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The International Commission on Occupational Health (ICOH) is an international NGO whose purpose is to advance scientific progress, knowledge and development of occupational health and safety in all its aspects. ICOH has 33 Scientific Committees. ICOH was orginally founded in 1906 as the Permanent Commission on Occupational Health.
Important activivies are triennial World Congresses on Occupational Health, which are attended by thousands of participants.
- 2000 Congress - Singapore,
- 2003 Congress - Iguassu Falls (Brazil)
- 2006 Centennial Congress - Milan, (Italy)
- 2009 Congress - Cape Town (South Africa) (scheduled)
- 2012 Congress - Monterrey (Mexico) (scheduled)