Convention 155 and Recommendation 164 concerning occupational safety and health and the working environment Jurisdiction ILO Year 1981 Published in English, French, Spanish Original/other title [French] Convention 155 et Recommandation 164 concernant la sécurité, la santé des travailleurs et le milieu de travail [OIT] Source International Labour Office, 1211 Genčve 22, Switzerland, 1981. 8 and 7p. Descriptors [Primary] ILO, occupational safety and health, safety and health organization [Secondary] directive, national organization, plant safety and health organization, plant safety and health supervision Subject category General safety, health and conditions of work Abstract The Convention, adopted 3 June 1981 by the General Conference of the International Labour Organisation, contains provisions concerning: scope and definitions, principles of national policy, action at the national level, action at the level of the undertaking. The Recommendation, adopted on the same day, specifies various measures to be taken in giving effect to the Convention: technical fields of action, action at the national level, action at the level of the undertaking. List of ILO conventions and recommendations on occupational safety and health adopted since 1919. CIS No. 82-890 Database ID 37502