Jordan marks its 13th National Occupational Safety and Health Week
The weeklong activities are inspired by the theme of this year’s World Day for Safety and Health at Work, which focuses on work-related stress.
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Jordan’s Ministry of Labour (MOL) will organise a series of activities to mark its thirteenth National Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Week. The events are inspired by this year’s World Day for Safety and Health at Work, which focus on work-related stress and its causes, impact and means of prevention.
Organised by the Ministry’s Directorate of Inspection, the weeklong activities will include awareness raising campaigns, workshops and programmes on OSH, targeting employers and workers, as well as the general public.
The ministry will hold the Fifth National Conference on Occupational Safety and Health under the title “Workplace stress: a collective challenge,” which is the theme of this year’s World Day for Safety and Health at Work.
The ILO marks the world day annually on 28 April to promote building an OSH culture for the prevention of occupational accidents and diseases globally. This year, the ILO published a report presenting trends on work-related stress in both developed and developing countries, with a view to raising awareness of the magnitude of the problem in the new context of the world of work.
The ILO will also be represented in the activities of the National OSH Week by its regional advisor on labour inspection and OSH, Dr. Amin Al-Wreidat, who will participate in the opening ceremony and will deliver a presentation on work-related stress, which will cover its underlying causes, impact and management. Dr. Al-Wreidat will also participate in other relevant activities throughout the week.
The ILO and Jordan have been working closely on improving working conditions and environment, particularly through enhancing labour inspection effectiveness, with particular focus on promoting OSH standards and reducing workplace accidents and hazards. Most recently, the ILO and the MOL have agreed on technical collaboration for developing a national OSH programme based on the national occupation safety and health profile, which was developed in 2005 and updated in 2015 with technical support from the ILO. Further collaboration will see the programme fully implemented in line with the relevant ILO Conventions.
Organised by the Ministry’s Directorate of Inspection, the weeklong activities will include awareness raising campaigns, workshops and programmes on OSH, targeting employers and workers, as well as the general public.
The ministry will hold the Fifth National Conference on Occupational Safety and Health under the title “Workplace stress: a collective challenge,” which is the theme of this year’s World Day for Safety and Health at Work.
The ILO marks the world day annually on 28 April to promote building an OSH culture for the prevention of occupational accidents and diseases globally. This year, the ILO published a report presenting trends on work-related stress in both developed and developing countries, with a view to raising awareness of the magnitude of the problem in the new context of the world of work.
The ILO will also be represented in the activities of the National OSH Week by its regional advisor on labour inspection and OSH, Dr. Amin Al-Wreidat, who will participate in the opening ceremony and will deliver a presentation on work-related stress, which will cover its underlying causes, impact and management. Dr. Al-Wreidat will also participate in other relevant activities throughout the week.
The ILO and Jordan have been working closely on improving working conditions and environment, particularly through enhancing labour inspection effectiveness, with particular focus on promoting OSH standards and reducing workplace accidents and hazards. Most recently, the ILO and the MOL have agreed on technical collaboration for developing a national OSH programme based on the national occupation safety and health profile, which was developed in 2005 and updated in 2015 with technical support from the ILO. Further collaboration will see the programme fully implemented in line with the relevant ILO Conventions.