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Document ID (ISN)105651
CIS number 06-1143
ISBN(s) 92-2-115129-8
Year 2003
Convention or series no.
Title Guidelines on social dialogue in public emergency services in a changing environment
Original title Directives sur le dialogue social des services publics d'urgence dans un environnement en mutation [in French]
Directrices sobre el diálogo social en los servicios públicos de urgencia en un medio en constante evolución [in Spanish]
Bibliographic information ILO Publications, International Labour Office, 1211 Genève 22, Switzerland, 2003. iv, 13p.
Internet access http://www.ilo.org/public/english/dialogue/sector/techmeet/jmpes03/jmpes-8.pdf [in English]
http://www.ilo.org/public/french/dialogue/sector/techmeet/jmpes03/jmpes-8.pdf [in French]
http://www.ilo.org/public/spanish/dialogue/sector/techmeet/jmpes03/jmpes-8.pdf [in Spanish]
Abstract These guidelines provide advice on how to achieve better public emergency services in a changing environment through social dialogue and the participation of emergency workers and their representatives in improving working conditions. A section on occupational safety and health highlights the need for a proactive OSH policy and preventive measures, focusing on stress management, protection against HIV/AIDS infection and personal protective equipment.
Descriptors (primary) fire services; police forces; conditions of work; ILO
Descriptors (secondary) immunodeficiency syndrome; work time schedules; workers' participation; stress factors; employee rights; personal protective equipment
Document type F - Information notes, codes of practice, standards
Country / State or ProvinceILO
Subject(s) Commerce, services, offices
Broad subject area(s) Industries and occupations
Browse category(ies) Workers' participation
Fire fighting, police, prisons and the armed forces