate. Annual Report of the Steam Equipment Supervision Service. STAATSTOEZICHT OP DE MUÑEN (Inspectorate of Mines) Apollolaan 9, Heerlen. Status: Government department. Principal functions and activities: tions in mines. Publications: Inspection of working condi- Annual Report. Other institutions BEDRIJFSGENEESKUNDIGE DIENST (industrial Health Service) Johan de Wittstraat 290, Dordrecht. Status: Subsidised by industry. Principal functions and activities: Publications: Occupational health care. Annual Report. - 201 - (Netherlands) COMMISSIE VOOR ARBEIJSaENEESKUNDIG ONDERZOEK (Research Committee on Occupational Health) 148 Juliana van Stolberglaan, The Hague. Status: Department of the Organisation for Health Research. Departments or sections: The Labour Inspectorate, and several institutions and industrial health offices are represented on the Committee. Principal functions and activities: Promotion and co-ordination of medical research in the sphere of occupational hygiene. Research mainly concerns work at high temperatures, toxicological problems, industrial dust problems, ergonomics, accident prevention, noise problems and absenteeism due to disease. Publications: Annual Report. CORONEL LABORATORIUM (Coronel Laboratory for Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health) Faculteit der Geneeskunde, Universiteit van Amsterdam, le Constantijn Huygensstraat 20, Amsterdam. Status: Department of Medical Faculty, University of Amsterdam. Principal functions and activities: Research (experimental and epidemiological) and education (undergraduate and postgraduate) in occupational medicine, sports medicine, physical education and environmental health. Publications: Annual Report. GENEESKUNDIGE DIENST DER NEDERLANDSE STEENKOLENMIJNEN (Netherlands Coal Mines Health Service) Akerstraat 92, Heerlen. Status: Subsidised by industry. Departments or sections: Pulmonary Institute. Industrial Hygiene. Cardiology. Hospital Treatment of Accidents. Medical Services at collieries and related plants. Principal functions and activities: Industrial medicine and industrial hygiene. Treatment of accidents. Periodical lung examinations. Occupational physiology. Cardiology and audiometry. HET VEILIGHEIDSINSTITUUT (Safety Institute) Hobbemastraat 22, Amsterdam-Z. - 202 - (Netherlands) Status: Private foundation. Departments or sections: Safety advice. Instruction and safety education (by means of courses). Safety at home. Principal functions and activities: Permanent safety exhibition with machinery in operation, models, protective equipment and films. Organisation of training and courses for safety personnel. Safety instruction for technical schools. Propaganda in the field of safety in factories, institutions, schools and at home. Organisation of safety fairs. Cooperation with government and safety inspectors. Publications: "De Velligheid" (Safety) (monthly). (Work Safely) (monthly). "Veilig Werken" INSTITUUT VOOR LANDBOUWTECHNIBK EN RATIONALISATIE (institute of Agricultural Engineering,) 12 Mansholtlaan, Postbus 43, Wageningen. Status: Government organisation dependent upon the Board of Agricultural Research. Principal functions and activities: Develops, improves and tests agricultural machinery. Promotes the economical and safe use of agricultural machinery. Contributes to the mechanisation of agriculture in developing countries. Work study and work organisation. Research in the fields of: machines, machine tools, equipment; lifting, handling, transport; noise, vibration, hearing; personal protection. INSTITUUT VOOR MIIJEUHYGIENB EN GEZONDHEIDSTECHNIEK TNO (TNO Research Institute for Environmental Hygiene) 97 Schoemakerstraat, P.O.Box 214, Delft. Status: Government-subsidised institute. Departments or sections: Water and Soil. Indoor Air Pollution. Atmospheric Pollution. Indoor Climate. Sound and Light. Analytical Chemistry. Instrumentation. Principal functions and activities: Research and propaganda in the field of environmental hygiene concerning the relationship between environmental factors and health in the widest sense. Technical solutions for the promotion of a healthy environment. Publications: Annual Report. INSTITUUT SOCIALE GENEESKUNDE (Institute of Social Medicine) Verlengde Groenestraat 75, Nijmegen. - 203 - (Netherlands) Status: University institute, part of the Medical Faculty. Principal functions and activities: Education for medical students in occupational health; youth health and hygiene; public health; health care organisation; epidemiology. Postgraduate courses for doctors specialising in public health. Course on occupational health research. NEDERLANDS INSTITUUT VOOR LIFTTECHNIEK (Netherlands Institute for Lift Engineering; Klaprozenweg 75, Amsterdam-N. Status: Government-subsidised private association. Departments or sections: General Division. Technical Division. Principal functions and activities: Research; education; examination of lift engineering students; safety inspection of lifts, escalators, etc. Publications: "Mededeling" (quarterly). Annual Report. INTEROTIVERSITAIR J.A. COHEN INSTITUUT VOOR RADIOPATHOLOGIE EN STRALENBESCHERMING (J.A. Cohen Interuniversitary Institute for Kadiopathology and Radiation Protection) Steenstraat 3c, Leiden. Status: Government institute. Principal functions and activities: Research activities. Development and maintenance of facilities for the treatment of radiation accident patients. Teaching of radiation protection. LABORATORIUM VOOR ERGONOMISCHE PSYCHOLOGIE (Laboratory for Ergonomics Psychology) 20 le Constantijn Huygensstraat, Amsterdam-13. Status: Department of the Organisation for Health Research. Principal functions and activities: Measurement of mental stress in industrial task performance in order to make recommendations on the design of jobs to match them to human capabilities. Research in neuro-physiology, experimental psychology, applied psychology, occupational physiology, design of specialised instrumentation. Ergonomie training course for industrial physicians. Post-graduate training of specialists working on the application of ergonomics in industry. Publications: Annual Report. - 204 - (Netherlands) NKDERLANDS INSTITUUT VOOR PRAEYBNTIEVEGENEESKUNDE/TNO (Netherlands Institute for Preventive Medicine) Wassenaarseweg 56, P.O.Box 124, Leiden. Status: Institute of the Organisation for Health Research; partly subsidised by the Government. Departments or sections: Child Health Care. Man and His Environment. Health Care Provisions. Man at Work. Principal functions and activities: Multidisciplinary research (medical and behavioural science), training and education. Applied scientific research on man's reaction to his environment and dissemination of information on this subject as a contribution to the prevention of disease and the promotion of health. Publications: Annual Report. Industry) (bi-monthly). "Mens en Onderneming" (Man and NEDERLANDS NORMALISATIE INSTITUUT (Dutch Institute of Standardisation) Polakweg 5, Rijswijk (ZH). Status: Private institution. Principal functions and activities: Prepares and publishes standards on various technical fields. Safety and health propaganda. NEDERLANDSE VERENIGING YOOR ERGONOMIE (Netherlands Ergonomics Society) c/o Instituut voor Perceptie Onderzoek, Insulindelaan 2, Eindhoven. Status: Private society. Principal functions and activities: Studies the relationship between man and his work and his work environment. Members are occupational physicians, physiologists, psychologists, time-and-motion study engineers, industrial engineers, industrial hygiene engineers and tool and machine designers. Many scientific and industrial organisations and authorities are institutional members. Publications: "Ergonomics". RADIOLOGISCHE DIENST TNO (Radiological Service Unit TNO) Gezondheidsorganisatie TNO, Utrechtseweg 310, Arnhem. Status: Part of the Organisation for Health Research and subsidised by Government and industry. Departments or sections: Radiation Dosimetry and Protection. Nuclear Medicine. - 205 - (Netherlands) Principal functions and activities: ing). Research. Development. Service (individual monitor- REP-INSTITUTEN TNO (I. RADIOBIOLOGISCH INSTITUUT - II. EXPERIMÉNTELE GERONTOLOGIE INSTITUUT - III. PRIMATENCENTRUM) (REP Institutes: Radiobiological Institute - Experimental Gerontology Institute Primate Centre) Lange Kleiweg 151, Rijswijk ZH. Status: Government-subsidised, non-profit institutions. Principal functions and activities: I. Radiation biology in general with emphasis on the assessment of the effects of ionising radiation on normal tissues and on radiation carcinogenesis. II. Research on loss of organ function with age (physiology, cell kinetics, molecular biology). III. Research on sub-human primates in relation to problems of human health and social behaviour. Publications: Annual Report. Scientific articles. STOFINSTITÏÏUT VAN DE GEZAMENLIJKE STEENKILENMIJNEN IN LIMBURG (Dust Institute of the Association of the Netherlands Coal Mines) Hoensbroek, post Treebeek. Status: Service of the Association of Netherlands Coal Mines. Principal functions and activities: Co-ordination of dust suppression measures in mining. . Tests to discover the most effective measures for dust suppression in Netherlands mining, dust suppression appliances, etc. Research on water infusion, wet drilling, wet pneumatic picks, pneumatic stowing, withdrawal of supports, calcium chloride, measuring instruments, quartz determination, etc. Publications: Annual Report. _ 206 _ NEW ZEALAND Official services DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR Hope Gibbons Building, 7-11 Dixon Street, Wellington. Status: Government department. Departments or sections: Industrial Welfare and Safety. Industrial Training Service. Industrial Relations Section. Research and Planning. Principal functions and activities: Administration of relevant existing legislation, and research into social, economic and technological developments in the labour force. Education and training in matters connected with industrial safety and welfare. Publications: Annual Report. MINES DEPARTMENT Anvil House, Wakefield .Street, Wellington. Status: Government department. Principal functions and activities: Accident prevention and safety inspections. Accident investigation and recording. Courses on accident prevention and mine safety held in conjunction with the National Safety Association. Publications: Annual Report. "Coal Magazine". OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND TOXICOLOGY BRANCH Department of Health, P.O. Box 5013, Wellington. Status: Under the Division of Public Health of the Department of Health. Departments or sections: Occupational Health. Chemistry Laboratory. Environmental Principal functions and activities: Atmospheric sampling for dusts, gases, fumes, vapours and mists. Research into mercury exposure. Noise analysis. Analysis of blood and urine in relation to exposure to toxic substances. Courses for health inspectors. Lectures in occupational health for postgraduate nurses, medical officers and other medical personnel. Publications: Annual Report. Occupational Health Bulletins. - 207 - (New Zealand) Other institutions NATIONAL PORT SAFETY COUNCIL 307 Willis Street, Wellington C2. Status: Affiliated to the National Safety Association of New Zealand. Principal functions and activities: Prevention of occupational hazards in harbours. Co-operation with the authorities in preparing safety regulations. NATIONAL SAFETY ASSOCIATION OF NEW ZEALAND (INCORPORATED) 307 Willis Street, Wellington, P.O. Box 27-143, Wellington. Status: Non-governmental, non-profit, incorporated society. Departments or sections: Industrial safety. Farm Safety. Training. Safety Advisory Officers. Farm Safety Officers. Principal functions and activities: Education through safety literature, lectures, film shows and demonstrations in plants and workplaces by industrial safety advisers. Farm safety field days and displays at agricultural shows. Courses for supervisors, managers of small businesses, and safety officers. Advanced courses, 1-year diploma course. Top-management courses. Farm safety officers' courses. Publications: Annual Report. "Safety News" (four issues annually). STANDARDS ASSOCIATION OF NEW ZEALAND 6th Floor, World Trade Centre, 15-23 Sturdee Street, Wellington 1. Status: Statutory authority. Departments or sections: Electrical Engineering. Mechanical Engineering. Building and Construction. Chemical and General. Principal functions and activities: Publication and adoption of national standards for New Zealand. Operation of a standard certification mark scheme based on these standards. Publications: Annual Report. "New Zealand Standards Bulletin" (quarterly). "Standards Association Newsletter" (monthly). - 208 - NICARAGUA Servicios oficiales DEPARTAMENTO DE PREVENCIÓN Y RIESGOS PROFESIONALES Ministerio del Trabajo, Managua. Estatuto: Servicio estatal. Departamentos o secciones: Medicina e Higiene. trial. Vivienda. Seguridad Indus- Principales funciones y actividades: Inspección del trabajo en las industrias, en las explotaciones forestales, aserraderos, plantaciones de algodón y de cana de azúcar. Investigación de accidentes del trabajo y de casos de intoxicación. Dictámenes médicos con relación a los accidentes y los casos de embarazo. Establecimiento de medidas de prevención de accidentes y enfermedades profesionales. Celebración de seminarios de prevención de riesgos profesionales. Publicaciones: Memoria anual. - 209 - NIGERIA Official services FACTORY INSPECTORATE c/o The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Labour, P.M.B. 12576, Lagos. Status: A division of Federal Ministry of Labour. Departments or sections: Health Unit. Engineering Unit. Principal functions and activities: Inspection of factories and similar establishments with a view to securing compliance with the requirements of Factories Act, 1958. Education of workers in health safety and welfare. Research into industrial health and safety problems. Servicing of national industrial safety council. Liaison with educational and other government institutions. Publications: Chief Inspector of Factories Report. (a safety, health and welfare magazine). "Safeguard" MINES DIVISION Federal Ministry of Mines and Power, c/o Mines Division, P.M.B. 6, Jos. Status: A branch of the Federal Ministry of Mines and Power. Departments or sections: Inspectorate Office at Jos, Kaduna, Ibadan, Enugu. Training School based in Jos. Principal functions and activities: Inspection of mines and quarries. Enforcement of laws and regulations governing granting of mining/quarrying titles, safety in mines, efficient mining operations and safety in the storage, use and handling of explosives as required under the Explosives Act 1964 and Explosives Regulations 1967. Control of the mining industry generally and representation in the International Tin Council under the International Tin Agreement, of which Nigeria is a member. Publications: Annual Report. Other institutions NATIONAL INDUSTRIAL SAFETY COUNCIL P.M.B. 12576, Lagos. Status: Subsidised by Government, industry and the trade unions. _ 210 _ (Nigeria) Departments or sections: There are eight branches of the Council located in Lagos/Ikeja, Ibadan, Kaduna, Kano, Jos, Enugu, Port Harcourt and Benin City. Each branch has a committee of six members. Principal functions and activities: To prevent industrial accidents and hazards and promote occupational health in industrial establishments. To act in an advisory capacity on all matters relating to its objectives. To co-operate with all branches of government service, employers' and workers' organisations in furtherance of its objectives. Publications: "Safeguard" (quarterly). - 211 - NORWAY Official services DIREKTORATET. FOR ARBEIDSTILSYNET (Directorate of Labour Inspection) Postboks 8103, Oslo-Dep., Oslo 1. Status: Administratively attached to the Ministry of Local Government and Labour. Departments or sections: Technical. Medical. Boiler Inspection. Inspectorate of Mining. Inspectorate of Dock Labour. Local Labour Inspection. Principal functions and activities: Enforces the following Acts: Workers' Protection Act (1956) and Amendments; Industrial Homework Act (1918) and Amendments; Conditions of Work of Agricultural Workers (1958); Workers' Protection Act for Svalbard (1973). Trains, supervises and advises local labour inspection staff. Lectures on labour inspection subjects for trade unions, industrial medical officers, public health and occupational health nurses, etc. Publications: "Arsmelding fra Arbeidstilsynet" (Annual report of the Labour Inspectorate). "Meddelelser fra Arbeidstilsynet" (Labour Inspection Bulletin) (annually). "Arbeidsulykker" (Occupational Accidents) (annually). "Arbeidervern" (Labour Protection) (quarterly). Other institutions ARBEIDSFORSKNINGSINSTITUTTENE (Labour Research Institutes) Gydas vei 8, Oslo. Status: Government subsidised and in receipt of research funds. Departments or sections: Institute of Occupational Health (YHI) Institute of Work Physiology (AFI). Institute of Work Psychology (API). Principal functions and activities: Primarily research. The Institute of Occupational Health also conducts routine surveillance of workers exposed to special hazards. Education of industrial hygienists. Publications: Annual Report. BEDRIFTSLEGER &DET (Board of the Industrial Health Service) Gydas vei 8, Oslo 3. - 212 - (Norway) Status: Established and subsidised by the Norwegian Medical Association, the Norwegian Employers' Association and the Norwegian Federation of labour. Principal functions and activities: Gives information on and promotes the expansion of the Norwegian Industrial Health Service. Answers inquiries and gives advice and instructions to firms and official bodies on the extension of existing services and establishment of new services. Maintains an up-to-date register of all private and other firms having established a service. Verifies that services are operated in accordance with the regulations accepted by the three participating bodies. Publications: "Den norske bedriftslegeordning" (The Norwegian Industrial Health Service). Annual Report. NORSK FOLKEHJELP (Norwegian People's Relief Association) Storgt. 12, VII, Oslo 1. Status: Voluntary health and relief organisation sponsored by the Federation of Trade Unions and different ministeries. Departments or sections: Health. Environment. Welfare. Principal functions and activities: Courses on occupational safety and health, health education and preventive health activities, training of first-aiders, especially amongst workers, shop stewards, supervisors and members of local labour inspection services. Training and rehabilitation of the handicapped, including epileptics; also offers sheltered employment and homes. Prevention of domestic and other types of accidents. International and national relief activities in case of catastrophes. Publications: "Heise, miljfí trivsel" (Health, Environment and Welfare). Annual Report. NORSK INSTITUTT FOR SKOGFORSKNING (Norwegian Forest Research Institute J 1432 Xs-NLH. Status: Institution subsidised by the Ministry of Agriculture. Departments or sections: Occupational safety and health is dealt with by the Department of Forest Operations and Technology. Principal functions and activities: Research, advice and education. The Department of Forest Operations and Technology of the Institute deals with all questions of occupational safety and health. Publications: Scientific and technical reports. - 213 - (Norway) STATENS INSTITUTT FOR STR&LEHYGIENE (State Institute for Radiation Health; Montebello, Oslo 3. Status: Governmental institute attached to the Director General of Public Health in the Ministry of Social Affairs. Departments or sections: Radiophysics. Principal functions and activities: Research. Publications: Radiobiology. Surveillance. Education. Annual reports and scientific publications. VERN OG VELFERD (Safety and Welfare) Munchsgt. 4, Oslo 1. Status: Autonomous institution, partly subsidised by government and industry. Departments or sections: Education, Instruction and Propaganda. Information. Principal functions and activities: Propaganda on safety at work. Occupational safety education. Publications: "Vern og Velferd" (Safety and Welfare) (bi-monthly). Annual Report. Safety dictionary. - 214 - PERU Servicios oficiales DEPARTAMENTO DE HIGIENE Y SEGURIDAD (,Inspección General del Trabajo) Ministerio de Trabajo y Comunidades, Avenida Salaverry s/n, Lima. Estatuto: Servicio del Estado. Principales funciones y actividades: Preparación de inspectores especializados en higiene y seguridad en el trabajo. INSTITUTO DE SALUD OCUPACIONAL Las Amapolas, 350, Lince, Lima. Estatuto: Perteneciente a los institutos nacionales de salud del Ministerio de Salud. Departamentos o secciones: Sanidad Ambiental. Salud Personal. Epidemiología. Existen, además, tres unidades regionales en Trujillo, La Oroya y Arequipa. Principales funciones y actividades: Prevención de los accidentes de trabajo y las enfermedades profesionales, y estudio y vigilancia de la contaminación atmosférica. Investigaciones, enseñanza, entrenamiento y acciones de promoción de la salud de los trabajadores y de la comunidad. Publicaciones: "Salud Ocupacional" (semestral). - 215 - PHILIPPINES Official services HEALTH AND SAFETY DIVISION Bureau of Labour Standards, 6th Floor, Phoenix Building, Intramuros, Manila. Status: Department of Labour. Departments or sections: Standards. Research and Publication. Occupational Health. Safety Education and Organisation. Work Process. Principal functions and activities: The Division handles the functions of the Bureau of Labour Standards relating to the health and safety of workers in labour centres. Principal activities are the formulation of rules, regulations and standards on occupational health and safety. Developing and fixing safety standards controlling the installation, operation, maintenance and repair of boilers, pressure vessels, machinery, equipment and other devices. Analysing and studying accident reports and presenting statistical studies of the same. Developing and maintaining the occupational health programme to control both the environments of the work and the workers. Testing, examining and approving for use electrical materials, personal protective equipment and other safety devices. Publications: Annual work accident statistics. Other institutions INSTITUTE OP PUBLIC HEALTH University of the Philippines, 625 Pedro Gil (Herran), Ermita, Manila. Status: An academic unit of the University of the Philippines system, and a government institution. Departments or sections: Epidemiology and Biostatistics. Medical Microbiology. Parasitology. Physiological Hygiene and Nutrition. Public Health Administration. Public Health Engineering. Principal functions and activities: Formal instruction and training of health workers in the Philippines and neighbouring Asian countries. Training of medical technologists, sanitarians and public health statisticians. Research on public health problems. Preventive medicine and public health. Publications: Annual Report. - 216 - POLOGNE Services officiels GLO"WNY INSPEKTORAT PRACY (Inspectorat général du travail) Ul. Kopernika 36-40, Varsovie. Statut : Déploie son activité dans le cadre du système de surveillance exercée par les syndicats. Départements ou sections : Inspectorats professionnels du travail auprès des Comités directeurs des syndicats et les Inspectorats du travail de voïévodie. Ponctions et activités principales : Exerce la surveillance dans le domaine de la sécurité et l'hygiène du travail dans tout le pays; dirige et coordonne le système de la surveillance syndicale; stimule l'activité scientifique et didactique dans le domaine de la sécurité et l'hygiène du travail. Publications : "L'activité de l'inspection syndicale du travail". Autres institutions CENTRALNY INSTYTUT OCHRONY PRACY (Institut central de la protection du travail) Rue Tamka 1, Varsovie. Statut : Rattaché au ministère du Travail, des Salaires et des Affaires sociales. Départements ou sections : Acoustique technique. Chimie industrielle. Physique expérimentale. Protection individuelle. Ventilation et climatisation. Physiologie et hygiène. Méthodologie de la prévention des accidents du travail. Centre de coordination des recherches sur les problèmes de sécurité et d'hygiène du travail. Ponctions et activités principales : Organisation et développement des études scientifiques portant sur les problèmes d'hygiène et de sécurité. Prévention des accidents du travail et des maladies professionnelles. Normalisation et unification des moyens de protection; vérification et agrément de tous les dispositifs de protection individuelle. Lutte contre le bruit et les vibrations, les poussières, les substances et les rayonnements nuisibles. Etudes psychologiques. Facteur humain dans le travail.Physiologie. Ergonomie. Conseils aux entreprises,conférences,cours, propagande, information en matière de sécurité et d'hygiène du travail. Publications : Rapports annuels. "Bezpiéczeristwo Pracy" (Sécurité du travail) (mensuelle). - 217 - (Pologne) GLÖWNY INSTYTIJT GCSRNICTWA (institut central des mines) Plac Gwarków 1, Katowice. Statut : Rattaché au ministère des Mines et de l'Energie. Départements ou sections : Sécurité dans les mines. Psychologie et sociologie dans les mines. Protection de la santé dans les mines. Fonctions et activités principales : Développement des sciences minières et techniques, ainsi que de leur économie. Recherche et application des résultats dans l'exploitation minière. Organisation de la sécurité dans les mines. Organisation de cours et de conférences en matière de sécurité dans les mines. Publications : "Bulletin de l'Institut central des mines". 'Bulletin bibliographique des mines" Rapports annuels. INSTYTUT MEDYOYNY MORSKIEJ (Institut de médecine navale) Ul. Hibnera l.c, 80-227 Gdansk. Statut : Organisme gouvernemental dépendant du ministère de la Santé et du Bien-être social. Ponctions et activités principales : Etudes et recherches sur la prévention et la pathologie des maladies professionnelles des marins, pêcheurs, plongeurs, dockers et ouvriers des chantiers navals. Assistance médicale aux organismes s'intéressant à la prévention. Coopération avec des institutions étrangères poursuivant les mêmes buts. Publications : "Biuletyn Ihstytut Medycyny Morskiej (revue trimestrielle). INSTYTUT MEDYCYNY PRACY I HIGIENY WSI (Institut de médecine du travail et d'hygiène rurale) Rue Szkolna 16,20-950 Lublin. Statut : Service du ministère de la Santé publique. Départements ou sections : Protection de la santé de la population rurale. Hygiène. Nutrition. Risques biologiques. Risques/ chimiques. Risques physiques. Recherches biochimiques. Ponctions et activités principales : Recherches scientifiques en matière de protection de la santé de la population rurale; prophylaxie et lutte contre les maladies les plus fréquentes en milieu rural; médecine et hygiène du travail dans l'agriculture. Cours de perfectionnement postuniversitaire pour les médecins ruraux et le personnel paramédical du Service de la santé. Publications : "Medycyna Wiejska" (Médecine rurale) (trimestriel) . - 218 - (Pologne) INSTYTUT MEDYCYNY PRACY W PRZBMYSLE WEGLOWYM I HUTNICZYM (.Institut du travail dans les mines et la métallurgie) Ul. Bieruta 20, 41-200 Sosnowiec. Statut : Rattaché au ministère de la Santé publique. Départements ou sections : Physiologie. Psychologie industrielle. Hygiène. Toxicologie. Physique médicale. Pathologie expérimentale. Clinique des maladies professionnelles avec centre antipoisons. Fonctions et activités principales : Recherches scientifiques dans le domaine de la médecine du travail (hygiène, sécurité, physiologie et ergonomie, psychologie, pathologie expérimentale et clinique des maladies professionnelles). Conduite du centre hospitalier et du dispensaire pour les maladies professionnelles et du centre antipoisons. Expertises en matière d'hygiène du travail et de maladies professionnelles. Surveillance de l'activité des services de la médecine du travail. Enseignement postuniversitaire de la médecine du travail. Publications : "Biuletyn Naukowy Instytutu Medycyny Pracy w Sosnowscu" (Bulletin scientifique de l'Institut de la médecine du travail à Sosnowiec). INSTYTUT MEDYCYNY PRACY W PRZEMYSLB WLOKIENNICZYM I CHEMICZNYM (Institut de médecine du travail des industries chimiques et textiles) Terezy 8, 90-950 Lodz. Statut : Institut dépendant du ministère de la Santé et du Bien-être social. Fonctions et activités principales : Recherches en hygiène et sécurité du travail et protection contre les rayonnements ionisants. Coordination des recherches effectuées dans ce domaine par d'autres organismes dépendant du ministère de la Santé et du Bien-être social. Contrôle des activités des services d'inspection et d'hygiène du travail. Enseignement en médecine du travail. Fonctions et activités principales : Bâtiment, travaux publics. Industries chimiques, parachimiques et pharmaceutiques. Electricité, électrotechnique, industries électriques. Industries des cuirs et peaux. Industries mécaniques. Industries métallurgiques. Industries du papier et du carton. Industries textiles. Mines et carrières, combustibles. Porcelaine, céramique, réfractaires. Transports. Publications : "Medycyna Pracy" (Médecine du travail). - 219 - (Pologne) WIELKOPOLSKI ZESPOL SPECIALISTYCZNY MEDYCYNY PRZEMYSLOWEJ ( , Centre spécialisé en médecine du travail) Ul. Poznanska 55a, 60-852 Poznan. Statut : Institution privée. Ponctions et activités principales : Médecine du travail. Etudes et recherches. - 220 - PORTUGAL Services officiels générale de la santé) Direccäo-Geral de Saude, Praça do Comercio, Lisbonne 2. Statut : Service ministériel. Fonctions et activités principales : Etablir des normes d'hygiène et de salubrité des locaux de. travail. Prélèvement d'échantillons de matières premières, de produits fabriqués et autres pour étude. Donner son avis médical sur la période journalière de travail du personnel des industries insalubres, incommodes, dangereuses ou toxiques. Faire des études sur les accidents du travail et les maladies professionnelles et établir leur prophylaxie. Orienter, coordonner et surveiller, techniquement, les services médicaux du travail dans les entreprises. DIRECCAD-GERAL DOS SERVTCOS INDUSTRIÁIS (Direction générale des services industriels) Rua José Estêvao 83A- 3°. Esq0. Statut : Service ministériel. Départements ou sections : Divisé en sept circonscriptions industrielles. Fonctions et activités principales : Contrôle de l'exécution des lois et des règlements dans l'installation et l'exploitation des établissements industriels, notamment les dispositions relatives à l'hygiène et sécurité du travail; élaboration des règlements de sécurité des établissements industriels. Publications : "Boletim da Direccäo-Geral dos Serviços Industriais". Rapport annuel. GABINETE DE HIGIENE E SEGURANCA DO TRABALHO (Office d'hygiène et sécurité du travail) Av. da República 84- 4°, Lisbonne 1. Statut : Service ministériel. Départements ou sections : Hygiène. Sécurité. Fonctions et activités principales : Recherches. Etudes. Diffusion des principes et techniques de la prévention des accidents du travail et des maladies professionnelles. Formation. Assistance technique aux entreprises. Publications : "O Acídente" (mensuel). 