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Occupational health in Cuba

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  • Gomez, M.R.

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Health and safety regulation, training, and research were practically non-existent in Cuba before the Revolution in 1959. Since that time important advances have been made. Specialized inspectors, occupational physicians, and other such personnel are now trained in Cuba. An Occupational Health Institute, founded in 1976, provides training and specialized technical services, and conducts research. In 1978, a far reaching 'Work Safety and Health Law' was enacted which defines the rights and responsibilities of government agencies, workplace administrators, unions, and workers. Comprehensive control of toxic substances in workplaces, still at an early stage, is likely to increase in light of the new law, the growing availability of qualified personnel, and the mounting concern of public health authorities with the increasingly 'developed' health profile of the pupulation.

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  • Gomez, M.R., 1981. "Occupational health in Cuba," American Journal of Public Health, American Public Health Association, vol. 71(5), pages 520-524.
    • Handle: RePEc:aph:ajpbhl:10.2105/ajph.71.5.520_1
    DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.71.5.520
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