All publications: occupational safety and health

Occupational safety and health

Electrical safety

Occupational safety and health

Emergency Preparedness

Every factory has to prepare for an emergency before it happens. Proper emergency preparedness can prevent casualties, deteriorating health conditions and property damage as well as the legal and financial consequences. Emergency infrastructure is...

Guidelines

Personal Protective Equipment

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) is special gear worn by workers to protect themselves from hazards (such as a mask to protect from cotton dust, a glove when operating a cutting machine, earplugs, glasses when grinding, helmet on a construction...

Occupational safety and health

Risk Assessment and Monthly & Quarterly Checks

Conducting risk assessment and regular (daily and weekly) checks on occupational safety and health (OSH) is one of the key functions of the Safety Committee as laid out in the Bangladesh Labour Rules (BLR Schedule IV 4). In both cases the purpose is...

Guidelines

Fire safety guidelines

Report IV(Rev.)

Inequalities and the world of work

In the "Rev." version of 20 October 2021, corrections were introduced in paragraphs 32 and 35.

Occupational safety and health

Pesticide safety in action: Lessons from Myanmar

Vision Zero Fund is a project on occupational safety and health (OSH) working in Myanmar since May 2017 in the garment, ginger, and construction value chains. Handling agrochemicals brings risks to farmers and has been a significant OSH concern in...

Occpational safety and health

Banning Hazardous Pesticides: Recommendation for Myanmar

Vision Zero Fund is a project on occupational safety and health (OSH) working in Myanmar since May 2017 in the garment, ginger, and contruction value chains. Handling agrochemicals brings risks to farmers and has been a significant OSH concern in...

Implementation Guide for SCORE Training

This step-by-step implementation guide is designed for staff from the ILO and other organizations such as business associations, government agencies and training providers that want to offer SCORE Training to enterprises. This manual is intended to...

COVID-19 and the world of work

COVID-19 crisis and policy response in the English- and Dutch-speaking Caribbean. One year after: labour market and social protection...

Disclaimer 1: Throughout this publication the term Caribbean represents the English- and Dutch-speaking part of the sub region. Disclaimer 2: The information contained in this publication is actualized to the month of October 2021 (15th). By the...

Nine Business Practices for Improving Safety and Health Through Supply Chains and Building a Culture of Prevention and Protection

Explore the new briefing note from the International Labour Organization and the United Nations Global Compact: “Nine Business Practices for Improving Safety and Health Through Supply Chains and Building a Culture of Prevention and Protection”.

Communication Strategies on Child Labour: From awareness raising to action

A desk review with preliminary design ideas for campaigns in Africa and Europe

ILO guide to International Labour Standards on Occupational Safety and Health

Now more than ever, internataionl labour standards on occupational safety and health (OSH) have a significant role in helping countries respond to COVID-19 through the development of law, politics and practices.

Quick tips

Information on Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) - 7 topics

Manual for labour inspection during the pandemic

The pandemic shall not stop the implementation of labour inspection activities; thus, innovations are needed by making the best use of existing facilities and infrastructures as well as technologies.

Improving workers’ rights in the rural sectors in agriculture

Improving Workers’ Rights in Rural Sectors of the Indo Pacific with a Focus on Women: Fact sheet in Agriculture

The Project aims to contribute in ensuring and sustaining improved working conditions, especially for women workers, through the improvement and promotion of labour laws compliance in the rural sectors in the Philippines and Indonesia. The project...

Improving workers’ rights in the rural sectors in mining

Improving Workers’ Rights in Rural Sectors of the Indo Pacific with a Focus on Women: Fact sheet in Mining

The project is implemented as part of Safety + Health for All, the ILO Flagship Programme -aimed at improving the safety and health of workers worldwide. Contributing to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals in reducing the incidence...

WISCON - Work Improvement For Small Construction Sites

This action manual can be used for improving safety, health and working conditions on small construction sites by employers, supervisors and workers.

Violence and harassment in the world of work: A guide on Convention No. 190 and Recommendation No. 206

ILO Guide on Convention No. 190 and Recommendation No. 206 to shed light on definitions, core principles and measures enshrined in these instruments.

State of occupational safety and health practices at workplace for domestic workers in COVID-19 and possibilities for action

The report identifies Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) practices for domestic workers, which could be implemented to respond to pandemic conditions. Based on insights provided by domestic workers themselves, trade unionists working with domestic...