221 (Portugal) Autres institutions CAIXA NACIONAL DE SEGUROS DE DOENCAS PROFISSIONAIS - LABORATORIO DE AVALIAOAO DE RISCOS (Caisse nationale d'assurance des maladies professionnelles - Laboratoire d'évaluation des risques) Av. Miguel Bombarda 7 0 - 2 ° , Lisbonne 1. Statut : La Caisse est sous la tutelle du ministère des Corporations et de la Prévoyance sociale. Ponctions et activités principales : Contribuer sur le plan technique à la prévention des maladies professionnelles des bénéficiaires de la Caisse. Conduire des études à la demande du ministère des Corporations. Apporter un concours technique aux organismes s'intéressant à la prévention. Déterminer quelles sont les maladies pouvant être considérées comme maladies professionnelles. Publications : Rapports scientifiques. CENTRO DE PREVENgSO E SE6URANCA (Centre de prévention et sécurité) Rua Almirante Barroso 13- 4°, Lisbonne 2. Statut : Institution privée, financée par l'industrie. Départements ou sections : Services techniques. de prévention et sécurité. Ecole technique Fonctions et activités principales : Enseignement. Formation. Analyse de projets de sécurité incendie. Etudes techniques de prévention et de protection dans l'industrie. Elaboration de séries de diapositives. Publications : Revue "Segurança". Bulletin "Prevençao". - 222 - ROUMANIE Services officiels INSPECTIA DE STAT PENTRU PROTECTIA MUNCII (inspection d'Etat pour la sécurité du travail) Ministerul Muncii Str. Scaune 1-3, sector IV, Bucarest. Statut : Organisme d'Etat, fonctionne conformément à la loi pour l'organisation du ministère du Travail. Départements ou sections : Inspectorats centraux : de l'industrie lourde, des transports et des télécommunications; de l'activité géologique-minière-pétrolière-énergétique; de l'industrie des produits de consommation, l'agriculture, l'industrie forestière et l'industrie locale. Inspectorats territoriaux. Fonctions et activités principales : Diriger et contrôler l'application de la politique de l'Etat en matière de sécurité, dans tous les secteurs de l'économie nationale. Assurer la coordination de l'activité de recherche scientifique sur la sécurité pour l'ensemble de l'économie. Publications : "Protectia muncii" (Sécurité) (mensuel). "Caiet documentar de protectia muncii" (Cahier documentaire de sécurité) (trimestriel). COMMISSION DE SPECIALISTES POUR LA MEDECINE DU TRAVAIL Ministère de la Santé Str. Lt. Lemnea 2-4, Bucarest. Statut : Organe consultatif du ministère de la Santé. Fonctions et activités principales : Analyser l'état de santé des salariés de l'industrie et les cas de maladies professionnelles pour évaluer l'activité de la médecine du travail et les mesures de prévention. Contrôler l'activité de la médecine du travail en vue d'améliorer cette activité. Proposer au ministère de la Santé des réglementations destinées à augmenter l'efficience de l'activité de la médecine du travail, à prévenir les cas de maladie. INSPECTORAT SANITAIRE CENTRAL D'ETAT - DEPARTEMENT DE LA MEDECINE DU TRAVAIL Ministère de la Santé Str. Lt. Lemnea 2-4, Bucarest. Fonctions et activités principales : Organisation, contrôle et direction de toute l'activité de médecine du travail du pays - 223 - (Roumanie) (hygiène du travail, maladies professionnelles, assistance médicale dans les entreprises) se rapportant : aux examens médicaux à l'embauchage et au contrôle médical des salariés de l'industrie; au contrôle des conditions de travail dans l'industrie; à l'établissement de programmes de lutte contre les facteurs nocifs; à l'orientation et à la surveillance des mesures de dépistage, de recherche, de tenue à jour, de prévention et de lutte contre les maladies professionnelles; au contrôle et à la direction de l'activité d'inspection sanitaire dans le domaine de l'hygiène du travail; à la coordination de l'activité de médecine du travail des instituts de recherche, des inspectorats sanitaires d'Etat et des services de médecine du travail. Autres institutions CENTRUL DE CERCETARI MEDICALE - LABORATORUL DE IGIENA MUNCII (Centre de recherches médicales - Laboratoire d'hygiène du travail) Bul. Dr. Victor Babes 16-18, Timisoara. Statut : Dépendant du ministère de la Santé et de l'Académie des sciences médicales. Fonctions et activités principales : Recherches sur les conditions de travail et leurs influences sur la santé des travailleurs des principaux secteurs industriels. Recherche de la toxicité de certaines substances utilisées dans l'industrie. Recherche sur l'influence du bruit sur l'organisme des travailleurs de l'industrie de la construction mécanique. Assistance technique aux unités de médecine du travail. Action de contrôle médical périodique dans les entreprises industrielles. Publications : Recueils d'études et de recherches. CEHTRUL DE PROTECTIA SI IGIENA MUMCII (Centre de protection et hygiène du travail) Ministère de l'Industrie chimique Pop de Basesti 59, Bucarest. Statut : Dépendant du ministère de l'Industrie chimique. Départements ou sections : Médecine du travail. Ergonomie et psychosociologie industrielles. Toxicologie industrielle. Biotoxicologie et biochimie médicales. Fonctions et activités principales : Prestations de médecine du travail, contrôle des conditions de travail. Recherches pratiques dans le domaine de la toxicologie industrielle, la biotoxicologie et les conditions du milieu. Elaboration de mesures pour la lutte contre les gaz nocifs, épuration des eaux résiduelles. Propagande en matière d'hygiène et de protection du travailleur dans l'industrie chimique. - 224 - (Roumanie) Publications : Cahiers sélectifs de protection et d'hygiène du travail dans l'industrie chimique et recueils de travaux et communications dans ce domaine. INSTITUTUL DÉ CERCETARI STIINTIFICE PENTRU PROTECTIA MOTCII (Institut de recherche scientifique en sécurité du travail) Str. General Budisteanu 15 - Sectorul 7, Bucuresti. Statut : Rattaché au ministère du Travail. Départements ou sections : Technique de la sécurité aux machines et outillages. Lutte contre le bruit et les vibrations. Conditionnement de l'air et ventilation industrielle. Moyens de protection individuelle. Electronique et radiations ionisantes. Electrosécurité et éclairage industriels. Ergonomie. Détection et élimination de noxes. Ponctions et activités principales : Etudes et recherches dans le domaine de la protection du travail. Assistance techniquescientifique aux entreprises. Pourvoir les prototypes des équipements de protection et de travail, en collaborant avec le ministère du Travail et les instituts de recherches départementaux. Publications : Etudes et recherches sur la sécurité du travail. INSTITUTUL DE IGIEHA SI SAMATATE PUBLICA (Institut d'hygiène et de santé publique) Str. Dr. Leonte 1-3, Bucuresti. Statut : Organisme gouvernemental. Fonctions et activités principales : Recherche scientifique en médecine du travail. Assistance technique aux organismes chargés du contrôle des conditions de travail et de l'état de santé du personnel des entreprises, institutions, etc. Elaboration des bases scientifiques de la législation, des normes en hygiène et sécurité du travail, des projets d'équipements de protection. Publications : Articles scientifiques. INSTITUTUL DE IGIENA - SECTIA DE IGIENA MUNCH SI BOLI PROFESIONALE (Institut d'hygiène - Département d'hygiène industrielle et des maladies professionnel].es) 6, rue Pasteur, Cluj. Statut : Rattaché au ministère de la Santé et à l'Académie de médecine. Départements ou sections : Hygiène industrielle et maladies professionnelles. Hygiène du lieu de travail et de la santé humaine (air, eau, sol, aliments). Radiations. _ 225 - (Roumanie) Ponctions et activités principales : Expertises techniques et assistance méthodologique accordées aux institutions de santé publique et à l'industrie. Recherches concernant 1'epidemiologie des pneumoconioses et des maladies pulmonaires dans l'industrie céramique, des briques et du ciment. Etudes expérimentales concernant l'effet des poussières sur les macrophages, le surfactant pulmonaire et le métabolisme lipidique des poumons. Problèmes de santé professionnelle et d'exposition aux polluants dans les zones contaminées par le cuivre, le zinc et le cadmium industriels. Publications : Articles publiés dans la revue "Igiena". INSTITUTUL DE MEDICINA - CÁTEDRA DE IGIENA MUNCII (Institut de de médecine - Chaire de médecine du travail) Piata 23 August 2, Timisoara. Statut : Dépendant du ministère de l'Education et de l'Enseignement. Départements ou sections : Laboratoire d'hygiène du travail. Service de maladies professionnelles. Ponctions et activités principales : Enseignement universitaire de la médecine du travail et postuniversitaire pour le perfectionnement des médecins d'entreprise. Travaux pratiques dans les usines. Coordination de l'activité des médecins du travail. Publications : Recueils d'études et recherches. INSTITUTUL DE MEDICINA SI FARMACIE - CÁTEDRA DE MEDICINA MUNCII (Institut de médecine et de pharmacie - Chaire de médecine du travail) Dr. Leonte 1-3, Secteur 7, Bucarest. Statut : Dépendant du ministère de l'Education et de l'Enseignement. Départements ou sections : Laboratoire de chimie sanitaire, industrielle et de physiologie. Clinique de maladies professionnelles. Ponctions et activités principales : Enseignement postuniversitaire de spécialisation et de perfectionnement dans la médecine du travail. Perfectionnement en toxicologie. Recherches dans le domaine de la médecine du travail (hygiène, ergonomie, pathologie professionnelle). Publications : Recueils d'études et de recherches. INSTITUTUL DE MEDICINA SI FARMACIE - CÁTEDRA DE MEDICINA MUNCII (Institut de médecine et de pharmacie - Chaire de médecine du travail) 3-5, rue Pasteur, Cluj. - 226 - (Roumanie) Statut : Dépendant du ministère de l'Education et de l'Enseignement. Départements ou sections : Hygiène industrielle. maladies professionnelles. Clinique de Ponctions et activités principales : Enseignement universitaire de la médecine du travail. Enseignement postuniversitaire pour le perfectionnement des médecins du travail. Recherches dans le domaine de la médecine du travail. Coordination de l'activité des médecins d'entreprise. Publications : "Igiena" (mensuel). recherches. Recueils d'études et de INSTITUTUL DE MEDICINA SI FARMACIE - CÁTEDRA DE MEDICINA MUNCH (Institut de médecine et de pharmacie - Chaire de médecine du travail) 16, rue Universitatii, Iassy. Statut : Dépendant du ministère de l'Education et de l'Enseignement. Départements ou sections : Laboratoire d'hygiène du travail. Service clinique de maladies professionnelles. Laboratoire de toxicologie et de biochimie. Fonctions et activités principales : Enseignement universitaire de la médecine du travail. Enseignement postuniversitaire pour les médecins du travail. Travaux pratiques dans les usines et dans la polyclinique industrielle. Travaux cliniques de maladies professionnelles. Coordination de l'activité des médecins du travail. Publications : "Igiena" (mensuel). recherches. Recueils d'études et de INSTITUTUL DE MEDICINA SI FARMACIE - CÁTEDRA DE IGIENA (Institut de médecine et de pharmacie - Chaire de médecine du travail) 38, Gh. Marinescu, Tirgu-Mures. Statut : Dépendant da ministère de l'Education et de l'Enseignement. Départements ou sections : Laboratoire d'hygiène du travail. Service clinique de maladies professionnelles. Fonctions et activités principales : Enseignement universitaire de la médecine du travail. Enseignement postuniversitaire de perfectionnement pour les médecins du travail. Recherche des problèmes du saturnisme chronique et des actions des solvants organiques dans l'industrie. Publications : Recueils d'études et recherches. - 227 - (Roumanie) INSTITUTUL DE SANATATE PUBLICA SI CERCETARI MEDICALE (institut de santé publique et de recherche médicale) Str. Victor Babes 14, Iasi. Statut : Organisme gouvernemental dépendant du ministère de la Santé. Ponctions et activités principales : Contribuer, sur le plan médical et technique, à la prévention des accidents du travail et des maladies professionnelles. Effectuer des études et des recherches. Apporter un concours technique au ministère de la Santé pour l'élaboration de programmes et de méthodes de prévention. Parmi les domaines d'étude figurent les suivants : Machines, outillage, équipements; bruit, vibrations, audition; ambiance thermique, conditionnement d'air; radiations; poussières; substances dangereuses; pathologie professionnelle; aspect psychologique des accidents; physiologie du travail. INSTITUTUL DE STUPII SI CERCETARI IN TRANSPORTURI (Institut d'études et de recherches dans le transport) Ministère des Transports et Télécommunications Calea Grivitei 393, Secteur 8, Bucarest. Statut : Service officiel. Départements ou sections : Laboratoire d'hygiène et de médecine du travail. Laboratoire de psychologie du travail et sociologie médicale. Fonctions et activités principales : Recherche du travail en dynamique chez le personnel de la sécurité ferroviaire, routière et maritime-fluviale. Elaboration de barèmes d'aptitudes médicales et psychologiques pour occuper ces fonctions. Elaboration de normes d'hygiène dans le transport. Rôle méthodologique pour les unités sanitaires des transports. Publications : Recueils de travaux méthodologiques. LABORATORUL DE PNEUMOCONIOZE (Laboratoire des pneumoconioses) Bicazului 1, Jud. Maramures, Baia Mare. Statut : Dépendant du ministère des Mines, du Pétrole et de la Géologie. Départements ou sections : Secteur technique. Secteur médical. Ponctions et activités principales : Services de médecine du travail; radiologie; investigations de laboratoire clinique, explorations fonctionnelles, microradiophotographie. Prévention médicale. Travaux de recherche dans le domaine des pneumoconioses et d'autres maladies professionnelles du secteur de la métallurgie non ferreuse, ainsi que pour la lutte contre les poussières dans les mines. _ 228 - (Roumanie) Publications : Directives semestrielles et annuelles d'usage interne. LABORATORUL DE PNEUMOCONIOZE (Laboratoire des pneumoconioses) Jud. Hunedoara, Criscior. Statut : Dépendant du ministère des Mines, du Pétrole et de la Géologie. Départements ou sections : Secteur technique. Secteur médical. Fonctions et activités principales : Services de médecine du travail, phtisiopneumocologie, radiologie, explorations fonctionnelles, investigations de laboratoire clinique, microradiographie. Recherches et activités préventives médicales. Travaux de recherche: dans le domaine des pneumoconioses, ainsi que pour la lutte contre les poussières dans les mines. Publications : Informations d'usage interne. LABORATORUIi DE PNEUMOCONIOZE (Laboratoire des pneumoconioses) Judetul Suceava, Commune Prasin. Statut : Dépendant du ministère des Mines, du Pétrole et de la Géologie. Départements ou sections : Secteur technique. Secteur médical. Ponctions et activités principales : Explorations fonctionnelles, radiologie, microradiophotographie. Recherches et préventions médicales courantes. Travaux de recherche dans le domaine des pneumoconioses du secteur de la métallurgie non ferreuse et de la lutte contre les poussières dans les mines. LABORATORUL DE PNEUMOCONIOZE (Laboratoire des pneumoconioses) 23 August, 2, Jud. Hunedoara, Petrosani. Statut : Dépendant du ministère des Mines, du Pétrole et de la Géologie. Départements ou sections : Secteur technique. Secteur médical. Ponctions et activités principales : Services de médecine du travail, radiologie, investigations, laboratoire clinique, explorations fonctionnelles, microradiophotographie. Recherches et activités médicales de prévention. Travaux de recherche dans le domaine des pneumoconioses et d'autres maladies professionnelles du secteur carbonifère et travaux de recherche pour la lutte contre les poussières dans les mines. Publications : Informations à l'usage interne. - 229 - (Roumanie) LABORATORUL CENTRAL DE TOXICOLOGIE INDUSTRIALA PENTRU PETROL SI GAZE (Laboratoire central de toxicologie industrielle pour le pétrole et les gaz) Soseaua Straulesti 5-7, Secteur I, Bucarest. Statut : Dépendant du ministère des Mines, du Pétrole et de la Géologie. Départements ou sections : Biotoxicologie. Détermination milieu. Secteur médical de prophylaxie. du Fonctions et activités principales : Recherche et formation de cadres et activités de prévention des maladies professionnelles. Travaux de recherche sur l'oxyde de carbone et les hydrocarbures gazeux. Publications : Directives d'usage interne. SECTIA DE CERCETARI PENTRU SECURITATE MINIERA SI IGIENA RADIATIILOR (Section de recherches pour la sécurité minière et l'hygiène des radiations) Jud. Bihor, Oras. Statut : Dépendant du ministère des Mines, du Pétrole et de la Géologie. Départements ou sections : Maladies professionnelles. de travail dans le milieu radio-actif. Conditions Ponctions et activités principales : Analyses chimiques et radiologie. Recherches et prévention médicales en milieu industriel. Travaux de recherche dans le domaine des radiations. Publications : Directives d'usage interne. - 230 - RWANDA Services officiels DIVISION DE LA SECURITE TECHNIQUE ET HYGIENE DU TRAVAIL Service du travail et de la sécurité sociale Boîte postale 447, Kigali. Statut : Service ministériel créé au sein de la Direction générale du travail et de la sécurité sociale, ministère de la Santé publique et des Affaires sociales, Département des affaires sociales. Ponctions et activités principales : Etudes techniques relatives à la sécurité et à l'hygiène du travail. Fichiers des entreprises soumises aux règlements de la sécurité et de l'hygiène du travail. Prévention des accidents du travail et des maladies professionnelles. Statistiques concernant les accidents du travail et les maladies professionnelles. Contrôle de l'application de la réglementation relative à la sécurité du travail et à la salubrité sur les lieux du travail. La division est aidée, en ce qui concerne le contrôle, par le service de la division de l'Inspection du travail. - 231 _ SINGAPORE Official services FACTORY INSPECTORATE Ministry of Labour, Havelock Road, Singapore 1. Status: Government department. Departments or sections: The Inspectorate can avail itself of the specialist services of the Industrial Health Unit, as a separate unit within the Ministry. Principal functions and activities: Administration of legislation relating to the safety, health and welfare of workers in factories, which include building sites and works of engineering construction. The Factory Inspectorate undertakes regular inspection of factories to ensure minimum standards of safety and health as stipulated by the law. Special inspections of pressure vessels. Publications: Annual Report. newsletter). "The New Worker" (bi-monthly INDUSTRIAL HEALTH UNIT Ministry of Labour, 5 Halifax Road, Singapore 9. Status: Government department. Departments or sections: Medical Section. Industrial Hygiene Section. Industrial Health Inspection Section. Industrial Nursing Section. Principal functions and activities: Investigation of legally notified occupational diseases under the Factories Act, 1973Advice to factory managements, trade unions, government departments and other bodies on industrial health problems. Establishment of industrial health requirements for new factory plans. Surveys to determine different occupational hazards in industries. Teaching and training of students in industrial health. Co-operating with different bodies in the promotion of industrial health and safety. Research in industrial health. Publications: Annual Report. Other institutions DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH University of Singapore, Outram Hill, Singapore 3. - 232 - (Singapore) Status: Government subsidised. Principal functions and activities: Provides technical advice and assistance in the prevention of occupational injuries and diseases. Carries out study projects and research. Provides consultant services to public or private organisations interested in prevention. Develops programmes and methods of instruction in prevention and treatment. Publications: Scientific reports. - 233 - ESPANA Servicios oficiales PIAN NACIONAL DE HIGIENE Y SEGURIDAD DEL TRABAJO Ministerio del Trabajo» Calle Torrelaguna, Madrid. Estatuto: Servicio gubernamental. Departamentos o secciones: Asesoramiento (seguridad, higiene, servicios médicos de empresa). Formación. Reconocimientos Médicos. Informática. Homologación y Verificación. Documentación. El Plan Nacional posee áreas de influencia en Madrid, Barcelona, Sevilla y Vizcaya. Principales funciones y actividades: Prevención de los accidentes del trabajo y las enfermedades profesionales. Estudios e investigaciones. Información a los centros laborales. SERVICIO GENERAL DE SEGURIDAD E HIGIENE DEL TRABAJO ^Dirección General de Trabajo; Ministerio de Trabajo, Calle Agustín de Betencourt, num. 4, Nuevos Ministerios, Madrid (3). Estatuto: Servicio ministerial. Departamentos o secciones: Sección de Estudios, Informes y Homologaciones. Sección de Instituciones, Servicios y Entidades. Principales funciones y actividades: Elaboración de las disposiciones reguladoras de la seguridad e higiene en el trabajo. Establecimiento de las condiciones y requisitos que, a efectos preventivos, se han de cumplir en las empresas y demás centros de trabajo. Otras instituciones ASOCIACIÓN DE ESTUDIOS E INFORMACIÓN TECNICA DEL FUEGO "TECNIFÜEGO" Avenida de José Antonio, 566, 5.°, B, Barcelona (11). Estatuto: Asociación cultural. - 234 - (España) Principales funciones y actividades: Estudio, orientación y divulgación de informaciones sobre protección contra incendios. Provisión a las autoridades, organismos públicos de seguridad, centros estadísticos, cuerpos de bomberos, etc., de todos los medios de consulta y control destinados a la protección contra incendios. ASOCIACIÓN PARA LA PREVENCIÓN DE ACCIDENTES Doctor Camino, núm. 1, San Sebastián. Estatuto: Privada. Creada por un grupo de mutualidades y compañías aseguradoras de accidentes. Departamentos o secciones: Asesoramiento Técnico. Publicaciones y Propaganda. Estadística y Cursos. Principales funciones y actividades: Promover y fomentar los estudios y la adopción de medidas sobre prevención de accidentes. Investigaciones tecnológicas, médicas, psicológicas. Cursos de seguridad a niveles superior, medio e inferior. Conferencias a dirigentes de empresas. Seminarios. Asistencia técnica a empresas. Investigación de accidentes. Publicaciones: "Revista de Prevención". "Recomendaciones de Seguridad". "Folleto Prevención". COMISIÓN DE SEGURIDAD EN LA INDUSTRIA SIDEROMETALURGICA (CSIS) José Cueto, num. 40, 1.° izquierda, Apartado de correos núm. 195, Aviles (Oviedo). Estatuto: Asociación de empresas sin carácter lucrativo. Principales funciones y actividades: Preparación de estadísticas. Normas de seguridad. Cursos de formación. Intercambio de experiencias. Relaciones con organismos oficiales. Publicaciones: Memoria anual. Revista "Seguridad" (trimestral). Serie "Documentación de Seguridad". t CRUZADA DE PROTECCIÓN OCULAR Balmes, 16, 5¿ , Barcelona. Estatuto: Institución de carácter privado. Principales funciones y actividades: Prevención de accidentes oculares debidos al trabajo. Información y propaganda de prevención de este tipo de accidentes. -235 - (España) DISPENSARIO DE ACCIDENTES DEL TRABAJO Centro Médico de San Feliú de Llobregat, Paseo Bertrán, núm. 4, bajos, San Feliú de Llobregat (Barcelona). Estatuto: Institución de carácter privado. Principales funciones y actividades: Prevención y tratamiento de accidentes y enfermedades originados por el trabajo. EL FÉNIX MUTUO (Mutua Patronal de Accidentes de Trabajo, núm. 140) Avenida de Arturo Soria, núm. 103, Madrid (33). Estatuto: Entidad colaboradora en la gestión de las contingencias de accidentes de trabajo y enfermedades profesionales de la seguridad social (Ministerio de Trabajo). Entidad de carácter privado. Principales funciones y actividades: Estudios e informes de higiene industrial. Determinación y control de niveles higiénicos generales. Investigación de accidentes. Organización de campañas sobre riesgos específicos. Cursos para mandos superiores, medios, vigilantes de seguridad y aprendices. Cursos de orientación para poliaccidentados. Cursos de primeros auxilios. Publicaciones: "P.M. Mutua Patronal" (bimensual). como lección de seguridad" (dos tomos). "El accidente GABINETE TECNICO SINDICAL DE PREVENCIÓN DE RIESGOS PROFESIONALES Plaza Echaniz, núm. 2, 5.°, Bilbao (10). Estatuto: Servicio sindical. Principales funciones y actividades: Acción contra los accidentes del trabajo y las enfermedades profesionales. Información a los trabajadores sobre los medios de prevención y protección. INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE MEDICINA Y SEGURIDAD DEL TRABAJO Ciudad Universitaria, Facultad de Medicina, Pabellón núm. 8, Madrid (3). Estatuto: Dependiente del Ministerio de Trabajo. nal de Previsión. Instituto Nacio- Departamentos o secciones: Medicina Agrícola. Medicina del Trabajo. Enfermedades Profesionales. Traumatología Laboral. Estadística. Seguridad del Trabajo. - 236 - (España) Principales funciones y actividades: Medicina, seguridad, enseñanza, propaganda e investigación técnica. Publicaciones: "Medicina y Seguridad del Trabajo" (revista). "Seguridad y Trabajo" (periódico). "Boletín Bibliográfico de la Prevención". INSTITUTO NACIONAL JE SILICOSIS Calle Dr. Belmunt, Buenavista, Oviedo. Estatuto: Dependiente del Instituto Nacional de Previsión. Principales funciones y actividades: Diagnosticar y evaluar la silicosis. Tratar y hospitalizar a pacientes de esta enfermedad. Estudiar los medios técnicos y médicos para la prevención de los riesgos profesionales. Realizar investigaciones patológicas. Enseñanza de la seguridad y la higiene del trabajo. ORqANIZACION DE LOS SERVICIOS MEDICOS DE EMPRESA Instituto Nacional de Previsión, Alcalá, núm. 56, Madrid (14). Estatuto: Integrada en el INP y perteneciente al Ministerio de Trabajo. Principales funciones y actividades: Información, estudio y clasificación de los servicios médicos de empresa. Supervisión de la documentación preceptiva. Visitas a empresas por parte de sus inspectores médicos. Acción de información mediante la transmisión de normas y distribución de publicaciones. Investigaciones sobre patología profesional. Estudio de accidentes del trabajo. Compilación de estadísticas. Organización de cursos de seguridad, higiene y medicina del trabajo. Publicaciones: Tratados de higiene y seguridad del trabajo. Memorias anuales. SERVICIO DE MEDICINA Y SEGURIDAD Hidroeléctrica Española, Paseo de la Castellana, esquina a Hermosilla, Madrid. Estatuto: Empresa privada, de carácter privado. Principales funciones y actividades: Prevención de accidentes de origen eléctrico. Organización de conferencias sobre prevención de riesgos profesionales en la electricidad. Información sobre la seguridad. Electropatología. Publicaciones: Informes y ponencias técnicos. - 237 - SRI LANKA Official services DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR Labour Secretariat, Narahenpita, Colombo 5. Status: Government department attached to the Ministry of Labour. Departments or sections: Factories Division. Occupational Health. Division of Principal functions and activities: Enforcement of legislation. Education and propaganda. Research in occupational health and hygiene. Education and training of medical officers in industry, plant managers, safety officers and trade union leaders. Publications: Annual Administration Report of the Commissioner of Labour. "Sri Lanka Labour Gazette" (monthly). "May Day Booklet" (annual). CEYLON SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF ACCIDENTS Office of the Honorary Secretary, 1st Floor, Labour Secretariat, Colombo 5. Status: Voluntary non-profit organisation. Departments or sections: Road Safety Coiumittee. Industrial Safety Committee. Child Safety Committee (including home safety). Principal functions and activities: Prevention, by educational means, of all types of accidents on the roads, in industry and in the home. Training courses and safety exhibitions in conjunction with the Factories Division of the Labour Department. Safety campaigns and competitions for the schoolchildren, public and the armed services. Publications: "Safety News" (bi-annually). Annual Report. PLANTERS' ASSOCIATION ESTATES' HEALTH SCHEME P.O. Box No. 855, 73/1 Kollupitiya Rd., Colombo 3. Status: Associated with the Ross Institute of Tropical Hygiene, London. Subsidised by the plantation industry. Departments or sections: Building Plans. Laboratory. - 238 - Statistics. (Sri Lanka) Principal functions and activities: Supervision of medical facilities on estates. Advisory services on all matters pertaining to the health, safety and welfare of workers in the tea, rubber and coconut plantations. Refresher and training courses for para-medical personnel employed in the estate hospitals, maternity homes and dispensaries provided on these plantations. Compilation of vital and morbidity statistics. Liaison with government medical services and industry. Liaison with the Family Planning Association for provision of family planning services on the plantations themselves. Publications: Annual Report. - 239- SUDAN Official services OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, P.O. Box 303, Khartoum. Status: Government department attached to a ministry. Departments or sections: Occupational Health Clinic. Occupational Health Guidance and Inspection. Industrial Hygiene Laboratory. Occupational Safety and Health Training Institute. Occupational Safety and Health Exhibition. Principal functions and activities: Training of postgraduate doctors and hygienists, medical students, engineers, sanitarian students, medical auxiliaries, occupational safety and health supervisors. Occupational safety and health education of trade union leaders, shop stewards and supervisors. Propaganda. Clinical studies on occupational diseases. Inspection and guidance. Publications: Monthly reports. publications. Annual reports. - 240 - Periodical SWEDEN Official services ARBETARSKYDDSSTYRELSEN (National Board of Occupational Safety and Health) Wennerbergsgatan 10, Stockholm. Status: Government department under the Ministry of labour. Departments or sections: Supervision. Occupational Health. Principal functions and activities: Central administrative authority for occupational safety and health matters. Chief authority for the labour inspectorate. The Board leads, coordinates and supervises the activities in the field of occupational safety; has central control over observance of legislation concerning occupational safety and hours of work; issues directives, advice and regulations on the application of such legislation and provides information and training in the field of occupational safety. Publications: Annual Report on the activities of the National Board of Occupational Safety and Health and the Labour Inspectorate (in Swedish with an English summary). Research reports. Education reports. Regulations. Other institutions ARBETARSKYDDSFONDEN (Swedish Work Environment Fund) Wenner-Gren Centre, Sveavägen 166, 8 tr. 113 46 Stockholm. Status: Established by Act of the Swedish legislature of 28 April 1971. Principal functions and activities: Research into problems of the arrangement of working hours, shift and night work. Research intended to reduce the frequency and severity of occupational accidents. Investigations of working environment conditions within various industries. Research on deleterious chemical substances. Publications: Scientific reports. ARBETARSKYDDSNÄMNDEN (Joint Industrial Safety Council) Sveavägen 21, Box 3208, 103 64 Stockholm 3. Status: Joint agency of the Swedish Employers' Confederation and the Swedish Confederation of Trade Unions. - 241 - (Sweden) Principal functions and activities: Promotes efforts to improve safety and health conditions at places of work. Produces training syllabi and course material. Trains supervisors, safety representatives and other safety workers. Collects documentation on safety and health activities and research and disseminates through conferences and periodic written information. Co-operates with the institutions and authorities and encourages exchange of experience. Publications: Annual Report. ARBETSFYSIOLOGISKA INSTITUTET (Institute of Occupational Physiology) Lidingövägen 1, Stockholm Ö. Status: Private foundation. Departments or sections: Clinical Occupational Physiology. Methods Studies. Field Investigations. M.T.M. Research. Principal functions and activities: Research on the physiological adaptation of man to work. Research on work pace and time standards. Consultant work on work physiology and ergonomics. Assistance in training engineers, supervisors, industrial medical officers and nurses, safety engineers, etc. Publications: Annual Report (in Swedish). BYGGNADSINDTJSTRIÑS STIFTELSE FOR ARBETARSKYDD OCH FÖRETAGSHÄLSOVARD (BYGGHAXSAN) (Foundation for Industrial Safety and Health in the Construction Industry) Engelbrektsgatan 31, Stockholm. Status: A non-profit making association based on an agreement between the Swedish Employers' Confederation and the Confederation of Trade Unions regarding industrial safety and health in the construction industry. Departments or sections: Medical. Technical. Principal functions and activities: Ensures that machinery, equipment, working methods and other aspects of working environment are so designed as to reduce the workload and the risk of disease and injury. Promotes the adaptation of human resources to work by information, instruction and training, and by preventive health services, medical care and rehabilitation. Publications: Annual Report. FÖRENINGEN FOR ARBETARSKYDD (Swedish Workers' Protection Association) Kungsholms Hamnplan 3, 112 20 Stockholm. - 242 - (Sweden) Status: A non-profit association with subsidies from industry, Government and the trade unions. Principal functions and activities: Publication of occupational safety information in magazines, posters, signs and other material. Distributes travelling scholarships to persons who wish to study worker protection and makes awards to persons who have shown special merit in that area. Publications: year). "Arbetsmiljö" (Working Environment) (13 issues per FÖRENINGEN SKOGSBRÜKETS ARBETARSKYDD (Forestry Safety Association) Pipersgatan 29, Stockholm K. Status: Private foundation. Departments or sections: Forestry. Floating. Principal functions and activities: Development of local safety services. Improvement of accident statistics. Safety training for forestry workers. Consideration of the human factor in accidents. Research in occupational physiology and hygiene. Safety exhibitions. Courses for safety instructors, first-aid attendants and regional safety representatives. Publications: Safety manuals. HYGIENISKA INSTITUTIONEN - KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE!1 (Karolinska Institute - Department of Environmental Hygiene) S-104 01 Stockholm 60. Status: Government university institution. Principal functions and activities: Research in metal toxicology, air pollution epidemiology, tobacco, water pollution, noise. Education in the field of environmental hygiene for medical students. Publications: Scientific reports. INSTITUTIONEN FÖR SOCIALMEDICTN - LUNDS UNIVERSITET (University of Lund, Department of Social and Preventive Medicine) Lasarettet, 22/85 Lund. Status: University department, subsidised by Government and national and/or private foundations. Departments or sections: One department at the University Hospital of Malmö and one affiliated to the University Hospital of Lund. _ 243 _ ( Sweden) Principal functions and activities: Research, education and training in social medicine including epidemiology, occupational hazards, medical care, etc. Publications: "Meddelanden Fran Jordbrukets Socialmedicin" (Rural medicine reports) (periodical). JORDBRUKETS SKYDDSPROPAGANDA (Agricultural Accident and Fire Prevention Committee) 105 33 Stockholm. Status: Subsidised by the Farmworkers'Union, the Farm Employers' Union and the Swedish National Board of Industrial Safety. Principal functions and activities: Propaganda through short courses, newspaper articles, booklets, books, etc. Publications: Annual Report. Textbooks for agricultural schools. Films about agricultural hazards. KOOPERATIVA FÖRBUNDETS HÄLS0- OCH M I U Ö Y 8 R D S A V D E L N I N G (Co-operative Union and Wholesale Society's Department of Health and Environmental Protection) Kooperativa Förbundet, Fack, S-10465 Stockholm lb. Status: A department of the Swedish Co-operative Union and Wholesale Society. Departments or sections: Medical. Technical (including a laboratory of environmental hygiene and ergonomics). Principal functions and activities: