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Sector A – Agriculture

2009-2012 Work Plan Number	5.28e New Project
CONTRIBUTING PROJECT Title Work plan project number	Improving the working environment in cutting and extraction of wood in south-central state of Rio Grande do Sul - Brazil
GPA Objective and Action	GPA Objective 5: to incorporate workers’ health into other policies Action 28: Aspects of workers’ health should be taken into account in primary, secondary and higher level education and vocational training.
Priority Initiative	Priority 1 -
Responsible CC or NGO Name	FUNDACENTRO – Brazil Eduardo Algranti [e-mail]
Project leader	Cristiane Paim da Cunha [e-mail]
Network partners	Dr. Fernando Gonçalves Amaral; [e-mail]; (UFRGS-Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul state – Brazil)
WHO Regions involved in this CONTRIBUTING project	Roberto Garcia [e-mail] Federation employees in the construction industry and furniture
Country ministries involved in this CONTRIBUTING project	Sérgio Augusto Letizia Garcia; [e-mail]; Ministry of work and employment (MTE – Brazil)
External partners for this CONTRIBUTING project	Dr. Rubens Müller Kautzmann; UNILASALLE - La Salle University Center; [e-mail]
Summary of the project	The project aims at studying and developing strategies for improving the working environment in the activities of cutting and extraction of wood. This area is characterized by small enterprises with very poor working conditions. Some actions are planned: 1. Studying the current conditions of the working environment through risk assessment evaluation 2. Generate scientific data for OSH activities targeted for publication. 3. Planning specific training in OSH for the actors involved. 4. Dissemination of results to the local community, class organizations and research bodies involved
Target group and/or beneficiaries	Small enterprises in the activities of cutting and extraction of wood in south-central state of Rio Grande do Sul (Brazil)
Events-opportunities for furthering the project	The design of new poles of economic development that includes a large increase in the production of wood.
Expected results of this project by 2012 (outcomes)	Improvement of working conditions with the consequent reduction of accidents at work.
Indicators of achievement (impact)	Number of articles published Number of entrepreneurs trained Number of employees trained
Major Milestones (list up to three dates and milestones)	Development of search engines (April 2009) Collection and analysis of data (August 2009) Specific training in OSH (November 2009)
Public health impact	Reduction of accidents at work
Funding source(s)	FUNDACENTRO
Dissemination	Publishing articles in journals FUNDACENTRO website Participation in events
List of outcomes already achieved by this project	Employees trained – 100 Entrepreneurs treined – 30 Articles published – 01 (in press) Participation in events – 03 (Brazil); 01 International(expected)
List of additional outcomes expected from this project by 2012	Articles published – 04 Health and safety improvements in 60% of small and micro enterprises studied.

2009-2012 Work Plan Number	GPA5.28h Formerly AA2:NP21
GPA Objective	GPA Objective 5: to incorporate workers’ health into other policies Action 28: Aspects of workers’ health should be taken into account in primary, secondary and higher level education and vocational training.
CC or NGO Name	WHO Collaborating Centre in Occupational Healths Clinica del Lavoro “Luigi Devoto”, Milano, Italy
Project title	Exposure assessment and occupational health in petrochemical industry, banana production and floriculture in Ecuador
Keywords	Exposure assessment; industrial hygiene; occupational health; risk prevention; petrochemical workers; floriculture workers; banana production workers; pesticides
Project leader Email address	Dr. Silvia Fustinoni, [e-mail] Dr. Raul Harari, [e-mail]
Partners (of the CC Network)	We are looking for possible partners
Other partners	Corporación para el Desarrollo de la Producción y el Medio Ambiente Laboral-IFA, Quito, Ecuador Fondazione IRCCS Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Mangiagalli e Regina Elena, Milano
Funding	ISPESL/ Fondazione IRCCS Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Mangiagalli e Regina Elena Consortium, for WHO Collaborating Centre
Objective of the project	To conduct three studies in Ecuador on: petrochemical industry, floriculture and banana producers. We will investigate exposure to solvents, heavy metals and pesticides and will establish their outcome on workers’ health − To develop training programs for physician, and nurses, and technicians in occupational health − To publish booklets to address risk management and scientific articles to report the results of the studies − To improve technical capability of laboratories in Ecuador dealing with environmental and biological monitoring of occupational exposure
Project outcome(s) and deadline(s) for completion of the project	Improvement of working and health conditions in Ecuadorian workers; Improvement of know-how for prevention operators.
Target group and/or beneficiaries	Floriculture workers, banana growers, petrochemical workers, occupational health physicians, nurses, industrial hygienists, laboratory technicians, institutions for safety and prevention at work.
