National Institute of Occupational Health
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National Institute of Occupational Health , also known as Statens arbeidsmiljøinstitutt or STAMI is a government body organised by the Norwegian Ministry of Labour and Social Inclusion
. The institute deals with a range of health areas, with staff with competence in medicine, physiology, chemistry, biology, psychology and other disciplines. The institute deals with all aspects of Norwegian working life, and works in both environmental and health fields, and often visits workplaces to look into their health practices. The institute has an occupational health clinic which treats patients with work related illnesses. This is also used to train health professionals and other students.
The National Institute of Occupational Health is split into six sections:
Norwegian Ministry of Labour and Social Inclusion
The Royal Norwegian Ministry of Labour is a Norwegian ministry established in 1916. It is responsible for the labour market, the working environment, pensions, welfare, social security, integration, immigration, asylum, minorities and the Sami...
. The institute deals with a range of health areas, with staff with competence in medicine, physiology, chemistry, biology, psychology and other disciplines. The institute deals with all aspects of Norwegian working life, and works in both environmental and health fields, and often visits workplaces to look into their health practices. The institute has an occupational health clinic which treats patients with work related illnesses. This is also used to train health professionals and other students.
The National Institute of Occupational Health is split into six sections:
- The section for information, libraries, and learning
- The section for administration
- Work medicine section
- Work physiology section
- Toxicology section
- Work hygiene section