Health maintenance. Occupational safety and health. Ergonomics and atmospheric pollution research. Education. General information and propaganda for occupational safety and health and environmental protection. Publications: Information letter (3-4 times yearly). LABORATORIET FOR KLINISK STRESSFORSKMING (Laboratory for Clinical Stress Research) Fack, 104 01 Stockholm 60. Status: Designated by WHO and attached to the Karolinska Institute (Medical Faculty of the University of Stockholm). Departments or sections: Medicine and Physiology. Epidemiology. Behavioural, Sciences. Biochemical and Immunological Laboratory. Principal functions and activities: Research on health effects of psychosocial factors to provide a more comprehensive basis for health action that may result in improved quality of life. Trains scientists from various countries for this purpose and facilitates transculturai studies. Co-ordinates documents and advises on research elsewhere. Co-operates with other - 244 - (Sweden) institutions in carrying out studies. Carries out methodological developments. Develops procedures for disseminating information on public health measures. Publications: Scientific reports. SKOGSHÖGSKOLAN - INSTITUTIONEN FÖR SKOGSTEKNIK (Royal College of Forestry - Institute of Forestry Technology) Fack, 104 05 Stockholm 50. Status: Government organisation dependent upon the Ministry of Agriculture. Principal functions and activities: Research and teaching in the following fields: Man and his environment in forestry; physical strength and mechanical aids; analysis of systems of organisation and supervision in forestry; methods for the proper exploitation of forests. Research into machines, machine tools, equipment, lifting, handling, transport, individual protection, psychological aspect of accidents, occupational physiology. Publications: Scientific reports. STATENS ARBETSKLINIK (National Institute for Assessing the Working Capacity of the Handicapped) Karolinska vagen 12, 171 64 Solna. Status: An independent institute under the supervision of the Department of Social Affairs. Principal functions and activities: Evaluates the working capacity of individuals who are difficult to place on the labour market. Receives persons for whom the local employment offices have been unable to find jobs on the open labour market. Handles problematic pension and insurance cases. Assists in the training of rehabilitation personnel. Research and development work in vocational rehabilitation. STATENS STR&LSKYDDSINSTITUT ( National Institute of Radiation Protection) Fack, S 104 01 Stockholm. Status: Attached to the Ministry for Social Affairs. Departments or sections: Inspection. Nuclear Physics Inspection. Medical Division. Measurements Laboratories. Clinical Radiophysics. Principal functions and activities: Establishes general provisions and regulations for radiation protection. Licenses the possession and use of radioactive substances and X-ray equipment and stipulates the conditions for the licensees, and -245 - (Sweden) inspects the safe use of such substances and equipment bylicensees. Research on radiation protection and radioactive exposure in various environments. Education and information about radiation protection. Publications: Annual Report. SVENSKA ARBETSGIVAREFÖRENIN&EN - EXPERTENHEIEN FOR MEDICINSKA OCH YRKESHYGIENISKA FRAGOR (Swedish Employers' Confederation - Industrial Medicine and Hygiene Office) P.O. Box 16 120, 103 23 Stockholm 16. Status: Non-governmental institution subsidised by industry. Departments or sections: Industrial Safety. Environmental Hygiene and Ergonomics. Occupational Health Service. Industrial Medicine. Toxicology. Rehabilitation. Principal functions and activities: Applied research in industrial medicine, hygiene and ergonomics. Education and training of industrial physicians, engineers, industrial hygienists, industrial nurses, industrial physio-therapists. Information, leaflets, etc. SVENSKA GRUVFÖRENINGEN ARBETARSKYDDSKOMMITTÉN OCH AMNESKOMMITTÉ "ARBETARSKYDD OCH ARBETSHYGIEN" (Swedish Mining Association Department of Safety and Industrial Hygiene) Storgatan 19, Box 5501, 114 85 Stockholm. Status: Department in the Swedish Mining Association. Principal functions and activities: Research and studies on the man/machinery/environment system. Service to member companies technical advice, programmes and methods of instruction, etc. and general information about accident prevention, safety and hygiene - especially related to conditions underground. Publications: Reports. Monthly and annual statistics (in Swedish). TRAFIKFORSKNINGSGRUPPEN - PSYKOLOGISKA INSTITUTIONEN (Traffic Safety Research Group - Department of Psychology; University of Uppsala, St. Largatan 2, 75220, Uppsala. Status: Subsidised by Government. Principal functions and activities: Publications: Research and education. Research reports. YRKESHYGIENISKA AVDELNINGEN VIP STATENS INSTITUTET FOR FOLKHALSAN (Department of Industrial Hygiene of the National Institute of Public Health) Stockholm 60. - 24-6 - (Sweden) Status: Attached to the Ministry of Home Affairs. Departments or sections: Dermatological. Chemical. Technical. Medical. Principal functions and activities: Scientific research in occupational hygiene. Study of accidents and ill-health resulting from environmental influences. Research on silicosis hazards in certain industries. Occupational toxicology. Organisation of courses for industrial physicians, safety engineers, medical inspectors and nurses. YRKESMEDICINSKA CENTRALEN (Department of Occupational Medicine) Karolinska sjukhuset, Stockholm 60. Status: Government subsidised. Principal functions and activities: Examination and treatment of workers suffering from occupational diseases. Research work in occupational medicine: clinical; field research; experimental. Clinical and experimental research on silicosis and other pneumoconioses, irritant gases, lead, organic mercury compounds, insecticides, plastics, night work, errors in work as a result of fatigue, etc. Information on occupational hazards. - 247 - SUISSE Services officiels ARBEITSARZTLICHER DIENST DES BUNDESAMTES EUR INDUSTRIE, GEWERBE UND ARBEIT (Service médical du travail de l'Office fédéral de l'industrie, des arts et métiers et du travail) Kreuzstrasse 26, 8008 Zürich. Statut : Service ministériel, financé par le gouvernement. Fonctions et activités principales : Recherches, surveillance des entreprises, enseignement à la Faculté de médecine. Le Service médical du travail est l'organe spécialisé de l'Office fédéral pour les questions de l'hygiène et de la physiologie du travail. Il traite les problèmes fondamentaux relevant de ces disciplines et procède à des enquêtes systématiques dans les entreprises. Le service médical organise des conférences et publie des ouvrages sur la médecine du travail. Les inspecteurs fédéraux des fabriques et les médecins du travail donnent aussi des cours sur l'hygiène et la sécurité du travail dans les écoles techniques et professionnelles. Publications : Publications scientifiques. INSPECTION CANTONALE DE L'INDUSTRIE ET DE L'ARTISANAT Rue de l'Hôpital 14, 2501 Bienne. Statut : Rattachée à la Direction de l'économie publique du canton de Berne (département gouvernemental). Fonctions et activités principales : L'Inspection du travail surveille l'application de la loi fédérale du 13 mars 1964 sur le travail dans l'industrie, l'artisanat et le commerce et de l'ordonnance fédérale du 18 janvier 1966 sur la durée du travail et du repos des conducteurs professionnels de véhicules automobiles. Publications : Rapport annuel constituant un chapitre du rapport annuel de la Direction cantonale de l'économie publique. INSPECTION CANTONALE DU TRAVAIL Rue Ferdinand-Hodler 23, 1207 Genève. Statut : Institution de droit public relevant du Département du commères, de l'industrie et du travail du canton de Genève. Fonctions ec activités principales : Action de contrôle des entreprises industrielles et non industrielles pour tous les problèmes relatifs à la sécurité et à la santé de l'homme au travail. Action consultative dans les entreprises précitées et auprès des partenaires sociaux (conseils aux entreprises et aux travailleurs, examens des plans de 248 - (Suisse) construction et d'aménagement des installations, mise à disposition des laboratoires qui collaborent avec l'Inspection du travail (toxicologie industrielle et physiologie du travail). Action informative et formative en hygiène et sécurité, formation des chargés de sécurité d'entreprises, enseignement dans les écoles de métiers et dans les écoles techniques supérieures, enseignement universitaire (médecine du travail et hygiène industrielle). Publications : Rapports annuels de l'Inspection du travail. Autres institutions BERATUNGSSTELLE FUR des accidents) UNFALLVERHÜTUNG (Bureau suisse de prévention Laupenstrasse 9, case postale 2273, 3001 Berne. Statut : Placé sous le patronage de la Caisse nationale suisse d'assurance en cas d'accidents (CNA) et des sociétés d'assuranceaccidents affiliées à la Conférence des directeurs-accidents (CDA). Départements ou sections : Service technique. Recherche des endroits dangereux. Recherche et statistique. Sport. Ménage. Accidents dans le commerce, l'artisanat et l'industrie. Service psychologique. Fonctions et activités principales : Conseils et recherche dans tous les secteurs touchant la prévention des accidents non professionnels, par des moyens techniques et psychologiques, dans les domaines de la circulation routière, du sport et du ménage. Publications : Rapport annuel. Bulletin BPA (4 à 6 fois par an). Cahiers du BPA. "Le Patrouilleur" (2 fois par an). BERATUNGSSTELLE FUR UNFALLVERHÜTUNG IN DER LANDWIRTSCHAFT (Service consultatif pour la prévention des accidents dans l'agriculture) Altenburgerstrasse 25, Brugg. Statut : Autonome. Fonctions et activités principales : Coordonner l'activité des différents services consultatifs cantonaux. Elaborer des directives, rassembler des données et veiller'à l'application des mesures de sécurité dans toutes les exploitations agricoles du pays. Organiser des cours et conférences dans des écoles d'agriculture. Publications : Rapports annuels. - 249 - (Suisse) BERATUNGSSTELLE FUR UNFALLVERHÜTUNG DES SCHWEIZERISCHEN BAUMEISTERVERBANDES (Bureau de consultation de la prévention de la Société suisse des entrepreneurs) Weinbergstrasse 49, Zürich. Statut : Association privée de travailleurs cadres. Fonctions et activités principales : Visites d'inspection aux chantiers, afin de surveiller l'application des règles de sécurité d''après les prescriptions existantes. Recommandations pour l'amélioration des mesures de prévention des accidents. Instruction générale ou spécialisée dans des écoles ou des cours pour les cadres de l'industrie du bâtiment, ainsi que pour les ingénieurs, techniciens, entrepreneurs et ouvriers magons. Instruction et formation professionnelle. Recherches techniques. Publications : Rapport annuel dans la revue "Hoch-und Tiefbau". DEPARTEMENT DE MEDECINE DU TRAVAIL ET D'HYGIENE INDUSTRIELLE Institut universitaire de médecine sociale et préventive, Rue César Roux 18, 1005 Lausanne. Statut : Dépend de l'Université et du Service de la santé publique du canton de Vaud. Départements ou sections : Médecine du travail. Hygiène industrielle. Fonctions et activités principales : Travaux de recherche appliquée. Formation de médecins en médecine du travail. Mise au point de méthodes de laboratoire. Enquêtes, expertises et conseils à la demande des autorités, des travailleurs, des employeurs, du corps médical. Enquêtes faites sur l'initiative du département. Publications : Rapport annuel. FORSTWIRTSCHAFTLICHE ZENTRALSTELLE DER SCHWEIZ (Association suisse d'économie forestière) Rosenweg 14, Soleure. Statut : Organisation privée. Départements ou sections : Exploitation forestière. professionnelle et prévention des accidents. Formation Fonctions et activités principales : Enseignement et formation. Développement d'équipements et d'outillage forestiers, distribution et vente. Edition de périodiques forestiers, de brochures et manuels techniques. Organisation de conférences forestières, expositions, conseils, expertises. Publications : "Die Waldarbeit" (trimestriel). (mensuel). - 250 - "Le travail en forêt" (Suisse) GROUPEMENT ROMAND D'HYGIENE INDUSTRIELLE ET LE MEDECINE DU TRAVAIL Rue de l'Hôpital 14, 2501 Bienne. Statut : Association savante. Ponctions et activités principales : Réunir les médecins, hommes de science, techniciens et toute personne intéressée aux questions touchant à l'hygiène industrielle et à la médecine du travail. INSTITUT D'HYGIENE - SECTION DE TOXICOLOGIE INDUSTRIELLE ET D'ANALYSE' DE L'AÏR Avenue Sainte-Clotilde 23, 1205 Genève. Statut : Organisme gouvernemental dépendant du ministère de la Prévoyance sociale. Ponctions et activités principales : Contribution à la prévention des maladies professionnelles et mise au point de dosages de divers polluants. Contrôle permanent de la pollution de l'air : identification des sources et des polluants. Coopération avec des organismes locaux et internationaux sur le plan de la toxicologie industrielle, la pollution de l'air et le bruit. INSTITUT FUR HYGIENE UND ARBEITSPHYSIOLOGIE (institut d'hygiène et de physiologie du travail; Eidgenossische Technische Hochschule, Clausiusstrasse 25, 8006 Zurich. Statut : Organisme fédéral. Ponctions et activités principales : Enseignement de l'hygiène et la physiologie du travail. Recherches en physiologie du travail dans les secteurs industriel et administratif. Recherches sur la physiologie de l'habitat. Recherches ergonomiques. Publications : Rapports scientifiques. SCHWEIZERISCHER ELEKTROTECHNISCHER VEREIN (SEV) (Association suisse des électriciens (ASE)) Seefeldstrasse 301, 8008 Zürich. Statut : Association privée dépendant de l'Inspection fédérale des installations à courant fort. Départements ou sections : Office central technique. Station d'essai des matériaux et station d'étalonnage. Inspection des installations à courant fort. L'association comprend en plus dix commissions. - 251 - (Suisse) Ponctions et activités principales : Etablissement de prescriptions, règles, recommandations, normes, etc. Examen en laboratoires propres ou chez des tiers des appareils consommant du courant électrique, des transformateurs et des machines, ainsi que du matériel nécessaire,au point de vue de leur convenance, de leur sécurité et de leur qualité. Examen et contrôle des installations électriques de production, de distribution et de consommation du point de vue de la sécurité des personnes et des choses, conformément aux lois, ordonnances, prescriptions et normes. Publications :"Bulletin des Schweizeriches Elektrotechnischen Vereins" (Bulletin des Associations suisses des électriciens) (bimensuel). Normes, règles, prescriptions, etc. SCHWEIZERISCHEN GESELLSCHAFT PUR UNEALLMEDIZIN UND BERUFSKRANKHEITEN (.Société suisse de médecine des accidents et des maladies prof essionnelles) Zwingliplatz 3, 8001 Zürich. Statut : Société savante. Fonctions et activités principales : Etudes et recherches sur la pathologie du travail. Information sur la prévention des risques professionnels. Etudes spéciales sur les lésions dues à l'activité sportive. Publication d'articles et de rapports scientifiques. Publications : "Zeitschrift für Unfallmedizin und Berufskrankheiten" (Revue de médecine des accidents et des maladies professionnelles) (trimestrielle). SCHWEIZERISCHE STIFTUNG FUR ANGEWANDTE PSYCHOLOGIE (Fondation suisse pour la psychologie appliquée) Plattenstrasse 26, Zürich. Statut : Institution de droit privé. Fonctions et activités principales : Favoriser le développement scientifique des connaissances psychologiques et l'application de celles-ci à toutes les branches de l'activité pédagogique et du travail. Publications : Rapport annuel. SCHWEIZERISCHER VEREIN FUR SCHWEISSTECHNIK (Association suisse pour la technique du soudage) St. Albanvorstadt 95, 4006 Bâle. Statut : Privée, avec mandat pour son inspectorat de la Caisse nationale suisse d'assurance en cas d'accidents et des gouvernements cantonaux et de la Principauté de Liechtenstein. _ 252 (Suisse) Départements ou sections : Service technique. Inspectorat. Fonctions et activités principales : Chargée par tous les cantons et la Principauté de Liechtenstein de contrôler les appareils à acétylène sur leurs territoires. L'association effectue des recherches sur la sécurité dans le domaine du soudage et des techniques connexes, ainsi que dans l'exploitation des installations servant à la production et à l'emploi du carbure, de l'acétylène, de l'oxygène et autres gaz d'utilisation analogue. L'association organise également des conférences sur la sécurité du travail de soudage. Publications : Revue mensuelle de la technique du soudage et des procédés connexes : "Zeitschrift für Schweisstechnilc". 'CTournal de la soudure". "Rivista della Saldatura". SCHWEIZERISCHE UNFALLVERSICHERUNGSANSTALT (SUVA) (Caisse nationale suisse d'assurance en cas d'accidents; Fluhmattstrasse 1, 6002 Lucerne. Statut : Etablissement autonome de droit public, distinct de l'administration fédérale, financé par les chefs d'entreprises (assurance des accidents professionnels), les assurés (assurance des accidents non professionnels) et les rendements des capitaux. Départements ou sections : Prévention des accidents, constructions, immeubles. Affaires juridiques, prestations d'assurance, médecine. Primes, finances, questions mathématiques. Ponctions et activités principales : Exécution des tâches qui lui sont fixées par la loi fédérale sur l'assurance en cas de maladie et d'accident (LAMA) : assurance contre les accidents professionnels et non professionnels, surveillance des chefs d'entreprises en ce qui concerne la prévention des accidents et la prophylaxie des maladies professionnelles sur la base de prescriptions de droit fédéral. Publications : Rapports annuels. du travail". "Cahiers suisses de la sécurité TECHNISCHES INSPEKTORAT SCHWEIZER GASWERKE (Inspectorat technique des usines à gaz suisses) GrUtlistrasse 44, Zürich. Statut : Institution privée des usines à gaz suisses. Ponctions et activités principales : Prévention des accidents dans les usines à gaz. Elaboration des prescriptions relatives à la sécurité des usines. Inspection des usines à gaz. Etude des causes de perturbations et d'accidents survenant dans l'exploitation ou dans la transformation d'usines à gaz. Publications : Rapport annuel. Bulletin mensuel. l'Inspectorat technique des usines à gaz. - 253 - Prescriptions de (Suisse) ZÜRCHERISCHE ARBEITSGEMEINSCHAFT ZUR ERFORSCHUNG UND BEKÄMPFUNG JMi S'I'AUBIJUNGEN IN DER SCHWEIZ (Association zurichoise pour l'étude et la prevention des pneumoconioses en Suisse) c/o Institut für Pathologische Anatomie der Universität Zürich, Kantonsspital Zürich, 8006 Zürich. Statut : Association de droit privé, sans but lucratif. Départements ou sections : Pathologie et anatomie. minéraux. Radiologie. Prophylaxie. Chimie et Fonctions et activités principales : Recherches et travaux scientifiques en vue de la prévention des pneumoconioses d'origine professionnelle (les recherches sont effectuées en collaboration avec la Caisse nationale suisse d'assurance en cas d'accidents). Etude systématique des causes et du développement des pneumoconioses. Etude de substances pneumotoxiques potentielles. Etude des relations entre les pneumoconioses et le cancer du poumon. Publications : Rapports scientifiques. - 254- THAILAND Official services FACTORY CONTROL DIVISION Department of Industrial Works, Rama 6 Rd., Bangkok 4. Status : Attached to government department. Departments or sections: ment. Factory inspection. Waste Water Treat- Principal functions and activities: Controls factory categories under the Factory Acts of 1962 and ministerial regulations. Inspects for licensing and then regularly inspects the factories in accordance with the established rules and regulations. Assists and advises in the prevention of industrial accidents, recommends and enforces safety precautionary measures and then supervises the personnel in charge of safety. Publications: Monthly reports. Other institutions OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH CENTRE Samrong Tai, Phrapradaeng, Samuthprakarn. Status: Private intitution. Principal functions and activities: Studies and research on occupational health and hygiene. Prevention of accidents at the workplace. - 255 - TOGO Services officiels SERVICE NATIONAL DE MEDECINE DU TRAVAIL Direction générale de la Santé publique, Ministère de la Santé publique et des Affaires sociales, Boîte postale 336, Lomé. Statut : Service gouvernemental. Ponctions et activités principales : Prévention des risques professionnels et protection du travail. Autres institutions CAISSE NATIONALE DE SECURITE SOCIALE Boîte postale 199, Lomé. Statut : Etablissement public doté de la personnalité civile et de l'autonomie financière. Départements ou sections : Prestations familiales. Accidents du travail. Pensions-vieillesse, invalidité et décès. Service social. Centre médico-social. Fonctions et activités principales : Emissions radiophoniques d'information. Sécurité sociale. Sécurité du travail. Publications : Rapports annuels. - 256 - TUNISIE ASSOCIATION TUNISIENNE DE SECURITE POUR L'HYGIENE ET Ï.A ?REYENTÏÔ^ DES RÏSQÙJ!S PROPES^ÎONKËLS Avenue des Etats-Unis d'Amérique 14, Tunis. Statut : Association à caractère privé. Ponctions et activités principales : lutte contre les accidents du travail et les maladies professionnelles. CENTRE DE MEDECINE DU TRAVAIL ET DES MALADIES PROFESSIONNELLES Avenue Lamartine 15, Tunis (El-Omrane). Statut : Créé le 1er août 1970 par note de service du ministère de la Santé publique. Départements ou sections : Section de médecine du travail. d'hygiène et de sécurité. Section Ponctions et activités principales : Examen médical de la main-d'oeuvre destinée à l'émigration. Examen médical d'aptitude des adoles-rcents. Examen médical d'orientation pour les élèves des centres de formation professionnelle. Expertises pour accidents du travail et maladies professionnelles. Consultations de pathologie professionnelle. Inspections des entreprises industrielles et commerciales. Participation aux réunions des comités d'hygiène et de sécurité. Enquêtes sur les accidents du travail. Statistiques des accidents du travail et des maladies professionnelles. Conseils. Publications : Rapports annuels. - 257 - TURKEY Official services ISCI SAGLIGI GENEL MÜDÜRLÜGÜ (General Directorate of Industrial Health) Ministry of Labour, Ankara. Status: Government department, attached to the Ministry of Labour. Departments or sections: Industrial Health and Safety Inspectorate. Industrial Health and Safety Research Centre. Principal functions and activities: Ensures that the provisions of the labour law in respect of safety, health, employment service and social security matters are properly carried out. Inspections in undertakings in respect of industrial health and safety matters. Promotes and co-ordinates studies, research, publication, propaganda and training and education activities concerned with industrial health and safety. Publications: Annual Report. HIFZISSIHHA OKULU (School of Public Health) Cebeci caddesi No. 18, Ankara. Status: Government department attached to the Ministry of Health. Principal functions and activities: Graduate and postgraduate training in public health and occupational health. Research programme in absenteeism in specified branches of industry and byssinosis in the cotton industry. Field visits to factories. IgCI SAGLIGI VE GÜVENLIGI MERKEZI (Occupational Health and Safety Centre) Cemal Gürsel Caddesi 18, Sihhiye, Ankara. Status: Attached to the Ministry of Labour. Departments or sections: Occupational Medicine. Hygiene. Occupational Safety. Occupational Principal functions, and activities: Routine service and assistance to government inspection authorities, industry and workers1 organisations. Applied research in the respective fields. Training of factory inspectors, managerial staff, factory doctors, safety engineers, supervisors and workers.. Publications: Annual Report. - 2.58 - (Turkey) YAKIN VE ORTA-Dofrj ÇALISMA ENSTITÜSÜ (labour Institute for the Near and Middle East) ' Mithat Paca cad., G-ürtas Ishani, kat 2, No. 19, Kizilay, Ankara. Status: Attached to the Ministry of Labour. Principal functions and activities: Trains personnel attached to the Ministry of Labour and public institutions in labour matters. Compiles statistics. Labour inspections. Safety and health. Research and comparative studies in the field of safety. Courses and seminars on employer/employee relations, working conditions, etc. Publications: "Social Security Review". - 259 - Labour Institute Bulletin". UGANDA Official services OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND HYGIENE SECTION Ministry of Labour, P.O. Box 4637, Kampala. Status: Government department attached to the Ministry of Labour. Departments or sections: Occupational Health. Nursing. Occupational Hygiene. Occupational Principal functions and activities: Advising government ministries, employers, employees on health and medical problems encountered in Uganda's diversified occupations. Carrying out field examinations of workers and their workplaces. Detecting, sampling and analysing the various working environments for hazardous contaminants. Preparing and recommending measures for the prevention of actual and potential occupational health and social hazards. Encouraging the measures required to provide, improve and maintain safe and healthy working and living environments for industrial workers and their families. Carrying out research into the causes, prevention and control of occupational risks. Teaching of occupational medicine to workers, employers, industrial medical personnel, undergraduate medical students, nurses, public health personnel, etc. Publications: Monthly reports. Annual reports. Other institutions DEPARTMENT OF PREVENTIVE MEDICINE Makerere University, Medical School, Kampala, P.O. Box 7072, Kampala. Status: Government subsidised. Departments or sections: Epidemiology and Biostatistlcs. Ecology and Microbiology. Environmental Health and Occupational Health. Family Health and Health Centre Practice. Maternal and Child Health and Nutrition. Principal functions and activities: Training medical students. Research in public health problems. Service (Rural and Urban Health Centre). Publications: "Tropical Health" (quarterly). - 260 - Annual Report. UNION OP SOVIET SOCIALIST REPUBLICS BCECOIO3HH0 IPiHTPAJILHHH HAYqHO-HCCJIEflOBATEflECKHft HHCTHTYT OXPAHH TPyflA(All-Union Research I n s t i t u t e of O c c u p a t i o n a l and H e a l t h ) Safety Obolenski per. 10, 119021, Moscow G.21. Status: Under the All-Union Central Council of Trade Unions. Departments or sections: Gas and Dust Control. Personal Protective Equipment. Safety Engineering. Radiation protection. Safety and Health Propaganda and Training. Industrial Hygiene and Ergonomics. Industrial Acoustics. Standardisation. Experimental workshops. Principal functions and activities: Research on protection against toxic gases in industry, industrial acoustics, ergonomics, analysis of occupational accidents and diseases and of their economic implications, research on personal protective equipment, information on progress in occupational safety and health, scientific and technical forecasting of the main safety and health problems. Publications: "Scientific Proceedings of the Trade Union Institutes of Occupational Safety and Health". BCEC0K)3HHH HAYHHO-HCCJIEIOBATEJIbCKHH HHCTHTYT OXPAHH TPYflA EU,CnC ( A i l - U n i o n Research I n s t i t u t e of O c c u p a t i o n a l S a f e t y and H e a l t h ) Ul. Furmanova 3, 192187 Leningrad. Status: Under the Ail-Union Central Council of Trade Unions. Departments or sections. Industrial Acoustics. Electrical Safety. Industrial Ventilation. Dust Control. Air Conditioning. Industrial Lighting. Protection against Harmful Substances. Respiratory Protection. Occupational Physiology and Hygiene. Research Organisation. Principal functions and activities: Theoretical and practical research in occupational safety and health. Publications: Recommendations and directives. BCEC0K)3HEJfi HAYMHO-HCCJIEHOBATEJIBCKHH HHCTHTYT OXPAHH TPYJA BU.CIIC IBHMMOT BUpnC) ( A l l - U n i o n R e s e a r c h I n s t i t u t e f o r O c c u p a t i o n a l Safety and Health) Prospekt Chavchavadze 51, Tbilisi, Georgian SSR. 261 (USSR) Status: Public institution. Departments or sections: Safety Engineering Laboratories. Noise and Vibration Control. Aerodynamics and Industrial Ventilation. Electrical Safety. Heat Protection. Dust Control. Personal Protective Equipment. Occupational Hygiene. Occupational Physiology and Ergonomics. Mine Safety. Principal functions and activities: Investigation of working conditions in the ore mining industry. Evaluation of occupational health hazards by instrumental and chemical means. Recommendations on hazard control and the protection of workers against exposure to hazardous agents. Publications: "Occupational Safety and Health" (annually). AHrAPCKHfl HAyHHO-HCCJIEIOBATEJIKiKHH HHCTHTyT rarHEHbl TPYflA M TTOfECCHoHAJIEHtK 3AE0JIEBAHMH M H H H C T E P C T M 3JIPAB00XPAHEHHH' PC$CP (Angarsk Research Institute for Occupational Safety and Health) Prospekt K. Marksa 31» Angarsk. Status: Attached to the Ministry of Health. Principal functions and activities: Investigation of working conditions. Chemical evaluation of occupational health hazards. Recommendations on hazard control and the protection of workers from exposure to hazardous agents. Advice and information concerning the safe handling of new and dangerous chemical materials. Design and development of new chemical methods of limiting the concentration of harmful substances in industrial atmospheres. APMgHCKHfl HHCTHTYT rHrHEHEJ gpyflA H nPO$ECCHQHAJIHffiDC 3AE0JIEBAHHfl MHBUCTEPCTBA 3 J P A B 0 0 X P A H E H M APMBCKOH CCP (Armenian Occupa-faional Safety and Health Institute) Razdansky Rayon, G. Razdan. Status: Attached to the Ministry of Health of the Armenian SSR. Principal functions and activities: Clinical and engineering studies of occupational health hazards and disease. Consultation in industrial medicine and hygiene and occupational diseases. Postgraduate training in occupational medicine. Studies on the toxicity and other hazards of industrial materials. A3EPEAfljDKAHCKHH' HHCTHTYT rHrHEHbl TPyjtA H nP04ECCH0HAJH.HbIX 3AE0JIEBAHM IMMCtEPdTBA 3IPABQ'ÒX£AHEHMH: A S E F R A O T A H C K M CCP (Azerbaidzhán Occupational Safety and Health Institute) Ulitsa Solntseva 76, Baku. Status: Attached to the Ministry of Health of the Azerbaidzhán SSR. - 262 - (USSR) Principal functions and activities: Analyses of working conditions. Evaluation of occupational health hazards by instrumental and chemical means. Recommendations on hazard control and the protection of workers against exposure to hazardous agents, particularly in the oil industry. Design and development of new chemical methods of limiting the concentration of harmful substances in industrial atmospheres. UH EHTPAJTEHBlM HAyHHO-HCCJIEHOBATEJIBuKBfi H nPOEKTHO-KOHCTpyKTOPCKHfl EMHBH m (Central mmWSKUW H SBBPrETHKH JlECfl&B rooMJfflJlEHHOOTH TWMSS) Research and Design I n s t i t u t e for Mechanisation and Power Supply in Forestry and Logging) Ul. Moskovskaya 21, 141400 Khimki. Status: Under the USSR Ministry of Forestry, Logging and Woodworking. Departments or sections: Research laboratories for mechanisation, automation, ergonomics and occupational safety in the forest exploitation and woodworking industries. Design Department. Testing Stations. Principal functions and activities: Research on the mechanisation and automation of forest exploitation and woodworking processes on the use of wood. yEHTPAJIBHhlfl HAyTOO-HCCJIEJOBATEJEBCKHH HHCTHTyT HirHEHhl BOflHOrO TPAHClfoPTA (Central Research Institute of Hygiene of Water Transport) Moscow. Status: Under the Ministry of Health. Principal functions and activities: Studies working conditions in water transport and industries (including fisheries). Evaluation of occupational health hazards by instrumental and chemical means. Recommendations on hazard control and the protection of workers against exposure to hazardous agents. Design and development of new chemical methods of limiting the concentration of harmful substances in the industrial atmospheres. Consultancy services on safety, health, fire prevention, safety standards and safety administration in water transport. UEHTPAJIBHEŒCAHHTAPHO-aroCTEMHOJIOrMqECKOE yilPABJIEHHE MHHHCTEPCTBA 3JIPAB00XPÁHEHMH (Central Sanitary and Epidemiological Department, Ministry of Health) Rakhmanovski per. 3, Moscow. Status: Attached to the Ministry of Health. -263 (USSR) Principal functions and activities: Organises state sanitary and hygiene control of all industries and agriculture. Drafting of occupational hygiene and health legislation. Organisation of sanitation and hygiene inspection of new undertakings. Testing and inspection of materials and equipment. OTJEJI OXPAHH TPyjlA PJjCnC (Department of Labour Protection, the Ail-Union Central Council of Trade Unions) Lenin Prospect 42, Moscow. Principal functions and activities: Participates in drafting labour legislation. Draws up special safety requirements for specific branches of industry. Organises and implements safety propaganda through meetings, lectures, discussions, displays, films, posters, television and broadcasting, handbooks, pamphlets. KA$EflPA OEIHEfl nirHEHH, KyEAHCKHfi MEJiHUHHCKHft HHCTHTyT (Department of General Hygiene, Kuban Medical Institute) Sedina 4, Krasnodar. Status: Under the Ministry of Health of the Russian SSR. Principal functions and activities: Training of physicians in occupational hygiene and pathology, biochemistry and toxicology. Education on occupational health by means of talks to groups of workers and to the public. On-the-job training programme. Research on the hearing of noise-exposed workers; health