Occupational Safety and Health in Peru
<p>Peru is a country located on the Pacific coast of South America with a population of more than 30 million inhabitants. In the past 10 years, Peru has had a steady economic growth. Peru is predominantly an extractive industry country, but the manufacturing and construction sectors are boomin...
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oai:doaj.org-article:54d6fd12733042f8a13abdb04ff9cd202021-12-02T04:05:10ZOccupational Safety and Health in Peru2214-999610.1016/j.aogh.2015.08.027https://doaj.org/article/54d6fd12733042f8a13abdb04ff9cd202015-12-01T00:00:00Zhttps://annalsofglobalhealth.org/articles/1496https://doaj.org/toc/2214-9996<p>Peru is a country located on the Pacific coast of South America with a population of more than 30 million inhabitants. In the past 10 years, Peru has had a steady economic growth. Peru is predominantly an extractive industry country, but the manufacturing and construction sectors are booming. It is in this context that regulations have been implemented to protect the safety and health of workers. One of the most important regulations is the Law on Safety and Health at Work, which has been recently promulgated. Regulations are complemented by training and education in occupational safety and health. The measures are yet to be fully implemented thus a positive effect in reducing accidents and <a title="Learn more about Occupational Disease" href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/medicine-and-dentistry/occupational-disease">occupational diseases</a> at work has not yet been seen.Ismael CruzRaul Huerta-MercadoUbiquity Pressarticlesafetyoccupational healthPeruaccidents at workoccupational diseaseInfectious and parasitic diseasesRC109-216Public aspects of medicineRA1-1270ENAnnals of Global Health, Vol 81, Iss 4, Pp 568-575 (2015) |
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<p>Peru is a country located on the Pacific coast of South America with a population of more than 30 million inhabitants. In the past 10 years, Peru has had a steady economic growth. Peru is predominantly an extractive industry country, but the manufacturing and construction sectors are booming. It is in this context that regulations have been implemented to protect the safety and health of workers. One of the most important regulations is the Law on Safety and Health at Work, which has been recently promulgated. Regulations are complemented by training and education in occupational safety and health. The measures are yet to be fully implemented thus a positive effect in reducing accidents and <a title="Learn more about Occupational Disease" href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/medicine-and-dentistry/occupational-disease">occupational diseases</a> at work has not yet been seen. |
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