IOHSAD

As part of worldwide commemoration of Workers Memorial Day last April 28, 2008, the Institute for Occupational Health and Safety Development (IOHSAD) conducted a forum on occupational cancer, bringing together experts and workers from bot read full article »

“Firefighting involves many risks, including burns, hypoxia or oxygen deprivation and falls due to burning structures. This are but few of the risks involved but recent studies by the World Health Organization (WHO) International Agency for Cancer Research (IARC) have shown that this type of work is 'possibly carcinogenic to humans'.” read full article »

“The death of the 3 workers yesterday at the Hanjin Shipyard was very tragic. It was an accident waiting to happen and the blame rest squarely on the shoulders of Hanjin Heavy Industries Corporation Philippines based in the Subic Bay Freeport.”

This was the view of Noel Colina, Executive Director of the Institute for Occupational Health and Safety Development (IOHSAD) on the accident which happened at the Hanjin Shipyard which claimed the lives of 3 workers. read full article »