Safety + Health for All - Publications

March 2020

  1. Improving Safety and Health in Micro-, Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises: An overview of initiatives and delivery mechanisms

    31 March 2020

    This report focuses on micro-, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) and their specific characteristics that are likely to have an impact on occupational safety and health (OSH) outcomes.

January 2020

  1. ILO Instruments on Chemical Safety - Analysis and synergies with other international frameworks on the sound management of chemicals

    31 January 2020

    This report analyses all major ILO instruments that address chemical hazards for human health and safety as well as the environment.

  2. Summary Report of Research Products Developed within the SafeYouth@Work Project

    15 January 2020

    Building a Generation of safe and healthy workers

December 2019

  1. SUPPORTING COMPANIES’ OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH PERFORMANCE: A guide for Employers and Business Membership Organizations on OSH advocacy and services

    15 December 2019

    This publication was prepared by the Labour Administration, Labour Inspection and Occupational Safety and Health Branch (LABADMIN/OSH) and the Bureau for Employers’ Activities (ACT/EMP) of the International Labour Office (ILO). Employers and Business Membership organizations (EBMO) across the world are actively promoting healthy and safe workplaces. They are engaged in tripartite dialogue on national OSH policies, systems and programmes, and provide OSH services such as information, trainings, and audits. This publication presents examples of such initiatives. It also explores a variety of support measures and incentives that have been put in place in many countries to help companies, especially SMEs, manage health and safety at work.

  2. All You Need to Know: Convention No. 170

    06 December 2019

    A summary brochure of the main elements of C170 and R177 and text of these two instruments

  3. The Sound Management of Chemicals and Waste in the World of Work

    06 December 2019

    A summary brochure of the ILO's work and portfolio on chemicals and waste

November 2019

  1. Vision Zero Fund Strategy

    19 November 2019

October 2019

  1. Guide for Mainstreaming of Occupational Safety and Health in Vocational training programmes

    22 October 2019

  2. Improving OSH for Young Workers: A Self-Training Package

    22 October 2019

    The ILO has prepared this self-training package in order to strengthen the capacity of governments, employers, workers (including young workers) and their organizations to improve OSH management for young workers through the assessment and implementation of strategies and actions through national OSH systems.

  3. SafeYouth@Work - Impact Stories

    15 October 2019

    Building a Generation of safe and healthy workers