ILO SafeWork - Chemical Safety

Chemical Control Banding

What is control banding?

History and Evolution of Control Banding: A Review
by David M. Zalk and Deborah Imel Nelson,
published in the Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene

International cooperation on control banding

GTZ Chemical Management Guide - a practical guide for enterprises on improving chemical management, gaining cost savings, reducing hazards and improving safety

Control banding - Practical tools for controlling exposure to chemicals

Recent events

Reducing Workplace Exposure through Risk Management Toolkit
Regional Consultation in Chennai, India, 19–22 November 2007

3rd International Control Banding Workshop, 21 September 2005

IOHA's 6th International Scientific Conference, 19-23 September 2005

U.S. National Control Banding Workshop, 9-10 March 2005

The Practical Application in Developing Countries
WHO/IPCS Planning Meeting on Control Banding, 13-16 June 2004

Global Implementation Strategy
IPCS International Technical Group Meeting, 28 May 2004

2nd International Control Banding Workshop, 1-2 March 2004

1st International Control Banding Workshop, 4-5 November 2002

The International Chemical Control Toolkit (ICCT)

NEW: COSHH Essentials and datasheets on Silica in Spanish

Risk Management Toolbox - a PowerPoint presentation (in PDF format, 420 kByte)

Reducing worker exposure by using the Occupational Risk Management Toolbox
The Global Occupational Health Network Issue No. 7

The concept - a PowerPoint presentation (in PDF format, 1.6 MByte)

A (draft) online version

(Draft) Guidelines

Relevant information on other sites

Other toolkits

Risk level assessment and control of nanoparticle exposures:
synopsis (pdf, 100 kByte) and on-line version

StoffenManager Version 3.5 in Dutch and English is on-line (for registered users)

Contact person: Mr. Pavan Baichoo (baichoo@ilo.org)

Last update: 05.03.2009.