Books: work environment

A 

• Alcohol and drugs. Programmes of assistance for workers (Conditions of work digest 1/87) - Buy now
  20 May 1987 - Reviews policies and guidelines developed by governments, employers organisations and trade unions, and describes current employee assistance programmes in 15 countries. Lists institutions which can provide information and assistance in setting up such programmes, and includes guidelines for their establishment.
• Accident prevention. A workers’ education manual - Buy now
  21 May 1986 - Workers education teaching aid, safety training textbook on occupational safety and occupational accident prevention in the manufacturing industries - covers accident investigations, data collecting and interpretation; considers fire and explosion hazards, guarding of machine tools, protective clothing and equipment; outlines the role of ILO, (esp. ...
• Asbestos: Health risks and their prevention (OSH 30) - Buy now
  31 December 1974 - ILO pub. Conference report of an ILO Meeting on occupational health and occupational safety with reference to asbestos - covers occupational diseases caused by asbestos (incl. Asbestosis and cancer), the technical prevention of hazards, the role of ILO, possible international regulation, etc., and includes a survey commenting on national level labour legislation and practice. ...

B 

• Building work. A compendium of occupational safety and health (OSH 42) - Buy now
  31 December 1979 - ILO pub. Manual comprising guidelines for occupational health and occupational safety in the construction industry - discusses safety measures against occupational accidents and occupational diseases and for improved occupational health and work organization, covering building machinery, dust, noise, toxic substances, etc. Illustrations.

E 

• Ergonomic checkpoints: Practical and easy-to-implement solutions for improving safety, health and working conditions - Buy now
  24 February 1999 - Comprises checklists for an ergonomic evaluation of workplace safety and health conditions. Includes practical solutions for safety and health problems discovered through a checklist survey. Intended for use in small enterprises.

P 

• Promotional framework for occupational safety and health. Report 95 IV (1) - Buy now
  25 August 2005 - Gives the texts of the proposed ILO Convention and the proposed ILO Recommendation for the promotion of occupational safety and health. Appends a list of relevant ILO instruments.
• Preventing stress at work (Conditions of work digest 2/92) - Buy now
  29 March 1993 -

T 

• Training resource pack for agricultural cooperatives on the elimination of hazardous child labour (Set of 2 books) - Buy now
  09 July 2009 - The goal of this resource kit is to raise awareness, help cooperative trainers to plan and run activities, and improve occupational safety and health conditions and promote the implementation of ILO Worst Forms of Child Labour Convention, 1999 (No. 182).