Guidelines

  1. Guidelines on occupational safety and health management systems (ILO-OSH 2001)

    These guidelines present practical tools and call for coherent policies to protect workers from occupational hazards and risks while improving productivity.

  2. Technical and ethical guidelines for workers' health surveillance (OSH 72)

    These guidelines provide assistance for workers' health surveillance schemes that facilitate preventive action for a healthy and safe working environment.

Codes of Practice

  1. Safety and health in agriculture

    21 March 2011

    This code of practice is intended to raise awareness of the hazards and risks associated with agriculture and promote their effective management and control; to help prevent occupational accidents and diseases and improve the working environment in practice; to encourage governments, employers, workers and other stakeholders to cooperate to prevent accidents and diseases; to promote more positive attitudes and behaviour towards occupational safety and health (OSH) in agriculture throughout the sector; ensure that good workplace health and safety practices are applied to all workers in the workplace regardless of age or gender.

  2. Safety and health in underground coalmines

    13 May 2006

    This new code, which reflects the many changes in the industry, its workforce, the roles of the competent authorities, employers, workers and their organizations, and on the development of new ILO instruments on occupational safety and health, focuses on the production of coal from underground mines. The original code of practice on safety and health in coalmines was adopted by the Governing Body in 1986. Surface mining is covered by the code of practice, Safety and health in opencast mines (1991). This code of practice is based on principles established in international instruments relevant to the protection of workers' safety and health.

  3. Safety and health in construction

    01 January 1992

    The objective of this code is to provide practical guidance on a legal, administrative, technical and educational framework for safety and health in the construction sector.

  4. Prevention of major industrial accidents

    01 January 1991

    The objective of this code of practice is to provide guidance in the setting up of an administrative, legal and technical system for the control of major hazard installations. It seeks to protect workers, the public and the environment by: preventing major accidents from occurring at these installations; minimising the consequences of a major accident on site and off site, for example by: arranging appropriate separation between major hazard installations and housing and other centres of population nearby such as hospitals, schools and shops; and appropriate emergency planning.

  5. Safety and health in opencast mines

    01 January 1991

    This code applies to any situation or operation involving occupational safety and health aspects in opencast mines, and calls for attention to be paid to them by the competent authorities with responsibility for safety and health and working conditions with regard to opencast mining.

  6. Safety and health in coal mines

    01 January 1986

    Code of practice for occupational safety and occupational health in coal mining - prescribes responsibilitys of the state, coal miners, employers, managers, supervisors and surveyors; covers notification and reporting system for occupational accidents and occupational diseases, protective equipment, ventilation, precautions to take against explosions, fires and dust, use of explosives, electricity, equipment and machinery, first aid, rescue, training needs, etc.

  7. Guide to health and hygiene in agricultural work

    01 January 1979

    Provides information on occupational accidents, occupational safety, living conditions, environmental hygiene, pesticide poisoning, occupational diseases, ergonomics problems, organization of occupational health services and medical inspection for agricultural workers.

  8. Prevention of accidents due to explosions underground in coal mines

    01 January 1976

    Code of practice comprising occupational safety guidelines for preventing underground explosions in coal mining - covers ventilation, gas detection, fire control, dust control, etc.

  9. Safe construction and operation of tractors

    01 January 1976

    This code of practice provides practical advice for the use of all persons, whether in the public or the private sector, who have responsibility for safety in the construction and operation of tractors, and who may be called upon to frame provisions on that subject. The value of the code lies in the fact that it embodies the knowledge and experience of many countries and international organisations. The scope of the project was expanded to include not only agricultural tractors but all tractors.

  10. Safety and health in building and civil engineering work

    31 December 1972

    Code of practice relating to occupational safety and occupational health in civil engineering and the construction industry - includes provisions concerning the work environment and equipment, fire protection, noise, machinery (incl. Building machinery and electrical machinery, ionising radiations, explosives, handling, occupational health, welfare, health services, etc.)

  11. Safety and health in agricultural work

    01 January 1965

    Covers safe utilisation of agricultural machinery, maintenance and equipment, fire protection for farm buildings, use of poisonous chemicals, regulations for rural area occupational health, working conditions and social protection of rural workers.

  12. Prevention of accidents due to electricity underground in coal mines

    01 January 1959

    This code of practice on the prevention of accidents due to electricity underground in coal mines comprises two parts. Part 1 contains provisions applicable to all coal mines, including general provisions and provisions on installation, examination, testing, maintenance and repairs. Part 2 contains additional provisions applicable to gassy and dusty mines.

  13. Model code of safety regulations for industrial establishments for the guidance of governments and industry

    01 January 1956

    The purpose of this Model Code is to contribute to the elimination of danger to life, and to secure the safety and health of workers in industrial establishments. The provisions of this Model Code apply to construction, equipment and working conditions in industrial establishments.

  14. Model code of safety regulations for underground work in coal mines

    01 January 1949

    For the guidance of governments and of the coal-mining industry