of agricultural workers. KA$EflPA nPOMBfflUEHHOBrarHEHH,flHEHPOIIETPOBCKHfirOCyflAPCTBEHHHfi MSHHUMHCKMll HHCTM'jyT (Department of Industrial Hygiene, Dnepropetrovsk State Medical Institute) Dzerzhinskogo 9, Dnepropetrovsk, Ukrainian SSR. Status: Under the Ministry of Health of the Ukrainian SSR. Principal functions and activities: Arranges training of physicians in occupational hygiene and pathology, biochemistry and toxicology. Education on occupational health by means of talks to groups of workers and to the public. Education and training of safety engineers. Research on occupational hygiene in metal smelting and refining. KAS'EJ-PA nPOMBIffllEHHOK rHrHEHH, JIEHHHTPAUCKHB CAHHTAPflO-rMrHEIffRECKHfó HÜUTM'i'y'i' (Department of Industrial Hygiene. Leningrad Institute of Sanitation and Hygiene) Kurakin 1/3, Leningrad. - 264- (USSR) Status: Under the Ministry of Health of the Russian SFSR. Financed by the State. Principal functions and activities: Training of specialists in occupational hygiene and pathology, biochemistry and toxicology. Education and training of safety engineers. On-thejob training programme. Research on occupational hygiene in building industries (production of prefabricated concrete components, effects of noise and vibration). KA$EflPA mrHEHbl. HBAHOBCKHH rOCyHAPCTBEHHiJH MEflHIJHHCKHH HHCTHTyT (Department of Hygiene, Ivanovo S t a t e Medical I n s t i t u t e ) Engels 8, Ivanovo. Status: Under the Ministry of Health. Principal functions and activities: Training of physicians in occupational hygiene and pathology, biochemistry and toxicology. Education and training of safety engineers. On-the-job training programme. Research on dust in cotton spinning and weaving mills and its effects on the respiratory system. KA0EJPA rarHEHbl. KyifehlfflEBCKHH MEJHUHHCKHfl HHCTHTyT (Department of Hygiene, Kuibyshev S t a t e Medical I n s t i t u t e ; Chapaevskaya 89, Kuibyshev. Status: Under the Ministry of Health of the Russian SSR. Principal functions and activities: Training of physicians in occupational hygiene and pathology, biochemistry and toxicology. On-the-job training programme. Research on working conditions in the petroleum and chemical industries. JIEmiHrPAflCKHH rOCyHAPCTBEHHMH HHCTHTYT yCOBEPmEHCTBOBAHHH BPAMEH (Department of Hygiene, Leningrad Institute of Postgraduate Education for Physicians) Saltykova-Schedrina, Leningrad. Status: Under the Ministry of Health. Principal functions and activities: Holds regular courses and seminars on industrial hygiene, occupational health and the prevention of occupational diseases in various branches of industry, for doctors in factories and polyclinics. KASEEPA rHrHEHbl. BHTEECKHH rOCyjAPCTBEHHiJH MEJHUHHCKHH HHCTHTYT (Department of Hygiene, Vitebsk State Medical Institute) Prospekt Frunze, Vitebsk Byelorussian SSR. Status: Under the Ministry of Health of the Byelorussian SSR. - 265 - (USSR) Principal functions and activities: Training of physicians in occupational hygiene and pathology, biochemistry and toxicology. On-the-job training programme. Research on industrial hygiene in silk mills. KASEflPA nirMEHEJ TPYJA, KMEBCKHfi MEIMIJHHCKHH HHCTHTyT (Department of Occupational Hygiene, Kiev Medical Institute; Bd. Shevchenko 13, Kiev. Status: Under the Ministry of Health of the Ukrainian SSR. Principal functions and activities: Training of specialists in occupational hygiene and pathology, biochemistry and toxicology. Education and training of safety engineers. On-the-job training programme. Research on industrial and agricultural toxicology; environmental factors (heat, acclimatisation). KAgEJPArarHEHblTPyjA, CBEPJJIOBCKHM rOCyUAPCTBEHHblfó MEIMIJHHCKMM HHCTM'jyT (Department of Occupational HygieneT Sverdlovsk State Medical Institute) Repina 3, Sverdlovsk. Status: Under the Ministry of Health of the Russian SSR. Principal functions and activities: Training of specialists in occupational hygiene and pathology, biochemistry and toxicology. Education and training of safety engineers. On-the-job training programme. Research on occupational health in mines. KAftgflPA THrHEHBI TPygA. nEPMCKMfi rOCyflAPCTBEHHblfl MEJWUHHCKMM HHCTHTyT (Department of Occupational Hygiene. Perm State Medical Institute) Kommunisticheskaya 26, Perm. Status: Under t h e M i n i s t r y of H e a l t h of t h e R u s s i a n SSR. P r i n c i p a l f u n c t i o n s and a c t i v i t i e s : T r a i n i n g of p h y s i c i a n s i n o c c u p a t i o n a l h y g i e n e and p a t h o l o g y , b i o c h e m i s t r y and t o x i c o l o g y . O n - t h e - j o b t r a i n i n g programme. Research on o c c u p a t i o n a l physiology. OTJEJI riOTEHbl TPyflA M TEXHHKH EE30I1A.CH0CTH, LIEHTPAJIBHblM HAy<ffiO«CCJIEIOBATEJISOKM MHCÍHTyT M E B E H E M H ÒEyBHÒfl ftPOlfelllJlEHH'OCTl (Department of S a f e t y and H e a l t h , C e n t r a l Research I n s t i t u t e of t h e L e a t h e r and Footwear I n d u s t r y P y a t n i s k a y a 7 4 , Moscow. - 266 - (USSR) Principal functions and activities: Medical and engineering studies on occupational health hazards and diseases in the leather and footwear industry. Consultancy in industrial medicine and hygiene and occupational diseases. Studies on the toxicity and other hazards of industrial materials (solvents, plastics, leather). Safety and health exhibitions. Plant inspections. OTIEJI OXPAHbl TPyjA H TEXHHKM EE30nACH0CTH, UEHTPAJIHfclfl HAyMHO- HCCJIEIOBATEjICKHH HHC'l'HTyT MEXAM3AHHH H SJIEK!EHt$HKAtPffl HECHOU IlPüMbUmiJiHHOü'i'ld (Department of S a f e t y and H e a l t h . C e n t r a l Research I n s t i t u t e of M e c h a n i s a t i o n and Power Supply i n F o r e s t r y and Logging) Khimki, Moscow Region. Status: Attached to the Ministry of Forest Industry. Principal functions and activities: Occupational safety and health in the forestry and lumber industry. Occupational hygiene. Accident and injury prevention. KASEflPA ITCTEHbl TPYIA, OMCKH0 MEJHUfflCKHM HHCTHTyT (Department of O c c u p a t i o n a l Hygiene, Omsk Medical I n s t i t u t e ) L e n i n a 9, Omsk. Status: Under the Ministry of Health of the Russian SSR. Principal functions and activities: Training of physicians in occupational hygiene and pathology, biochemistry and toxicology. On-the-job training programme. Research on occupational hygiene in the chemical industry. MOCKOBCKHfl HAyqHO-HCCJIEflOBATEJICKIflM HHCTHTyT TMrHEHbl MM. $.$. 3PHCMAHA (Erisman Hygiene Research Institute, Moscow Branch) ul. Status: Semashko, 2, st. Perlovskaya, Moscow Region. Under the Ministry of Health of the Russian SFSR. Departments or sections: Urban Hygiene. Air and Water Pollution Control. Occupational Hygiene. Health Statistics. Medical Microbiology. Physical Chemistry. Physiology. Toxicology. Biochemistry. Principal functions and activities: Research. Publications: Collections of scientific articles. proceedings. - 267 - Conference (USSR) KABEIPA raniEHbl TPyflA, I MOCKOBCKMR MEIKIfflHCKMB HHCTHTYT ( F i r s t Moscow Medical I n s t i t u t e ) B. Pirogovskaya 2/6, Moscow. Status: Under the Ministry of Health. Principal functions and activities: Training of specialists in occupational hygiene and pathology, biochemistry and toxicology. Education and training of safety engineers. On-thejob training programme. Research on toxicology in the chemical industries and metal smelting and refining. rOPHCOBCKH.fl HAy^fflO-HCCJIEgOBATEJIBCKHa.MHCTiaTyT TMrMEHbl TPyHA H rrPO$ECeH0HAJ!£HUX SAEQJI'EBAHM MHHHCTEPCTBA SflPABÖoXPAHEHM PCiCP (Gorky Research Institution for Occupational Safety and Health) 'Ilitsa Semashko 20, Gorky. Status: Attached to the Ministry of Health of the Russian SFSR. Principal functions and activities: Study of occupational health in the main branches of industry. Drafting of medical and engineering recommendations and requirements for improving occupational health conditions. Research on materials for protective clothing and gas absorbants for industrial respiratory protective equipment. Experimental studies on the toxic properties of new chemical products in industry. Proposals on maximum allowable concentrations of noxious vapours and gases. Medical and physiological studies on working conditions (physiology and hygiene) in new technical processes in the mechanical engineering industry. Study of occupational health conditions. Research on the skin diseases among workers in the chemical industry. Training of specialists in occupational hygiene and pathology, biochemistry and toxicology. HHCTHTyT SKCnEPHMEHTAJTEHOM H KJIffittWECKOfl OHKOJIOriW AMH CCCP (Institute of Experimental and Clinical Oncology) Schepkina 61/2, Moscow. Status: Under the Academy of Medical Sciences. Departments or sections: Carcinogen Laboratory. Principal functions and activities: Research on industrial carcinogens. Health standards for carcinogens. Occupational cancer prevention. - 268 - (USSR) 3CT0HCKHH HHCTHTyT SKCHEPHMEHTAJIEHOa H KJIHHHTECKOH MEMUHHEJ (Institute of Experimental and Clinical Medicine) AKaneMHH Me.wmHHCKiix HayK (AMH) CCCP, 200015 Tallin, Hiiu tn. 42, SSR of Estonia. Status: Under the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Estonia. Principal functions and activities: Research on industrial hygiene; occupational diseases; diagnosis and treatment of occupational diseases; toxicity of new chemicals. Technical assistance and advice on occupational medicine for Estonian industry. Publications: Scientific reports. HHCTMTyT OElIIEfl H KOMMyHAJIBHOH THrHEHtl (Institute of General and Municipal Hygiene) Pogodinka 10, Moscow. Status: Attached to the Academy of Medical Science. Principal functions and activities: Toxicological and technological studies on occupational health hazards and diseases. Studies on environmental factors. Toxicity and hazards of industrial materials (metals, solvents, plastics, insecticides, fuel and food additives, etc. Health evaluation of artificial lighting. Plant inspections. HHCTHTyTrarHEHtJ3CEJIE3HOJj;OP03KHOrO TPAHCnOPTA (Institute for the Health of Railway Workers) Moscow. Status: Attached to the Ministry of Railway Transport. Principal functions and activities: Studies on working conditions on the railways. Evaluation of occupational health hazards by instrumental and chemical means. Advice and information on the safe handling of new and dangerous materials. Drafting of recommendations and requirements on occupational health conditions on the railways. Development of new, effective measures for treating occupational diseases. The effects of railroad rolling stock vibration. HHCTMTyT mniEHU TPyjA H nPOSECCHOHAJIBHblX 3AE0JIEBAHHH (Institute of Industrial Hygiene and Occupational Diseases) AnajieMHH MejHmHHCKHX HayK (AMH) CCCP, E-275, Mejerovskij pr. 31, Moscow 105275. Status: Under the Academy of Medicine. - 269 - (USSR) Principal functions and activities: Research on industrial hygiene and occupational safety; dust control in mines; pneumoconioses; physiology of monotonous work; ergonomie machinery design; occupational disease prevention. Publications: Scientific reports. W£KOBCKMá_HAyyO-HCCggD:OBATEJII.CKMM HHCTHTYT nirHEHH TPYflA H IIPOSECCiHOHAJIBHEJX 3AE0JIEBAHHH CResearch I n s t i t u t e on I n d u s t r i a l Hygiene and O c c u p a t i o n a l D i s e a s e s ) Ul. T r i n k l e r a 6, g. Khar'kov-22. Status: Under the Ministry of Public Health. Principal functions and activities: Biological action of new toxic substances. Drafting of standards on occupational risk prevention. Relationships between industrial work parameters and worker health status. Physiological principles of rational organisation of work and rest breaks. Publications: Scientific reports. MHCTMTyT MgHOJIOrHH TPygA MHHHCTEPCTBA 3JPAB00XPAHEHHH yKPAHHCKOH CCP (Institute of Occupational Physiology1 Ulitsa Chelyuskintsev 163, Donetsk, Ukrainian SSR. Status: Attached to the Ministry of Health of the Ukrainian SSR. Principal functions and activities: Experimental and applied scientific research and organisational and methodological studies on occupational health conditions in the coal industry. Physiology of the pneumoconioses. Anthracosis anc silicosis prevention. HBAHOBCKHM HAyqHO-HCCJIEJOBATEJISCKHft HHCTHTYT OXPAHbl TPygA (Ivanovo Research Institute on Labour Protection) Institute Ochrani Truda, Ivanovo. Status: Attached to the All-Union Central Council of Trade Unions. Principal functions and activities: Studies on working conditions. Evaluation of occupational health hazards by instrumental and chemical means. Recommendations on hazard control and the protection of workers from dangerous exposure in the textile industries. Advice and information concerning safe handling of new and dangerous materials. Design and development of new chemical methods of limiting the concentration of harmful substances in industrial atmospheres. Safety engineering consultancy services on safety, health, fire prevention, safety standards and safety administration. - 270 - (USSR) KA3AXCKHA HAym^HCCJIEflOBATEJIECKHfi.HHCTHm. narHEHH. TPYJIA H I^$ËCCaOHAJIHMX SAEOJIEBAHUM MHHCTËPCTËA 5IPAB0ÒH»AHEHIW KA3AXCK0M CCP (Kazakh Research I n s t i t u t e of O c c u p a t i o n a l and H e a l t h ) Safety Kapitalskaya Ulitsa 4, Karaganda. Status: Attached to the Ministry of Health of the Kazakh SSR. Principal functions and activities: Experimental and applied scientific research and organisational and methodology studies on occupational health conditions in the ore and coal industries. Study of occupational hygiene and physiology in mines, and occupational diseases and toxicology of workers in processing plants. Prophylaxy of pneumoconiosis. KA3AHCKHM HAy^HO-MCCJIEflOBATEJIBCKIlM HHCTHTyT OXPAHbl TPygA (Kazan Research I n s t i t u t e of Labour P r o t e c t i o n ; Institute Ochrani Truda, Kazan. Status: Attached to the Ail-Union Central Council of Trade Unions. Principal functions and activities: Research on safety, health and industrial hygiene in light industry, especially leather and footwear and building materials. Recommendations on hazard control and the protection of workers from dangerous exposure. Advice and information concerning safe handling of new and dangerous materials. Design and development of new chemical methods of limiting the concentration of harmful substances in industrial atmospheres. KMEBCKM0 HAyMHO-rMCCJIEaOBATEJIKiKMfl HHCTMTYT THrHEHbl TPYHA H rg0$ECcM0HAJILHÍJX 3AE0JIEBAHMM Ma' yTOP (Kiev Research I n s t i t u t e f o r I n d u s t r i a l Hygiene and O c c u p a t i o n a l D i s e a s e s ) Ul. Chkalova 33, Kiev 34, Ukrainian SSR. Status: Under the Ministry of Health of the Ukrainian SSR. Departments or sections: Hygiene. Toxicology. Physiology. Agricultural Principal functions and activities: Studies on working conditions. Recommendations on hazard control and the protection of workers from dangerous exposure. Advice and information concerning safe handling of new and dangerous materials. Drafting of medical and technical recommendations and requirements for improving occupational health conditions. Design and development of new chemical methods of limiting the concentration of harmful substances in industrial atmospheres. Publications: "Occupational Hygiene" (annually). - 271 - (USSR) KHEBCKHM HAj^O-HCCflEHOBATEJIBCKHft HHCTHTYT KOMMyHAJILHOM rtirMEHbl yccp (Kiev R e s e a r c h I n s t i t u t e of M u n i c i p a l Hygiene) Kirova 7, Kiev. Status: Under the Ministry of Health of the Ukrainian SSR. Principal functions and activities: Experimental and applied scientific research and organisational and methodology studies on hygiene in industrial undertakings and agriculture. Study of environmental factors, toxicology of insecticides and pesticides, atmospheric pollution, occupational cancer, radiation health. KPHBOPOKCKHÎÎ HAyMHO-MCCJIEJIOBATEffSCKHfl MHCTHTyT mrHEHbl TPYJA H nPOg»EflGHOHAffiHMX 3AEÖJTEBAHHM MHHGTEpC'IM'aJPABOrilCPlHËHM" YKPAHHCKOM CCP (Krivoi Rog Research Institution for Occupational Safety and Health) Rudnichnoye Upravleniye Imeni XX Partsyezda, Krivoi Rog. Status: Attached to the Ministry of Health of the Ukrainian.' SSR. Principal functions and activities: Study of working conditions in the mechanical engineering iron ore and chemical industries, and the effects of these conditions on the health of workers. Compilation of morbidity statistics for epidemiological research. Research on industrial hygiene in metal smelting and refining and mines. Prevention of vibration diseases in miners. JAEOPATOPMH IIP EOPBEE C DIYMOM HA 3CBJIE3H0,H0P0:)KH0M TPAHCflOPTE KAJEflfrA TËXËHltfi E£5ònAflflOCJtf. JlEBMrf'AICÌKM JfflCMyT K T O B E P O B KEJIE3H0,n;0P0JKH0r0 TPAHCnOPTA (Laboratory for Noise Prevention on Rail Transport, Department of Safety, Leningrad Institute of Railway Engineering) Moskovsky Prospekt 9, Leningrad. Status: Attached to the Ministry of Rail Transport. Principal functions and activities: transport and in industry. Research on noise in rail JtEHMHrPAJCKHM rOCyHAPCTBEHHblfl. HAy^HO-MCCJIEJIOBATEJIBCKMM HHCTMTyT r M E & f TPyjA _H gPOf BflflttòHAJimK 3AEOJ!EBAHM M E M C T E P Ü T B Ä 3JIPAB00XPAHEHHg PC$CP (Leningrad State Research Institute for Occupational Safety and Health) 2-Sovetskaya 4, Leningrad. Status: Attached to the Ministry of Health of the Russian SPSR. - 272 _ (USSR) Principal functions and activities: Scientific reseach in occupational health, occupational pathology, toxicology and improvement of working conditions for young workers. Research in occupational health aspects of new technical processes (effect of ionising radiations, high-frequency current, new processes in the metallurgical, chemical and radiochemical industries, production of liquid fuels, etc.). Special courses and seminars for medical personnel. Publications: "Informatsionnyï biulleten" (annually). JffQ^mg_HAy^O-HCCJIgt[OBATEJII)CiqiH MHCTMTyT 3IMflEMH0JI0rHM, MMkPOEHOJIOriW H nOTEHEJ (Lvov R e s e a r c h I n s t i t u t e of Epidemiology, M i c r o b i o l o g y and Hygiene) Lvov, Ukrainian SSR. Status: Attached to the Ministry of Health of the Ukrainian SSR. Principal functions and activities: Toxicological and technological studies on occupational health hazards and diseases. Consultation in industrial medicine and hygiene and occupational diseases. Toxicity and hazards of industrial materials. The effects of industrial noise on mechanical engineering workers. Plant inspections. rOCyflAPCTBEHHHfl MAKEEBCKHM HAyfflO-HCCJIEJOBATEJIBCKM HHCTHTyT UP EE^O-nACHO-CM PAEOT B rOPHöM npüMMUlEHHOCTH (Makeevka State Research Institute for Safety in the Mining Industry) 4 Prospekt, 3 linij, 42, Makeevka, Ukrainian SSR. Status: State institute, subsidised by the Government. Departments or sections: Dust and Gas.Ventilation. Dust Control. Coal Bursts and Outbreaks of Gas. Shotfiring. Electrical Equipment. Haulage. Physical and Chemical Research. General Safety. Principal functions and activities: Scientific research on safety in the mining industry. Prevention and limitation of minegas and coal-dust explosions. Improvement of the ventilation of existing mines. Improvement of flameproof electrical mining equipment. Courses are organised for mining engineers and technicians. MOCKOBCKUM HAy^HO-HCCJIEIOBATEJEBCKHfi HHCTHTYT 1'HrHEHbI (Moscow R e s e a r c h I n s t i t u t e of Hygiene) Perlovskaya, Moscow Region. Status: Under the Ministry of Public Health. - 273 (USSR) Principal functions and activities: Toxicological, clinical and technological studies on occupational health hazards and diseases. Consultation in industrial medicine and hygiene and occupational diseases. Studies on the toxicity and hazards of industrial materials. Noise hazards. Vibration. Ventilation. Dust research. Plant inspections. MOCKOBCKHM HAy^fflO-HCCJIimOBATEJIKiKHfl MHCTHTYT OXPAHEJ TPYJA (Moscow Research Institute of labour Protection) 42 av. Lenin, Moscow. Status: Attached to the All-Union Central Council of Trade Unions. Principal functions and activities: Evaluation of occupational health hazards by instrumental and chemical means. Recommendations on hazard control and the protection of workers from dangerous exposure. Advice and information on safe handling of new and dangerous materials. Design and development of new chemical methods of limiting the concentration of harmful substances in industrial atmospheres. ("Order of Red Labour Flag" Research Institute for Industrial Hygiene and Occupational Diseases) Mayerovski proezd 31, 105275 Moscow E-275. Status: Under the USSR Academy of Medical Sciences. Departments or sections: Occupational Hygiene. Radiation Protection. Occupational Physiology and Ergonomics. Occupational Pathology. Principal functions and activities: Research, education and information on occupational hygiene. Publications: Proceedings of conferences and symposia. Reviews of the Russian and foreign literature. MHCTHTyTrarHEH&ITPyjA H nPQçfrECCHOHAJIBHblX 3AE0JIEBAHHM AKAJEMM MEflMUJflCKHX HAyK CCCP (Occupational Safety and Health Institute of the Academy of Medical Science) Mayerovsky Proyezd 31, Moscow. Principal functions and activities: Co-ordinating centre for all occupational health research work in the Soviet Union. Comprehensive studies (physiological, clinical, etc.) on working conditions and the health of workers engaged in the basic industries and in agriculture. Health hazard appraisals of new industrial projects. Organisation of scientific conferences on occupational hygiene and physiology. Postgraduate training of scientific staff in occupational health and diseases. Publications: Accounts of the scientific work appear in "Gigiena i Sanitariya" (Health and Hygiene) (monthly). _ 274 _ (USSR) HAyqHO-HCCJIEgOBATEJIBCKMâ HHCTKTÌT nO.BEHTHJIHipiH, nhUIEyjIABJuOAHKK) H Qt&lfltaíE B03flyXA HA nPEmUPHHTHHX METAJIJiypnraECKOH HPOMHIIIJIEHHOCTH (Research I n s t i t u t e of Ventilation, Dust Control and Air Cleaning in Metal Smelting and Refining) Krivoi Rog, Ukrainian SSR. Status: Under the Ministry of Metallurgy of the USSR. Principal functions and activities: Research on ventilation, dust control and air cleaning in metal mines and processing. CAPATOBCBM0 HAyqHO-HCCJIEflOBATEJIBCKHfl HHCTHTYT TMrHEHbl CEJIBCKOrO X03HHCTBA ( S a r a t o v R e s e a r c h I n s t i t u t e of A g r i c u l t u r a l Hygiene) Saratov. Status: Under the Ministry of Health of the Russian SSR. Principal functions and activities: Toxicological, clinical and technological investigations on occupational health"hazards and disease in agriculture. Studies on the toxicity and other hazards of agricultural materials. Safety and health of agricultural workers. CBEPflJIOBCKHM HAyqHO.-HCCJIEJlOBATEJIKiKHfl fflCTHTYT QXPAHbl TPYJA ( S v e r d l o v s k Research I n s t i t u t e of Labour P r o t e c t i o n ) Status: Trade union institute, subsidised by the All-Union Central Council of Trade Unions. Principal functions and activities: Safety and health in the ferrous and non-ferrous metals industry. Evaluation of occupational health hazards. Recommendations on hazard control and' the protection of workers from dangerous exposure. Design and development of new chemical methods of limiting the concentration of harmful substances in industrial atmospheres. Advice and assistance on safe methods of handling and processing dangerous chemicals. Advice on protective equipment. CBEPIJIOBCKH0 HAyMHQ-MCCJIEJOBATEJIBCKHÍi MHCTHTYT TMrHEHbl TPygA M nPOOÏÏATOJIOrHM MHÜCTEPCÜTSA SflPABOOXPAHEHMH PdiCP ( S v e r d l o v s k R e s e a r c h I n s t i t u t e f o r O c c u p a t i o n a l S a f e t y and H e a l t h ) Repina 2, Sverdlovsk. Status: Attached to the Ministry of Health of the Russian SPSR. Principal functions and activities: Toxicological, clinical and technological investigations on occupational health hazards and disease. Consultation in industrial medicine and hygiene and - 275 - (USSR) occupational diseases. Postgraduate training in occupational medicine. Studies on the toxicity and other hazards of industrial materials. Plant inspections. ySHMCKHH HAyMHO-HCCJIEflOBATEJIBCKHH HHCTHTyT THrHEHbl H HPO$ECCHOHAJIBHHX 3AE0J1EBAHMH M H H H C T E P C T B A 3IPABÖ0XPAHEHHH PC$CP (Ufa Research Institute for Occupational Safety and Health) Pervomaiskaya 20A, Ufa. Status: Attached to the Ministry of Health of the Russian SFSR. Principal functions and activities: Evaluation of occupational health hazards. Recommendations on hazard control and the protection of workers from dangerous exposure. Development of new, effective safety measures and prevention of occupational diseases. gAPBKOjCKgH HAyfflO-HCCJIEIOBATEJIBCKHH HHCTHTyT THrHEHbl TPyflA H nPO^ECGHOHAJlìHtlX 3AEÖJlEBimH¥T Ukrainian Research Institute of Occupational Safety and Health) Trinklera 6, Kharkov. Principal functions and activities: Study of working conditions in the mechanical engineering, iron ore and chemical industries and the effects of these conditions on the health of workers. Compilation of morbidity statistics. Clinical study of the pathogenesis of silicosis and preparation of medical and preventive measures. Study of dust clearance. Study of the action on the human "body of new chemicals used in the chemical industry. y3EEKCHH HAyMHO-HCCJIEJOBATEJIBCKHH HHCTHTyT CAHHTAPHM, THrHEHbl H i\mEümoiUJamx. SAEOJIEBAHM MMCTEPTBA ^PABOOXPAHEHH'H y3EEKCK0H CCP (Uzbek Research Institute of Occupational Safety and Health) Karla Marksa 85, Tashkent. Status: Attached to the Ministry of Health of the Uzbek SSR. Principal functions and activities: Clinical and technological investigations on occupational health hazards and disease. Consultation in industrial medicine and hygiene and occupational diseases. Postgraduate training in occupational medicine. Studies on the toxicity and other hazards of industrial materials. Plant inspections. - 276 UNITED KINGDOM Official services DEPARTMENT OF SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH Administrative Headquarters, Charles House, 5-11 Regent St., London S.W.I. Status: Government department. Departments or sections: Building Research Station. Pire Research Station. Forest Products Research Laboratory. Hydraulics Research Station. National Chemical Laboratory. Laboratory of the Government Chemist. National Engineering Laboratory. National Physical Laboratory. Torry. Research Station. Warren Spring Laboratory. Water Pollution Research Laboratory. Principal functions and activities: Research is devoted to the technological aspects of health and safety. Environmental conditions of work. Occupational hazards. Atmospheric pollution. Measurement of ionising radiations received by workers. Most of the stations compile safety regulations. Publications: Annual Report of the Department. of the research stations. Annual reports DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND INDUSTRY 1, Victoria St., London SW1H OET. Status: Government department. Departments or sections: Safety and Health Division and H.M. Inspectorate of Mines and Quarries. Inspectorate of Nuclear Installations. Petroleum Production. Civil Aviation. Accident Investigation. National Engineering Laboratory. National Physical Laboratory. Laboratory of the Government Chemist. Warren Spring Laboratory. Principal functions and activities: Administration and enforcement of the legislation dealing with the safety and health of men employed in mines and quarries; safety in nuclear installations and radiological protection; safety and health of men employed in drilling for and the production of, oil and natural gas; safety and health of fishermen and merchant seamen; aircraft noise and other aircraft nuisances. Investigation of civil aircraft. Publications: Annual Report. DIRECTORATE OF OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH Department of Employment, Baynards House, Chepstow Place, London W2 4TF - 277 - (United Kingdom) Status: Part of the Department of Employment. Departments or sections: Her Majesty's Factory Inspectorate. Employment Medical Advisory Service. Principal functions and activities: Administration and enforcement throughout Great Britain of the Factories Act 1961 and associated legislation, the Offices, Shops and Railway Premises Act 1963 and the Employment Medical Advisory Service Act 1972. H.M. Factory Inspectorate is organised under H.M. Chief Inspector of Factories. It consists of a general inspectorate and specialist inspectors. The Employment Medical Advisory Service is available to give medical advice to employers, employees, trade unions, works medical officers, general practitioners and others, on the medical aspects of any employment problem. Publications: Annual Report of H.M. Chief Inspector of Factories. Annual Report on the operation of the Offices, Shops and Railway Premises Acts. CHEST RADIOLOGY CENTRE Central Out-Patients' Department, Hartshill, Stoke-on-Trent. Status: Government department. Principal functions and activities: Group and mass X-raying, particularly with a view to the detection of tuberculosis and pneumoconiosis in the pottery and mining industries. There is also a limited education scheme for junior doctors of the North Staffordshire Hospital Centre. Publications: Annual Report. ENVIRONMENTAL AMD MEDICAI SCIENCES DIVISION Atomic Energy Research Establishment, Harwell, Berkshire. Status: Part of the Government-funded United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority. Departments or sections: Aerosols and Metabolic Studies. Radiation Physics. Inhalation Toxicology and Bioanalysis. Physicochemical Methods and Materials Analysis. Medical Services. Health Physics Services. Principal functions and activities: Radiological-protection research. Research in environmental and toxicological fields. Application of radioactive tracer methods to occupational hygiene, and other studies and research. Publications: Annual Environmental and Medical Sciences Division Progress Report. Special reports on individual researches. - 278- (United Kingdom) FIRE RESEARCH STATION Department of the Environment, Melrose Ave., Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, WD6 2BL. Principal functions and activities: Undertakes research on the prevention and extinction of fires. Develops fire detectors. Studies smoke movement. Studies explosion risks and the release of toxic substances. The principal sectors of activity are: building, public works; chemical, parachemical, pharmaceutical industries; electricity, electrical engineering, electrical manufacturing industries; mines and quarries, fuel; paper and board; textiles; transport; research is carried out in lifting, handling, transport; electricity; fire, explosions; thermal environment, air conditioning; radiations; dusts; hazardous substances; psychological aspect of accidents; smoke. INDUSTRIAL HEALTH AMD SAFETY CENTRE 97 Horseferry Rd., London SW1P 2DY. Status: Government institution under the Department of Employment H.M. Factory Inspectorate. Departments or sections: Occupational Health and Safety. Principal functions and activities: Permanent exhibition of methods, arrangements and appliances for ensuring the safety and safeguarding the health of industrial workers against the risks that arise from their work. Advice on these matters is available at the Centre. Publications: H.M. Stationery Office publications on industrial health and safety. MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE, FISHERIES AND FOOD Great Westminster House, Horseferry Rd., London SW1P 2AE. Status: Government department. Departments or sections: Agricultural Safety, Training and Wages Division (Farm Safety Branch). Environmental Pollution, Pesticides and Infestation Control Division (Pesticides Branch). Principal functions and activities: Safety, health and welfare of agricultural workers including administration of the Agriculture (Safety, Health and Welfare Provisions) Act 1956. Enforcement of the regulations made under the Act, and education of employers and workers in safe methods of working on farms. Administration of the Agriculture (Poisonous Substances) Act 1952; servicing of the Advisory Committee on Pesticides and other Toxic Chemicals; operation of the Pesticides Safety Precautions Scheme. - 279 - (United Kingdom) Publications: Annual Report. Fatal and Non-Fatal Accident Statistics. Official Recommendation for the Safe use of Chemical Compounds in Agriculture and Food Storage. NATIONAL RADIOLOGICAL PROTECTION BOARD Harwell, Didcot, Berkshire. Status: Government institution. Departments or sections: Medical. Research and Development. Operations. Principal functions and activities: To advance the acquisition of knowledge on protecting mankind from radiation hazards and to provide information and advice to persons (including government departments) with responsibilities for protecting the community from radiation hazards. The Board provides technical services to organisations concerned with radiation hazards and training in radiological protection. Publications: "Radiological Protection Bulletin" (quarterly). SAFETY IN MINES RESEARCH ESTABLISHMENT Red Hill, Sheffield S3 7HQ and at Harpur Hill, Buxton, Derbyshire SK17 9JN. Status: Government establishment - part of the Department of Trade and Industry. Departments or sections: Engineering. Airborne Dust and Gases. Explosions and Combustion. Mine Incidents. Electrical. Principal functions and activities: Research on most major aspects of safety and health in coal mines. Collection and analysis of accident data. Metallurgical and engineering studies to prevent accidents involving equipment failure. Protection of men working in dusty atmospheres. Detection of hazardous gases. Dust explosions. Investigation of mining incidents. Publications: Annual Report. Other institutions ASBESTOSIS RESEARCH COUNCIL Environmental Control Committee, 114 Park St., London W1Y 4AB. Status: Private organisation. Principal functions and activities: To carry out research into the causation and prevention of diseases associated with asbestos dust. To develop methods of sampling and quantifying airborne - 280 - (united Kingdom) asbestos dust in occupational and environmental situations. To develop safe-working standards for those exposed to asbestos