Workshops

The OEESC-2005 workshops were designed to focus discussion on key issues for prevention. The key discussion points are to be captured in one or more products for the benefit of those who did not attend. There was one two-hour workshop for each of the six major themes of the conference. Workshops 1-3 occurred simultaneously on Monday and Workshops 4-6 were on Wednesday. Listed below are the themes, titles, chairs, and links to available Workshop abstracts.

 

Irritants and Wet Work

Workshop 1 - Prevention of Skin Disorders in Wet Work (Abstract)

Co-Chairs:
Mari-Ann Flyvholm, National Institute of Occupational Health, Copenhagen, Denmark
Magnus Lindberg, Stockholm County Council and Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden

 

Quantitative Risk Assessment

Workshop 2 - Quantitative Risk Assessment (Abstract, White Paper)

Co-Chairs:
J. van Hemmen, TNO Chemistry, Zeist, Netherlands
J. Cherrie, Institute of Occupational Medicine, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

 

Exposure Reduction

Workshop 3 - Lessons from Studies in Exposure Reduction (Abstract)

Chair:
H. Packham, EnviroDerm Services, Evesham, UK

 

Process-Based, Qualitative Risk Assessment

Workshop 4 - Qualitative Risk Assessment (Abstract)

Chair and Facilitator:
J. McAlinden, Health and Safety Executive, Bootle, UK
M. Roff, Health and Safety Laboratory, Buxton, UK

 

Systemic Toxics

Workshop 5 - Systemic Toxics (Abstract not available)

Chair:
H. Drexler, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany

 

Allergens

Workshop 6 - Prevention of Occupational Allergic Contact Dermatitis (Abstract)

Co-Chairs:
A. Lauerma, Finnish Institute of Occupational Health, Helsinki, Finland
J.D. Johansen, National Allergy Research Centre, Gentofte, Denmark