Summary of the project	Select of working settlements to be study. Contact employers and employees to obtain their consensus to conduct the study. Visit the work settings and plan the investigations. Perform the field studies with collection of health information and clinical outcomes, environmental and biological samples. Perform exposure assessment analysis. Set a database and conduct statistical analysis. Discuss the meaning of findings. Report results to workers and authorities. Set strategies to reduce exposure and its health effect.
Dissemination	Guidelines for safety and prevention at work, booklets and training packages for workers and operators of prevention, scientific publications.
Impact: global/regional	Global
Progress on Project	A study on exposure to pesticide in Ecuadorian floriculture workers was carried out. Both open field and greenhouse workers were involved, as well as a group of unexposed subjects, as referents. Exposure to ethylenbisdithiocarbamate fungicides (EBDTCs) was investigated measuring urinary ethylenethiourea (ETU), a major metabolite of EBDTCs. This work demonstrated that urinary ETU may be adopted as a biomarker of exposure. A further study to identify the best time for sample collection was performed. The kinetic study supported the use of ETU as biomarker of short-term exposure to EBDC, suggesting prior to the next shift as the best time for sample collection. At the moment a study on exposure to pesticide in banana production workers and in the general population leaving nearby banana plantation is on going.
List of outcomes already achieved by this project	Two field studies to evaluate personal exposure to ethylenbisdithiocarbamate fungicides (EBDTCs) in floriculture workers were performed, and the utility of urinary ethylenethiourea as a short-term marker of exposure was assessed.
List of additional outcomes expected from this project by 2012	Data on exposure to pesticides in banana plantation workers and in the general population leaving nearby will be collected; Possible health effects related to this exposure, especially dermal and neurological effects, will be investigated.

2009-2012 Work Plan Number	GPA5.28j Formerly AA3:Ag1
GPA Objective	GPA Objective 5: to incorporate workers’ health into other policies Action 28: Aspects of workers’ health should be taken into account in primary, secondary and higher level education and vocational training.
CC or NGO Name	“Centre for Occupational and Environmental Health Research”, Univ Cape Town, South Africa
Project title	Control of Occupational hazards associated with pesticides in agriculture
Keywords	Pesticides; surveillance; training; safety materials; policy; registration; hazard communication; risk perception; agriculture; capacity building
Project leaders Email address	Professor L London [e-mail] and Dr. Andrea Rother [e-mail]
Partners (of the CC Network)	Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences (MUHAS), Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Swedish Chemical Agencey (KemI)/SIDA Food and Agricultural Organisation
Other partners	To be developed throughout Southern Africa as part of the network.
Funding	Food and Agricultural Organisation KemI/SIDA
Objective of the project	To develop capacity in Southern Africa to address pesticide hazards: surveillance; risk perceptions; training; exposure characterization; interventions to reduce pesticide usage and exposure
Project outcome(s) and deadline(s) for completion of the project	Achieved: PhD study into acute pesticide poisoning (APP) in Tanzania almost completed Proposal for surveillance system for APP in Tanzania tabled to Ministry of Health Study of risk perceptions of small farmers published in Crop Protection 2007; 26: 1617-1624 Three regional meetings held for African pesticide registrars List server for pesticide registrars running – membership expanded from 30 in 2006 to 109 currently Established an on-line pesticide discussion forum for regulators (70 members) – virtually meet bi-monthly Postgraduate Diploma and Masters in development in Pesticide Risk Management – in line with the Code of Conduct on the Use and Distribution of Pesticides targeting pest management scientists, including registrars and environmental health professional to be introduced 2010. Short courses run: grantwriting for researchers (2006); exposure assessment for pesticides (2006); neurobehavioural assessment in occupational and environmental health in March 2009. Pesticides list server running from UCT to region Training materials on pesticide safety: Comic production in Swahili, posters Series of policy briefs produced and disseminated (www.wahsa.net) on Acute pesticide poisoning and the need for national surveillance systems; Reducing pesticide risks through building capacity of African regulators; Pesticide laboratory capacity in the SADC region- a vital link in Pesticide Risk Reduction; South-South collaboration for pesticide safety; Reducing the Impact of pesticides through Community Pesticide monitoring; South-South Collaboration for pesticide safety; Action project in process in Ngarenyuki district, Tanzania Resource centre operating at TPRI, to relocate to MUHAS Publication on policy implications of agricultural policy for pesticide exposure for emergent farmers in South Africa (Development Southern Africa, 2008: 25(4): 399-424) Chapter in Encyclopedia of Pest Management on chemical hazards: Rother, H-A & London, L.  (2008).  Classification and Labeling of Chemicals: New Globally Harmonized System (GHS), Encyclopaedia of Pest Management, 1:1, 1-6. Produced and disseminated 8 SA Pesticide Newsletters (www.wahsa.net) Planned: Completion of cohort study of emergent farmers in rural Western Cape South Africa examining neurobehavioural impacts of organophosphate exposure Use of fluorescent dye methods for assessment of pesticide exposure amongst farmers in Tanzania and community government workers in South Africa (Working for Water project) Regional assessment of the problem of sales of highly toxic pesticides in the informal markets Assessment of the economic and health costs of pesticide usage Women in Farms research? Unlikely to be implemented (no funding or funding ended): hazard communication effectiveness, effectiveness of different methodologies of pesticide safety training, Regional Conference Best practice manual Further action programmes other than the one at Ngarenyuki
Target group and/or beneficiaries	Occupational health professionals in Southern Africa; public officials concerned with pesticide policy; users: farmers and farm workers
Summary of the project	This project builds on collaborative regional networking efforts for capacity building to address pesticide hazards. This network serves as the basis for disseminating training and safety materials, implementing improved surveillance for pesticides poisoning, policy interventions to reduce pesticide use and multi-stakeholder capacity building for pesticide risk reduction.
