Reproductive Hazards in the workplace
ICOH scientific comittee:
Reproductive Hazards in the Workplace
The
Scientific Committee on "Reproductive Hazards in the Workplace"
was established in 1995 and chaired by professor Irene
Figa-Talemanca and professor Alf Fischbein for more than a decade.
The
objective of the committee is to encourage research into
occupational and environmental risk to human reproductive health and
to promote occupational preventive measures and work-place related
heath programmes to protect the fetus, child development and adult
reproductive capability all over the world.
These
goals are to be reached by promoting contact and interactions
between scientists and practitioners in the field and by organising
workshops, symposias and conferences. Whenever appropriate and
feasible the Committee support expert reviews as basis for position
papers and recommendations to stakeholders and the community at
large.
Updated broad position papers on occupational risk to reproductive health have been published December 2006 in Occupational and Environmental Health (1-4) . These may serve as starting points when considering the need for more focused reviews in specific fields.
References
(1)
Jensen
TK, Bonde JP, Joffe M. The influence of occupational exposure on
male reproductive function. Occup Med (Lond) 2006; 56(8):544-553.
(2)
Thulstrup AM, Bonde JP. Maternal
occupational exposure and risk of specific birth defects. Occup Med
(Lond) 2006; 56(8):532-543.
(3)
Burdorf A, Figa-Talamanca I, Jensen TK, Thulstrup AM. Effects
of occupational exposure on the reproductive system: core evidence
and practical implications. Occup Med (Lond) 2006; 56(8):516-520.
(4)
Figa-Talamanca I. Occupational risk factors and reproductive
health of women. Occup Med (Lond) 2006; 56(8):521-531.
Detailed work programme for the period 2006-2009
