GPA 4: to provide and
communicate evidence for action
and practice
GPA 4.1
Encourage practical research on
emerging issues including
nanomaterials and climate change
Outcome for “Nanomaterials”
• Exposure registry
• WHO guidance for developing countries
• Collect details of approaches to measure
NPs in the workplace
Outcome for “Climate change”
• Much work being done
• Need to gather and review existing
projects and data
• Learn from others
• Produce position paper
• Workshop to identify gaps and ways
forward
GPA 4: to provide and
communicate evidence for action
and practice
GPA 4.2
Further develop the global
research agenda for workers’
health
Gaps
• Nanomaterials: where used, control
measures and guidelines
• Wellbeing
• Climate change
• Elimination and substitution of hazards
• Pandemic flu
Outcome
• Priority setting might be through tiered approach
(subgroups of CC, e.g. regional)
• Need to link research needs in a country and
external funding entities constraints
• Distribution of research expertise – collaboration
is critical: need to ID and match abilities and
interests
• WHO can have input to funding agencies to
raise awareness and highlight importance of
occupational issues: Global Plan of Action
platform is a tool
GPA 4: to provide and communicate
evidence for action and practice
GPA 4:1 Encourage practical research on
emerging issues including nanomaterials
 and climate change
GPA 4:2 Further develop the global research
agenda for workers’ health ?