A Tripartite Meeting of Experts to Develop a Revised Code of Practice on Safety and Health in the Iron and Steel Industry is taking place in ILO headquarters from 1 to 9 February.

The Meeting, composed of 24 experts, will consider and review a Draft code of practice on safety and health in the iron and steel industry

The practical recommendations in this draft reflect the changes that have taken place in the iron and steel industry over the last 20 years or so, and changes to the ILO's approach to developing codes of practice. A leaner, flexible, more highly skilled workforce, new technology and a less prescriptive, more systems-oriented approach to addressing safety and health are reflected in the revised Code.

It is intended to provide guidance to ILO constituents and all those responsible for addressing safety and health throughout the iron and steel industry.

Following the meeting of experts, it is planned that the Code will be widely disseminated by the ILO, and social dialogue activities encouraged and facilitated to have the Code widely implemented to the benefit of workers in large and small iron and steel enterprises.

For further information you may visit the pages of the ILO Sectoral Activities Department on this subject.