Code of Practice
2022
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Normative instrument
Code of practice on safety and health in textiles, clothing, leather and footwear
01 April 2022
The purpose of this code is to provide practical guidance for the use of all those, both in the public and private sectors, who have obligations, responsibilities, duties and rights regarding safety and health in the textiles, clothing, leather and footwear industries.
2019
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Normative instrument
Safety and health in shipbuilding and ship repair (Revised edition)
19 February 2019
This revised code of practice, adopted by a Meeting of Experts in January 2018, reflects the development of modern ILO instruments on occupational safety and health (OSH) and the changes in the industry in the past 44 years since an earlier code was adopted.
2018
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Normative instrument
Code of practice on safety and health in opencast mines
11 December 2018
The original code of practice, "Safety and health in opencast mines", was published in 1991. This revised code reflects the many changes in the industry, its workforce, the roles of the competent authorities, employers, workers and their organizations, and the development of new ILO instruments on occupational safety and health (OSH), including the Safety and Health in Mines Convention, 1995 (No. 176). To this effect, the new code is based on the principles of the Convention, including risk assessment, addresses issues such as the interaction between large-scale and small-scale artisanal miners and also comprises a section on automated machinery, a development that has great potential to change the work carried out by nearly all workers in opencast mines worldwide.
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Normative instrument
Safety and health in ports (Revised 2016)
20 August 2018
The text revises and updates the 2005 edition of: ILO code of practice safety and health in ports, which had replaced two former ILO publications: Guide to safety and health in dock work (1976) and Safety and health in dock work, An ILO code of practice (second edition, 1977).
2013
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Normative instrument
Safety and health in the use of machinery
08 November 2013
This code of practice sets out principles concerning safety and health in the use of machinery and defines safety and health requirements and precautions applicable to governments, workers and employers, and also to designers, manufacturers and suppliers of machinery.
2011
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Normative instrument
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.
2005
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Normative instrument
Safety and health in the iron and steel industry
09 February 2005
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 iron and steel and basic iron and steel products, such as rolled and coated steel, including from recycled material. It does not deal with the mining of raw materials for iron and steel production nor does it deal with the fabrication of commercial steel products. The original code of practice on safety and health in the iron and steel industry was adopted in 1981.
2003
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Normative instrument
Safety and health in ports
17 December 2003
The practical recommendations in this code are intended to provide relevant guidance to ILO constituents and all those responsible for or involved in the management, operation, maintenance and development of ports. This code of practice replaces two former ILO publications: "Guide to safety and health in dock work" (1976) and "Safety and health in dock work , An ILO code of practice" (second edition, 1977).
2002
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Normative instrument
Managing disability in the workplace
01 January 2002
This code has been drawn up to guide employers to adopt a positive strategy in managing disability related issues in the workplace. It is intended to be read in the context of national conditions and to be applied in accordance with national law and practice.
2001
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Normative instrument
Safety and health in the non-ferrous metals industries
04 September 2001
This code of practice provides practical guidelines for ensuring that the safety and health of all those involved in non-ferrous metals production, in large and small enterprises, are afforded the highest priority.
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Normative instrument
HIV/AIDS and the world of work
01 June 2001
The code provides invaluable practical guidance to policy-makers, employers’ and workers’ organizations and other social partners for formulating and implementing appropriate workplace policy, prevention and care programmes, and for establishing strategies to address workers in the informal sector. It is the product of collaboration between the ILO and its tripartite constituents, as well as cooperation with its international partners.
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Normative instrument
Ambient factors in the workplace
01 January 2001
1998
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Normative instrument
Safety and health in forestry work
01 January 1998
The objective of this code is to protect workers from occupational safety and health hazards in forestry work and to prevent or reduce the incidence of illness or injury by providing practical guidelines.
1996
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Normative instrument
Recording and notification of occupational accidents and diseases
01 January 1996
The code has been drawn up with the object of providing guidance to those who may be engaged in the framing of provisions and the setting up of systems, procedures and arrangements for the recording and notification of occupational accidents and diseases, commuting accidents, dangerous occurrences and incidents, and their investigation and prevention. It is of particular relevance to competent authorities, other governmental or public authorities such as social security institutions, management, employers and workers, and their organizations.
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Normative instrument
Accident prevention on board ship at sea and in port
01 January 1996
1993
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Normative instrument
Safety in the use of chemicals at work
01 January 1993
1992
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Normative instrument
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.
1991
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Normative instrument
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.
1988
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Normative instrument
Safety, health and working conditions in the transfer of technology to developing countries
01 January 1988
1987
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Normative instrument
Radiation protection of workers (ionising radiations)
01 January 1987