Dissemination	Project will disseminate via: a) electronic list-server; b) WAHSA website; c) hard copy newsletter; d) regional meetings and conferences e) publication in development fora; e) publications in scientific journals f) presentations to policy makers (e.g. parliamentary portfolio committees) The Hard Copy Newsletter ceased publication in 2008 Policy briefs were distributed to SADC, African regulators, the African Union
Impact: global/regional	Regional – interventions through regional policy makers International: Key driver with SALTRA programme in Central America to develop South-South collaborative networks. Both the WAHSA and SALTRA programmes have closed due to donor withdrawal of funding
Progress on Project	Regional network developed; improved surveillance for pesticide poisoning; training and safety materials widely disseminated; policy consultation with pesticide registrars in the region; action undertaken in two sites by end 2008 (Phase I). Project will disseminate via: a) electronic list-server; b) WAHSA website; c) hard copy newsletter; d) regional meetings and conferences; e) publication in development fora; e) publications in scientific journals; f) presentations to policy makers (e.g. parliamentary portfolio committees) WAHSA programme has closed but networking is continuing on a bilateral basis – SA (UCT COEHR) and Tanzania (MUHAS) Additional funding was sought during the WAHSA project for regulator capacity building through the post graduate course development and running of the list servers.
List of outcomes already achieved by this project	PhD study into acute pesticide poisoning (APP) in Tanzania almost completed Proposal for surveillance system for APP in Tanzania tabled to Ministry of Health Study of risk perceptions of small farmers published in Crop Protection 2007; 26: 1617-1624. Study of policy implication for small farmers’ protections from pesticides: Development Southern Africa, 2008: 25(4): 399-424 Chapter in Encyclopedia of Pest Management on chemical hazards: Rother, H-A & London, L.  (2008).  Classification and Labeling of Chemicals: New Globally Harmonized System (GHS), Encyclopaedia of Pest Management, 1:1, 1-6. Two regional meetings held for pesticide registrars List server for pesticide registrars running Postgraduate Diploma in development - targeting pest management scientists, including registrars, to be introduced 2010. Short courses run: grantwriting for researchers (2006); exposure assessment for pesticides (2006); neurobehavioural assessment in occupational and environmental health in March 2009. Pesticides list server running from UCT to region Series of policy briefs produced and disseminated (www.wahsa.net) on Acute pesticide poisoning and the need for national surveillance systems; Reducing pesticide risks through building capacity of African regulators; Pesticide laboratory capacity in the SADC region- a vital link in Pesticide Risk Reduction; South-South collaboration for pesticide safety; Reducing the Impact of pesticides through Community Pesticide monitoring; South-South Collaboration for pesticide safety; Action project in process in Ngarenyuki district, Tanzania Resource centre operating at TPRI, to relocate to MUHAS
List of additional outcomes expected from this project by 2012	PhD study into acute pesticide poisoning (APP) in Tanzania by 2010 Postgraduate Diploma and M Phil in Pesticide Risk Management - targeting pest management scientists, including registrars and environmental health professionals to be introduced 2010 Short-courses on pesticide policy, health and environmental risk assessment, controlling pesticide risk, pesticides and public health based on the post graduate diploma Ongoing networking: running Pesticides list server and Registrars list server Publications from ongoing research activities in Ngarenyuki and Western Cape Implementation of acute pesticide poisoning surveillance in Tanzania

2009-2012 Work Plan Number	GPA5.28k Formerly AA3:Ag2
GPA Objective	GPA Objective 5: to incorporate workers’ health into other policies Action 28: Aspects of workers’ health should be taken into account in primary, secondary and higher level education and vocational training.
