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Indian Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
Medknow Publications
ISSN: 0973-2284 EISSN: 0973-2284
Vol. 10, No. 3, 2006, pp. 97-101
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Bioline Code: oe06024
Full paper language: English
Document type: Research Article
Document available free of charge
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Indian Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Vol. 10, No. 3, 2006, pp. 97-101
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Occupational health and safety: Role of academic institutions
Jaiswal Abhishek, Patro BinodK, Pandav ChandrakantS
Abstract
The occupational disease burden is growing at an unprecedented rate. The profile of occupational diseases has also changed over the period of time as a result of modernization, market liberalization and globalization which now encompasses minor allergy and injuries, systemic infections and diseases as well as the life-threatening leukemia and cancers. Trained human resources in the field of occupational health and safety are far below the requirement. Training in the area of occupational health and industrial medicine is not keeping pace with the changing industrial growth and technologies. There is an urgent need for strengthening skills, developing newer competencies and broadening our knowledge in occupational health and safety and disaster management. Traditional training in occupational health, needs to be supplemented with techniques of environmental epidemiology, environmental impact assessment and environmental risk assessment. The academic community should take the first step in demonstrating its leadership to address the long neglected concerns of occupational health and safety.
Keywords
Academic institutions and India, industrial medicine, occupational health, training
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