Labor Act safeguards the occupational health of the employees.
NEW ZEALAND
The Ministry for the Environment currently is developing a national indicators programme to monitor the health of the New Zealand Environment. Indicators for hazardous waste have been confirmed and initial collection of information using these indicators is underway.
NIGERIA
Detailed statistics yet to be compiled.
NORWAY
Information is not available.
OMAN
Information is not available.
PERU
There are no identified effects such as illness resulting from exposure to hazardous wastes during the generation, transport and disposal of wastes; however, where accidents have occurred, cases of acute poisoning, generally as a result of exposure to chemical wastes, have been identified as consequences. Example: spillage of mercury, pesticide residues, etc.
Below is a table with the events that have occurred in Peru. Some parameters requested are highlighted:
Population affected: Children aged between 6 months and 10 years. This population of children was identified with values above the permissible limit [illegible]. Some 1,000 families affected.