Training materials
2020
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Instructional material
Prevention and mitigation of COVID-19 at work for small and medium-sized enterprises ACTION CHECKLIST
21 August 2020
This document aims to provide basic knowledge about the workplace prevention of COVID-19, caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, that is spreading worldwide. It provides small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with an Action Checklist to assess COVID-19 risks and information for taking measures to protect the safety and health of their workers.
2018
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Work Improvements in Small Enterprises
Global Manual for WISE - Work Improvements in Small Enterprises
14 March 2018
The Global Manual for WISE is designed to assist employers and workers in small enterprises from the manufacturing sector in creating safe, healthy and productive workplaces.
2014
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Instructional material
HealthWISE - Work Improvement in Health Services
31 July 2014
HealthWISE is a practical, participatory quality improvement tool for health facilities. The HealthWISE package consists of an Action Manual and a Trainers' Guide to combine action and learning. Topics include occupational safety and health, personnel management and environmental health.
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Second edition
Ergonomic checkpoints in agriculture: Practical and easy-to-implement solutions for improving safety, health and working conditions
21 March 2014
This manual presents practical solutions for improvements in agricultural work and rural life from an ergonomics point of view. The checkpoints it lists are intended to be used as a means to improve existing working and living conditions, for better safety, health and efficiency in agricultural and rural settings.
2006
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Instructional material
Work Improvement for Safe Home (WISH): Action manual for improving safety, health and working conditions of home workers
01 January 2006
The WISH action manual is designed to provide home workers with practical, easy-to-implement ideas to improve their safety, health and working conditions. These improvements will also contribute to higher productivity and efficiency of their work and promote active participation and cooperation of home workers in the same workplace or in the same community.
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Instructional material
Integrated Labour Inspection Training System (ILITS)
01 January 2006
High standards of inspector training are essential for the pivotal role of labour inspection if decent work is to be promoted at the enterprise level, especially with all the challenge arising from a rapidly changing world of work. ILITS provides a new modular approach to such training.
2005
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Training programme on safety, health and working conditions in agriculture
Work Improvement in Neighbourhood Development (WIND)
01 August 2005
This WIND manual consists of 42 checkpoints useful for improving safety, health and working conditions in agriculture. Special focus is placed on easy-to-implement solutions and learning from existing local good examples. The ideas you will find in this manual are concrete, practical and can be implemented at low-cost.
2004
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Instructional material
Work Improvements in Small Enterprises (WISE) - Package for trainers
01 January 2004
This training package is aimed at upgrading the skills of WISE trainers in Asia who conduct training courses and provide technical assistance for local small enterprises. It helps both entrepreneurs and workers benefit from the productivity gain and safety and health improvements. Its six basic training principles are: build on local practice; focus on achievements; link working conditions with other management goals; use learning-by-doing; encourage exchange of experience; promote workers’ involvement.
1999
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Instructional material
Participatory Action Training for Informal Sector (PATRIS): Trainer's guide
01 March 1999
This brief guide explains how to organise and carry out training designed to improve safety, health and working conditions in the informal sector workplaces by using the attached training materials.
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Instructional material
Participatory Action Training for Informal Sector (PATRIS): Operator's manual
01 March 1999
This manual shows how to take simple, effective, and low-cost action which improves safety and health at the workplace and at the same time raises productivity. The training method encourages owners and operators to make concrete improvements at the shop-floor level.
1998
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Practical ideas for owners and managers of small and medium-sized enterprises
Improving working conditions and productivity in the garment industry: An action manual
01 January 1998
Aiming to help with the productivity and efficiency of garment-producing enterprises, this manual suggests practical ideas for the design, materials, safety, welfare and maintenance of the business. It also presents procedures and examples for identifying and assessing productivity.
1987
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Instructional material
Safety-health and working conditions
01 January 1987
This training manual is prepared as a tool for training people directly concerned with workplace improvements. The manual is aimed at managers, supervisors, workers, safety representatives and others in all kinds of industries. It is designed particularly for use in developing countries.