AIHA Becomes Signatory of Seoul Declaration on Safety and Health at Work

On Sept. 1, the American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA) signed the Seoul Declaration at the 5th China International Forum in Beijing, China. As a signatory, AIHA supports the declaration in the implementation of core principles and encourages other individuals, organizations and agencies to join the movement in its efforts to promote the health and safety of work environments worldwide.

Laura Walter

Sept. 8, 2010

The Seoul Declaration on Safety and Health at Work was adopted in June 2008 at the XVII World Congress on Safety and Health at Work by 50 key decision makers from around the world. The declaration was designed as a blueprint for constructing a global ethos of safety and health at work and to promote a preventative safety and health culture and assert the rights of employees to work in a safe environment.

“The Seoul Declaration upholds as a fundamental human right access to a safe and healthy working environment for all. It further considers healthy and safe communities and work places as crucial to economic and social development,” said AIHA President Michael T. Brandt, Dr.Ph., CIH, PMP. “These beliefs are central to AIHA’s mission and values and to those of our membership and profession as a whole.”

For more information the Seoul Declaration, visit http://www.seouldeclaration.org/en.

About the Author

Laura Walter

Laura Walter was formerly senior editor of EHS Today. She is a subject matter expert in EHS compliance and government issues and has covered a variety of topics relating to occupational safety and health. Her writing has earned awards from the American Society of Business Publication Editors (ASBPE), the Trade Association Business Publications International (TABPI) and APEX Awards for Publication Excellence. Her debut novel, Body of Stars (Dutton) was published in 2021.