Pre-Conference Workshop

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1 ICOEH 2019 Pre-Conference Workshop Preventing Silicosis & TB: A Multi-Professional Approach February 2019 at New Delhi, India Hosted by: Department of Community Medicine, Lady Harding Medical College & Vardhman Mahavir Medical College, AOEH and OHS-MCS Organised by: Supported by: Facilitators: Scientific Committee on Occupational Health in Small Scale enterprises and the Informal Sector (SCOHSSEIS) of International Commission of Occupational Health (ICOH) Scientific Committees on Mine Occupational Safety and Health (MinOSH) and Respiratory Disease (SCRD) (Australia), (India), I.Naik (S Africa) INTRODUCTION: Exposure to silica dust causes the lung disease silicosis which increases the risk for tuberculosis (TB). ICOH has called for a concerted global effort to prevent TB by reducing exposure to silica dust among workers in high-risk occupations. This Workshop is a multi-disciplinary initiative to promote practical dust controls in the workplace and to build capability to better deliver services including early diagnosis and treatment of affected workers. AIMS: To bring together professionals from the fields of occupational medicine, public health and industrial hygiene to develop strategies to prevent silicosis and TB through exposure control in the workplace and build capacity among those responsible for early detection, diagnosis and treatment TARGETED PARTICIPANTS: Occupational health professionals, medical students, public health practitioners, public sector agencies, academia and NGOs involved in prevention, diagnosis and treatment of silicosis and TB.

2 Day 1 Workshop Program: 13 th February 2019 (09.00 AM PM) TIME TOPIC PRESENTER 09h00--09h20 Welcome and Introduction to course objectives and framework A.Mittal 09h20--09h40 Global Burden of Silicosis, TB and silico-tuberculosis P. Gottesfeld 09h45--10h05 Current strategies: BRICS: TB INDIA: Silico-tuberculosis M. Singh 10h10 10h30 Laws & regulatory action DGFSLI 10h30--11h00 11h00--11h20 11h20--11h45 11h45--12h40 Respirable crystalline silica and its health effects How Silicosis increases the risk of TB & other infections High Risk Industries; Workplace exposures and its effect on workers and communities. Artisanal Mining Brick kilns Stone cutters Engineered stone I. Naik B. Kistnasamy P. Gottesfeld J. Patel 12h40--13h00 Social determinants of Silico-tuberculosis and current strategies to address them M. Singh 13h00--13h45 Regulatory Action: LUNCH 13h45--14h10 14h10 14h30 Workplace Inspection Role of Inspector IALI Code; Enforcement Regulatory Action: Workplace Inspection Role of Inspector West Bengal experience, Local actions

3 14h30--14h50 14h55--15h15 Workplace Action: Hazard Communication to workers and communities. Hazard Communication using Newer Technologies Computer assisted learning in occupational lung diseases M. Govender 15h15--15h45 15h50--16h10 Exposure Control; Hierarchy of controls I. Naik Facilitators: 16h15--17h30 Round Table Discussion Developing Synergies and Collaboration Bringing together issues identified in the workshop 17h30 Close Day 1 Day 2 Workshop Program: 14 th February 2019 (09.00 AM PM) TIME TOPIC PRESENTER HIRA 09h00--09h30 Qualitative and quantitative Risk Assessment 09h30-10h00 Reducing exposure to silica: Practical Controls P. Gottesfeld 10h00-10h30 10h30--11h00 11h00--13h00 Mitigation of health risk - aggravation of silicosis and risk of developing Silico tuberculosis. Concurrent sessions: Hygiene group: Practical exercise for hygiene controls P. Gottesfeld J. Patel

4 11h00--13h00 13h00--14h00 14h00--14h30 Medical Group: Practical exercises Occupational history Clinical symptoms- case presentation Lung Function test readings X-ray and/or ILO classification Medical Surveillance LUNCH Access to Diagnostic Services (Lung function tests, TB diagnostic tests, X-Ray) Affordable Treatment I. Naik T. Anand 14h30 15h00 Case study: Class action and compensation South Africa B. Kistnasamy 15h00--15h30 15h30--15h45 Certification and Compensation of Silicosis/ Silicotuberculosis (India) 15h45--16h45 Way Forward A Multi-professional approach: Achievable Solutions Research- Database of cases Training at grassroot and tertiary level Legislative and Regulatory requirements A key person will be nominated to lead on each topic and identify areas for further action 16h45--17h30 Collaboration and Actions towards ICOEH / ICOH 2021 Develop a two-year Action Plan with targets and responsible persons/organisations based on: 17h30 Close Day 2 Achievable Solutions Research- Database of cases Training at grassroot and tertiary level Legislative and Regulatory requirements Any other matters All participants inputs

5 Workshop Faculty Members Dr. Tanu Anand Assistant Prof., CM, NDMC MC, New Delhi Dr. Eric Tor Danielson HOD, Environmental and Occupational medicine, Oslo University Hospital, Norway Prof. Thomas Gassert Adjunct Assistant Professor of Medicine and Family Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, USA Dr. Perry Gottesfeld Executive Director, OK International, San Francisco, USA Dr. Moreshnee Govender Public Health Medicine Specialist, South Africa Prof Barry Kistnasamy Compensation Commissioner, Department of Health, South Africa Dr. Ashish Mittal CEO, Occupational Health & Safety Management Consultancy Services (OHS-MCS), New Delhi Mrs. Inakshi Naik Former Head of Analytical Services and OHS Training Department, NIOH, South Africa Mr. Jagdish Patel Executive Director, PTRC, Vadodara, Gujarat Dr. Priyanka Roy Assistant Director (Medical) and Certifying Surgeon, Directorate of Factories, West Bengal Mr. Mahinda Seneviratne Occupational Hygienist / Chair, SCOHSSEIS of ICOH Dr. Manjula Singh Scientist, Division of Epidemiology & Communicable Diseases, ICMR, New Delhi