Occupational Epidemiology/Dock Workers´ Health and Safety Surveillance and Intervention Program - enter/2. Agenda and minutes from meetings

Meeting at the Occupational Medical Clinic,Esbjerg, Denmark

Gert Thomsen, Jesper Rasmussen, Olaf Jensen


 * 1) We agreed to collaborate on the dock workers project and other possible OH projects
 * 2) One of the new doctors might be interested
 * 3) We agreed to have regular meetings schedule 1-2 times per year
 * 4) The project should be presented and discussed at a coming staff meeting

9 Nov 2017 Meeting at DFDS Esbjerg, Denmark Brian Mayland, Flemming Laursen, Olaf Jensen, Jan, Martin:
 * 1) Several cancer cases among the approximately 55 employees at the harbor are causing serious concerns among the dock workers
 * 2) Project with measurements of NOx and SOx air pollution is being planned together with management.
 * 3) A cooperation with the University of Southern Denmark on a working environment questionnaire survey is being planned
 * 4) Flemming will assist in the project
 * 5) We keep in touch and arrange a new meeting when needed

8 Oct 2017 Correspondence with Jørgen Hovgaard, Nicaragua and Olaf Jensen, Panama/Denmark
 * A monitoring project under the "Blue Risk Survey Program" is realistic now
 * We agree that small prevalence porjects like the one in Esbjerg and other cities should be done as the first step in a bigger plan, Olaf work on this
 * Jørgen will continue to develop Union ITF supported intervention plan, with application for fundings

The first steps to develop the program were taken in the Dock Workers´ Seminar in Panama 6-8 Sep 2017 arranged by 3-f Denmark, the regional ITF and the regional dock workers unions.


 * Dock Workers Seminar 6-8 Sept 2017 
 * Hotel Toscana Inn, Panama
 * Present: The Danish 3f representatives and union representatives from different CentralAm and LatinAm countries
 * Invited: Dr. Caristina Robaina, Havana Cuba and Dr. Olaf Jensen, Southern Danish University

Agenda The union-specific issues and Health and Safety issues
 * Program plans and ideas presented by Caristina and Olaf
 * The need for defined inclusion criteria for injuries (1 day off or other) in the before and after measurements
 * The validity of data from the injury registers to the authorities can be questioned, due to under-reporting - therefore
 * The start priority is to measure the knowledge on injury prevention before and after for the youngest workers, leaders and administrators