Global Occupational Safety and Health Management Handbook

359 Pages·2019·8.185 MB·English

by  Thomas P Fuller

Global Occupational
Safety and Health
Management Handbook

Global Occupational
Safety and Health
Management Handbook
Edited by
Thomas P. Fuller
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Names: Fuller, Thomas P., author.
Title: Global occupational safety and health management handbook / edited by
Thomas P. Fuller.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Contents
Preface......................................................................................................................vii
Acknowledgments .....................................................................................................ix
Editor ........................................................................................................................xi
Contributors ...........................................................................................................xiii
Chapter 1 Introduction to Global Occupational Safety and Health ......................1
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Chapter 2 Intergovernmental Occupational Safety and Health Organizations .......19
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Chapter 3 Nongovernmental International Occupational Safety and Health
Professional Organizations .................................................................37
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Chapter 4 Cultural Issues in International Occupational Safety and Health........49
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Chapter 5 Risk Assessment—Global Perspectives .............................................63
James F. Whiting
Chapter 6 Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems .....................79
Charles Redinger
Chapter 7 Benchmarking in International Safety and Health ............................95
Charles Redinger
Chapter 8 International Reporting of Occupational Injuries, Illnesses, and
Fatalities ...........................................................................................113
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Chapter 9 Introduction to Global Occupational Safety and Health
Education and Training ....................................................................133
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Chapter 10 Credentialing Occupational Hygiene ...............................................149
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Chapter 11 Regional and National Occupational Safety and Health Profiles ........169
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Chapter 12 Global Issues and Aspects of the Disposal and Recycling of
Electronics ........................................................................................199
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Chapter 13 Global Burden and Aspects of Occupational Cancer .......................215
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Chapter 14 Migrant Worker Occupational Safety and Health ............................235
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Chapter 15 Child Labor ......................................................................................253
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Chapter 16 Modern Slavery and Occupational Health .......................................275
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Chapter 17 Occupational Health and Informal Work .........................................299
Marianne Levitsky
Chapter 18 Travel Safety and Security for the Global Worker ...........................309
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Index ......................................................................................................................333
Preface
Occupational safety and health management is being increasingly practiced on a
global scale. Therefore, it is important for professionals working in this field to be
well informed about existing international programs, organizations, practices, and
issues. This handbook is a starting point for someone interested in learning more
about global health and safety topics. Occupational health and safety professionals
with responsibilities for worker health and safety policy, planning, and operations
internationally should be well versed in many of the subjects discussed in this hand-
book. Ready access to relevant guidelines and information on specific topics makes
this handbook a valuable tool for the health and safety practitioner traveling abroad
to work, or managing those that do. The aim of the handbook is to provide a refer-
ence and guide to those who, within organizations or governments, may hold key
responsibilities for occupational safety and health of workers in foreign countries.
Thus, its underlying purpose is to assist occupational hygienists and managers in
attaining standards of professionalism that will enable them to deal with day-to-
day health and safety management across international borders and in an expansive
range of cultural, political, and regulatory situations.
The original focus of the handbook was primarily on existing international orga-
nizations and standards of practice. In identifying the fundamental international
organizations, it directs the reader to the accepted international norms, agreements,
and regulations. As the handbook was being written however, the subjects expanded
to include diverse issues that are important to the discussion of what the term
“global” occupational safety and health truly means. Certain chapters in the hand-
book expand the readers’ understanding of what the concept of what “international”
really means into areas that may not typically be considered the purview of worker
health and safety. Some of these areas include such topics as child labor, informal
workers, migrant workers, and modern slavery. Practicing occupational hygienists
have a responsibility to understand the issues and concerns for these special types of
workers for both ethical and practical reasons.
As an essential reference, the handbook is designed to cover the global occupa-
tional safety and health management field broadly and to offer guidelines on the
major segments that constitute that field. The handbook does not attempt to deal with
highly specialized aspects that are associated with detailed economic, technical, or
regulatory issues. These are primarily the concern of existing specialists, who are
normally available to provide relevant advice.
As the main author and editor of this book, I do not claim to have any specialized
expertise in any one of the 18 topical chapters in this book. I have built upon my edu-
cational and work experiences of 38 years, working, studying, teaching, and serving
in dozens of countries, to write about what seemed to me to be the most important
issues and topics in each of the global subjects. My writing is built and based upon
the work and research of many other dedicated professionals that have gone before
me. I think that my work has been to clarify and consolidate available information
on large and complex global health and safety topics.
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Although I have been working on this book for over 4 years, and writing non-
stop for two, as a first edition, I am aware of much additional information to be
included in subsequent revisions. And there are easily several additional chapters
to be included on global occupational health and safety topics in the next editions.
As globalization continues, the need for greater understanding of global occupa-
tional safety and health issues and concerns will continue to grow. As countries
continue to develop and grow, the need for occupational safety and health awareness
will globally expand too. I hope this book is a step in the right direction, and towards
a future where occupational safety and health is provided for all workers.
Acknowledgments
I thank Illinois State University President Larry Dietz, Provost Jan Murphy, and
Health Sciences Department Chair Jeffery Clark for allowing me a one-semester
sabbatical from my teaching duties to finish the 4-year process of writing this book.
To those who do not understand or appreciate the value of having dedicated time for
research and writing, I can attest that the benefits are broad and far-reaching.
I also thank my partner of the past 25 years, Dean Fournier, for the continuous
support and encouragement, not only in this most recent project but also in all the
others that came before, such as earning my doctorate, professional certifications,
and even tenure at my university. I could not have achieved these goals without him.
I thank my mentors over the years: Evie Bain, Margaret Quinn, the now deceased
Bill Charney. I thank my colleagues and cheering team at the American Industrial
Hygiene Association, including Mary Ann Latko, Mellissa Cheszek, Larry Sloan, the
Nonionizing Radiation Committee, and the International Affairs Committee (past
and present members). I also thank all the new friends and colleagues I have made in
the past few years in Workplace Health Without Borders, the Occupational Hygiene
Training Association, and the International Occupational Hygiene Association. It is
truly a privilege to work alongside and in collaboration with such an accomplished
group of dedicated professionals.
I especially acknowledge the support in preparation of this book from a long list
of expert reviewers of each of the chapters. Readers can trust that the book chapters
were ultimately reviewed by some of the most respected and accomplished profes-
sionals in their fields of expertise on the given topics. I am profoundly thankful to the
effort and time put in by all the reviewers, and their thoughtful comment and input
to the content and direction of each section. This long list includes the following:
Nancy M. McClellan
Kul Garg
Richard Hirsh
Chris Laszcz-Davis
Deborah Nelson
Mary V. O’Reilly
Laurence Svirchev
Stephen Chiusano
David Zalk
Steven Verpaele
Christian Schumacher
Ulric Chung
Srinivas Durgam
Donna Heidel
Richard Olawoyin
Lorraine Brown
Susan Gunn, Garrett Brown, and Kevin Bulatek
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