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Brazil adopts the ILO Guidelines
on Occupational Safety and Health Management Systems
(ILO-OSH2001)

Declaration document in English, page 1 - Click for a larger image Declaration document in English, page 2 - Click for a larger image     Declaration document in Portuguese, page 1 - Click for a larger image Declaration document in Portuguese, page 2 - Click for a larger image

Brazil formally recognised the ILO guidelines on occupational safety and health management systems (ILO-OSH 2001) on 24 October 2005 showing its commitment to improve working conditions and reduce occupational accidents and diseases. A joint declaration of intent to develop a national policy and national framework for the implementation of occupational safety and health management systems in line with the ILO-OSH 2001 was signed by Mr Luiz Marinho, State Minister of Labor and Employment, Brazil and Dr Jukka Takala, Director, SafeWork, ILO.

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Updated by AS. Approved by JT. Last update: 14.05.2006