dust. To develop methods of dust control for the processing and handling of asbestos products. Publications: Codes of Practice. and Safety Guides. Technical Notes. Control BRITISH CERAMIC RESEARCH ASSOCIATION Queens Rd., Penkhull, Stoke-on-Trent ST4 7LQ. Status: Government grant-aided industrial research association. Principal functions and activities: Research, including research in industrial hygiene in the ceramic industries. BRITISH CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES SAFETY COUNCIL OP THE CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATION Alembic House, 93 Albert Embankment, London SEI 7TU. Status: Supported by industry. Principal functions and activities: To maintain the high standards of safe working already achieved in the industry and to take steps to improve and extend safe working practices. To coordinate the safety and medical activities of the Chemical Industries Association, including the collection and analysis of accident statistics, advice to the industry on medical and technical matters affecting the health and safety of its employees and the issue of advisory pamphlets. Publications: Annual Report. Accident Statistics. BRITISH INDUSTRIAL BIOLOGICAL RESEARCH ASSOCIATION (BIBRA) Woodmansterne Rd., Carshalton, Surrey SM5 4DS. Status: Industrial association. Principal functions and activities: To carry out research, generally on a contract basis, into toxicology, pathology and biology. Hazardous substances. Occupational pathology. Publications: "BIBRA Information Bulletin" (monthly). Cosmetics Toxicology" (bi-monthly). BRITISH IRON AND STEEL RESEARCH ASSOCIATION 24 Buckingham Gate, London S.W.I. Status: Industrial research association. - 281- "Pood and (United Kingdom) Principal functions and activities: Carries out research on all aspects of iron and steel making. Research on the causes of accidents in steel works. Research on the design of control points with special reference to the human operator, in order to reduce fatigue and improve efficiency. Tests of various types of protective clothing, especially of reflecting materials for protection against heat radiation. Publications: Annual Report. BRITISH MEDICAL ASSOCIATION BMA House, Tavistock Square, London WC1H 9JP. Status: A voluntary association of doctors. Departments or sections: Division of Community, Military, Occupational and Social Medicine. Principal functions and activities: To promote the medical and allied sciences, and to maintain the honour and interests of the medical profession. Publications: Annual Report. "British Medical Journal" (weekly). "British Journal of Industrial Medicine" (quarterly). BRITISH OCCUPATIONAL HYGIENE SOCIETY Hon. Secretary, Mr. J.T-. Sanderson, Esso Research Centre, Abingdon, Berkshire. Status: Learned Society. Principal functions and activities: To promote occupational hygiene. Conferences and symposia are regularly held to discuss problems within specific industries or to discuss specific hazards or stresses. The society also promulgates hygiene standards covering both chemical and physical stresses. Publications: "Annals of Occupational Hygiene". BRITISH SAFETY COUNCIL National Safety Centre, Chancellor's Rd., London W6 9RS Status: Non-profit organisation registered as a charity. Principal functions and activities: Publishes five million items of safety propaganda annually covering all branches of industry. Runs over 300 training courses each year. Some of the courses lead to the Diploma in Safety Management. Publications: "Safety and Rescue" (monthly). BRITISH STANDARDS INSTITUTION 2 Park St., London W1A 2BS. - 282 - (United Kingdom) Status: An independent organisation, incorporated by Royal Charter. Departments or sections: Construction. Mechanical. Metallurgical. Electrical. Chemical. Textile. Services and Consumer Goods. Principal functions and activities: Preparation and promulgation of national standards in the United Kingdom and participation in international standards activities. Publications: About 500 British Standards and British Standard Codes of Practice per annum. Annual Report. "BSI News" (monthly). CENTRAL TOXICOLOGY LABORATORY Imperial Chemical Industries Limited, Alderley Park, Macclesfield, Cheshire SK10 4TJ. Status: Maintained by Imperial Chemical Industries Limited as part of its Industrial Medical and Research Service. Departments or sections: Analytical Biochemistry. Metabolism. Biochemical Mechanisms. Acute Toxicity. Long-term Toxicity. Pathology. Haematology. Animal Health. Behaviour. Information. Principal functions and activities: To advance knowledge of industrial hygiene and toxicology by research. To carry out toxicological investigations by animal experiments, to assess chemical hazards to workers and to advise on precautions and limits of safe exposure. Research and development of chemical, biochemical and psysiological methods. Research into the mechanisms of toxic action of chemicals. Studies on the relation of chemical structure and toxic action. Experimental study of industrial allergens. Aspects of industrial carcinogenesis. DEPARTMENT OP ERGONOMICS AND CYBERNETICS Loughborough University of Technology, Loughborough, Leicestershire L E U 3TU. Status: University department. Principal functions and activities: To carry out research and teaching on ergonomics and human biology. Topics covered are: lifting, handling, transport. Noise, vibration, hearing. Lighting, colour, vision. Thermal environment, air conditioning. Individual protection. Occupational physiology. Mechanical shock. Publications: Scientific publications in the field of occupational risk prevention. - 283- (United Kingdom) DEPARTMENT OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH University of Manchester, Clinical Sciences Building, York Place, Manchester M15 OJJ. Status: University department. Departments or sections: Clinic for Occupational Diseases. Occupational Hygiene. Occupational Physiology. Principal functions and activities: Training. Research. Education. DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY University of Newcastle upon Tyne, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne NEI 4LP. Status: University department. Principal functions and activities: Research in occupational pathology with particular reference to the pulmonary reaction to inhaled particles, including radioactive ones, by light and electron microscopy and biochemically. DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE Welsh National School of Medicine, Heath Park, Cardiff CF4 4XN. Status: University department with its research work on the occupational side subsidised by fee for service work. Departments or sections: Health Unit. Welsh Occupational and Environmental Principal functions and activities: Research into back pain, noise-induced hearing loss, toxic and physical hazards in industry. Education of medical students, nurses and parttime occupational health physicians. Provision of a service to industrial and commercial firms for the investigation of occupational health and hygiene problems. Publications: Annual Report. ERGONOMICS RESEARCH SOCIETY 84 Tooley St., London Bridge Station, London S.E.I. Status: Private society. Principal functions and activities: To bring together those from various disciplines who are studying the design of equipment for human use and the relation between human performance and the working environment. Organisation of symposia. - 284 - (United Kingdom) PIRE PROTECTION ASSOCIATION Aldermary House, Queen. St., London EC4N 1TJ. Status: Non-profit making body. Principal functions and activities: Information. Education. Special technical advisory services to industry in prevention and combating of fire. Publications: "Fire Prevention" (quarterly). Annual Report. HARLOW INDUSTRIAL HEALTH SERVICE Edinburgh House, Edinburgh Way, Harlow. Status: Non-profit making company, serving local industry. Departments or sections: Casualty Service. First Aid Training. Supervision. Industrial Hygiene Service. Medical Advisory Service. Nursing Advisory Service. Principal functions and activities: Treatment of injuries and minor medical conditions. Provision of occupational health and hygiene service to industry. Training of first aiders. Publications: yearly). Annual Report. "First Aid Newsletters" (twice HEALTH RESEARCH UNIT British Rubber Manufacturers' Association Ltd., Holloway Circus, Birmingham Bl 1EQ. Scala House, Status: Private organisation within the British Rubber Manufacturers' Association Ltd. Principal functions and activities: To provide cytodiagnostic facilities for rubber industry workers exposed to bladder carginogens. To carry out epidemiological studies on rubber industry workers. To statistically analyse sickness absenteeism. To operate an Occupational Health Advisory Service. To research in noise, vibration, hearing. Dusts. Hazardous substances. Individual protection. Screening techniques for industrial bladder cancer. Publications: Scientific publications in the field of occupational risk prevention. IMPERIAL COLLEGE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY University of London, South Kensington, London SW7 2AZ. Status: A college of the University of London. - 285 - (United Kingdom) Principal functions and activities: Education and research in the fields of science and technology. Publications: Research Report (annual). Annual Report. "Code of Practice Against Radiation Hazards". "Safety Precautions in the Use of Electrical Equipment". "Safety in Chemical Laboratories and in the Use of Chemicals". "Precautions Against Biological Hazards". INDUSTRIAL ERGONOMICS GROUP University of Birmingham, Department of Engineering Production, P.O. Box 363, Birmingham B15 2TT. Status: University unit. Principal functions and activities: Teaching and research on the efficient use of productive resources. Research on machines, machine tools, equipment. Lifting, handling, transport. Noise, vibration, hearing. Lighting, colour, vision. Thermal environment, air conditioning. Dusts. Occupational pathology. Individual protection. Psychological aspect of accidents. Occupational physiology. Methodology. INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE 8 Roxburgh Place, Edinburgh EH8 9SU. Status: Institute established by the National Coal Board. Principal functions and activities: The Institute carries out most of the medical research activities of the National Coal Board. The aims of the research are to identify the causes of ill-health in the -mining community and to prevent the diseases concerned. Moreover it carries out research on noise, vibration, hearing. Thermal environment, air conditioning. Dusts. Hazardous substances. Occupational pathology. Individual protection. Occupational physiology. Publications: Scientific publications in the field of occupational risk prevention. INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH London School of Hygiene, Keppel St., London WC1E 7HT. Status: Private institute which is part of London University. Departments or sections: Advisory Service and Information Department. Principal functions and activities: Research. Teaching of occupational health to medical students. Short courses for occupational hygienists. Research on pulmonary diseases. Epidemiology. Publications: Annual Report. - 286 - (United Kingdom) INSTITUTE OF PETROLEUM 61 New Cavendish St., London WIM 8AR. Status: Privately founded by individuals in 1913. by corporate and collective members. Departments or sections: Sub-committee. Now supported Advisory Committee on Health. Safety Principal functions and activities: Scientific and technical institution for the oil industry. Standardisation of methods of testing. Safety. Publications: "Model Codes of Safe Practice in the Petroleum Industry". "Journal of the Institute of Petroleum" (bi-monthly). "Petroleum Review" (monthly). INSTITUTE OF SOUND AND VIBRATION RESEARCH (ISVR) University of Southampton, Highfield, Southampton S09 5NH. Status: University department. Principal functions and activities: To carry out research and teaching in the fields of sound and vibration, and to operate a consultancy service for government, industry and individuals. Publications: Scientific publications in the field of occupational risk prevention. INSTITUTION OF INDUSTRIAL SAFETY OFFICERS 222 Uppingham Rd., Leicester. Status: Private professional foundation. Principal functions and activities: To set and maintain professional standards for industrial safety officers. Publications: "Protection" (monthly). Annual Report. MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL 20 Park Crescent, London WIN 4AL. Status: Main government organisation in the United Kingdom for the promotion of research in medicine and the allied biological sciences. Principal functions and activities: To promote scientific investigations for the acquisition of knowledge likely to be of value for the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of disease, and for the maintenance of normal health and full human efficiency. To advise government departments and other - 287- (United Kingdom) organisations and to conduct investigations into specific subjects. In the field of occupational safety and health, a number of the Council's research establishments are concerned with work in the field of occupational safety and health or related subjects. Departments or sections: The MRC research establishments are the following: Air Pollution Unit. Applied Psychology Unit. Environmental Physiology Unit. Epidemiology Unit (South Wales). Unit on the Experimental Pathology of Skin. Industrial Injuries and Burns Unit. Pneumoconiosis Unit. Radiobiology Unit. Social and Applied Psychology Unit. Social Medicine Unit. Toxicology Unit. Publications: Annual Report. MERSEYSIDE AMD NORTH-WEST SAFETY CENTRE c/o Government Training Centre, Stopgate Lane, Aintree, Liverpool L9 6AW. Status: Private foundation and registered charity. Principal functions and activities: Training in safety on building sites and in factories, and imparting information on government regulations regarding power presses, abrasive wheels, and explanation of Factories Act and Construction Regulations. MINING RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ESTABLISHMENT (MRDE) Ashby Rd., Stanhope Bretby, Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire DE15 OQD. Status: Research Establishment of the National Coal Board. Principal functions and activities: To study scientific problems encountered in all fields of the mining industry. Fields of research are: machines, machine tools, equipment. Lifting, handling, transport. Electricity. Fire, explosions. Noise, vibration, hearing. Thermal environment, air conditioning. Dusts. Ergonomics. Publications: "Mining Research and Development Review" (three issues per year). NATIONAL COAL BOARD - MEDICAL SERVICE Hobart House, Grosvenor Place, London SW1X 7AE. Status: Medical service of a nationalised industry. Principal functions and activities: Medical examinations. Consultations. Protection from health hazards in mines. Pneumoconiosis. Training for rescue in mines. First-aid services. Publications: Annual Report. - 288 - (United Kingdom) NATIONAL ENGINEERING LABORATORY (NEI) East Kilbride, Glasgow G75 OQU. Status: Organisation dependent upon the Department of Trade and Industry. Principal functions and activities: Study of protective equipment for high-level workers: development of harnesses, safety lines and energy-absorption devices. Study of the behaviour of ropes, slings and other textile components, including lifting gear and safety lines, especially under dynamic loading conditions. The sectors of activity are: building, public works; electricity, electrical engineering, electrical manufacturing industries; mechanical engineering industries; textiles. Publications: Scientific publications in the field of occupational risk prevention. NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING (NIAE) Wrest Park, Silsoe, Bedfordshire MK45 4HS. Status: Government organisation, dependent upon the Department of Education and Science. Principal functions and activities: To carry out research into and development of agricultural machinery and buildings. Ergonomics of tractor design and-operation. Tractor noise studies. Design and test criteria for tractor safety cabs. Ride vibration studies. Ergonomics of parlour milking. The fields of research are: machines, machine tools, equipment; noise, vibration, hearing; individual protection; occupational physiology. NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF INDUSTRIAL PSYCHOLOGY 14 Welbeck St; Status: London W.l. Independent scientific association. Departments or sections: Research. Courses. Conferences. Industrial Investigations. Principal functions and activities: Development of occupational psychology. Research work concerned with the practical recognition of the underlying causes of problems of working behaviour and with validation studies. Studies in selection, training, physical environment, methods of work, communications, relationships, personnel policy, etc. Lectures and courses on particular or general aspects of occupational psychology. Publications: Annual Report. "Occupational Psychology" (quarterly). - 289 - (United Kingdom) NATIONAL MATERIALS HANDLING CENTRE Cranfield Institute of Technology, Cranfield, Bedfordshire. Status: Research institute of the Cranfield Institute of Technology. Departments or sections: Research. Information. Principal functions and activities: Advice. Advisory Service. Research. Education. Publications: "International Distribution and Handling Review" (abstract journal including safety and human factor aspects). NUFFIELD DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL HEALTH Medical School, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne. Status: University institution. Departments or sections: Clinical. Pulmonary Physiology. Occupational Hygiene. Field Service for Industry (North of England Industrial Health Service). Research. Principal functions and activities: Research. Education and training of medical doctors, engineers, nurses, and occupational hygienists. The institution provides a hygiene and medical service to a wide range of industry. OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH UNIT OF THE CENTRAL MIDDLESEX HOSPITAL Central Middlesex Hospital, Acton Lane, Park Royal, London NW10 7NS. Status: Government department. Departments or sections: Preventive and Clinical Occupational Medicine and Health. Information Service. Consulting Occupational Health Nursing Services. Principal functions and activities: Consultion; occupational medicine; clinical and epidemiological research; éducation and training. CENTRAL MIDDLESEX INDUSTRIAL HEALTH SERVICE Central Middlesex Industrial Health Service, 249 Acton Lane, Park Royal, London NW10 7NS. Status: Industry-financed Group Industrial Health Service. Departments or sections: Clinical Occupational Medicine and Health. Occupational Health Nursing Services. - 290 - (United Kingdom) Principal functions and activities: Day-to-day in-factory occupational health s ervices, health education, propaganda. Publications: Annual Report. RADIOLOGICAL PROTECTION SERVICE Ministry of Health and Medical Research Council, Clifton Ave., Belmont, Sutton, Surrey. Status: Government-subsidised organisation. Departments or sections: Internal Radiation Hazards. External Radiation Hazards. Birmingham Regional Centre. Leeds Regional Centre. Manchester Regional Centre. Scottish Centre. Principal functions and activities: Central organisation for the control of radiation hazards, including the operation of services for personnel monitoring and environmental control. Research into problems concerning the protection of workers and of the public from the effects of ionising radiations. Development of new techniques for measuring ionising radiations of all types. Education and propaganda through codes of practice, lectures to conferences and societies, and participation in training courses. ROYAL COLLEGE OF NURSING AND NATIONAL COUNCIL OF NURSES Henrietta Place, Cavendish Square, London WIM OAB. Status: A college and council incorporated by Royal Charter. Department or sections: Professional Association. Advanced Nursing Education. Institute of Principal functions and activities: Provides post-registration education for nurses, including occupational health nursing courses. Publications: Annual Report. ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF ACCIDENTS - OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH DIVISION Royal Oak Centre, Brighton Rd., Purley, Surrey CR2 2UR. Status: A non-profit making educational and training establishment. Departments or sections: Centre. Industrial Safety Division. Training Principal functions and activities: Prevention, by educational means, of all types of occupational accidents. Research is carried out continuously by its larger industrial member firms, and the results are then published and/or disseminated by the - 291 - (United Kingdom) Society. The Industrial Safety Division organises National Industry Safety Conferences and an annual exhibition of safety equipment. Over 200 courses are held annually for the training of management, industrial safety officers, manual and process workers in the elements of accident prevention. Publications: Annual Report. (monthly). "Occupational Safety and Health" ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PROMOTION OF HEALTH 13 Grosvenor Place, London SW1X 7EN. Status: Independent institution. Principal functions and activities: Studies on various aspects of occupational medicine and public health. Organisation of congresses on medical topics. Publications: Congress proceedings. SAFETY AND HYGIENE GROUP University of Aston in Birmingham, Gosta Green, Birmingham B4 7ET. Status: University department. Principal functions and activities: Education. Research. Information. Consultation. Training. SCOTTISH INDUSTRIAL SAFETY GROUPS ADVISORY COUNCIL (SISGAC) 17 Overtoun Rd., Dalmuir, Clydebank G81 3RG, Dunbartonshire. Status: Established to co-ordinate the activities of the Scottish industrial accident prevention groups. The Council is affiliated to the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents and to the British Safety Council, and operates in close association with H.M. Factory Inspectorate. Principal functions and activities: Co-ordinates the activities of the nine local industrial safety groups in Scotland and by direct and indirect action, promotes and extends an interest in the voluntary industrial safety movement in Scotland. Organises conferences and one-day seminars on subjects' of topical interest in the field of industrial accident prevention. Organises local and all-Scottish quiz competitions on industrial safety. Co-ordinates and publicises safety training courses held in Scotland by various organisations. Publications: Minutes of all meetings. Periodical bulletins with details of new legislation and training courses. - 292 - (United Kingdom) SOCIETY OF OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE 11 St. Andrew's Place, Regent's Park, London NW1 4LE. Status: Professional society of practitioners in occupational medicine. Principal functions and activities: The Society holds scientific meetings in London and the major cities of the United Kingdom, promotes research symposia, participates in postgraduate training, advises on relevant legislation. Publications: "Journal of the Society of Occupational Medicine" (quarterly). STEEL CASTINGS RESEARCH AND TRADE ASSOCIATION 5 East Bank Rd., Sheffield S2 3PT. Status: Association supported by voluntary subscriptions from industry. Departments or sections: General Division. Research Division. Trade Division. Principal functions and activities: The Research Division Section is involved in: dust and noise surveys both inside and outside steel foundries; improvements in working conditions; and development of protective systems. TUC CENTENARY INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Keppel St., (Gower St.), London WC1E 7HT. Status: Department of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine which is a school of the University of London. Departments or sections: Academic. Advisory. Principal functions and activities: Education and research. Advisory and information services. Publications: Annual Report. of the TUC Institute. Syllabus of Courses. - 293- Newsletter UNITED STATES Official services (federal) AEROMEDICAL RESEARCH LABORATORY United States Army, P.O.Box 577, Fort Rucker, Alabama 36360. Status: Government organisation. Principal functions and activities: To carry out research and medical studies relevant to aviation. To co-operate with other institutions, both civil and military, concerned with the problems of aviation medicine. To develop research on noise, vibration, hearing, thermal environment, air conditioning, hazardous substances, occupational pathology, individual protection. Publications: Scientific reports. DIVISION OF ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING US Tennessee Valley Authority, 201 401 Building, Chattanooga, Tennessee 37401. Status: Corporate agency of the Federal Government of the United States serving the Tennessee River Watershed Region. Departments or sections: Among the various divisions and branches, there are the Division of Medical Services and Hazard Control Branch. Principal functions and activities: The Tennessee Valley Authority's occupational safety and health programmes are jointly managed by the Hazard Control Branch of the Division of Environmental Planning and the Division of Medical Services. Publications: Annual Report. ENVIRONMENTAL HYGIENE AGENCY United States Army, Building 2100, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland 21010. Status: Part of United States Army under the Health Services Command, Fort Sam Houston, Texas. Departments or sections: Occupational health and safety, including bio-acoustics, occupational medicine, industrial hygiene. Principal functions and activities: Surveys and studies and consultation at US Army owned and operated installation worldwide. _ 294 - (United States) HEALTH AITO SAFETY LABORATORY US Atomic Energy Commission, 376 Hudson Street, New York, New York 10014. Status: A government laboratory staffed by employees of the Atomic Energy Commission. Departments or sections: Environmental Studies. Health Protection Engineering. Radiation Physics. Principal functions and activities: Research and development on problems of radiation protection in nuclear energy programmes. Additional work on measurements of natural background radiation and fallout. Publications: Fallout Program Quarterly Summary Report. MINING ENFORCEMENT AND SAFETY ADMINISTRATION US Department of the Interior, 18th and C Sts. NW, Washington, DC 20240. Status: Governmental. Departments or sections: Coal Mine Health and Safety. Non-metal Mine Health and Safety. Metal and Principal functions and activities: Administration of the Federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act of 1969 and the Federal Metal and Non-metallic Mine Safety Act, through mine inspections and investigations, enforcement, education and training, technical support, accident analysis, and publication of information and statistics. Publications: Annual Reports. Information circulars, reports of investigations, reports on analyses of and statistics on mine accidents, injuries and occupational diseases. NATIONAL BUREAU OF STANDARDS Connecticut Avenue and Van Ness Street, NW, Washington 25, DC. Status: A Bureau of the Department of Commerce, United States Government. Departments or sections: Institute for Basic Standards. Radio Propagation Laboratory. Industrial Services. Central Principal functions and activities: The custody, maintenance and development of the national standards of measurement, and the provision of means and methods for making measurements consistent with those standards. Development of methods for testing materials, mechanisms and structures; testing of materials, supplies and equipment. Protection for injurious radiation. Basic research and improved accuracy in methods - 295 - (united States) of measurement which contribute to safety in the design of bridges, buildings, aircraft and other structures. Development of specific data used in the development of national safety codes and standards. Publications: "Technical News Bulletin" (monthly). Research" (monthly). "Journal of NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE Department of Health, Education and Welfare, 9000 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, Maryland 20014. Status: Government organisation. Principal functions and activities: To develop means of reducing the incidence of cancer. To detect and identify external carcinogenic agents; to assess the effects of these agents on man. To study occupational groups exposed to cancer. Epidemiological studies and surveys to determine whether certain occupations are linked to an increased incidence of specific types of cancer. Publications: "Journal of the National Cancer Institute". NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH 4676 Columbia Parkway, Cincinnati, Ohio 45226. Status: US Government. Welfare. Department of Health, Education and Departments or sections: Laboratories and Criteria Development. Field Studies and Clinical Investigations. Training. Technical Services. In addition, there are various laboratories dependent upon the NIOSH throughout the country. Principal functions and activities: Research, training and service in the field of occupational safety and health. Publications: "Job Safety and Health" (monthly). publications. Catalogues of courses. Scientific NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD Department of Transportation, Washington, DC 20591. Status: Governmental. To comply with the Department of Transportation Act, October 1966; the Federal Aviation Act, August 1958 and the Federal Railroad Safety Act, October 1970. Principal functions and activities: Conducting a continuing review of safety in all modes of transportation. Determining causes of transportation accidents and reporting the facts, - 296 _ (United States) conditions and circumstances relating to such accidents. Conducting special studies and investigations on matters pertaining to safety in transportation and the prevention of accidents, etc. Publications: Annual Report. OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION US Department of Labor, 14th and Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20210. Status: Federal agency within the US Department of Labor. Departments or sections: The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) operates through ten regional offices located in major cities across the country. The regions are further subdivided into area and district offices. Principal functions and activities: To ensure safe and healthy working conditions for working men and women. To assist in establishing federal agency plans to ensure effective compliance with standards. To develop and promulgate standards and issue regulations for the safety and health of workers. To provide programmes for training Department of Labor personnel and employers and employees to improve unsafe and unhealthy conditions in the workplace. Publications: Safety and health standards and regulations. Other institutions (federal) ADVISORY CENTER ON TOXICOLOGY National Academy of Sciences, National Research Council, 2101 Constitution Avenue, Washington, DC 20418. Status: Private, non-profit corporation providing services to the Federal Government under contract. Departments or sections: The Advisory Center on Toxicology is part of the Assembly of Life Sciences which is one of the eight administrative units of the National Research Council. Principal functions and activities: Maintains an up-to-date collection of information on toxicology from published literature, government reports and private sources. Assists the Committee on Toxicology of the National Research Council to provide information and advice on toxicology. Serves as a clearing-house and co-ordinating activity for toxicological interests and activities of several federal agencies. - 297 - AMERICAN CONFERENCE OF GOVERNMENTAL INDUSTRIAI HYGIENISTS P.O.Box 1937, Cincinnati, Ohio 45201. Status: Professional society. Departments or sections: Agricultural Health. Air Pollution. Air Sampling. Federal, State and Local Occupational Health Programmes. Industrial Hygiene Practices. Industrial Hygiene Records and Reports. Industrial Ventilation. Ionising Radiation. Nursing Services in Occupational Health. Threshold Limits for Airborne Contaminants. Threshold Limit Values for Physical Agents. Principal functions and activities: Promotes industrial hygiene in all its aspects and phases. Co-ordinates industrial hygiene activities in all their aspects and phases by official federal, state and local and territorial industrial hygiene agencies. Encourages the interchange of experience among industrial hygiene personnel in such official organisations. Collects and makes accessible to all governmental industrial hygienists such information and data as may be of assistance to them in the proper fulfilment of their duties. Publications: Technical reports. AMERICAN INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE ASSOCIATION 66 S. Miller Road, Akron, Ohio 44313. Status: Professional society of industrial hygienists. Principal functions and activities: Promotes the study, evaluation and control of environmental stresses arising in or from the workplace or its products, in relation to the health or wellbeing of workers and the public. Increases knowledge of industrial and environmental health. Publications: Monthly journal. Manuals on noise, air pollution, heating, and cooling effects on man. Hygienic Guides. Monographs on industrial hygiene aspects of various elements and compounds with nuclear energy application. AMERICAN INSURANCE ASSOCIATION (Engineering and Safety Service) 85 John