CC or NGO Name	Institute and Outpatient Clinic for Occupational and Environmental Medicine University Munich
Project title	Lung disease in Agriculture – tools for assessment of exposure, burden of disease and prevention
Keywords	Occupational lung disease, Agriculture
Project leader Email address	Holger Dressel MD MPH [e-mail] Rudi Schierl, will be also Contact-Person and Co-Project leader [e-mail]
Partners (of the CC Network)	Médecine du Travail, Faculté des Sciences de la Santé, Cotonou, Benin Institute of Occupational Medicine, Skopje, FYROM Other CCs interested in participating
Other partners	Local agricultural professions associations cooperate in this project.
Funding	Local agricultural professions associations Funding for the global spread of the project will be applied for
Objective of the project	Develop globally accessible tools to assess and reduce the burden of agricultural lung disease
Project outcome(s) and deadline(s) for completion of the project	Develop simple recommendations to reduce allergen exposure in farmers’ homes (by 2006) Develop tools for the evaluation of educational interventions (by 2007) Develop tools for secondary prevention (by 2008) Dissemination of tools through WHO CC centers (by 2009)
Target group and/or beneficiaries	All occupations in the agricultural sector, public and private institutions dealing with compensation schemes for occupational diseases
Summary of the project	We aim at developing tools to cover all aspects of lung disease in agriculture using a stepwise approach beginning with allergies to cow dander. One important issue is the transfer of allergens from the stables into living rooms, kitchens and beds. A study with 46 farmers showed clearly that concentrations of cow dander bos d2 allergens in dust samples from living-rooms and mattresses are above the supposed threshold level for risk of sensitization. In cases where farmers did not work in stables themselves anymore a transport of allergens is possible by family members. In a second step we currently evaluate educational and medical interventions in occupational asthma in agriculture.
Dissemination	WHO/ILO documents; scientific papers; educational programs for agricultural workers
Impact: global/regional	Global
Progress on Project	Data presented at the European Respiratory Society Congress 2006 Data will be presented at the German Congress for Occupational Health 2007. Poster presentation in Buxton. Results were also distributed by local press and television. Currently planning studies to develop efficient screening strategies to detect agricultural lung disease at an early stage and are planning cooperation with Médecine du Travail, Faculté des Sciences de la Santé, Cotonou, Benin and Institute of Occupational Medicine, Skopje, Macedonia.

2009-2012 Work Plan Number	GPA5.28l Formerly AA3:Ag3
GPA Objective	GPA Objective 5: to incorporate workers’ health into other policies Action 28: Aspects of workers’ health should be taken into account in primary, secondary and higher level education and vocational training.
CC or NGO Name	IEA International Development Committee
Project title	Ergonomics Checkpoints in Agriculture –A toolkit for developing countries
Keywords	Ergonomic, agriculture, developing countries, workplace design, work environment.
Project leader Email address	Andy Imada, IEA President, [e-mail]
Partners (of the CC Network)	ILO, ICOH, IOHA, IRET Costa Rica
Other partners
Funding	Partial funding for workshops on the checkpoints has been provided by the ILO, SafeWork program, Geneva
Objective of the project	To document at least 100 low cost practical solutions to ergonomic hazards faced by farmers in developing countries
Project outcome(s) and deadline(s) for completion of the project	To identify and document 100 checkpoints relating to ergonomic hazards in agriculture. • To test the validity of the checkpoints in South East Asia and India to provide a global document. Workshops already conducted in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia in 2005. A further workshop conducted in India in December 2005. A workshop was held in Malaysia in 2007.
Target group and/or beneficiaries	Farmers and farm advisers in developing countries
Summary of the project	Abstract. Following the success of the ILO publication, “Ergonomic Checkpoints” the IEA offered to develop a following publication targeted to farmers in developing countries. A series of workshops have been conducted to identify issues and to document low cost practical checkpoints. The document was reviewed in 2007 –2009 to address a range of emerging issues such as the diversity of agriculture scenarios in developing countries with consideration to the roles of women Development of 100 checkpoints showing practical suggestions to address ergonomic and OHS risks in agriculture in developing countries.
Dissemination	ILO document to be released as part of the SafeWork program.
