International Occupational Medicine Society Collaborative

3.1 THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS AND POOR HEALTH AND THE PRESERVATION OF GOOD HEALTH AMONGST THE GENERAL PUBLIC IN PARTICULAR WITH A FOCUS ON PROMOTING GOOD PRACTICE IN THE FIELD OF OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE AND TO REDUCE WORK-RELATED ILL HEALTH, OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE AND INJURIES IN PARTICULAR BY:3.1.1 FORMING AN ASSEMBLY FOR THE REPRESENTATIVES OF WORLDWIDE OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE SOCIETIES TO COLLABORATE ON THE ABOVE;3.1.2 ENCOURAGING AND DEVELOPING OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE ORGANISATIONS IN COUNTRIES WHERE THE PRACTICE IS LESS WELL ESTABLISHED;3.1.3 PROVIDING SUPPORT TO INDIVIDUALS IN NEED BY REASON OF ILL HEALTH, DISEASE, INJURY OR DISABILITY; AND3.1.4 EDUCATING THE GENERAL PUBLIC IN THE TOPICS OF OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE AND WORK-RELATED ILL HEALTH, OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE AND INJURIES BY HOSTING CONFERENCES, WORKSHOPS AND THROUGH THE CONDUCT AND PROMOTION OF RESEARCH INTO THOSE TOPICS.