HONcode certificate: respect of the 8 HONcode principles by the health website

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Certificate of compliance with the Code of Conduct HONcode

The health Website
Health, Environment and Work
is in compliance with the HONcode

Title of the site: Health, Environment and Work
Web address: http://www.agius.com/hew/
HONcode PIN number : HONConduct867248
Date of initial review: 14 Jun 2000
Validity of certificate 26 Jul 2011 - Jul 2013
Date of last visit 26 Jul 2011

This certificate confirms the revision of the site by the HONcode Team at the above date.
It respects and pledges to honor the 8 principles of the HON Code of Conduct (HONcode).

* 1. Authoritative 2. Complementarity 3. Privacy 4. Attribution 5. Justifiability 6. Transparency
7. Financial disclosure 8. Advertising policy

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The Health on the Net (HON) certificate serves as a guarantee that this website, at the date of its certification, complies with and pledges to honor the 8 principles of the HON Code of Conduct as drawn up by the HON foundation.

The responsible of the certified site commits to keep the site in compliance with the HON code principles for the duration of the certification.

Although measures such as a complaint mechanism, the periodical review and the automatic surveillance mechanisms are put in place to guarantee the compliance of the certified website with the ethical principles of HON as much as possible, incidental inaccuracies cannot be completely excluded. In no event the HON foundation and/or its partner(s) can be held liable for any damages resulting from the use or inability to use HON certified websites nor can the HON foundation and/or its partner(s) be held liable for the content of these certified websites, including, but not limited to the information of third-parties or hyperlinks accessible via HON certified websites.

The certified website is responsible for the content of its website, unless otherwise provided by law.

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You will find below the elements identified by the HONcode team at a precise date to justify the respect of the 8 ethical principles.

The content of this certificate has been collected and written by the Health On the Net Foundation (HON) and should not be used without previous permission granted by HON. A request for permission can be sent to: HON.

1. Information must be authoritative

Further details can be found in the pages about the author.

It was last updated by the author Raymond Agius ... the author ... is Professor of Occupational and Environmental Medicine at the University of Manchester.
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2. Presentation of the site
Mission:

This site provides many academically based educational resources (also available as FAQs), a search facility, as well as vetted and updated 'links' relating to Occupational and Environmental Health and Medicine.
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Audience:

The intended audience ranges depending upon the pages being accessed - from motivated members of the general public interested in matters such as air pollution and health at work, to undergraduates such as medical students seeking information about subject not well covered in their curriculum, to specialists such as occupational physicians addressing issues of quality and audit.
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Purpose of the website

The information provided on this "Health, Environment and Work" site is designed to support, not replace, the relationship that exists between a patient/site visitor and his/her health professional. In particular you are advised to consult with your medical practitioner if you have concerns about your health.

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3. Confidentiality

What is the policy of this site in relation to confidentiality, privacy, security etc?
This website is intentionally kept simple, and does not place any cookies on the computers of surfers, nor collect information from them.
The website does not contain a secure information eg passwords / identities etc and has no personal information in any database or other form. Hence there is nothing worth hacking into.
Any email addresses provided in the feedback form are sent by email to the site owner and not kept on the site, not 'sold' nor used for any commercial purpose.
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4. Information must be documented: Referenced and dated

References are provided when needed either at the end of an article or within the text (Hyperlinks).

Only data for one sample are displayed among those selected.

References
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It was last updated by the author Raymond Agius in December 2010
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5. Justification of claims

This principle is not applicable for this site

6. User support and adequation

Feedback - A 'form' for your comments
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7. Disclosure of funding sources

This website is self-funded by the author
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8. Advertising policy

This website does not host advertising.
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