[Round Table "Role of scientific and professional associations in proposing occupational health programs to regional and national authorities].
The six participants at the round table were experts in the field of Occupational Prevention working respectively in the Ministry of Health, the National Institute of Occupational Health, the Health Council of Lombardy, the Law-court of Milan, the CGIL Trade Union, and the Lombard Employers Association. All the participants were of one mind on the establishment of working groups within the scientific and professional associations with the aim of preparing and updating occupational exposure limits, diagnostic records, programs of biological and environmental monitoring, etc. Moreover, they stressed the need to establish permanent cooperation between the scientific and professional associations and the regional and national health authorities. These associations can make an important contribution, for example in preparing new preventive guidelines, because they can act faster than the legislative bodies. The validity of these proposals was confirmed by the judge attending the round table. He stated that technical standards proposed by groups of professionals or by scientific associations have usually been taken into consideration when relevant legislation has been applied.
Alessio
L
L
Alhaique
D
D
Cantoni
S
S
Di Lecce
M
M
Giacomoni
G
G
Palmi
S
S
Patacchia
L
L
D006076:Government; D006287:Health Planning Guidelines; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy; D016272:Occupational Health; D012958:Societies, Scientific