Developing World Outreach Initiative
The Northern California Section (NCS) of the American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA) has undertaken an initiative, the Developing World Outreach Initiative (DWOI), to address the lack of adequate industrial hygiene resources for workers and workplace health and safety professionals in developing countries. In March 2006, a work group was formed to connect the technical resources within AIHA-NCS with those who need it in the developing world. We are looking for partners, both individuals and organizations, which have similar visions to improve health and safety in the developing world.
DWOI Updates
OHS Projects in the Developing World
Initiative Organization and Contact Information
DWOI Committee Chairperson: Richard Hirsh
Liaison Committee: The Liaison Committee initiates and maintains contact with our partners, including ANROAV/AMRC, the Northern California Center for Occupational and Environmental Health, and DWOI volunteers traveling to developing countries. The committee is led by Garrett Brown and Colleen Thornton.
Request & Response Committee: The Request and Response Committee coordinates and manages donates to DWOI, and shipments of books and equipment to organizations in developing countries. The committee is led by Dan Grinnell. Mike Horowitz.
Resources Web Site Committee: The Resources Web Site Committee updates and maintains the DWOI and Resources pages of the AIHA-NCS website with information useful to AIHA-NCS members and DWOI partners. This committee is led by Trevor Bausman Michelle Lan.
Publicity and Fundraising Committee: The Publicity and Fundraising Committee promotes the activities of the DWOI via industrial hygiene news outlets and coordinates fund raising for DWOI activities. This committee is led by Rich Hirsh.
DWOI Meeting Minutes
International Industrial Hygiene Resources
Occupational Knowledge International
International Labor Organization
International Occupational Hygiene Association
AIHA International Affairs Committee
Foundation for Occupational Health and Safety
Maquiladora Health & Safety Support Network
Information and Analysis of OHS in the Developing World
Health and Safety Guide for the stone crushing industry
Clean Clothes Campaign (Holland)
Maquila Solidarity Network (Canada)
International Labor Rights Fund
US-Labor Education in the Americas Project
Ethical Trading Initiative (UK)