Street, New York, New York 10038. Status: Private association. Departments or sections: Building Codes and Standards. Commercial Vehicle Safety. Construction Safety. Electrical Safety. Fire Prevention Codes and Standards. Flammable Liquids and Gases. Industrial Hygiene. Nuclear Safety. Pollution Control. Safety Service for Small Business. Special and Chemical Hazards. Statistical Reporting. - 298 - (United States) Principal functions and activities: Provides engineering and consultancy services to member insurance companies. Publications: Accident prevention booklets. Codes and Ordinances. Fire prevention codes. National building codes. AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION 535 North Dearborn Street, Chicago, Illinois. Status: Non-profit scientific organisation of physicians. Departments or sections: Division of Scientific Activities. Division of Environmental Medicine and Medical Services. Scientific Publications Division. Communications Division. Field Service Division. Principal functions and activities: Promotes the science and art of medicine and the betterment of public health. The main activity is education, through periodicals, pamphlets, films, talks, exhibits and meetings. In addition, the Association promotes direct medical education of students. Publications: "The Journal of the American Medical Association" (weekly). "Archives of Environmental Health" (monthly). "Today's Health" (monthly). "American Medical Directory". AMERICAN NATIONAL STANDARDS INSTITUTE 1430 Broadway, New York, New York 10018. Status: Private institution. Principal functions and activities: Provides the latest available information on technical requirements for almost any part of the world. Among the various subjects covered by the standards are; building; boiler and pressure vessels; cranes; electrical equipment; gas equipment; motor vehicles; data transmission; miscellaneous regulations, etc. Publications: "American National Standards". AMERICAN PETROLEUM INSTITUTE 1271 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York. Status: Trade association of petroleum companies. Departments or sections: Statistics. Environmental Health. Environmental Affairs. Principal functions and activities: Co-operates with the Government in all matters of national concern, including foreign and domestic trade in American petroleum products. The Institute conducts research on industry problems, compiles - 299 - (United States) statistics oh industry operations, devises and conducts training programmes for industry personnel, recommends proper practices for the care and operation of equipment used in petroleum operations, serves as a forum for discussion of petroleum industry problems, and co-ordinates industry's safety and fire protection programmes. Publications: Technical and scientific reports. Standards. AMERICAN SOCIETY OP MECHANICAL ENGINEERS 345 East 47th St., New York, New York 10017. Status: Technical and professional engineering society. Departments or sections: Education. Research. Technical. Codes and Standards. Principal functions and activities: Research. Education. Publication of codes and standards. Technological exchange. Publications: "Mechanical Engineering" (monthly). Codes. Standards. Transactions. AMERICAN SOCIETY OF SAPETY ENGINEERS 5 North Wabash, Chicago, Illinois. Status: An independent professional society. Departments or sections: Committee. Research Committee. Safety Standards Principal functions and activities: To promote the arts and sciences connected with engineering in its relation to accident prevention and the conservation of life and property, to attain a high standard in safety engineering, and to encourage the development of safety engineering as a profession. Cooperation, in the furtherance of its objects, with the National Safety Council, other engineering societies, federal, state and municipal officials, insurance organisations and others. Formulation of safety codes and other standards for accident prevention. Co-operation with the American Standards Association in the development of safety standards. Publications: Periodical (monthly). ASSOCIATED GENERAI CONTRACTORS OF AMERICA 1957 "E" Street, NW, Washington, DC 20006. Status: This corporation's entire operating revenues are derived from dues collected from the membership. - 300 - (United States) Principal functions and activities: Represents the interests of all general contractors by promoting better relations between private owners and public bodies, their architects or engineers on the one hand, and the contractors on the other. Publications: "AGC Newsletter" (weekly). "Constructor Magazine" (monthly). "Manual of Accident Prevention in Construction". FIRE AND ACCIDENT PREVENTION COMMITTEE National Petroleum Refiners' Association, Suite 802, 1725 Desales St. NW, Washington, DC 20036. Status : Private. Principal functions and activities: Provides guidance in the establishment and maintenance of regional fire and accident prevention groups for the exchange of safety information. Conducts surveys on safety. Disseminates safety information. Publications: "Fire and Accident Prevention Guide". INTER-AMERICAN SAFETY COUNCIL (Consejo Interamericano de Seguridad) 140 Cedar Street, New York, New York. Status: A private, non-profit educational safety organisation. Principal functions and activities: To educate the employer, the employee and the public in the ways of preventing loss of life and property and of preventing suffering and destitution resulting from injury at work, on the highway, in the home and at school. The Council co-operates with safety organisations in the Spanish-speaking countries in sponsoring and conducting local and national safety activities. Publications: "Noticias de Seguridad" (monthly). (monthly). "El Supervisor" INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENT BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS' Board of Workmen's Compensation, 494 Labor Building, 254 Washington St. NW, Atlanta, Georgia 30303. Status: Professional organisation. Principal functions and activities: International authority in workmen's compensation. Serves as a basic source of technical information on workmen's compensation, rehabilitation and industrial safety. Advises its members in the development of sound workmen's compensation legislation. Publications: "ABC Newsletter" (quarterly). - 301 - (united States) INTERNATIONAL .UNION, UNITED AUTOMOBILE, AEROSPACE AMD A G R I C U L T U R A L IMPLEMENT W O R K E R S OF A M E R I C A - Ü A ¥ 8000 East Jefferson Avenue, Detroit, Michigan 48214. Status: Latour union. Departments or sections: The International Union - UAW is multidepartmental. Its Social Security Department has a full-time six-member Occupational Safety and Health Unit. Principal functions and activities: The Occupational Safety and Health Unit conducts surveys and inspections in plants with which the UAW has a bargaining agreement; conducts safety and health education and training programmes for staff, local union leadership, and rank-and-file members; provides consultation and problem-solving services to local unions. Publications: "Occupational Safety and Health Newsletter!' (bi-monthly). NATIONAL BOARD OF BOILERS AND PRESSURE VESSEL INSPECTORS 1155 North High St., Columbus, Ohio 43201. Status: The members of the National Board are the Jurisdictional Authorities of the United States of America and the Provinces of Canada, administrating the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Boilers and Pressure Vessels Code. Principal functions and activities: Promotes greater safety to life and property by securing concerted action and maintaining uniformity in the construction, installation and inspection of boilers and other pressure vessels and their appurtenances. Promotes uniform enforcement of boilers and pressure vessels laws and rules. Secures uniform approval of specific designs and structural details of boilers and pressure vessels, appurtenances and devices instrumental in safe operations of such vessels. Promotes one uniform code of rules for all boilers and pressure vessels and one standard of qualifications and examinations for inspectors who are to enforce the requirements of said code. Gathers and compiles data and statistics. Publications: National Board Inspection Codes. Recommended Rules for National Board Boiler Blowoff Equipment. NATIONAL FIRE PROTECTION ASSOCIATION (NFPA) 470 Atlantic Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts 02210. Status: Independent, non-profit, voluntary membership organisation which is the international clearing-house of technical and educational information pertaining to all areas of fire prevention and fire protection. - 302 - (United States) Departments or sections: Electrical Section. Industrial Section. Railroad Section. Fire Marshals' Association of North America. Principal functions and activities: Research under contract to various agencies of the US Federal Government and others. Public information and education in order to reduce the loss of life and property from fire, using newspapers, magazines, the broadcast media, films and all other means of reaching the public. Technical consulting service, publications, etc., for fire departments, industry, virtually every phase of business, institutions, and the general public. Annual meetings for the exchange of current information and action on NFPA consensus standards. Publications: "Fire Journal" (bi-monthly). "Fire Command" monthly). "Fire Technology" (quarterly). "Fire News" monthly). "Sparky News" (quarterly). Handbooks. Codes. Standards. NATIONAL LP-GAS ASSOCIATION 79 West Monroe St., Chicago, Illinois 60603. Status: Subsidised by the liquefied petroleum gas industry. Departments or sections: Technological. Principal functions and activities: liaison with other agencies. Research and Development. Research, education and Publications: Annual Report. "NLPGA Times". "NLPGA Newsletter". Research and development reports. Safety reports. NATIONAL SAFETY COUNCIL 425 North Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Illinois. Status: A non-profit educational association, with a membership of over 9,000 organisations, companies and individuals. Departments or sections': There are separate divisions for industry, traffic-, home, farm, school and college, state and local safety organisations, labour, women, motor transportation, and youth activities. Principal functions and activities: Arouses and maintains interest in accident prevention and encourages the adoption of safety methods. Organises and conducts safety training and educational programmes and conferences. Encourages and assists the establishment and functioning of community and state organisations. Assists in the formulation of model safety legislation. Develops safety standards and codes relative to the safe design, construction and use of machines and equipment. Industrial safety, motor transportation safety, and safety in agriculture. - 303 - (United States) Publications: "Safety News" (monthly). NATIONAL SAFETY MANAGEMENT SOCIETY Ben Franklin Station, P.O.Box 14092, Washington, DC 20044. Status: Private (non-profit) society. Departments or sections: Managers. Safety Education for Loss-Prevention Principal functions and activities: Safety education for management. Research in automated accident information systems. Publications: "Occupational Hazards Magazine". - 304 - (United States) (ALABAMA) INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT Auburn University School of Engineering, Auburn, Alabama 36830. Status: University department. Principal functions and activities: Provides instruction in numerous scientific and technical fields. Arranges courses related to occupational safety and health. Publications: Curricula. - 305 - (United States) (ALASKA) Official services ALASKA SAFETY COUNCIL Lieutenant Governor H.A. Boucher, Chairman, Alaska Safety Council, Pouch AA, Juneau, Alaska 99801. Status: A safety council in the office of the Governor. Principal functions and activities: The Council is responsible for: studying the problems of street and highway safety; studying methods of safety control and engineering in this and other states in order tö improve methods in this state; studying problems of safety affecting the home, farm and school; acting as the central co-ordinating agency of the state for the planning and execution of safety programmes and campaigns to prevent accidents and the loss of manpower, and conduct educational programmes and campaigns relating to industrial safety. Publications: Annual Reports. DIVISION OP OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH Alaska Department of Labor, 710 MacKay Bldg., 338 Denali, Anchorage, Alaska 99501. Status: Division of a state government department. Departments or sections: Occupational Safety and Health Compliance. Occupational Safety and Health Voluntary Compliance. Occupational Safety and Health Industrial Hygiene. Principal functions and activities: To assure a safe place of employment for all workers in the State of Alaska through education and enforcement. - 306 _ (United States) (ARIZONA) Official services DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND RECREATION 223A McKale Center, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85721. Status: State government department. Departments or sections: Education Services. Research. Principal functions and activities: Teacher training, including coaching preparation. (Relative to the Health, Physical Education and Recreation Department, University of Arizona). Publications: Correspondence course manuscripts on safety and health education. DIVISION OF OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH Industrial Commission of Arizona, 1601 West Jefferson, Phoenix, Arizona 85007. Status: State government department. Principal functions and activities: Implementation of an Occupational Safety and Health Programme. Development of a statewide Occupational Safety and Health Education and Training Programme. Development of training programmes for employees of the division. Planning, organising, conducting or attending occupational safety and health seminars, conferences and meetings. Development and maintenance of an effective programme of collection, compilation and analysis of occupational safety and health statistics. - 307 - (United States) (ARKANSAS) Official services ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Capitol Hill Building, Little Rock, Arkansas 72201. Status: State government agency. Departments or sections: Elevator Inspection. Mine Inspection. Boiler Inspection. Occupational Safety and Health (inspections). Occupational Safety and Health (statistics). Principal functions and activities: Wage claims, licence and inspection of private employment agencies, inspection and licence of boilers, pressure vessels, etc., inspection and licence of elevators, inspection of work facilities, inspection and licence of mines and caves, mediation of labour disputes, surveys on occupational injuries and illnesses, education, public relations, determination of wage rates, control of hours worked by women and minors. Publications: Annual Report. illnesses. Report on occupational injuries and BUREAU OF ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING Arkansas State Department of Health, Little Rock, Arkansas. Status: State government agency. Departments or sections: Division of Industrial Hygiene. Principal functions and activities: To provide for total environmental health services including, but not limited to, water, sewerage, food and drug control, milk and dairy products, plumbing, vector control, occupational health, swimming pool sanitation, etc. Provides training (short course) in the above areas. Publications: Chemical data. _ 308 _ (United States) y (CALIFORNIA) Official services HEALTH PROTECTION SYSTEMS State of California Department of Health, 2151 Berkeley Way, Berkeley, California 94704. Status: State government agency. Departments or sections: Environmental Health. Laboratory Services. Preventive Medicine. Social Services. Pood and Drug. Occupational Health. Air and Industrial Hygiene Laboratory. Principal functions and activities: The Health Protection Systems identifies new or changing health problems, develops and applies techniques for prevention and control of disease and environmental health problems. The Air and Industrial Hygiene Laboratory analyses air and biological samples in the evaluation of environmental health problems. Publications: Scientific reports. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH City and County of San Francisco, 101 Grove St., San Francisco, California 94102. Status: Municipal government department. Departments or sections: Disease Control. Environmental Health Services. Health Education. Records and Statistics. Occupational Therapy. Principal functions and activities: Community medical services. Medical residences, and sub-professional and ancillary medical manpower resources. Hazards potential and safety programmes. Diagnostic and treatment programmes. Preventive medical programmes. Publications: Annual Report. DIVISION OF INDUSTRIAL SAFETY Department of industrial Relations, 455 Golden Gate Ave., San Francisco, California 94102. Status: Division of a state government department. Departments or sections: Construction. Industrial. Electrical. Elevator. Pressure Vessels. Environmental Engineering. - 309 - (United States) Principal functions and activities: Safety order enforcement. Safety education. Safety research. State labour statistics. Publications: "California Safety News". INDUSTRIAL HEALTH SERVICE Naval Regional Medical Clinic, Box 121, FPO San Francisco, California 96610. Status: A unit of the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery of the United States Navy Department. Departments or sections: Occupational Medicine. Hygiene. Radiation Health. Industrial Principal functions and activities: Medical support of operating units and commands of the United States Navy/Marine Corps in Hawaii. Publications: Semi-annual statistical reports to the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery. OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH DIVISION Community Health Services, Los Angeles County Health Services Department, (Room 527), 313 North Figueroa St., Los Angeles, California 90012. Status: County department. Subsidised by county taxes and State of California subvention funds. Departments or sections: Occupational Health Engineering. Medical and Nursing. Services. Principal functions and activities: Health of workers in county. Education of industry-safety types in health matters. Training of sanitarians and safety personnel in industrial hygiene. Publications: Annual Report. OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SECTION California State Department of Health, 744 "P" St., Sacramento, California 95814. Status: State government agency. Departments or sections: Occupational Health Standards Development. Medical Services. Occupational Health Field Studies. Principal functions and activities: Standards development. Assistance in state-wide enforcement of occupational health standards. Training in occupational health and industrial hygiene. Special studies and investigations in occupational health. - 310 - (United States) Publications: Annual Report. OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE Department of Personnel, County of Los Angeles, 222 North Grand Avenue, Los Angeles, California 90012. Status: County government agency. Departments or sections: Cardiopulmonary Laboratory. Environmental Health. Epidemiology. Health Education. Medical Services. Nursing Services. Psychological Counselling. Principal functions and activities: Medical examinations. Environmental health. Psychological counselling. Job-risk exposure testing. Rehabilitation of alcoholics. Publications: Scientific reports. Other institutions SANITARY ENGINEERING LABORATORY 1301 South 46th St., Richmond, California. Status: Non-departmental Laboratory, College of Engineering and School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley. Principal functions and activities: Research in water resources development and management, water treatment, waste water treatment and disposal, radioactive waste treatment and disposal, solid refuse collection and disposal, water pollution, air pollution, and related problems. Development of a faculty capable of maintaining a graduate programme in the fields of sanitary engineering and the environmental health sciences. Publications: "News Quarterly" (free). SCHOOL OF FORESTRY University of California, 243 Walter Mulford Hall, Berkeley 4, California. Status: School within the University of California; supported institution. Departments or sections: Department of Forestry. ducts Laboratory. state- Forestry Pro- Principal functions and activities: Teaching and research in forest management, range management, watershed management, wood technology and forest products utilisation. Occupational safety is included in the programme of study. - 311 - (United States) Undergraduate students receive instruction concerning safety in logging and the woodworking industries. SCHOOL OP PUBLIC HEALTH University of California, School of Public Health, Los Angeles, California. Status: State institution. Departments or sections: Environmental and Occupational Health. Epidemiology. Infectious and Tropical Diseases. Medical Care Organisation. Principal functions and activities: The conducting of graduate education to students in public health; the conducting of research in public health and all of its subspecialties; and the provision of community and consultative services to official health agencies and national and private industrial installati ons. Publications: "The Bulletin, UCLA School of Public Health". - 312 - (United States) (NORTH CAROLINA) DEPARTMENT Off ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES AND ENGINEERING School of Public Health, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Status: State university. Departments or sections: The School of Public Health is a professional school in the Graduate School of the University of North Carolina. Principal functions and activities: Teaching. Research. Service - consultation services to state and federal agencies. DEPARTMENT OP INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING North Carolina State Univeristy, Box 5511, Raleigh, North Carolina 27607. Status: State university. Departments or sections: Eight schools - Industrial Engineering is one of several departments within the School of Engineering. Principal functions and activities: Undergraduate and graduate education; research; industrial and agricultural extension service. Publications: Annual Report. P.G. HALL LABORATORY FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH Duke University Medical Center, P.O.Box 2904, Durham, North Carolina 27710. Status: University laboratory. Principal functions and activities: To protect the health of humans exposed to unusual environments. To develop new therapeutic methods. Occupational physiology. Biomedical research into the effects of unusual environments, with particular emphasis on simulated depth and altitude. Study of the effects of unusual breathing gases, immersion, and exposure to extremes of heat and cold. OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH STUDIES GROUP School of Public Health, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Status: A special studies group under the University of North Carolina. Administered by the School of Public Health. - 313 - (United States) Departments or sections: Epidemiology. Environmental evaluations. Principal functions and activities: Epidemiologic and environmental research on factors affecting health of industrial workers. Publications: Annual Report. - 314 - (United States) (COLORADO) Official services OCCUPATIONAL AND RADIOLOGICAL HEALTH DIVISION Colorado Department of Health, 4210 East 11th Avenue, Denver, Colorado 80220. Status: Division of a state government department. Departments or sections: Occupational and Radiological Health. Preventive Medical Services. Health Services. Principal functions and activities: health. Public and occupational - 315 - (United States) (CONNECTICUT) DEPARTMENT OF EPIDEMIOLOG-Y AND PUBLIC HEALTH ïale University School of Medicine, 60 College St., New Haven, Connecticut 06510. Status: Private university department. Principal functions and activities: Teaching and research. JOHN B. PIERCE FOUNDATION OF CONNECTICUT, INC. 290 Congress Avenue, New Haven, Connecticut 06519. Status: Private organisation. Principal functions and activities: Promotes research and scientific and technical work in the general fields of heating, ventilation and air conditioning with a view to improving man's general conditions of hygiene and comfort. Research on noise, vibration, hearing, thermal environment, air conditioning, dusts, hazardous substances and occupational physiology. Studies of temperature regulation in man and animals. Studies of the effects of air pollution. Studies of the psychophysical aspect of discomfort, temperature sensitivity, olfactory and gustatory sensations, and perception of workload. Publications: Scientific reports. - 316 - (United States) (NORTH DAKOTA) Official services NORTH DAKOTA WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION BUREAU State Capitol, Bismarck, North Dakota 58501. Status: State government agency. Departments or sections: Safety Department. Vocational Rehabilitation Department. Statistical Department. Principal functions and activities: The principal functions of the Workmen's Compensation Bureau are to provide sure and certain relief for the workmen injured in hazardous employments, regardless of questions of fault. Publications: Annual Report. - 317 - (United States) (SOUTH DAKOTA) Official services OCCUPATIONAL AND RADIOLOGICAL HEALTH SECTION Division of Sanitary Engineering - South Dakota State Department of Health, Pierre, South Dakota. Status: Section of a government department. Principal functions and activities: Location, evaluation and control of occupational health hazards. Research in the state-wide evaluation of occupational health problems peculiar to the State of South Dakota. Location, evaluation and control of occupational health hazards. Provision of information through educational activities. - 318 - (United States) (DELAWARE) HASKELL LABORATORY FOR TOXICOLOGY AND INDUSTRIAL MEDICINE Elkton Road, Newark, Delaware 19711. Status: Affiliated to a chemical company. Departments or sections: Bio-sciences. Principal functions and activities: hazards. Publications: Environmental Sciences. Research into occupational Corporate annual reports and periodicals. - 319 - (United States) (FLORIDA) Official services INDUSTRIAL SAFETY SECTION Bureau of Workmen's Compensation, Florida Department of Commerce, Room 216, Ashley Building, 1321 Executive Center Drive East, Tallahassee, Florida 32301. Status: State government agency. Departments or sections: Inspection. Training and Education. Safety Standards. Research and Information. Administration. Principal functions and activities: Accident prevention surveys in private and public sectors of industry. Enforcement of Florida's safety regulations in public sector only. OSHA on-site advisory inspections in private sector. Safety training courses for supervision. Training courses for apprentices. Construction safety training course. Special courses as needed. Publications: Live". "Cases, Causes, and Costs" (annually). "Learn and RADIOLOGICAL AND OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SECTION Bureau of Preventable Diseases, Florida State Division of Health, 1217 Pearl Street (P.O. Box 210), Jacksonville, Florida 32201. Status: State government agency. Principal functions and activities: Departments of the State Division of Health provide consultative services, laboratory services, educational and training programmes covering all types of public health activities. Publications: "Florida Health Notes" (monthly). Annual Report. Other institutions ENGINEERING AND INDUSTRIAL EXPERIMENT STATION (EIES) University of Florida, College of Engineering, 300 Weil, Gainesville, Florida 32601. Status: University organisation dependent upon the State of Florida. - 320 - (United States) Principal functions and activities: Promotes and carries out engineering research with a view to solving problems of importance to the development of industrial enterprises in Florida. Noise level measurements in processing industries. Radiological measurements. Chemical studies of water pollution. Human performance and the prevention of occupational risks due to poor workplace design. Publications: Scientific reports. RESEARCH AND TEACHING CENTER OF TOXICOIOGY University of Miami, School of Medicine, P.O. Box 8216, Coral Gables, Florida 33124. Status: Non-profit private institution. Principal functions and activities: Consulting and experimental studies in general toxicology, including food additives, pesticide residues, environmental pollution, feeding, inhalation, eye and skin testing. Multigeneration carcinogenicity, teratology, and mutagenicity studies. Acute and chronic toxicity, metabolic and enzyme studies, etc. Pubiications: .Scientific reports. - 321 - (United States) (GEORGIA) Official services INSPECTION DIVISION Georgia Department of Lahor, State labor Building, State Capitol, Atlanta, Georgia. Status: State government agency. Principal functions and activities: Ensuring proper safety measures in plants and factories and on construction sites, including investigation and enforcement activities. Collecting and compiling statistical information, reporting on accident experience. Training programmes are held regularly for safety representatives. Publications: Annual Report. "Safety Facts". OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH UNIT Department of Human Resources, 47 Trinity Avenue, SW, Atlanta, Georgia 30334-. Status: State government unit. Principal functions and activities: The Occupational Health Unit of the Department of Human Resources in the State of Georgia employs six professional people and one stenographer. Three people work as Compliance Officers, one acts as an alternate, and also is responsible for the ambient noise programme, one acts as the supervisor of the Unit, and the nurse acts as a consultant to industry. The Unit has a contract with the Federal Department of Labor under which the Industrial Hygienists serve as Compliance Officers. Publications: Annual Report. Other institutions SCHOOL OF INDUSTRIAL AND SYSTEMS ENGINEERING Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332. Status: An academic unit of the Georgia Institute of Technology. Principal functions and activities: Publications: Education and research. Technical reports. _ 322 _ (United States) (HAWAII) Official services DIVISION OF OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH Department of Labor and Industrial Relations, State of Hawaii, 825 Mililani Street, Honolulu, Hawaii 96813. Status: Division of a state government department. Departments or sections: Inspection and Enforcement (Compliance Branch). Occupational Health Branch. Technical Inspection and Compliance Branch. Education and Information Branch. Principal functions and activities: The Education and Information Branch provides information dissemination, training and educational services for both public and private sectors, and provides on-site consultation. The General Inspection and Compliance Branch provides inspection and enforcement services to employers in public and private sectors in occupational safety and health. The Technical Inspection and Compliance Branch provides inspection and enforcement activities on boilers, pressure vessels, elevators, amusement rides, construction and personnel elevators. The Occupational Health Branch provides occupational health services and compliance activities on a professional level. - 323 - (United States) (IDAHO) Official services IDAHO INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION 317 Main Street, Boise, Idaho'83707. Status: State government agency. Principal functions and activities: Administration of Idaho Workmen's Compensation Law. Collection of occupational safety and health survey data and first report of injury and illness data. Publications: Occupational injury and illness statistics. - 324 - (United States) (ILLINOIS) Official services DIVISION OF SAFETY INSPECTION AND EDUCATION Illinois Department of Labor, 160 N. LaSalle St., Room 1440, Chicago, Illinois 60601. Status: Division of the Illinois Department of Labor. Departments or sections: Industrial Safety Inspection. Construction Safety Inspection. Industrial Hygiene Inspection. Safety Education and Training. Principal functions and activities: Enforcement of state industrial health and safety laws through inspection, and also training of employers and employees in proper safety practices and their legal responsibility under the law. Publications: Illinois Occupational Health and Safety Rules Illustrated. Other institutions DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL AND INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING College of Engineering, Mechanical Engineering Building, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois 61801. Status: State university department. Departments or sections: Engineering. Industrial Engineering. Principal functions and activities: service. Mechanical Teaching, research and public LABORATORY OF ERGONOMICS RESEARCH University of Illinois, 119 Mechanical Engineering Laboratory, Urbana, Illinois 61801. Status: University organisation dependent upon the State of Illinois. Principal functions and activities: Research and teaching in the general field of ergonomics. Fields of research are: thermal environment; air conditioning; individual protection; occupational physiology. Publications: Scientific publications in the field of