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Catalogue of ILO publications on occupational safety and health
Edition 2000

Construction and Civil Engineering
Construcción e ingeniería civil
Construction et génie civil

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Conventions and Recommendations
Convenios y recomendaciones
Conventions et recommandations

R.54: Inspection (Building), 1937
R.54: Inspección (edificación)
R.54: Inspection (bâtiment)

R.55: Cooperation in Accident Prevention (Building), 1937
R.55: Colaboración para prevenir los accidentes (edificación)
R.55: Collaboration pour la prévention des accidents (bâtiment)

C.148 and R.156: Working Environment (Air Pollution, Noise and Vibration), 1977
C.148 y R.156: Medio ambiente de trabajo (contaminación del aire, ruido y vibraciones)
C.148 et R.156: Milieu de travail (pollution de l'air, bruit et vibrations)

C.167 and R.175: Safety and Health in Construction, 1988
C.167 y R.175: Seguridad y salud en la construcción
C.167 et R.175: Sécurité et santé dans la construction

Codes of practice
Repertorios de recomendaciones prácticas
Recueil de directives pratiques

Safety and health in construction. This code of practice takes into account the changes in working practices and conditions which have arisen over the past few decades and new areas requiring protective measures in the industry. It aims to provide guidelines and practical recommendations and covers such areas as: the safety of workplaces; personal protective equipment and protective clothing; health hazards; and construction equipment and machinery. Geneva, 1992. 162 pp. ISBN 92-2-107104-9. SFR20. Translation: French, Spanish. Also published in local languages throughout the world. For information on reproduction or translation rights, contact the ILO Publications Bureau.
Seguridad y salud en la construcción. ISBN 92-2-307104-6.
Sécurité et santé dans la construction. ISBN 92-2-207104-2.

Safety and health in building and civil engineering work. Gives considerable thought to the differences that exist in building and civil engineering practices in both developed and developing countries, the need both to improve poor practices and to establish good practices where none exist today. The scope of the code is wide-ranging: 41 topics are examined. Third impression, 1985. 386 pp. ISBN 92-2-100974-2. SFR40; US$32; UK£19.20. Translation: French, Spanish.

Guides and manuals
Guías y manuales
Guides et manuels

Seguridad en la construcción: manual para delegados de obra en seguridad e higiene. Presente a guía sobre seguridad y salud normas para trabajadores en las obras de construcción. 1998. 93 pp. Disponible en el CINTERFOR. ISBN 92-9088-0718. US$15.

Contract labour: Looking at issues: Nine country cases. Labour Education. Geneva, 1997. No. 106/107. ISSN 0378-5467. SFR15. Translation: French, Spanish. Contract labour in the British construction industry. pp. 69-77.
Trabajo en régimen de subcontratación en la industria británica de la construcción. ISSN 0378-5564.
Travail en sous-traitance dans l'industrie de la construction. ISSN 0378-5572.

Contract labour: Looking at issues: Nine country cases. Labour Education. Geneva, 1997. No. 106/107. ISSN 0378-5467. SFR15. Translation: French, Spanish. Contract labour in Malaysian plantation, construction and sawmilling industries. pp. 45-54.
Trabajo en régimen de subcontratación en la plantación, la construcción y las industrias aserradoras de Malasia. ISSN 0378-5564.
Travail en sous-traitance dans les secteurs des plantations, de la construction et des scieries de Malaisie. ISSN 0378-5572.

Contract labour: Looking at issues: Nine country cases. Labour Education. Geneva, 1997. No. 106-107. ISSN 0378-5467. SFR15. Translation: French, Spanish. Contract labour in the Brazilian construction industry. pp.16-25.
Trabajo en régimen de subcontratación en la industria brasileña de la construcción. ISSN 0378-5564.
Travail en sous-traitance dans le secteur du bâtiment au Brésil. ISSN 0378-5572.

