Dr. Halshka Graczyk
Dr. Halshka Graczyk is a Technical Specialist on Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) at the United Nations’ specialized agency: The International Labour Organization (ILO) in Geneva, Switzerland. In this role, Halshka manages the ILO hazardous substances portfolio - which spans across all work sectors and occupations worldwide and assesses toxics, chemicals and waste along the life cycle of global supply chains. In addition she supports a number of technical areas including OSH risk assessment and prevention strategies, major industrial accidents and the development of evidence based public international and national policies, programmes and strategies. Halshka holds a Masters in Public Health from the Johns Hopkins University and a PhD with a specialization in occupational safety and health, focused on the evaluation of novel and emerging OSH risks and hazards, from the University of Lausanne, Switzerland.