occupational risk prevention. - 325 - (United States) INDUSTRIAL MEDICAI ASSOCIATION 150 North Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60606. Status: Not-for-profit corporation. Principal functions and activities: Posters the study of the problems peculiar to the practice of industrial medicine and surgery, and unites into one organisation members of the medical profession whose interest lies in that field. Encourages the development of methods adapted to the conservation and improvement of health among workers, and promotes a more general understanding of the purposes and results of the medical care of these workers. Publications: "Journal of Occupational Medicine" (monthly). UNDERWRITERS LABORATORIES, INC. Main Office, 207 East Ohio Street, Chicago, Illinois 60611. Status: Not-for-profit organisation. Departments or sections: Electrical. Hazards. Fire Protection. Casualty and Chemical Principal functions and activities: By scientific investigation, study, experiments and tests, determines the relation of various materials, devices, products, equipment, construction, methods and systems to hazards appurtenant thereto or to the use thereof, affecting life and property and ascertains, defines and publishes standards, classifications and specifications for materials, devices, products, equipment, constructions, methods, and systems affecting such hazards, and other information tending to reduce and prevent loss of life and property from such hazards. Publications: Annual Report. Technical reports. - 326 - (United States) (INDIANA) Official services INDIANA OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH DEPARTMENT Indiana Division of Labor, 1013 State Office Building, Indianapolis, Indiana 46204. Status: State government-subsidised agency. Departments or sections: Compliance Inspection (industrial and construction). Bureau of Safety Education and Training. Statistical and Research. Principal functions and activities: Research and development. Education and training. Compliance inspection. Publications: Annual Report. DIVISION OF ALLIED HEALTH SCIENCES Indiana University School of Medicine, 1100 West Michigan St., Indianapolis, Indiana 46202. Status: State institution. Departments or sections: There are many departments and specialities in the health and medical field. Principal functions and activities: Research, education, training. INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907. Status: University organisation. Principal functions and activities: Stimulates scientists and students from different disciplines to study environmental problems and occupational risks. Significantly increases the number of researchers in academic, industrial, government and research institutions with a view to solving the increasingly complex problems of environmental protection and occupational risk prevention. Carries out research. Provides technical assistance for public and private organisations. - 327 - (United States) (IOWA) Official services IOWA BUREAU OF LABOR East 7th and Court Ave., Des Moines, Iowa. Status: State government department. Departments or sections: Occupational Health and Safety. Boiler Inspection. Private Employment Agency. Child Lahor. Other institutions INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL MEDICINE College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Oakdale, Iowa 52319. Status: State of Iowa educational institution. Departments or sections: Accident Prevention Section. Accident Prevention Laboratory. Toxicology Section. Iowa Community Pesticide Study. Principal functions and activities: Publications: Research and education. Bulletins. Reports of research activities. UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Ames, Iowa. Status: A land grant institution - state government-subsidised. Departments or sections: Medicine. Engineering. Agriculture. Veterinary Principal functions and activities: Residential instruction, research and extension work. Several activities are directed toward education and training in various areas of safety: fire, home, agricultural and pesticide safety. Shop safety is taught in the Industrial Education Division and the Industrial Engineering Department conducts a course in industrial safety. Radiation safety is handled by a special service group on the campus. Surveys are conducted and information distributed regarding occupational health by another special service group. Publications: Bulletins on safety. - 328 - (United States) (KANSAS) Official services OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SECTION Division of Environmental Health, Kansas State Department of Health, 535 Kansas Ave., Topeka, Kansas 66603. Status: State government agency. Principal functions and activities: Engineering evaluation. Training. Laboratory services. Other institutions INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas 66506. Status: State university institute. Principal functions and activities: environmental engineering. Publications: Scientific reports-. - 329 - Research and training in bio- (United States) (KENTUCKY) Official services DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH 275 East Main Street, Frankfort, Kentucky. Status: State government department. Principal functions and activities: To protect the health of all persons gainfully employed from harmful conditions incidental to their occupation. Research in occupational diseases. Investigation of environmental health factors in workplaces. Provision of educational material relating to occupational diseases, hazardous materials, unhygienic conditions, acceptable work practices, hazard control methodology and suggestions for in-plant health programme. Publications: Annual Report. Exchange". "Annual Program Plan". "News OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH PROGRAM Department of Labor, Capital Plaza Tower, Frankfort, Kentucky 40601. Status: State government agency. Principal functions and activities: Assures safe and healthful working conditions for the employees within the state. Enforces standards relating to occupational safety and health and the education and training about the same standards. Provides seminars, training sessions and consultative surveys in an effort to encourage voluntary compliance with the standards. Research also plays an important part in the programme. The Medical Consultation Group does most of the research, especially in those matters relating to occupational health. Publications: Annual Report. News Letter. - 330 - (United States) (LOUISIANA) Official services DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH Louisiana State Office Bldg., Civic Center, P.O. Box 60630, New Orleans, Louisiana. Status: State government department. Departments or sections: Environmental Health. Occupational and Radiological Health. Engineering. Principal functions and activities: Conserves and promotes all aspects of health and safety, affecting anyone engaged in a useful activity, through detection, evaluation and control of health or safety hazards associated with that activity, including occupational diseases. Epidemiological studies, lectures to any interested group. Other institutions SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND TROPICAL MEDICINE Tulane University, 1430 Tulane Ave., New Orleans, Louisiana 70112. Status: Private, non-profit, academic institution. Departments or sections: The School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine forms part of the Tulane University Medical Center. Principal functions and activities: Research, education and service in occupational safety and health. Publications: "Tulane Medicine". Annual Report. - 331 - (United States) (MAINE) Official services DEPARTMENT OF MANPOWER AFFAIRS Bureau of Labor and Industry, Capitol Shopping Center, Western Ave., Augusta, Maine 04330. Status: State government agency. Departments or sections: Industrial Safety. Research and Statistics. Boilers and Elevators. Principal functions and activities: Labour law enforcement. Education. Research and statistics. Publications: "Labor Laws of Maine" (biennial). Labor Organizations" (annual). "Directory of OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAM Division of Health Engineering, Department of Health and Welfare, State St., Augusta, Maine 04330. Status: State government agency. Departments or sections: Bureau of Health. Bureau of Labor and Industry. Safety. Occupational Health. Principal functions and activities: The Bureau of Health provides consultation services and the Bureau of Labor and Industry ensures enforcement. - 332 - (United States) (MARYLAND) Official services DIVISION OF FEDERAL EMPLOYEE HEALTH Bureau of Health Services, Public Health Service, Department of Health, Education and Welfare, 7915 Eastern Ave., Willste Building, Room 900, Silver Spring, Maryland. Status: Subdivision of Federal Health Agency. Departments or sections: Information and Health Education. Clinical Services. Hazards Control. Principal functions and activities: Protects the working health and safety of federal employees. Conducts research studies, training and demonstration projects, develops occupational medical standards and methods, provides consultation on, and stimulates the development of improved occupational health and safety programmes. Evaluates federal agency occupational health services programmes in relation to standards. Administers employee occupational health programmes for other federal agencies. Develops, directs and evaluates a safety and accident prevention programme for employees of the Public Health Service. 0ther institutions SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND PUBLIC HEALTH Johns Hopkins University, 615 N. Wolfe St., Baltimore, Maryland 21205. Status: Private university institution. Departments or sections: Environmental Health Sciences. Environmental Health Engineering. Mental Health. Occupational and Environmental Medicine. Environmental Toxicology. Environmental Physiology. Radiation Health. Principal functions and activities: Teaching and research: opportunity for postgraduate study to several different types of students with varied interests and background, including both degree candidates and special students. Publications: "Johns Hopkins University Circular". - 333 - (United States) (MASSACHUSETTS) Official services DEPARTMENT OP LABOR AND INDUSTRIES 100 Cambridge St., Boston, Massachusetts. Status: State government agency. Departments or sections: Statistics. Industrial Safety. Occupational Hygiene. Principal functions and activities: Enforcement of laws, rules and regulations regulating the occupational safety and health of workers within the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Publications: Annual Report. Other institutions DEPARTMENT OP INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE School of Public Health, Harvard University, 665 Huntington Ave., Boston, Massachusetts. Status: Private university. Departments or sections: Division of Environmental Health Sciences and Engineering. Department of Physiology. Department of Industrial Hygiene. Department of Sanitary Engineering. Principal functions and activities: Teaching research and community service in environmental health services and engineering. Includes special competence in fields of occupational health, control of radiation hazards, toxicology, human factors and ergonomics and air pollution control. Research in industrial ventilation; respiratory protection and respiratory performance. OCCUPATIONAL MEDICAL SERVICE Medical Department, Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts. Status: A branch of the Medical Department of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Departments or sections: Protection Office. Industrial Hygiene Office. - 334 - Radiation (United States) Principal functions and activities: Evaluates potential hazards due to exposure to ionising radiations, toxic chemicals and harmful dusts, and makes recommendations for the protection of individual students or workers. - 335 - (United States) (MICHIGAN) Official services BUREAU OP INDUSTRIAL HEALTH Michigan Department of Public Health, 3500 North Logan, Lansing, Michigan 48914. Status: State government agency. Departments or sections: Occupational Health. Radiological Health. Principal functions and activities: Prevention of occupational diseases from airborne contaminants and physical agents, including ionising radiation, noise and other forms of nonionising radiation. Publications: "Michigan's Occupational Health" (quarterly). BUREAU OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH Department of Health, 8801 John C. Lodge, Detroit, Michigan 48202. Status: Bureau of the City of Detroit Health Department. Principal functions and activities: Protection of city employees in their work environment; service to citizens in environmental health areas; interpretation and consultation to other city departments in areas of city environmental health ordinances. Other institutions DEPARTMENT OP OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH School of Medicine, Wayne State University, 625 Mullett, Detroit, Michigan 48226. Status: State university department. Departments or sections: Industrial Hygiene. cology. Urban Environmental Health. Industrial Toxi- Principal functions and activities: Graduate education in the areas of industrial hygiene, industrial toxicology and urban environmental health. Research is also performed. Short courses currently offered are "Instrumentation for Safety Personnel" and "Principles and Practice of Industrial Toxicology". - 336 _ (United States) INSTITUTE OF INDUSTRIAI. HEALTH The Medicai Center, W5634 University Hospital, Ann Arbor, Michigan. Status: An independent unit within the University of Michigan. Departments or sections: Hearing Research. Air Pollution. Dermatology. Industrial Hygiene. Industrial Toxicology. Industrial Health Clinic. Radiology. Principal functions and activities: Training for industrial health personnel and academic instruction for undergraduate medical students, graduate physicians, industrial nurses, industrial hygienists and industrial toxicologists. Short courses and conferences for management, engineers, industrial nurses, industrial physicians. Studies of the relationship between noise and ear damage in experimental animals. - 337 - (United States) (MINNESOTA) Official services SECTION OF INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE Division of Environmental Health, Minnesota Department of Health, 717 Delaware St., SE, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55440. Status: State government agency. Principal functions and activities: Occupational health placeof-employment investigations for compliance with occupational safety and health regulations. Other institutions DIVISION OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, 1112 Mayo Tower, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455. Status: State university division. Principal functions and activities: Occupational safety and health courses and research covering the following subjects: Environmental health; ionising radiation; industrial hygiene engineering; air analysis; ventilation control of environmental hazards; environmental toxicology; agricultural occupational health; occupational safety; noise and man; medical aspects of occupational health. Programme of courses and research leads to M.S., M.P.H. or Ph. D. degree in environmental health. - 338 - (United States) (MISSISSIPPI) Official services DIVISION OF OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH Mississippi State Board of Health, P.O. Box 1700, Jackson, Mississippi 39205. Status: State government agency. Principal functions and activities: Technical surveys for all types of industry, private or public, to help them to comply with the OSHA standards. Interprets OSHA standards. Holds seminars and programmes on OSHA. Statistical surveys of all establishments, with one or more employees, on accidental deaths, injuries and illnesses. Publications: Annual Report. - 339 - (United States) (MONTABA) Official services OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH BUREAU Division of Environmental Sciences, Department of Health and Environmental Sciences, Cogswell Building, Helena, Montana 59601. Status: State government agency. Departments or sections: Health. Industrial Hygiene. Principal functions and activities: ment of standards. Research. - 340 - Radiological Education. Enforce- (United States) (NEBRASKA) Official services NEBRASKA DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 11th Floor, State Capitol Building, Lincoln, Nebraska. Status: State government department. Principal functions and activities: Fosters, promotes and develops the welfare of wage earners; improves working conditions; adopts and enforces codes relating to industrial safety in order that all places of employment in the state shall be operated and maintained as to provide reasonable and adequate protection to the lives, health and safety of working people. Investigations and inspections. Publications: Annual Report. - 341 - (United States) (NEVADA) DEPARTMENT OF OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH Nevada Industrial Commission, 515 East Musser St., Carson City, Nevada 89701. Status: Quasi-state agency as a self-supporting exclusive state industrial insurance fund for the State of Nevada. Departments or sections: Occupational Safety and Health. tion of Mines. Data Processing. Pensions. Principal functions and activities: workmen's compensation. Publications: Inspec- Industrial insurance for Annual Report. - 342 - (United States) (NEW HAMPSHIRE) Official services BUREAU OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE Department of Health and Welfare, State Laboratory Building, Hazen Drive, Concord, New Hampshire. Status: State government agency. Departments or sections: Occupational Health. Radiation Control. Principal functions and activities: Investigation and monitoring of occupational health hazards in industry. Publications: Annual Report. DIVISION OF INSPECTION Department of Labor, State House Annex, Concord, New Hampshire. Status: State government department. Departments or sections: Health and Safety Inspection of Manufacturing, Wholesale and Retail Establisments. Health and Safety Inspection of the Building and Construction Industry. Pressure Vessel Inspections and Certifications. Elevator Inspection. Principal functions and activities: Promotes safe working conditions through promulgation of safety and health standards and the enforcement of same through on-the-job inspection in all places of employment. Encourages formation of labourmanagement safety committees to carry out educational programmes to lessen occupational injuries in the course of employment activities. Publications: Biennial Report. - 343 - (United States) (NEW JERSEY) Official services BUREAU OF ENGINEERING AND SAFETY Department of Labor and Industry, P.O. Box 709, Room 1103, Trenton, New Jersey 08625. Status: State government agency carrying out an approved State Plan under the Federal Occupational Safety and Health Act. Departments or sections: Codes. Construction. Engineering. Mine Safety. Occupational Health. Safety Inspection. Safety Promotion. Principal functions and activities: Enforcement of occupational safety and health standards. Promoting academic and short courses in occupational safety and health at institutions of higher education and by the New Jersey Safety Council, professional and technical societies and trade associations. OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAM Department of Health, Health Agriculture Building, Room 401, John Fitch Plaza, Trenton, New Jersey. Status: State government agency. Departments or sections: Industrial Medical Section. Industrial Toxicology. Industrial Nursing. Industrial Engineering. Industrial Chemistry. Noise Control. Principal functions and activities: Prevention of disease and maintenance of positive health in industrial plants in the state. Conducting studies to prevent impairment of hearing among industrial workers and limiting amount of noise. Short education and training courses for industrial plant management and others. Publications: Annual Report. Occupational Health Bulletins. Other institutions ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND SAFETY DEPARTMENT Bell Telephone Laboratories, Murray Hill, New Jersey 07974. Status: Private industrial research laboratory. - 344 - (United States) Departments or sections: Radiation Protection (health physics). Industrial Hygiene. Safety. Principal functions and activities: Research and development in environmental health and safety for the Bell System. Publications: Scientific reports on health and safety subjects. INTER-AMERICAN SAFETY COUNCIL (IASC) (Consejo Inter-Americano de Seguridad (CIAS)) 33 Park Place, Englewood, New Jersey 07631. Status: Non-governmental, privately supported, public service and non-profit educational organisation. Principal functions and activities: Education organisation dedicated to creating a safety-conscious attitude among the peoples of Latin America and Spain. Through the services and publications offered to its membership, it is the Council's aim to keep that membership abreast of the latest advances in industrial, home and off-the-job safety and that they should carry this message to the individual worker and to his family. Publications: "Noticias de Seguridad" ("Safety News") (monthly). "El Supervisor") ("The Supervisor") (monthly). Posters. - 345 - (United States) (NEW MEXICO) Official services DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH 408 Galistco, Santa Pe, New Mexico. Status: State government department. Departments or sections: Occupational Health Program. Principal functions and activities: To survey and make studies of industrial establishments to locate and evaluate health hazards. Surveys and studies, and consultation with industrial management. Research in uranium mine exposures to radon and its short-lived daughter products. HEALTH DIVISION Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory, P.O. Box 1663, Los Alamos, New Mexico. Status: Administered by the University of California under contract to U.S. Atomic Energy Commission. Departments or sections: Health Physics. Industrial Medicine. Safety. Biomedical Research. Industrial Hygiene. Environmental Studies. Principal functions and activities: Development of a comprehensive health and safety programme for all of the workers in the laboratory. Research in molecular and cellular biology; radiation biology; health physics with special reference to dosimetry; industrial hygiene with special reference to respiratory protection and environmental sampling. - 346 - (United States) (NEW YORK) Official services DIVISION OF INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE Department of Labor, 80 Centre St., New York, New York 10013. Status: State government department. Departments or sections: Medical, Industrial Hygiene. Engineering, Laboratory and Health Education sections. Radiological Health Unit included in the Medical Section. Principal functions and activities: Conducts medical and engineering investigations of in-plant health hazards in connection with departmental enforcement of New York State Industrial Code Rules. Provides consultative and educational services to industry, labour, other governmental agencies and institutions or individuals concerned with the protection of workers against health hazards in industry. Publications: Annual Report. Health Statistics. "Industrial Hygiene Review". OFFICE OF RADIATION CONTROL Department of Health, 325 Broadway, New York, New York 10007. Status: City government department. Departments or sections: Physics. Materials. Training. Radioactive Principal functions and activities: Inspection and control of radiation sources, licensing of radioactive materials, study of population X-ray exposure and training in radiation inspection technology. Other institutions DIVISION OF BIOMECHANICS The Center for Safety, Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine, New York University, 400 East 34 St., Room RR 311, New York, New York 10016. Status: Private academic institution. Principal functions and activities: Familiarises participants with the practical applications of biomechanics to occupational situations, and qualifies them for the biomechanical evaluation - 347 - (United States) of workplaces and equipment. tional biomechanics. Publications: Organises courses on occupa- Research reports. DIVISION OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES School of Public Health, Columbia University, 600 West 168th St., New York, New York, 10032. Status: Private university institution. Principal functions and activities: Trains professional practitioners who will be planning and administering healthrelated programmes. Improves techniques for measuring occupational hazards, identification of effects from these hazards, and means of control. A model occupational-health service is provided to a small number of industries to permit evaluation of different approaches. Publications: Medical reports. INSTITUTE OP ENVIRONMENTAL. MEDICINE New York University Medical Center, 550 First Ave., New York, New York 10016. Status: Private non-profit organisation. Principal functions and activities: Carries out research and teaching in the general field of occupational disease, with particular emphasis on physical and chemical carcinogens and research and teaching on the problems of environmental health. LABORATORY OP INDUSTRIAL MEDICINE Eastmen Kodak Company, Rochester, New York. Status: A unit of an industrial medical department. Departments or sections: Biochemistry Laboratory. Toxicology Laboratory. Microbiology Laboratory. Environmental Health Service. Environmental Health Research. Industrial Hygiene Laboratory. Principal functions and activities: Prevention of occupational disease. Conducts investigations to establish the safety of and proper conditions of use of manufactured products or processes. Investigations in environmental health, including industrial hygiene studies, clinical investigation of health of employees, physiologic studies of human responses to chemical and physical agents, biochemical studies on the mode of action and metabolism of chemical substances in animals and humans, toxicologic studies, investigates new biological and medical uses for product. Environmental health and experimental toxicologic investigations. - 348 - (United States) LEAD INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATION, INC. (LIA) 292 Madison Ave., New York, New York 10017Status: Non-profit trade association, financed by the lead and zinc industry. Departments or sections: Department. There is an Environmental Health Principal functions and activities: Provides informational material and services to its members, aimed toward the prevention of occupational lead poisoning. Publications: "Facts about Lead and Industrial Hygiene". INTERNATIONAL LEAD ZINC RESEARCH ORGANIZATION, INC. (ILZRO) 292 Madison Ave., New York, New York 10017. Status: Non-profit research organisation sponsored by the worldwide primary lead and zinc industry. Departments or sections: Department. There is an Environmental Health Principal functions and activities: Sponsors research projects in the general field of environmental health including occupational health. This research is limited to health research on lead, zinc, and cadmium. Publications: "ILZRO Lead and Zinc Research Digests". NEW YORK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER 550 First Ave., New York, New York 10016. Status: Non-profit private institution. Departments or sections: Laboratory of Toxicology. Organic Chemistry and Carcinogenesis Laboratory. Toxicology Laboratory. Environmental Studies Laboratory. Biostatistics Unit. Principal functions and activities: Publications: Research, education, training. Annual Report. TRUDEAU MEDICAL RESEARCH LABORATORIES, INC. Algonquin Ave., Saranac Lake, New York. Status: Private foundation. - 349 - (United States) Functions and activities: Study of the manifestations, epidemiology, causation and mechanism of industrial disease. Experimental studies related to diseases caused by air pollution. Experimental studies on the pathogenesis and immune changes in tuberculosis and other infectious disease. Research in pulmonary emphysema; pulmonary tuberculosis; pulmonary diseases caused by air pollution. Publications: Technical reports. - 350 - (United States) (OHIO) Official services DIVISION OF SAFETY AND HYGIENE Industrial Commission of Ohio, 700 W. Third Ave., Columbus, Ohio. Status: State government department. Departments or sections: Engineering and Hygiene. Statistics. Industrial Field Services. Construction Field Services. Principal functions and activities: Inspects and advises industry in all phases of on-the-job safety. Motivates and communicates Ohio's safety programmes. Education through specifically developed programmes, supervisors' safety training classes. Publications: "Monitor" (monthly). "Pattern for Progress". "Roadmap for Motor Carrier Safety". "Ohio Industrial Safety Record" (annual). OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY Division of Environmental Control and Consumer Protection, Cincinnati Health Department, 3101 Burnet Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio 45229. Status: State government agency. Principal functions and activities: individuals and industry. Publications: Ensures the safety of Annual Report. Other institutions DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH University of Cincinnati, College of Medicine, Kettering Laboratory, Eden and Bethesda Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio 45219. Status: Municipally-sponsored State-affiliated University Department. Departments or sections: Disability Evaluation. Evaluations of Specific Toxic Exposure. Clinical Practice of Occupational Medicine. Principal functions and activities: Research into that segment of human ecology which relates to the interference with human - 351 - (United States) well-being by physical, chemical, or biological factors is man's environment. Graduate level teaching, community service and patient care. Research into mechanisms, sites of action of biological disturbances, life problems which require rapid practical solutions and those concerned with hygienic,toxicologic and medical services. Publications: Annual Report. DEPARTMENT OF PREVENTIVE MEDICINE College of Medicine, Ohio State University, 410 West Tenth Ave., Columbus, Ohio 43210. Status: State university department. Departments or sections: Division of Environmental Health. Division of Community Health. Principal functions and activities: Education and research. EUCLID CLINIC RESEARCH FOUNDATION 18599 Lake Shore Blvd., Cleveland, Ohio. Status: Non-profit research foundation supported by industry and private endowment. Departments or sections: Industrial Medicine. Industrial Hygiene. Principal functions and activities: Permits private physicians, whose primary interest is in the practice of clinical medicine, the opportunity to pursue research studies in areas in which they bring special knowledge. Physical research on radioisotope scanner collimators; studies to evaluate and control the worker and his environment when dealing with specific organic carcinogens; environmental mercury exposure studies. - 352 - (United States) (OKLAHOMA) Official services OCCUPATIONAL AND RADIOLOGICAL HEALTH SERVICE Department of Health, P.O. Box 53551, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73105. Status: State government agency. Departments or sections: Radiation Protection. Health and Noise Control. Occupational Principal functions and activities: Radiation protection: registration, inspection of facilities where sources are used and enforcement of regulations; environmental surveillance; operation of radiochemistry laboratory; emergency response; technical assistance to users of services of radiation; non-ionising radiation control. Occupational health: technical assistance to labour, management, other state and local agencies, and general public. Publications: Annual Report. OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH TRAINING DIVISION Department of Labor, State Capitol Building, Room 5, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Status: State governmental agency. Principal functions and activities: Education and training throughout the state. Also training of safety inspection in the Department of Labor. PUBLIC HEALTH STATISTICS N.E. 10th and Stonewall,Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73105. Status: Federally subsidised, state government department. Departments or sections: Public Health Statistics. Safety and Health Statistics. Principal functions and activities: Occupational Research (statistical survey). Publications: "Public Health Statistics, Occupational Illnesses and Injuries" (for the State of Oklahoma). - 353 - (United States) (OREGON") Official services OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SECTION Oregon State Health Division, 1400 S.W. 5th Ave., Portland, Oregon 97201. Status: State government agency. Principal functions and activities: hazards. Prevention of occupational OREGON WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION BOARD Labor and Industries Building, Salem, Oregon 97310. Status: State government agency, funded by employer workmen's compensation policy premium assessments. Departments or sections: Prevention. Accident Prevention. Disability Principal functions and activities: Secures proper benefits for the injured workman. Assists in. creation of a safe place of employment. Assists in rehabilitation of injured workmen. Publications: Annual Report. "Oregon Safety Standards". Relating to Workmen's Compensation Board of Oregon. "Safer Oregon" (safety information magazine). Laws Other institutions DIVISION OF ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE University of Oregon Medical School, 3181 S.W. Sam Jackson Park Rd., Portland, Oregon 97201. Status: Division of a state medical school. Principal functions and activities: Education of medical students. Some contribution to education to nursing students, dental students, dental hygienists and to physicians undergoing postgraduate specialty training in public health and pediatrics. - 354 - (United States) (PENNSYLVANIA) Official services BUREAU OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH Department of Environmental Resources, P.O. Box 2063, Pulton Bldg. , Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17120. Status: State government agency. Departments or sections: Industrial Hygiene. Research Laboratory. Industrial Medicine. Principal functions and activities: Enforcement of regulations related to the prevention of occupational hazards. LABORATORY FOR HUMAN PERFORMANCE RESEARCH Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802. Status: State government organisation. Principal functions and activities: Carries out research on the effects of stress on man, particularly with regard to the onset and development of chronic disease. Research on thermal environment, air conditioning, radiations, individual protection, occupational physiology. Publications: Scientific reports. Other institutions MSA INTERNATIONAL Mine Safety Appliances Company, 201 Penn Center Blvd., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15235. Status: Private profit-making manufacturer producing safety and industrial hygiene products. Departments or sections: Safety Products. Principal functions and activities: and health products. Publications: Technical Products. Manufacturing approved safety Annual Report. - 355 - (United States) GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH University of Pittsburgh, 130 DeSoto St., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15261. Status: State-related university. Departments or sections: Occupational Health. Principal functions and activities: Publications: Radiation Health. Education and research. Annual Bulletin. INDUSTRIAL HEALTH FOUNDATION 5231 Centre Ave., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15232. Status: Private, non-profit foundation. Departments or sections: Industrial Hygiene. Occupational Medicine. Industrial Safety. Toxicology. Principal functions and activities: Research and education. Occupational health and safety surveys. Publications: "Industrial Hygiene Digest" (monthly). Medical, engineering, chemical toxicological, legal, nursing, and management technical bulletins (published at irregular intervals). Annual Report. - 356 - (United States) (RHODE ISLAND) Official services DIVISION OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH Department of Health, 374 State Office Building, Providence, Rhode Island. Status: Division of state government department. Departments or sections: Occupational Health. Health. Air Pollution Control. Radiological Principal functions and activities: Prevention of occupational diseases. Control of occupational and radiological health hazards. Medical, engineering, chemical and nursing consultative services for above purposes. Technological and medical studies on an industry-wide basis or on the basis of a particular trade or occupation. Publications: Annual Report. INDUSTRIAL CODE COMMISSION FOR SAFETY AND HEALTH 235 Promenade St., Providence, Rhode Island. Status: State government agency. Departments or sections: of Labor). Industrial Inspection Division (Department - 357 - (United States) (TENNESSEE) Official services DIVISION OF OCCUPATIONAL AND RADIOLOG-ICAL HEALTH Department of Public Health, 630 Cordell Hull Bldg., Nashville, Tennessee 37219. Status: State government agency. of Environmental Health. Departments or sections: A division within the Bureau Occupational Health. Radiological Health. Principal functions and activities: Enforcement of standards for occupational health maintenance in workplaces in Tennessee for the purpose of prevention of occupational disease. INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE SERVICE Department of Public Health, 401 State Office Bldg., Knoxville, Tennessee. Status: State government agency. Departments or sections: Industrial Hygiene. Health, and Air Pollution. Radiological Principal functions and activities: Provides in-the-field services to industry in prevention of occupational diseases primarily industrial hygiene engineering control programme. Community studies in air pollution control programmes. Radiation exposure control programme in industry, and medical services facilities in this area. Publications: "News" periodical (quarterly). - 358 - (United States) (TEXAS) Official services DIVISION OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND RADIATION CONTROL Texas State Department of Health, 1100 W. 49th St., Austin, Texas 78756. Status: State government division. Departments or sections: Occupational Health Programme. Radiation Control Programme. Principal functions and activities: Assists agencies, health practitioners, labour unions, management and individual workers in applying knowledge for the prevention of occupational disease, and developing preventive health services. Institutes and maintains a regulatory programme for sources of radiation, thus to permit development and utilisation of these sources for peaceful purposes consistent with the health and safety of the public. Publications: Scientific reports. Other institutions INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE AND SAFETY ENGINEERING DIVISION Department of Industrial Engineering, College of Engineering, College Station, Texas 77843. Status: State-supported university division. Principal functions and activities: Education, research, service in the field of industrial hygiene and safety. Publications: Periodic research publications. INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF DRILLING CONTRACTORS (IADC) 7400 Harwin Dr., Suite 305, Houston, Texas 77036. Status: Non-profit corporation with income consisting primarily of dues paid by member organisations. Principal functions and activities: Solving of all common problems of the drilling industry between contractors, operators and service and supply companies. Included are primarily education and training a4.ong these lines. Primary emphasis is on safety, job training and engineering. Publications: "The Drilling Contractor" (bi-monthly). codes. Safety films and slides. - 359 - Manuals and (United States) (UTAH) Official services OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAM Department of Health, Education and Welfare, Public Health Service, Occupational Health Field Station, P.O. Box 8137, Salt Lake City, Utah. Status: Government agency. Principal functions and activities: Provides bases of operations for field studies in occupational health in geographical groups of states; conducts laboratory and field studies in occupational health problems. In co-ordination with the National Program provides base of operations for prevention and control of diseases and injuries to the working population with emphasis on health hazards of occupational origin. Epidemiological studies of uranium miners. RADIATION AND OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SECTION Bureau of Environmental Health, Division of Health, 44 Medical Drive, Salt Lake City, Utah 84113. Status: State government agency. Departments or sections: Health. Radiological Health. Occupational Principal functions and activities: Surveys and inspections of X-ray equipment and facilities as well as industries for occupational health problems. Publications: Annual Report. Other institutions COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING Utah State University, Logan, Utah 84322. Status: State supported and federally supported Land Grant Institution. Principal functions and activities: Education; degrees granted include BS degree - Industrial Technology, Industrial Safety. - 360 - (United States) (VERMONT) Official services DIVISION OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH Department of Health, 32 Spaulding St., P.O. Box 607, Barre, Vermont 05641. Status: Division of State Government Department. Departments or sections: Occupational Health. Radiological Health. Principal functions and activities: Inspections of industrial establishments to determine compliance with OSHA standards. - 361 - (United States) (VIRGINIA) Official services BUREAU OF INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE Department of Health, James Madison Building, 109 Governor St., Richmond, Virginia. Status: State government bureau. Departments or sections: Health. Industrial Hygiene. Radiological Principal functions and activities: Checks industrial or commercial establishments where persons are employed for occupational diseases and samples and tests, as necessary, to establish the degree of hazard existing. Recommendations are made to the industry affected in the form of rules and regulations to control occupational diseases. Reduces unnecessary exposure to ionising radiation from all sources. - 362 - (United States) (WASHINGTON) Official services DIVISION OF INDUSTRIAL SAFETY AND HEALTH Department of Labor and Industries, 308 East 4th Ave., P.O. Box 207, Olympia, Washington 98504. Status: State of Washington agency subsidised by Federal Government, Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Departments or sections: Safety Inspection Section. Health Inspection Section. Research Section. Training and Consultation Section. Standards Section. Principal functions and activities: Provides safety inspection and industrial hygiene services to many industries in the State of Washington. Maintains a division management reporting system for the effective management of the division's safety and health programme. Provides accident prevention instruction and first-aid training to State of Washington employers and employees. Promulgates new industrial safety and health standards. Publications: "LINK". "The Safety Committeeman" (periodicals). Other institutions COLLEGE OF FORESTRY University of Washington, Seattle, Washington. Status: State-supported university. Departments or sections: Instruction. Research. Principal functions and activities: Education in forestry biological sciences including forest soils, tree nutrition, forest ecology, genetics of forest tree development, forest tree physiology, forest influences, forest entomology, wood anatomy and morphology, and silviculture. One course on safety practices in logging and forestry is included in the curriculum. HANFORD ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH FOUNDATION Box 100, Richland, Washington. Status: Not-for-profit foundation having prime contract with U.S. Atomic Energy Commission. - 363 - (United States) Departments or sections: Environmental Health Sciences. Occupational Medicine. Psychology. Nursing. Clinical Records. Personnel. Principal functions and activities: specialised health services and necessary in matters related to specialised medical and nursing logical protection. Publications: Provides medical, nursing and performs research as occupational health. Provides services concerning radio- Annual Report. - 364 - (United States) (WEST VIRGINIA) Official services DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH 1800 Washington St., East Charleston, West Virginia. Status: State government department. Departments or sections: Bureau of Industrial Hygiene. Principal functions and activities: Public health. Bureau of Industrial Hygiene's major activities are in the field of occupational health, radiological health, and chemical laboratory support for other departmental programmes. Publications: Annual Report. - 365 - (United States) (WISCONSIN) Official services DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRY, LABOR AND HUMAN RELATIONS Hill Farms' State Office Bldg., P.O. Box 2209, Madison, Wisconsin. Status: State government department. Departments or sections: Industrial Safety and Buildings. Labor Standards. Statistical Division. Workmen's Compensation. Principal functions and activities: Enforces and administers the laws relating to unemployment compensation, workmen's compensation, labour standards, industrial safety, and equal rights. Statistical research is conducted and analysed in the areas of employment, unemployment, labour mobility and work injuries. The Department arranges industrial safety seminars, and construction safety seminars. Publications: Biennial Review. Other institutions DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE Medical College of Wisconsin, 561 North Fifteenth St., Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53233. Status: Private medical school. Departments or sections: Basic science and clinical departments common to medical schools. Principal functions and activities: Training of physicians, graduate education of scientists and physicians and healthrelated research. EMPLOYERS INSURANCE OF WAUSAU Wausau, Wisconsin. Status: Private insurance company. Departments or sections: Safety and Health Services. Principal functions and activities: Underwriter of nearly all forms of casualty and fire insurance, as well as life insurance. Research in major occupational injury sources. Industrial noise control and hearing conservation. Safety - 366 - (United States) Communications. Major areas of industrial hygiene. Both off-the-job and on-the-job safety and health. Specialised training in certain severe industrial exposures. Publications: Annual Report. "Foreman" (quarterly). "Better Driving" (quarterly). "Occupational Health" (quarterly). "Safety Speaking" (monthly). - 367 - (United States) (WYOMING) Official services DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND STATISTICS Room 304, Capitol Bldg., Cheyenne, Wyoming 82002. Status: State government department. Departments or sections: Lahor Standards Statistics and Research. Principal functions and activities: Publications: Annual Report. Enforcement of lahor statutes. Report of Occupational Injuries. DIVISION OF INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE Department of Public Health. Wyoming. Status: State Office Bldg., Cheyenne, State government department. Principal functions and activities: State-wide programme of occupational and radiological health. Provides surveys and investigations of conditions which may cause ill health of workers due to environmental factors. Registration programme for all users or producers of radioactive materials. - 368 - (United States) (DISTRICT OP COLUMBIA) INDUSTRIAL SAFETY DIVISION Minimum Wage and Industrial Safety Board, 615 Eye St., N.W. , Washington, D.C. 20001. Status: Agency of District of Columbia Government. Departments or sections: Occupational Safety. Health. Injury and Illness Statistics. Occupational Principal functions and activities: Administration of occupational safety and health programme for the workers in the District of Columbia by compliance activities, accidents and complaint investigation, promulgation of regulations and standards, research, and the collection and analysis of injury and illness data. Publications: Annual Report. OCCUPATIONAL AMD EMPLOYEE HEALTH PROGRAM Government of the District of Columbia, U.S.A., 1875 Connecticut Ave., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20009. Status: District of Columbia government agency. Departments or sections: Health Services. Occupational Health Services. Employee Principal functions and activities: Provides occupational and employee health services to business establishments in the District of Columbia, D.C. Government employees and students and trainees of the D.C. Government college, institution and training centre. Conducts occupational health and employee health training courses and in-service training. Conducts epidemiological investigation and public health researches in the area of occupational medicine and health. Conducts educational work for community in prevention of occupational diseases and promotion of occupational health. Publications: Annual Report. - 369 - (United States Territories) (PUERTO RICO) Official services BUREAU OF WORK ACCIDENT PREVENTION (Negociado de Prevención de Accidentes del Trabajo) Avda. Barbosa 414, San Juan, Puerto Rico. Status: Attached to the Lahor Department. Departments or sections: Standards Division. Safety Promotion Division. Statistics Division. Safety Principal functions and activities: Prevention of industrial accidents by means of an integrated programme with the participation of workers, employers and general public. Guiding workers, employers and the population in matters pertaining to the prevention of accidents in industry and agriculture. Industrial hygiene. Publications: "Boletín de Prevención de Accidentes". LABOR RELATIONS INSTITUTE (Instituto de Relaciones del Trabajo) Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico 00931. Status: State institution. Departments or sections: Graduate Studies. Labour Education. Principal functions and activities: Trade union education courses. Labour education teaching courses. Labour and management education courses. Teaching of specialised courses: occupational health and industrial safety. Labour education. Occupational health and safety. Publications: "Trabajo en Puerto Rico" (bi-monthly). Annual Report. Other institutions COUNCIL FOR THE PREVENTION OF INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENTS (Consejo de Prevención de Accidentes) Avda. Barbosa 414, San Juan, Puerto Rico. Status: Private. Departments or sections: Agriculture. Construction. Education. Transport. Functions and activities: Protection of life and health of workers and general population. Co-operation in the establishment of safety standards. Education and propaganda. Publications: "Boletín" (monthly). - 370 - Annual Report. URUGUAY ASOCIACIÓN URUGUAYA DE SEGURIDAD Casilla de correo 1128, Montevideo. Estatuto: Institución de carácter privado. Principales funciones y actividades: Difusión de información sobre la prevención de los riesgos profesionales. Investigaciones. Estudios. DEPARTAMENTO DE PREVENCIÓN DE ACCIDENTES Instituto Nacional del Trabajo, Calle Canalones, núm. 882, Montevideo. Estatuto: Organismo de derecho público. Departamentos o secciones: Inspección y Prevención de Accidentes y de Enfermedades Profesionales. Principales funciones y actividades: Controlar la aplicación de la legislación y reglamentación sobre seguridad e higiene del trabajo. Descubrir toda infracción que entrañe un riesgo para los trabajadores, y poner remedio al mismo. Informar sobre accidentes ocurridos y enfermedades no declaradas para fines estadísticos. Señalar a la dirección general del Instituto Nacional del Trabajo todos los trabajos peligrosos. BANCO DE SEGUROS DEL ESTADO Mercedes, núm. 1051, Casilla de correo 473, Montevideo. Estatuto: Institución autónoma, con la garantía del Estado. Departamentos o secciones: Sección de Accidentes del Trabajo y de Enfermedades Profesionales. Subsección de Seguridad Industrial y de Inspección. Principales funciones y actividades: Fomentar la seguridad y la higiene del trabajo. Acción educativa e investigaciones por intermedio de sus secciones y departamentos. Localización de las enfermedades y exámenes médicos a los trabajadores expuestos a agentes nocivos. Investigación de la brucelosis en establecimientos frigoríficos, con estudio de la morbilidad de esta afección. Inspección de los lugares de trabajo para descubrir los riesgos de intoxicación e imponer medidas de prevención. - 371 - (Uruguay) COMISIÓN HONORARIA DE TRABAJOS INSALUBRES 18 de Julio, 1892, Ministerio de Salud Pública, planta baja, Montevideo. Estatuto: Creada por ley, está integrada por un delegado de cada una de las siguientes instituciones: Ministerio de Salud Pública, Ministerio de Trabajo y Seguridad Social, Banco de Seguros del Estado, Facultad de Medicina, Facultad de Ingeniería. Principales funciones y actividades: Estudiar las condiciones higiénico-ambientales de los lugares de trabajo. Emitir calificaciones de insalubridad. Aconsejar las medidas tendientes a disminuir la insalubridad. Publicaciones: Lista de contaminantes con sus límites higiénicos de exposición (MAC). UNIVERSIDAD DEL TRABAJO San Salvador, 1674, Montevideo. Estatuto: Organismo estatal de enseñanza técnica. Departamentos o secciones: Departamento de Seguridad en el Trabajo. Principales funciones y actividades: El Departamento de Seguridad en el Trabajo despierta el interés de los alumnos y personal docente por su especialidad en la institución, contribuyendo igualmente a tal fin en el marco de las actividades de la economía. - 372 - VENEZUELA Servicios oficiales DEPARTAMENTO DE SALUD OCUPACIONAL Ministerio de Sanidad y Asistencia Social, Dirección de Malariología y Saneamiento Ambiental, División de Saneamiento Industrial y del Agro, Centro Simón Bolívar, Edificio Sur, 2.° piso, Caracas. Estatuto: Dependencia gubernamental. Departamentos o secciones: Control de Ambientes Industriales. Radiofísica Sanitaria y otros Riegos Físicos. Laboratorio. Principales funciones y actividades: Dependencia gubernamental encargada del control de las enfermedades profesionales. Fundamentalmente normativa. A su cargo está velar por el cumplimiento de las leyes de la materia, a través de adecuada coordinación con las dependencias ejecutivas. Asesoría gubernamental en materia de enfermedades profesionales. DIVISION DE SEGURIDAD E HIGIENE INDUSTRIAL Y MEDICINA DEL TRABAJO Manduca a Ferrenquin, er Edif. Ministerio del Trabajo, 3. piso, Caracas. Estatuto: Servicio industrial dependiente del Ministerio del Trabajo. Departamentos o secciones: Departamento de Revisión de Proyectos Industriales. Departamento de Seguridad en Occidente, Oriente y Guayana. Principales funciones y actividades: Prevención de riesgos en el trabajo, a través de inspecciones periódicas y por funcionarios técnicos en los diferentes centros de trabajo. Investigación de los accidentes de trabajo. Cursos teóricos y prácticos a diferentes organismos públicos y privados. Divulgación mediante distribución de folletos, afiches, sistemas audiovisuales, proyección de películas, etc. Otras instituciones CONSEJO VENEZOLANO DE PREVENCIÓN DE ACCIDENTES Edif. La Salle, avenida La Salle, 2.° piso, Los Caobos, Caracas, 105. - 373 - (Venezuela) Estatuto: Institución privada sin fines de lucro. Principales funciones y.actividades: Prevención de accidentes en el trabajo. Asesoramiento. Enseñanza. Formación educativa. Entrenamiento. Prevención de accidentes de tránsito. Publicaciones: Revista "Prevención de Accidentes" DEPARTAMENTO BE INGENIERÍA SANITARIA Universidad Central de Venezuela, Facultad de Ingeniería, Caracas. Estatuto: Perteneciente a la Escuela de Ingeniería Civil de la Facultad de Ingeniería de la Universidad Central de Venezuela. Departamentos o secciones: Instalaciones Sanitarias, laboratorio de Aguas. Microbiología Sanitaria. Química Sanitaria. Recolección y Eliminación de Desechos Sólidos. Saneamiento Ambiental. Seminario. Tratamiento de Aguas. Principales funciones y actividades: labores de docencia e investigación en ingeniería del ambiente. Entre los temas estudiados figuran: el saneamiento, biología sanitaria, contaminación atmosférica, diseño de plantas, epidemiología y bioestadística, higiene industrial, higiene y primeros auxilios. las diferentes materias estudiadas conducen a la obtención del título de ingeniero ambiental. Publicaciones: Memoria anual. DIVISION DE MEDICINA DEL TRABAJO. HIGIENE Y SEGURIDAD INDUSTRIALES Instituto Venezolano de los Seguros Sociales, Avenida Universidad, Edificio Rodríguez Sabogal, 2. piso, frente Parque Carabobo, Caracas. Departamentos o secciones: Departamento Médico. ratorio. Inspección. Ingeniería, labo- Principales funciones y actividades: Prevención de los riesgos profesionales. Inspección de empresas. Investigación de enfermedades profesionales y accidentes. Recomendaciones para corregir riesgos. Elaboración de estadísticas técnicas y preventivas. Investigaciones biológicas y del medio ambiente industrial de las principales substancias tóxicas; ruido, iluminación y otros riesgos físicos. Cursos teoricoprácticos de higiene y seguridad industriales. Cursillos básicos en empresas para trabajadores, supervisores y capataces; dirigentes sindicales medios. Cursillos a alumnos de quinto y sexto año de medicina. - 374 - (Venezuela) INSTITUTO DE MEDICINA DEL TRABAJO E HIGIENE INDUSTRIAL Avenida 27, núm. 69-55, Maracaibo. Estatuto: Depende de la Facultad de Medicina de la Universidad de Zulia. Departamentos o secciones: • Ergonomia. logía. Acústica. Optica. Neuro- Principales funciones y actividades: Investigación sobre temas de medicina del trabajo e higiene industrial. Participación en programas de estudio de medicina preventiva. Orientación y recomendación a ministerios e industrias. Capacitación de estudiantes y profesionales en esta especialidad. - 375 - YUGOSLAVIA INSTITUT ZA HÏGIJENU I SOCIJALNU MEDICINU MEDICINSKOG FAKULTETA. (Institute of Hygiene and Social Medicine of the Medical School) Mose Pijade 6, Sarajevo. Status: Independent, self-supporting institute. Departments or sections: Occupational Hygiene. Health. Social Medicine. Radiological Principal functions and activities: Undergraduate and postgraduate teaching in occupational health. Radiological and occupational health services. Long-term research on radioactive contamination of the environment. Epidemiology of cancer with special emphasis on environmental carcinogens. Maladaptation and its consequences in industrial accidents, neurosis and alcoholism. Publications: "Radovi". Annual Report. INSTITUT ZA MEDICINSKA ISTRA?IYANJA I MEDICINU RADA JUGOSLAVENSKE AKADEMIJE ZNANOSTI I UMJETNOSTI (Institute for Medical Research and Occupational Health, Yugoslav Academy of Sciences and Arts) Mo^e Pijade 158, P.O. Box 291, 41000 Zagreb. Status: Attached to the Yugoslav Academy of Sciences and Arts. Departments or sections: Toxicology. Biochemistry. Environmental Radioactivity. Occupational Psychophysiology. Radiation Dosimetry. Environmental Hygiene. Human Metabolism. Occupational Diseases. Chronic Disease. Epidemiology. Principal functions and activities: Research on chemical factors in the working and living environment and their influence on health, and radiation and its effects on the body. Lectures on occupational medicine, public health, general medicine, experimental biology, radiological protection. Publications: "Arhiv Za Higijenu Rada I Toksikologiju" (Archives of Industrial Hygiene and Toxicology) (quarterly). "Radioaktivnost Zivotne Sredine U Jugoslaviji" (Environmental Radioactivity in Yugoslavia) (yearly). "Godisnji Izvjestaj I Plan Rada" (Annual Report and Research Plan). Annual Report (in English). INSTITUT ZA MEDICINU RADA I RADIOLogKU ZASTITU (Institute of Occupational Health and Radiological Protection) Deligradska 29, Belgrade. 376 (Yugoslavia) Status: Independent scientific-medical institute. Departments or sections: Occupational Diseases and Evaluation of Work Capacity. Radiological Health (Occupational and Public Health Units). Industrial Hygiene and Applied Occupational Physiology. Principal functions and activities: Protection of the health of workers. Research and education in occupational health and radiological protection. Teaching of occupational health to the students of the Medical Faculty (undergraduate study). Postgraduate training in occupational health. Postgraduate medical training of other health officers in the field of occupational health and radiological protection. Publications: Annual Report. INSTITUT ZA SIGURNOST (Safety Institute) Sakovecka 17, 41000 Zagreb. Status: Non-profit organisation founded by the Republic of Croatia. Department or sections: Among the various departments, those dealing with occupational safety and hygiene are the following: Safety Research. Safety Organisation. Education and Propaganda. Workplace Safety. Occupational and Urban Environment Safety. Machines, Equipment and Tools. Personal Protective Equipment. Eire Safety. Principal functions and activities: Scientific research and investigations in the field of occupational and fire safety. Technical assistance to establishments in occupational safety and health. Engineering studies and consultancy on building in safety measures at the planning stage. Professional training, instruction, education and development of instructional programmes programmes in all the fields of occupational safety. Publications: "Sigurnost" (quarterly). fire and traffic safety. Codes on occupational, REPUBLICKI ZAVOD ZA ZASTITU ZDRAVLJA (Institute of Public Health) Rockefellerova 7, Zagreb. Status: State institute. Departments or sections: Occupational Medicine. Principal functions and activities: Study of factors affecting the workers' mental and physical health. Recommendations on measures for improving the health of workers. Study of environmental conditions in workplaces and of problems of absenteeism in industry. Assistance to medical services in their work. Training of occupational medical personnel. Publications: "Zdravtvena Zaïtita" (Health Protection) (monthly). - 377 - (Yugoslavia) SAVEZNI ZAVOD ZA ZDRAVSTVENU ZASTITU - SLUZBA ZA MEDICINU RADA (Federal Institute of Public Health - Occupational Health Service) Slobodana Penezica 35, 11000 Belgrade. Status: Independent institute partially subsidised by the Government. Departments or sections: Health Care and Disaster Control. Chronic Diseases. Environmental Protection. Principal functions and activities: Analyses public health and hygiene status and submits proposals to the Federal Government for suitable public health measures and regulations. Studies on occupational health and safety and recommendation of preventive safety and health measures. Publications: National Report on Public Health and Hygiene. Statistical Yearbook of Public Health and Health Services. SKODA NARODNOG ZDRAVLJA "ANDRIJA SCAMPAR" (Andrija Stampar School of Public Health) Medicinski fakultet, SveuXiliïta u Zagrebu, Rockefellerova 4, 41000 Zagreb. Status: Part of the University of Zagreb. Departments or sections: Hygiene and Social Medicine. Epidemiology and Statistics. Occupational Health. Environmental Health. Principal functions and activities: Undergraduate education in hygiene, social medicine, epidemiology, bacteriology, virology and parasitology. Postgraduate education in public health, occupational health, industrial hygiene and safety, environmental engineering, maternal and child health, school health, medical microbiology, clinical laboratory diagnosis, medical cytology, emergency medical services, and general medicine. Research. Publications: Annual Report. ZAJEDNICA ZAYODA ZA ZASTITU NA RADU (Association of Labour Protection Institutes) Vozdova 11, 1800 Nis". Status: Independent organisation. Principal functions and activities: Occupational accident and disease prevention. Research and study projects on industrial safety and air pollution. Collects, prepares and disseminates documentation. Develops programmes and methods of instruction in occupational risk prevention. Co-operates, at an international level, with other organisations pursuing similar aims. - 578 - (Yugoslavia) Publications: "Jugoslovenska i inostrana dokumentacija zasite na radu" (Yugoslav and Foreign Documentation on Labour Protection) (monthly). "Revija rada" (Labour Review) (monthly). ZAVOD SR SLOVENIJE ZA VARSTVO PRI DELU (Institute of Occupational Safety of the Socialist Republic of Slovenia) Korytkova 3a, 61000 Ljubljana. Status: Independent institution founded by the Government of the Socialist Republic of Slovenia. Departments or sections: Safety Engineering. Environmental Hygiene and Industrial Toxicology. Radiation Protection. Occupational Health. Psychology, Medicine and Traffic Safety Engineering. Principal functions and activities: Safety research, planning and design. Study of environmental conditions in workplaces. Air pollution studies - analytical chemistry. Radiation protection research. Study, research and periodic follow-up of worker health protection. Medical examinations of workers with suspected occupational diseases. Labour protection conferences and courses. Publications: "Delo in varnost" (Work and Safety) (bi-monthly). Occupational Safety Bibliography. Annual Report. Safety manuals. - 379 - ZAIRE Services officiels INSTITUT NATIONAL DE SECURITE SOCIALE (INSS) Boite postale 8933, Kinshasa 1. Statut : Etablissement public doté de la personnalité civile et de l'autonomie financière. Fonctions et activités principales : Prestations en cas d'accidents du travail et de maladies professionnelles (branche des risques professionnels). Pensions d'invalidité, de retraite et de survivants (branche des pensions). Allocations familiales (branche des allocations familiales). Toutes autres prestations de sécurité sociale à instituer ultérieurement en faveur des travailleurs salariés. Publications : Rapports annuels. - 380 - ZAMBIA Official services FACTORIES DEPARTMENT Ministry of Labour and Social Services, P.O. Box 2186, Lusaka. Status: Government body. Principal functions and activities: Inspection of workplaces. Drafting of legislation on protection against occupational hazards. Publications: Annual Report. PNEUMOCONIOSIS MEDICAL AND RESEARCH BUREAU P.O. Box 205, Kitwe. Status: Attached to the Ministry of Health. Departments or sections: Pathology. Radiology. Respiratory Physiology. Principal functions and activities: Studies and research on pneumoconiosis and other respiratory diseases. Publications: Annual Report. - 381 - ADDENDUM TO PAGE AKBETABSKYDDSEONDEN 247 (ASP) (Work Environment Fund) Sveavägen 166, 10th floor, 113 46 Stockholm. Status : G-overnment institution with subsidies from private and public employers. Principal functions and activities : Research and development, education and information concerning the prevention of occupational injuries and diseases and the improvement of working conditions.