All publications: occupational safety and health

Recent Issues Regarding Collective Bargaining and Conditions of Work in the Chemical Industry

Working Paper 246

Effective implementation of national OSH programme for improving safety in Viet Nam (Final Evaluation Summary)

Project RAS/10/56/JPN - Evaluation consultant: Peter Larsen

A Guide to Selected Labour Inspection Systems (with special reference to OSH)

This “Guide to Selected Labour Inspection Systems” is part of a research programme in the area of labour administration and labour inspection carried out by the ILO Labour Inspection and Administration Programme (LAB/ADMIN) with a view to better...

Report of the Working Group on Occupational Safety and Health for the Twelfth Five Year Plan (2012 to 2017)

The report is a document of action-focused legislative and pragmatic interventions to transform the existing state of occupational safety and health (OSH) in the country both in the formal and informal sectors of economic activity through proactive...

Code of Practice on Managing Disability in the Workplace

A Code of Practice on managing disability-related issues in the workplace developed by a Tripartite Committee of Experts and ILO staff.

Work Improvement in Small Enterprises - WISE

A programme to assist micro-, small and medium-sized enterprises (M/SMEs)improve working conditions and productivity using simple, effective and affordable techniques that provide direct benefits to owners and workers.

Work Improvement in Neighbourhood Development – WIND

A participatory and action-oriented training manual and programme to empower rural communities to undertake simple and low-cost solutions that improve their working and living conditions involving both men and women mainly working in agriculture.

Safety and Health in the Use of Agrochemicals – A Guide

A training aid with practical guidance on safety precautions to be observed in the use of agrochemicals.

Health, Safety and Environment: A Series of Trade Union Education Manuals for Agricultural Workers

A series of manuals to help trade unions representing agricultural workers to tackle health, safety and environmental (HSE) problems through training programmes, jointly developed by ILO’s Bureau for Workers’ Activities (ACTRAV) and the...

Ergonomic Checkpoints in Agriculture

A manual with checklists for applying ergonomic principles to address agricultural workplace safety and health problems and to improve working conditions.

Children in hazardous work: What we know, what we need to do

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.

Acute mental care policy in response to the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami, Japan, 2011

The earthquake that struck Tohoku, Japan, on March 11th 2011, was the worst massive earthquake in the last two decades in this country, following those happened in Kobe in 1995 and in Niigata in 2006. The comprehensive picture of Japanese mental...

ILO tools and resources for safety and health at work in recovery and reconstruction following the 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami

In recovery efforts after natural disasters such as earthquakes and tsunami, in areas where roads have suffered great damage and the supplies of water, electricity, and other utilities are cut off, work is carried out amidst the scatter of fallen...

The overview of occupational safety and health in Cambodia

The Overview contains the updated, available OSH information on legislation, law enforcement, statistics, and training of OSH in Cambodia.

Radiation safety and protection of workers in nuclear and radiological emergency operations

Workers working in response to the emergency at the site of the Fukushima Daiichi's nuclear plant are exposed to traditional OSH risks including explosion and fire as well as to radiation. The International Basic Safety Standards for Protection...

OSH Management System: A tool for continual improvement

The report discusses the application of an Occupational Safety and Health Management System (OSHMS) for the effective management of hazards and risks in the workplace. It has been prepared to serve as background to the 2011 World Day for Safety and...

Labour Inspection in Italy

The labour inspection system in Italy has undergone substantial changes. It had to adapt to the economic and social circumstances characterised by changes in the labour market and in the employment relationship and it had to respond in a more...

How can manganese affect my health?

Illustrated leaflet about the health hazards of manganese mine workers and residents who live around the mine.

Work Improvement for Migrant Workers and their Employers (WIMWE)

Action manual for improving safety, health and influenza preparedness for migrant workers, their employers and the workplace.

Safety in the supply chain in relation to packing of containers

This report suggests that consideration should be given to rewriting the CTU packing guidelines and producing good practice guidelines for the container supply chain that would be common to all modes of transport.