Impact: global/regional	Global
Progress on Project	The IEA has now documented over 100 Checkpoints in agriculture and is finalizing the illustrations to go with them. The IEA has conducted a workshop for verification in India and Malaysia. There is also interest to do further workshops in Southern Africa and also in Brazil. As usual the funding of these is the problem as they cost around $10,000 each for the preparation and expenses for the presenter and the local costs for the host committee and attendees. The technical leader of this project is Dr Kazutaka Kogi from Japan. The IEA is hosted an international conference on ergonomics in agriculture in Malaysia from the 27th – 29th November in 2007. The website was www.aedec.org. This workshop involved persons working on ergonomics in Agriculture from Bangladesh, Poland, Japan, USA, New Zealand, UK, Germany, and Australia. The 1.5 day workshop was held prior to the conference on Ergonomics in Agriculture. This conference was convened by Dr Halimahtun Khalid in Malaysia. The materials for the workshop in Malaysia were provided by Dr Kazutaka Kogi. A range of international stakeholders including the WHO, ILO, ICOH, IOHA and NIOSH (USA) were invited to attend. The ILO sent and Official representative.
List of outcomes already achieved by this project	The Checkpoints have been finalized in 2009. An Illustrator from Vietnam has developed the graphics for each checkpoint and these have been checked for accuracy and cultural suitability. Kazutaka Kogi has checked every checkpoint together with the ILO Regional Adviser in Bangkok Dr Tsuyoshi Kawakami and Dr Khai in Vietnam. The checkpoints have now been forwarded to Dr Shengli Nui in the ILO SafeWork program in Geneva for final editing and printing. It is hoped that the ILO will be able to use their funding sources to cover the cost of the printing of this document,
List of additional outcomes expected from this project by 2012	The document was Officially launched during the IEA 2009 Congress in Beijing china in August 2009. A flyer has been developed by the ILO to enable Orders to be received. It is expected that the final handbook will be send to the Orders in November 2009 once they are back from the printers. This Ergonomics in Agriculture publication will then be integrated into a range of ILO outreach programs such as WISE and WIND in developing countries. It will also be available for Unions, Employers and Governments to utilize in their training and Outreach programs. The IEA will continue to liaise with the ILO on the take up of the document in 2010. Note that the new IEA President is now Andy Imada in the USA. Andy, or his nominee, will now be the primary contact for further reports and updates.

2009-2012 Work Plan Number	GPA5.28m Formerly AA3:Ag4
GPA Objective	GPA Objective 5: to incorporate workers’ health into other policies Action 28: Aspects of workers’ health should be taken into account in primary, secondary and higher level education and vocational training.
Project title	Development of risk assessment guidelines for agricultural workers.
Project leader	ICPS, Milan, Italy Prof. Angelo Moretto, International Centre for Pesticides and Health Risk Prevention, [e-mail]
Partners	-Prevention Unit of the General Directorate of Health, Region of Lombardy. -University of Cape Town, South Africa
Potential to involve additional partners	We foresee to involve other national and international experts in the field of agricultural health and safety.
Funding	ICPS.
Issues to be addressed	To provide methods for assessment of health risks in agriculture, with particular focus on pesticide use.
Project outcomes	1. development of a generic model to perform risk assessment for agricultural workers exposed to plant protection products 2. definition of risk profiles for exposure to plant protection products in specific crops (greenhouses, vineyard, maize, rice). 3. development of a probabilistic approach for assessment of exposure to pesticides in selected scenarios. 4. elaboration of guidelines for health surveillance of agricultural workers. 5. organization of a regional/national conference to present the obtained results 6. publication and dissemination through scientific journals.
Dissemination	Dissemination of the results will be channelled throughout the rural health network. The main results (risk profiles for crops of concern) will be translated in national languages of Eastern European countries.
Impact: global/regional	Regional National
Progress on Project	Risk profiles for exposure to plant protection products in specific crops will be soon available: Risk profile for greenhouses is under validation process; the Prevention Unit of the General Directorate of Health, in the Region of Lombardy is performing environmental and biological monitoring on greenhouses worker exposed to chlorpyriphos and mancozeb. The results would be useful to validate the risk profiles for greenhouses. Risk profile for maize and rice will be soon finalized. Risk profile for vineyard is in progress
List of outcomes already achieved by this project	1. A generic model to perform pesticide risk assessment for agricultural workers has been developed 2. Specific risk profiles for exposure to plant protection products in greenhouses, maize, rice have been finalized 3. Environmental and biological monitoring study have been carried out to validate the greenhouses risk profile. 4. The obtained results have been presented in regional and national conferences 5. An article has been submitted to scientific journal to disseminate the tool
List of additional outcomes expected from this project by 2012	1. Development of a probabilistic approach for assessment of exposure to pesticides in selected scenarios. 2. Elaboration of guidelines for health surveillance of agricultural workers.