2006 28th International Congress (MILAN)

ORIGINAL NAME OF COMMISSION: International Commission on Occupational Health (ICOH)

President

Prof. J. Rantanen
Retiring President: Prof. B. Knave

Vice Presidents

Dr. Ruddy C. Faccy; Prof. Alain Cantineau

Secretary General

Dr. S. Iavicoli

Members

BOARD MEMBERS: Prof. Tar-Ching Aw (UK); Mr. Ian Eddington (Australia); Mr. Kaj Elgstrand (Sweden); Prof. Abdeljalil El Kholti (Morocco); Prof. Richard Ennals (UK); Prof. Hua Fu (China); Prof. Tee L. Guidotti (USA); Dr. Kazutaka Kogi (Japan); Dr. Petter Kristensen (Norway); Prof. Tore J. Larsson (Sweden); Ms. Suvi Lehtinen (Finland); Prof. Marco Maroni (Italy); Prof. René Mendes (Brazil); Dr. Louis Patry (Canada); Prof. Gustav Schäcke (Germany); Prof. Ken Takahashi (Japan); Mrs. Jennifer Serfontein (South Africa); Dr. Martha Waters (USA).

Commissions

Accident Prevention;
Aging and Work;
Allergy and Immunotoxicology;
Cardiology in OH;
Education and Training in OH;
Epidemiology in OH;
Fibres;
Handicap and Work;
Health Services Research and Evaluation in OH;
History of Prevention of Occupational and Environmental Diseases;
Indoor Air Quality and Health;
Industrial Hygiene;
Musculoskeletal Disorders;
Neurotoxicology and Psychophysiology;
Occupational and Environmental Dermatoses;
OH and Development;
OH for Health Care Workers;
OH in Agriculture;
OH in the Chemical Industry;
OH in Small-scale Enterprises and the Informal Sector;
OH in the Construction Industry;
OH in Nursing;
Occupational Toxicology;
Organic Dusts;
Pesticides;
Radiation and Work;
Reproductive Hazards in the Workplace;
Respiratory Disorders;
Shiftwork and Working Time;
Thermal Factors;
Toxicology of Metals;
Unemployment and Health;
Vibration and Noise;
Work and Vision;
Work Organisation and Psychosocial Factors.

Commission Components

Accident Prevention
Chair: Prof. Tore J. Larsson (Sweden)
Secretary: Dr. Carin T.B. Sundström-Frisk (Sweden)

Aging and Work
Chair: Prof. Willem J.A. Goedhard (the Netherlands)
Secretary: Prof. Juhani Ilmarinen (Finland)

Allergy and Immunotoxicology
Chair: Prof. Kanehisa Morimoto (Japan)
Secretary: Prof. Mario Di Gioacchino (Italy)

Cardiology in OH
Chair: Prof. Tage S. kristensen (Denmark)
Secretary: Prof. Chantal Brisson (Canada)

Education and Training in OH
Chair: Prof. Bonnie Rogers (USA)

Epidemiology in OH
Chair: Dr. Hilkka Riihimaki (Finland)
Secretary: Prof. Manolis Kogevinas (Spain)

Fibres
Chair: Dr. Utz Draeger (Germany)

Handicap and Work
Chair: Prof. Patrick Loisel (Canada)
Secretary: Dr. Dominique Penneau-Fontbonne (France)

Health Services Research and Evaluation in OH
Chair: Prof. Kaj R.H. Husman (Finland)
Secretary: Dr. Jos Verbeek (the Netherlands)

History of Prevention of Occupational and Environmental Diseases
Chair: Prof. Pier Alberto Bertazzi (Italy)
Secretary: Dr. Daniela Fano (Italy)

Indoor Air Quality and Health
Chair: Prof. Giuseppe Abbritti (Italy)
Secretary: Prof. Giacomo Muzi (Italy)

Industrial Hygiene
Chair: Mr. Håkan B.T. Westberg (Sweden)
Secretary: Dr. Antti Tossavainen (Finland)

Musculoskeletal Disorders
Chair: Dr. Thomas Laubli (Switzerland)
Secretary: Prof. Laura Punnett (USA)

Neurotoxicology and Psychophysiology
Chair: Prof. Anders Iregren (Sweden)
Secretary: Dr. Roberto Lucchini (Italy)

Occupational and Environmental Dermatoses
Secretary: Prof. Soo Quee, David Koh (Singapore)

OH and Development
Chair: Mr. Kaj Elgstrad (Sweden)
Secretary: Ms. Suvi Lehtinen (Finland)

OH for Health Care Workers
Chair: Prof. Gustav Wickström (Finland)
Secretary: Hans-Martin Hasselhorn (Germany)

OH in Agriculture
Chair: Prof. Kelley J. Donham (USA)
Secretary: Prof. Kay R.H. Husman (Finland)

OH in the Chemical Industry
Chair: Stephen W. Borron (USA)
Secretary: Dr. Michael Nasterlack (Germany)

OH in Small-scale Enterprises and the Informal Sector
Chair: Prof. Wai-On Phoon (Australia)
Secretary: Dr. Liliane Boitel (France)

OH in the Construction Industry
Chair: Prof. Cor Van Duivenbooden (the Netherlands)
Secretary: Dr. Catherine Bonnin (France)

OH in Nursing
Chair: Jennifer Serfontein (South Africa)
Secretary: Ginny Lepping (USA)

Occupational Toxicology
Chair: Prof. Claude Viau (Canada)
Secretary: Prof. Maurizio Manno (Italy)

Organic Dusts
Chair: Dr. Torben Sigsgaard (Denmark)
Pesticides

Chair: Prof. J. Liesivuori (Finland)
Secretary: Dr. Claudio Colosio (Italy)

Radiation and Work
Chair: David H. Sliney (USA)
Secretary: Dr. David Black (New Zealand)

Reproductive Hazards in the Workplace
Chair: Dr. Irene Figa-Talamanca (Italy)
Secretary: Dr. Alf Fischbein (Israel)

Respiratory Disorders
Chair: Prof. Sverre Langård (Norway)
Secretary: Prof. Yukinori Kusaka (Japan)

Shiftwork and Working Time
Chair: Prof. Giovanni Costa (Italy)
Secretary: Dr. Sonia Hornberger (Germany)

Thermal Factors
Chair: Prof. Ken C. Parsons (UK)
Secretary: Prof. Ingvar Holmér (Sweden)

Toxicology of Metals
Chair: Dr. Monica Nordberg
Secretary: Prof. Ole Andersen (Denmark)

Unemployment and Health
Chair: Prof. Thomas Kieselbach (Germany)
Secretary: Dr. Simo Mannila (Finland)

Vibration and Noise
Chair: Dr. Anthony J. Brammer (Canada)
Secretary: Prof. Martin G. Cherniack (USA)

Work and Vision
Chair: Dr. Bruno Piccoli (Italy)