Contract Labour: Looking at issues: Nine country cases. Labour Education. Geneva, 1997. No. 106/107. ISSN 0378-5467. Translation: French, Spanish. Contract labour in India in manufacturing, construction, plantations and forestry. pp. 38-44.
Trabajo en régimen de subcontratación en la India, su estructura y cuestiones al respeto. ISSN 0378-5564.
Travail en sous-traitance dans les secteurs de la production manufacturière, du bâtiment et de la foresterie en Inde. ISSN 0378-5572.

Safety, health and welfare on construction sites: A training manual. This clear, easy-to-read manual considers safety, health and welfare conditions on construction sites and suggests possible solutions to the problems encountered. It covers all aspects of work on construction sites. 1995. 107 pp. ISBN 92-2-109182-1. SFR25; US$20 ; UK£12. Also published in local languages throughout the world. For information on reproduction or translation rights, contact the ILO Publications Bureau.
Seguridad, salud y bienestar en las obras de construcción: manual de capacitación. Contiene textos del Convenio sobre seguridad y salud en la construcción (núm.167), 1988, y de la Recomendación (núm.175), 1988, y dio directivas sobre la seguridad y la salud en las obras de construcción. 1997. 108 pp. Disponible en el CINTERFOR.

Civil engineering work: A compendium of occupational safety practice. 1981. 153 pp. ISBN 92-2-102577-2. SFR20.

Construction safety: (Training materials series, TM 6:1.) Excavations, scaffolding, falsework/formwork, roofwork and protection against falls, mobile and tower cranes, chains, slings and lifting gear. Harare, Zimbabwe, 1993. 49 pp. Free publication available only from ARLAC.

Reports (including reports of conferences, industrial meetings and meetings of experts)
Informes (incluidos informes de conferencias, reuniones sectoriales y reuniones de expertos)
Rapports (incluant rapports de conférence, réunions sectorielles et réunions d'experts)

National workshop on the implementation of ILO Convention 167: Safety and Health in Construction. ILO/FINNIDA Asian-Pacific Regional Programme on Occupational Safety and Health. Workshop report. 5-7 May 1993, Beijing, The People's Republic of China, 41 pp. Free publication available only from the ILO Programme on Safe Work.

Recent developments in building, civil engineering and public works. (Report I) ILO Building, Civil Engineering and Public Works Committee, 12th Session. This report includes a chapter on health and safety and working conditions in the building, civil engineering and public works industries. Topics highlighted in the chapter: health and safety; profile of victims of accidents; costs associated with accidents in construction; causes of accidents; hours of work; productivity; quality and technology. Geneva, 1992. 109 pp. Illus. Annex. Bibl.ref. ISBN 92-2-108418-3. Translation: French. Free publication available only from the ILO Sectoral Activities Programme.

National workshop on preventive methods used by labour inspection in the construction industry. ILO/FINNIDA Asian-Pacific Regional Programme on Occupational Safety and Health. Workshop report. 9-13 November 1992, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. 36 pp. Free publication available only from the ILO Programme on Safe Work.

The improvement of working conditions and the working environment in the construction industry. (Report II) ILO Building, Civil Engineering and Public Works Committee, 10th Session, Geneva, 1983. ISBN 92-2-103202-7. SFR15. Translation: French.
L'amélioration des conditions de travail dans l'industrie de la construction. ISBN 92-2-203202-0.

Regional workshop on the assessment of relevant policies and programmes in the construction industry, Phuket, 1991. Proceedings and country papers. Assesses the contribution of ILO/UNDP project RAS/86/072 to the reduction of accidents and improvement of welfare facilties in the construction industry in the participating countries. Geneva, 1991. 176 pp. ISBN 92-2-108032-3. Free publication available only from the ILO Bureau of Library and Information Services.

Safety and health in construction. International Labour Conference, 73rd Session, Geneva, 1987. Report V(1). 91 pp. ISBN 92-2-105576-0. SFR17.50. Translation: French, Spanish, German, Russian, Arabic, Chinese.
Seguridad e higiene en la construcción. ISBN 92-2-305577-6.
Sécurité et hygiène dans la construction. ISBN 92-2-205577-2.

