Research reports from graduate students at UC Berkeley’s School of Public Health

Research reports from graduate students at UC Berkeley’s School of Public Health Thanks very much to Garrett Brown and students in his course at the University of California Berkeley for their reports on global occupational health.  Garrett writes: “I am pleased to send you the latest research papers on key occupational health and safety issues […]

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WHWB-UK Branch Update

WHWB-UK Branch Update Hello Everyone at UK Branch Workplace Health Without Borders (WHWB-UK)      We invite you to look at the slides of our WHWB-UK Project updates as presented at the Branch & AGM Meeting on 26th September.  Below are fundraising links to some of our projects, plus other important links, and news:  WHWB-UK Project Links  

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OHS Training during the Pandemic

WHWB and partners have collaborated to continue OHS training during the Pandemic. OHTA and WHWB are two non-profit organizations in occupational hygiene that are perfect partners. Both are passionately committed to occupational health and safety (OH&S) training globally. A  key mission of WHWB is to share their OH&S expertise through training provided by their global

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Face-piece respirators (N95s and N99s) donated and deployed from Canada

Charitable alliance between Vitacore Industries (Vancouver, BC) and WHWB VItacore Industries is a Vancouver based, Canadian manufacturer of respirators including their proprietary CAN95 and CAN99 (equivalent to N95 and N99) surgical masks. The great news is that they are readily available in Canada and can be ordered online. In addition, Health Canada has certified both the CAN95 and CAN99 as being authorized for use. This

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Workplace Health Without Border Webinar

Taking Stock, Looking Forward: African Perspectives on Occupational Safety & Health  in the time of COVID Thursday, May 20, 2021, 10:00 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time, 3:00 p.m. West Africa Time (UTC 14:00) Register here COVID-19 has laid bare fundamental gaps in health at both policy and practice level in Africa. Workers in the informal sectors are the

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WHWB Webinar with Dr. Jukka Takala, March 11, 10:00 a.m. EST on Zoom

Register here.    As part of our series, Taking Stock; Moving Forward – Reflections on Occupational Health in the time of COVID, Dr. Takala will document how COVID-19 has revealed gaps in workers’ protection and how it has compounded the risks which already fall disproportionately on the most vulnerable workers.    Dr. Takala has a unique, global perspective

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