Traduction de «évaluer l’hygiène en milieu industriel » (Français → Anglais) :

1. In consultation with the Member States and assisted by the Advisory Committee on Safety, Hygiene and Health Protection at Work, the Commission shall draw up guidelines on the assessment of the chemical, physical and biological agents and industrial processes considered hazardous for the reproductive health of male and female workers and for the safety or health of workers within the meaning of Article 2.

The report points out certain fundamental aspects: investment in decentralisation; promoting the empowerment of fishermen and the entire fishing industry to have decision-making powers; giving them greater involvement in managing fishing, which will also allow a policy of compliance and responsibility; the need to draw a distinction between small-scale and industrial fleets, with specific regulations for each; the need to appraise management models that are better adapted to different fishing areas and different types of fisheries; the importance of strengthening the market by fishing that is aimed at value-added products and increa ...[+++]sing the first-sale price; linking subsidies with good practice; regulation of the modernisation of the fleet in terms of safety and hygiene; decisive development of aquaculture, which is ecologically sustainable within the European Union; and the development of other sectors involved in catching or processing fish.

1. In consultation with the Member States and assisted by the Advisory Committee on Safety, Hygiene and Health Protection at Work, the Commission shall draw up guidelines on the assessment of the chemical, physical and biological agents and industrial processes considered hazardous for the reproductive health of male and female workers and for the safety or health of workers within the meaning of Article 2.

The types of asbestos most damaging to health are banned in virtually every country in the world, but Canada (the main producer) is still defending the use of chrysotile. The view which Canada has taken in the WTO is that chrysotile poses no risks if industrial health and safety measures are taken and the limit values observed. Furthermore, other substitute fibres may entail risks that have yet to be assessed.

PROGRAMME CONTENTS A. Subprogramme "Tropical and Subtropical Agriculture": 1. Improvement of agricultural products - crop production: food and agro-industrial crops; crop genetics; crop protection; - proteins of animal origin: stock farming; animal genetics and reproduction; veterinary medicine; sea and inland fisheries, aquaculture; - forestry production in humid and arid areas. 2. Conservation and better use of the environment: - appraisal of resources; water resources and their use; soil management and protection, desertification and management of savannahs; underexploited genetic resources; wild flora and fauna; 3. Agricu ...[+++]ltural engineering and post-harvest technology: - agricultural engineering/mechanization; preservation of products; processing of products; 4. Production systems: - multi-disciplinary approaches relating to plan products; inter-cropping; relationships between crop- growing and stock-farming; ecologically fragile environments; B. Subprogramme "Medicine, Health and Nutrition in Tropical and Subtropical Areas" 1. Medecine: - transmissible tropical diseases: parasitological; bacterial; viral; mycological; - non-transmissible tropical diseases: genetic disorders; acquired diseases; 2. Health: - health services research: operational research; plannng management and evaluation; - environmental health: water-related diseases; traditional medicine - tropical medicinal plants; 3. Nutrition: - nutritional deficiencies; impact of agricultural, food and social-economic strategies on nutritional status; - relationships between production and storage systems, food habits and health status; - bioavailability of nutrients and their toxicology///.

Health Canada committed to implementing the following five aspects from the national strategy: first, to develop and implement a health promotion campaign geared towards raising awareness and education about what can be done about mould in First Nations communities; second, to review existing educational and training packages for users in collaboration with the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation to ensure that public health aspects are covered as part of a comprehensive approach; third, to convene a working group of environmental health officers and technical service providers to review existing methods of inspections and to ensure that public health aspects are included, as necessary; fourth, we were to provide environmental public ...[+++] health input into CMHC as they develop a self-assessment tool that First Nations could use to assess the extent of the mould problem in their communities; and, finally, to coordinate the gathering of First Nations self-assessments and verify the identification of communities with critical mould problems through regional dialogues.