Working papers, conference papers, briefing and information notes
Documentos de trabajo, documentos de sesión, instrucciones y notas informativas
Documents de travail, documents de séance, instructions et notes d'information

Promoción de la seguridad y salud en el trabajo de la construcción en Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Perú y Venezuela. Programa de la Oficina Regional de la OIT para América Latina y El Caribe. Lima. Disponible en la Oficina Regional de la OIT para América Latina y el Caribe.

Foreign construction workers in Singapore. By G. Ofori. Sectoral working paper. Geneva, 1997. ISBN 92-2-110492-3. Free publication available only from the ILO Sectoral Activities Programme.

Labour migration in the construction industry in Latin America and the Caribbean. By E. Werna. Sectoral working paper. Geneva, 1997. ISBN 92-2-110493-1. Free publication available only from the ILO Sectoral Activities Programme.

Tripartite Meeting on Social and Labour Issues concerning Migrant Workers in the Construction Industry. Report. 1995. ISBN 92-2-109753-6. SFR20. Note on the proceedings. ISBN 92-2-110243-2. SFR15. Translation: French, Spanish.
Reunión tripartita sobre los problemas de carácter social y laboral de los trabajadores migrantes en la industria de la construcción. Informe. ISBN 92-2-309753-3. Nota sobre las labores. 1996. ISBN 92-2-310243-X.
Réunion tripartite sur les questions sociales et de travail relatives aux travailleurs migrants dans la construction. Rapport. ISBN 92-2-209753-X. Note sur les travaux. ISBN 92-2-210243-6.

Construction industry in Brazil: Surviving the transition to a more competitive market. Working paper, No. 52. (ILO-SAP 2.29/WP.52.) Geneva, 1992. 46 pp. ISBN 92-2-108616-X. Free publication available only from the ILO Sectoral Activities Programme.

Contract labour in plantations, construction and sawmilling in Malaysia: A survey report. Working paper, No. 81. Based on a survey of 44 contractors and 258 contract workers, carried out from October 1993 to March 1994 in the state of Selangor, Peninsular Malaysia. Includes comments on the application of labour standards and the ILO Social Security (Minimum Standards) Convention, 1952 (No. 102). Geneva, 1995. 105 pp. ISBN 92-2-109714-5. Free publication available only from the ILO Sectoral Activities Programme.

Entrepreneurship and Management Development Branch. Room for improvement: A study of women building workers in Bombay. Construction information paper, No. 5. (Construction management programme.) Based on interviews with 62 women workers carried out in 1990. Geneva, 1992. 63 pp. ISBN 92-2-108439-6. Free publication available only from the ILO Entrepreneurship and Management Development Branch.

Other
Otros
Autres

Uruguay: making construction work safer. By M. Trajtenberg. The World of Work: The magazine of the ILO, No. 17, Sept.-Oct. 1996. ISSN 1020-0010. Translation: Arabic, Chinese, Czech, Danish, Finnish, French, German, Hindi, Hungarian, Japanese, Norwegian, Russian, Slovak, Spanish, Swedish. Available from the ILO Bureau of Public Information.
Uruguay: proteger a los obreros de la construcción. ISSN 1020-0037.
Uruguay: la sécurité dans le bâtiment et les travaux publics. ISSN 1020-0002.

Three every second. 1 Videocassette (VHS) (23 minutes): Col. (PAL). Shows the major hazards involved in construction work together with measures required to help prevent accidents during building operations. Details safety precautions in roofwork, scaffolds, lifting operations, excavation and transport. Harare, Zimbabwe. Production Centre, 1991. Free Videocassette available only from ARLAC.

See also / Véase también / Voir aussi
See file Labour Administration and Inspection
Administración e inspección del trabajo
Administration et inspection du travail
See file Machine Safety
Seguridad de la maquinaria
Sécurité des machines
See file Occupational Hygiene and Diseases
Higiene del trabajo y enfermedades profesionales
Hygiène du travail et maladies professionnelles
See file Training and Education
Formación y educación
Formation et éducation
See file Women Workers
Trabajadoras
Travailleuses
See file Working Conditions and Environment
Condiciones de trabajo y medio ambiente
Conditions de travail et milieu ambiant

Updated by AS. Approved by EC. Last update: 20 March 2001.