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Promoting safety and health in a green economy
16 April 2012
The report highlights occupational safety and health (OSH) as an integral part of the promotion of green jobs and a greener economy to achieve an economic and social development that is also environmentally sustainable.
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Risk assessment and management training of trainers in Zambia
04 April 2012
The course provided occupational safety and health professionals with detailed guidance and methodology on the use of risk assessment as a tool to identify, evaluate and control risks in the workplace in the mining region of Kitwe.
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Code of Practice on Safety and Health in the Use of Machinery
02 March 2012
This code of practice is intended to provide guidance on safety and health in the use of machinery at the workplace. A Meeting of Experts on Safety in the Use of Machinery was convened in Geneva from 29 November to 7 December 2011 and adopted a code of practice on safety and health in the use of machinery.
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World Day for Safety and Health at Work in 2012: Promoting safety and health in a green economy
24 February 2012
The 2012 World Day for Safety and Health at Work focuses on the promotion of occupational safety and health (OSH) in a green economy. There is a shift in the world to a greener and more sustainable economy. However, even if certain jobs are considered to be “green”, the technologies used may protect the environment but not be safe at all.
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Stress Prevention at Work Checkpoints. Practical improvements for stress prevention in the workplace
06 January 2012
Work-related stress is one of the most important issues in many countries. The negative impacts of stress are multiform and can include circulatory and gastrointestinal diseases as well as physical, psychosomatic and psycho-social problems. These in turn can lead to poor work performance, high accident and injury rates, and low productivity.
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Ergonomic Checkpoints in Agriculture
06 January 2012
Agriculture is one of the most hazardous sectors in both developing and developed countries. Increasing attention is being given to applying practical actions in rural and agricultural settings to reduce work-related accidents and diseases, improve living conditions and increase productivity...
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ILO International Safety Conference 2011 in cooperation with ISSA
08 December 2011
The conference will focus on the application of international tools on occupational safety and health (OSH) strategic approach at national and enterprise levels. Good practice in construction and health sectors, which face high and emerging risks to occupational accidents and diseases, will be highlighted. Under the theme "Promoting a preventative safety and health culture: International instruments, national strategies and good practices", the conference will offer an excellent forum to share the experience of different stakeholders and learn how to put it in practice at each level.
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Differences between Work Cultures: Internal company comparison between Germany and the UK; Development of measures
06 December 2011
Presentation delivered by Dr. Oliver Polanz, Head of the Occupational Safety, Health and Environmental Protection Center of the Hochtief Solutions AG Germany, at the ILO International Safety Conference 2011 in cooperation with ISSA.
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Prevention and Good Practice in the Construction Industry
06 December 2011
General presentation delivered by Mr Gérard Ropert, Chairman of the ISSA Construction Section and General Manager of CRAMIF France, at the ILO International Safety Conference 2011 in cooperation with ISSA.
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(A)live on site: Raising awareness on behaviour relating to daily risk taking
06 December 2011
Presentation delivered by Ms Françoise SOEUR, safety advisor at Vinci Construction, at the ILO International Safety Conference 2011 in cooperation with ISSA.
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Impact of the Declaration of Brussels in Companies: Towards Boston Construction Section Symposium
06 December 2011
Presentation delivered by Mr Carl Heyrman, Managing Director of navb-cnac Constructiv and Vice-President of ISSA-C, at the ILO International Safety Conference 2011 in cooperation with ISSA.
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ILO International Classification of Radiographs of Pneumoconises
17 November 2011
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Employment injury schemes and the prevention of occupational accidents and diseases
08 November 2011
The general objective of the course is to strengthen the capacity of employment-injury institutions to improve the coverage and management of occupational accidents and diseases and to promote prevention as a means to occupational safety and health.
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Occupational safety and health management in the construction sector
08 November 2011
This course aims at strengthening capacity to devise and use an occupational safety and health (OSH) management approach within construction firms.
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Basic risk assessment
08 November 2011
This course provides participants with the knowledge and skills to effectively implement the basic risk assessment technique for the improvement of the OSH conditions within enterprises.
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XIX World Congress on Safety and Health at Work - ILO Introductory Report: Global Trends and Challenges on Occupational Safety and Health
12 September 2011
This Introductory Report concerns some of the achievements and challenges of the last three years since the adoption of the Seoul Declaration on Safety and Health at Work at the XVIII World Congress on Safety and Health at Work for building a preventative safety and health culture. How to meet these challenges will be the subject of much discussion and debate at the Congress itself, which it is hoped will be another significant landmark in the history of promoting a preventative safety and health culture across the world.
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Istanbul Declaration on Safety and Health at Work
11 September 2011
Ministers of Labour, having met in Istanbul, Turkey, on the occasion of the Summit of the Ministers of Labour for a Preventative Culture hosted by the Minister of Labour and Social Security of Turkey, held on the 11 of September 2011 prior to the opening of the XIX World Congress on Safety and Health at Work, issued the following declaration.
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Risk assessment and OSH management training in Zambia
27 June 2011
The course, organized as part of both the EU and SIDA funded projects, provided detailed guidance and methodology on the use of Risk Assessment as a tool to identify, evaluate and control risks in the workplace.
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The impact of pesticide exposure on child labourers in agriculture
22 June 2011
The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the International Labour Organization (ILO held a side event during the conference (on 22 June at 13:00) to highlight the impact of pesticide exposure on children, and child labourers in particular. ILO News spoke to Paola Termine, ILO Technical specialist on child labour in agriculture, who is also coordinating the International partnership for cooperation on child labour in agriculture, ahead of the meeting.
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Children in hazardous work: What we know, what we need to do
10 June 2011
This report reviews the current state of knowledge concerning children in hazardous work and presents the case for a new focus on the issue as part of the wider global effort to eliminate the worst forms of child labour. For more information on this report or to order copies, please contact pubvente@ilo.org.