Children at work : health and safety risks
Valentina Forastieri
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2002 ; 2nd ed.
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| Authors: | Forastieri, Valentina |
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Geneva : International Labour Office |
| Subject: | Arbeitsschutz | Occupational safety | Kinder | Children | Betriebliches Gesundheitsmanagement | Occupational health | Arbeitsbedingungen | Working conditions | Gesundheitsrisiko | Health risk | EU-Staaten | EU countries |
| Description of contents: | Table of Contents [d-nb.info] |
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| Extent: | xiii, 169 p., [8] p. of plates |
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| Type of publication: | Book / Working Paper |
| Language: | English |
| Notes: | Previous ed.: 1997. Title page; Copyright information; Preface to the second edition; Preface to the first edition; CONTENTS; Part I: Children's health and hazardous work; 1. Introduction; 2. Current legistlation and child labour; International standards; 3. Sources of information on the health of working children; Data on occupational injuries and work-related diseases; 4. The effects of work on the health status of working children; Growth and development; Malnutrition; Morbidity and mortality; Endemic diseases; Diarrhoea; Vitamin A deficiency; Iron deficiency; Iodine deficiency Acute respiratory infections (ARI)Adolescent health; 5. Occupational hazards for working children in specific occupations and industries; Examples of hazardous occupations and their consequences for the health of working children; Occupational accidents; Occupational diseases; Ergonomic hazards; Harmful substances and sources of exposure; Exposure to physical agents; Psychosocial hazards; Part II: Strategies to address child labour from a health perspective; 1. Introduction; 2. A policy framework at national level; 3. Priorities for action; 4. Evaluation of children's working conditions Identification and use of sources of informationExpert system for the identification of occupational diseases in clinical and surveillance applications; Sentinel Health Event (occupational); Health status evaluation; Recommendations concerning chemical exposure; Exposure limits; 5. An occupational safety and health programme; Protected working conditions; Extension of protection to other groups; Access to health care through primary health care; Impact assessment; Involvement of the paediatric community; Rehabilitation; 6. Education and training; After-school and other special programmes ApprenticeshipAccess to education; Health education; 7. Ethical aspects; 8. Mobilization and public awareness; The role of the social partners; Public awareness; Community involvement; Strategies for communication and information dissemination; 9. Legislation and enforcement; 10. ILO action in this field; 11. Final remarks; Bibliography; Figures; 1. Algorithm for diagnosis; 2. Sentinel Health Event (occupational) : Model table; Tables; 1. Occupational diseases and other health impairments caused by phsyical, biological and chemical agents 2. Examples of hazardous occupations and their consequences for the health of working children3. Disease database; Boxes; 1. Information sources for health data; 2. Job-exposure database; 3. Priority list of activities prohibited to children; 4. Definition of target group(s); 5. Health hisotry form; 6. Primary health care principles; Index Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2005. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. |
| ISBN: | 92-2-111399-X ; 978-92-2-111399-7 |
| Source: | ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW |
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