The Fundamental conventions on occupational safety and health
An overview of the Occupational Safety and Health Convention, 1981 (No. 155) and the Promotional Framework for Occupational Safety and Health Convention, 2006 (No. 187).
This booklet has been prepared to support ILO constituents in promoting and implementing the fundamental principle and right at work of a safe and healthy working environment. It describes the requirements set out in the fundamental OSH Conventions Nos 155 and 187, recognizing the complementarity of these two instruments to ensure good OSH governance at national level and sound OSH management at workplace level. To provide further guidance about the implementation of Conventions Nos 155 and 187, the publication also includes key provisions from the accompanying Recommendations Nos 164 and 197.
