A/HRC/20/15 information under commercial confidentiality, trade secret and other related laws; • Whistle-blower protection for workers who disclose information concerning their occupational health publicly or directly to the State. (d) Ensure mechanisms are in place to monitor and evaluate occupational health prior to the formulation and implementation of occupational health laws and policies. These should include: • Disease and epidemiological surveillance, including the collection of disaggregated data; • Human rights and health impact assessments and risk surveillance; • Development, with the direct participation of workers, of the right to health indicators and benchmarks, against which occupational health laws and policies must be measured. (e) Ensure mechanisms are in place to monitor and evaluate occupational health after the implementation of occupational health laws and policies. These should include: • Development, with the direct participation of workers, of the right to health indicators and benchmarks, against which occupational health laws and policies must be measured. (f) Utilize participatory research methods, such as community-based participatory research, in order to monitor and evaluate occupational health both prior to formulation and after the implementation of occupational health laws and policies. (g) Prevent, control and treat occupational diseases, with special attention to vulnerable groups. In order to do so, States must ensure that: • The relationship between the work environment and health is monitored through State-led inspections of worksites and production facilities; • Information is disseminated in order to educate workers about work and occupational health in a manner that can be easily understood by workers; • Exposure to harmful substances in the workplace and home environments that overlap with the workplace is restricted or prohibited, including agricultural pesticides; • Occupational health services are available at easily accessible locations and during hours that accommodate workers schedules, and include rehabilitation of affected individuals back into the workplace; • Health workers are aware of the specific health risks faced by workers and are trained to detect, prevent and treat occupational diseases. (h) Restrict the use of technologies in the workplace until their health effects have been accurately assessed and communicated to workers, in accordance with the precautionary principle. (i) Implement social health insurance for workers not covered by their employers, which provides direct coverage or subsidizes the purchase of private insurance. Insurance coverage should: • 20 Include preventative, promotive and curative health services;

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