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\n\t\tWelcome to EPICOH 2019 in Wellington, the capital city of New Zealand
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\n\t\tHealth and the environment at work: the need for solutions
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In theory occupational disease is almost entirely preventable through the reduction\/elimination of causal\u00a0exposures. Occupational epidemiology has made considerable progress in identifying causal risk factors in\u00a0the past few decades. It has also contributed in-depth knowledge about dose-response relationships, and\u00a0identified safe workplace exposure levels.<\/p>\n

This has led in some instances, at least\u00a0in developed countries and in industries\u00a0with particular high risk or carcinogenic\u00a0exposures, to long term trends of declining\u00a0workplace exposures that have been\u00a0attributed to new exposure standards\u00a0and regulatory requirements. Changes in\u00a0technology and production methods have\u00a0also been credited with reducing exposure\u00a0levels, however these are influenced\u00a0significantly by the economic climate.\u00a0Nonetheless, our improved understanding\u00a0of major risk factors has not led to a\u00a0widespread reduction in harmful workplace\u00a0exposures and associated ill health.<\/p>\n

\u00a0A few specific harmful chemicals\/products\u00a0(e.g. asbestos, DDT) have been banned,\u00a0again at least in developed countries, but\u00a0this is not an option for many common\u00a0occupational exposures for which less toxic\u00a0alternatives are not available. For many\u00a0common exposures that have long been\u00a0known to cause severe and long-term health\u00a0problems, including silica, pesticides and\u00a0solvents, effective occupational interventions\u00a0to reduce the burden of occupational disease\u00a0remain rare. For this reason, we have chosen\u00a0as the theme of this conference \u201cHealth\u00a0and the environment at work: the need for\u00a0solutions\u201d.<\/p>\n

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