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Fires and Cancer are twin dangers

Submitted by IOHSAD on Tue, 03/01/2011 - 12:10pm

“As the Philippines enter the Fire prevention month, fires may not be the only enemy our firefighters are facing as other hidden dangers lurks,” said Noel Colina, Executive Director of the Institute for Occupational Health and Safety Development (IOHSAD), a non-profit and non-governmental health and safety organization. read full article »

Working at night increases breast cancer risk - study

Submitted by IOHSAD on Fri, 12/10/2010 - 2:28pm

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Shift work is classified as Class 2A carcinogen by the WHO

Submitted by IOHSAD on Thu, 12/02/2010 - 2:12pm

A reaction paper to the D.A. 04-10

The Institute for Occupational Health and Safety Development (www.IOHSAD.org), a non-stock, non-profit, non-governmental health and safety organization is raising alarm bells on the recent advisory of the Department of Labor and Employment (DoLE) allowing pregnant women to do night work. read full article »

IOHSAD commemorates Workers Memorial Day, launches cancer support group for workers

Submitted by IOHSAD on Tue, 05/06/2008 - 8:53am
Health workers were among the audience during the forum

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 may lead to cancer

Submitted by IOHSAD on Thu, 03/13/2008 - 10:55am

“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 »