The Conference Organizing Committee is proudly present the First Occupational Health, Safety and Environment (OSHE) at the Vietnam National University to be sponsored by the Workplace Health Without Borders (WHWB) branches in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom and Australia and hosted by the Vietnam National University – Central Institute for Natural Resources and Environmental Studies (VNU-CRES).
Our conference’s theme for this year is “Health hazards of chronic occupational exposures to hazardous compounds from construction and manufacturing sectors”. Topics to be covered during this conference include:
- Silica exposure, potential environmental and occupational health risk and mitigation control methods.
- Asbestos exposure, potential environmental and occupational health health risk and mitigation control methods as well as banning its use.
- Other construction and manufacturing hazards from new technologies (hardwood dust, nanomaterials, portable laser welding tools, etc…).
- The need of developing occupational hygienists or engineers with a comprehensive knowledge in environmental sustainability, pollution control, occupational health and safety, and waste disposal and transportation for a developing economy.
This conference will be held on October 24-26, 2024 (Thursday through Saturday) in Hanoi, Vietnam, and it will include an in-person convening with three hybrid/virtual sessions. They are scheduled for Thursday morning, Thursday afternoon) and Friday morning Vietnam’s time (Wednesday and Thursday evening in Eastern Standard Time zone).
We welcome OSHE professionals and organizations to join and sharing your thoughts as well as promoting this field in Vietnam. We look forward to hearing from you and thank you very much in advance for your kind consideration and support.
For more information, please contact the Conference secretariat at: Ngo Thi Thu Hien, PhD (Email: conference.oshe@cres.edu.vn)
Sincerely,
Conference Organizing Committee
- The Workplace Health Without Borders US and other WHWB branches
- The Vietnam National University – Central Institute for Natural Resources and Environmental Studies (VNU-CRES)
Registration and abstract request will be forthcoming.
