1987, Safety in the Working Environment: Table of Contents


Description:(General Survey)
Convention:C119
Convention:C148
Recommendation:R118
Recommendation:R156
Subject classification: Physical Hazards, Noise and Vibration
Document:(Report III Part 4B)
Session of the Conference:73
Subject: Occupational Safety and Health
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Document No. (ilolex): 251987G01

Table of Contents

Paragraphs

Introduction 1-14

Background to the survey 1-3

Information available 4-5

Ratifications -- prospects and difficulties 6-9

Arrangement of the survey 10-14

Chapter I. Guarding of machinery 15-247

A. Scope of the instruments 15-54

I. Types of machinery covered 16-39

(a) Application to all power-driven machinery 23-26

(Article 1, paragraph 1 of the Convention) 23-26

(b) Discretionary application to machinery

operated by manual power

(Article 1, paragraph 2 of the Convention) 27-35

(c) Extent of application to road and rail

vehicles and to mobile agricultural machinery

(Article 1, paragraph 3 of the Convention) 36-39

II. All branches of economic activity covered 40-47

III. Declarations specifying a more limited

application of the Convention 48-54

B. Measures concerning manufacture, sale, hire, transfer

in any other manner and exhibition of machinery 55-175

I. General considerations 55-63

II. Complementary character of the requirements

of the Convention and Recommendation 64-67

III. Measures concerning manufacture, sale, hire,

transfer and exhibition of machinery 68-163

(a) Definition of dangerous machinery and

parts thereof requiring preventive measures 73-99

(b) Prohibitions imposed by national laws

or regulations 100-143

(c) Countries where no prohibition exists 144-153

(d) Provision for operating instructions 154-163

IV. Responsibility as to compliance 164-175

C. Safety in the use of machinery 176-232

I. Prohibiting the use of unguarded machinery 179-204

II. Obligations of the employer 205-216

(a) Agents of the employer made

equally responsible 209-212

(b) Contents of employers' responsibility 213-216

III. Workers' obligations and guarantees 217-226

(a) Obligations and guarantees in respect

of guarding machinery 217-223

(b) Safeguarding workers' rights to social

security or social insurance 224-226

IV. Obligations of self-employed workers 227-232

D. Exceptions allowed under the instruments 233-247

I. Machinery made safe by virtue of its

construction or installation 236-238

II. Maintenance operations, etc. 239-241

III. Storage, scrapping or reconditioning 242

IV. Possibility for temporary exemptions 243-247

Chapter II. The working environment

(air pollution, noise and vibration) 248-569

A. Scope of the instruments 248-267

I. Application to all branches of economic

activity and possible exclusions 251-258

II. Acceptance of obligations for some risks only 259-264

III. Definition of risks covered 265-267

B. General measures for protection of

the working environment 268-351

I. Basic legislation dealing with air pollution,

noise and vibration 269-301

II. General responsibilities of employers

and workers 302-343

(a) Employers' responsibilities 304-322

(b) Collaboration of two or more employers

at one workplace 323-337

(c) Workers' responsibilities 338-343

III. Relationship between the protection of the

working environment and the protection of

the general environment 344-351

C. Establishment of criteria and exposure limits 352-442

I. Requirements of the Conventionure limits 353-359

II. Current international data and national

standards of general reference national 360-369

III. Air pollution 370-404

IV. Noise and vibration 405-442

D. Preventive and protective measures 443-518

I. Administrative measures 447-478

II. Technical measures 479-502

III. Organisational measures and personal

protective equipment 503-518

(a) Measures regarding work organisation 504-509

(b) Provision and use of personal protective

equipment 510-518

E. Supervision of the health of workers 519-569

I. Medical examination of workers 521-552

(a) Pre-assignment and periodic

medical examinations 524-542

(b) Medical supervision after cessation

of the assignment 543-548

(c) Carrying out supervision free of cost

and in working hours 549-552

II. System of records of medical information 553-556

III. Situation of workers whose continued

employment is medically inadvisable 557-569

Chapter III. Measures in common 570-647

A. Role of employers' and workers' organisations 571-602

I. Consultations with employers' and

workers' organisations 571-595

(a) General measures for consultations

on safety and hygiene 581-586

(b) Measures of consultation on guarding

of machinery 587-595

II. Consultations with manufacturers' organisations 596-597

III. Employer-worker collaboration 598-600

IV. Workers' participation in supervision 601-602

B. Information and training of workers 603-616

C. Measures of supervision and application 617-632

I. Imposition of penalties 618-620

II. Inspection services 621-629

(a) General measures 621-622

(b) Special measures concerning machinery 623-629

III. Appointment of a competent person or service 630-632

D. Co-operation between member States 633-639

E. Situation in practice and difficulties 640-647

Chapter IV. Conclusions 648-707

A. Instruments on guarding of machinery 648-676

B. Instruments on the working environment 677-696

C. Measures in common 697-700

D. General 701-707

Appendices

I. List of Legislation by Country
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