ILO standards on occupational safety and health
Subtitle: promoting a safe and healthy working environment
By: International Labour Office
Contributors: International Labour Office. Committee of Experts on the Application of Conventions and Recommendations
Edition: 1st ed.
Series: International Labour Conference. Report -- 98th session, rept. 3 (pt. 1B); Report (International Labour Conference) -- 98th session, 3, 1B.
Publisher: ILO
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Geneva
Language: eng
Number of pages: 162
ISBN-13: 9789221206361
Subjects: Work environment; Safety measures; Congresses; Industrial safety; Industrial hygiene; Law and legislation
Other titles: Occupational safety and health
Notes: General survey concerning the Occupational Safety and Health Convention, 1981 (No. 155), the Occupational Safety and Health Recommendation, 1981 (No. 164), and the Protocol of 2002 to the Occupational Safety and Health Convention, 1981.

Report of the Committee of Experts on the Application of Conventions and Recommendations (articles 19, 22 and 35 of the Constitution).

Includes bibliographical references.

Includes bibliographical references.

Also available online.
Table of contents: title: Introduction. Background and scope of the survey; title: The place of occupational safety and health; title: The 1981 instruments; title: The instruments in context; title: Status of ratification; title: Information available; title: Outline of the survey; title: Requirements of ILO standards and review of national law and practice : convention no. 155 and recommendation no. 164. Scope, coverage and exclusions; title: The role of employers and workers; title: Principles of a national policy for prevention; title: Main spheres of action; title: Reviews of the national policy and national situation; title: Institutional responsibilities and cooperation; title: Implementation at the national level; title: Implementation at the work place; title: Reference to other instruments; title: Requirements of ILO standards and review of national law and practice : recording and notification and the 2002 protocol. Background; title: Scope and coverage; title: Common requirements; title: Recording requirements and procedures; title: Notification requirements; title: National statistics; title: Impact, obstacles and prospects for further ratifications. The convention and the recommendation; title: The protocol; title: ILO assistance to support member states and the social partners; title: Concluding remarks. The continuing relevance of the instruments; title: Addressing a continuing challenge.