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The Section's new Bureau has been elected at the members' assembly, May 8th, 2008 in Rome. See schema "Bureau"

The "Practical assistance for the preparation of the explosion protection document" is available here in printed form in English, German, French and Italian.
The Section also published a CD-ROM which contains besides this practical assistance also papers from experts and examples for explosion protection documents. Languages: English and German. This CD-ROM can be ordered for 25,- Euro at the Section: info@ivss.org

New publication:
The project group "control devices" has described (managed by Berthold Heinke) in an article how to use proximity switches having a safety function for the purpose of guard gate monitoring.

Publication of the Chemical Section and the Section Machine and System Safety: The two Sections have published the brochure "Maintenance and changes in plants with high safety requirement - practical guidance". Orders and further information under clenz@bgchemie.de

Publications of the Section Metal in co-operation with the Sections Electricity and Machine and System Safety. Summaries for your information:

1. The Family Enterprise - the most important facts for safety and health in small enterprises
2. Small Enterprises - identifying hazards and strains - implementing measures

ISSA-Declaration on Asbestos on the occasion of the 28th ISSA General Assembly, Sept. 12th -18th, 2004

On the occasion of this assembly the Special Commission on Prevention of the International Social Security Association (ISSA) has issued the following appeal to governments in asbestos-producing countries and now published a brochure.

Its purpose is to remind the reader that whilst asbestos may still be seen as a "miracle mineral", it is above all a time bomb and the moment has now come to ban it once and for all. The brochure seeks to alert decision-makers and all the social partners of the devastating consequences, both human and economic, which any short-termist policy would bring in the decades ahead. It thus provides some useful information about the origin, production and use of asbestos. It looks into the health effects of asbestos, the cost of asbestos-related diseases and what to do with asbestos-containing materials which are already in place or when there is an urgent need to remove them. Finally, it demonstrates that asbestos can always be replaced by a range of substitute products.
The brochure can be ordered at ISSA in Geneva.

Conferences / Seminars 2007 - 2008  

1. 
   International ISSA Symposium "Working together towards more safety and health: Implementation of the EU Framework Directive on Safety and Health"
   November 21st - 23rd, 2007
   Prague, Czech Republic
   The International Sections "Iron and Metal Industry", "Electricity" and "Machine and System Safety" organize this international symposium in Prague
   Further information can be downloaded: Announcement
   
   

   
   

2. III. Latinamerican Symposium on Safety and Health in the Electrical Sector
   April 16th - 18th, 2008
   Santiago de Chile, Chile
   The event is jointly organized by the National Safety Council of Chile, the Foundation of the Safety Council and the ISSA Electricity Section under the patronage of the Chilean Government, Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Health, Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs, Ministry of Minery amongst others.
   For further information please contact: Eva-Maria Grass, Secretariat General of the Section Electricity, Cologne, Germany.

   
   

3. 
   April 21st - 23rd, 2008
   Toronto, Ontario, Canada
   The IAPA Conference and Trade Show is Canada's largest and longest-running health and safety event and has something for everyone. The theme for 2008: "Are you ready for the future?"
   For more information visit the website www.iapa.ca

   
   

4. 
   XVIIIth World Congress on Safety and Health at Work
   June 29th to July 2nd, 2008 in Seoul, South Korea.
   The host organization is the Korean Occupational Safety and Health Agency (KOSHA).
   For further information and 1st announcement please contact:
   www.safety2008korea.org
   safety2008@korea.org
   

   Special symposium on small and medium-sized enterprises:
   How to improve the capacity and interest of small businesses for occupational safety and health (OSH)? - "good-practice" examples", in particular through communication, partnerships and sponsorships, other efficient tools

   
   The International Film and Multimedia Festival in Seoul, Korea from June 30th to July 2nd, 2008 is an integral part of the XVIIIth World Congress on Safety and Health at Work.
   For further information see http://electricity.prevention.issa.int