ILO SafeWork - Chemical Safety

Chemical Control Banding

What is control banding?

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

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)

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

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

Updated by AS. Approved by AS. Last update: 29.04.2008.