Safety and Health at Work and ILO’s activities

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Safety and Health at Work and ILO’s activities Dr. Yuka Ujita Programme on Safety and Health at Work and the Environment (SafeWork)

Goals of Occupational Safety and Health To protect workers from hazards and risks at the workplace; To promote and maintain the highest degree of physical, mental and social well-being of workers in all occupations.

Problems – ILO estimates on OSH 337 million: work-related accidents 358 000: work-related fatal accidents 1.95 million: work-related fatal diseases

Global Strategy on OSH (2003 ILC Conclusions) Main Pillars: Preventative Safety and Health Culture; and Systems Approach to OSH In 2003, the International Labour Conference had a general discussion on integrated approach and adopted Global Strategy on OSH. The Strategy called for action in five areas. As a response to the first item Promotional and Awareness, the ILO has been organizing World Day for Safety and Health at Work on 28 April. Various national activities have been organized in over 100 countries in recent years. We have received video messages from world leaders for World Day. Next screen is a short version of the message from Mr Kofi Annan.

SafeWork strategies Extending protection to all workers Promoting workers’ health and well-being Showing that protection pays Promoting national and industry-based action

Response 1- ILO instruments International Labour Standards Codes of practice Guidelines Training materials

ILO Conventions on OSH Occupational Safety and Health Convention, 1981 (No. 155) Occupational Health Services Convention, 1985 (No. 161) Promotional Framework for Occupational Safety and Health Convention, 2006 (No. 187) Others: By sectors, substances, subjects, etc

Response 2- Technical cooperation Provision of technical and financial assistance Strengthening OSH capacity and programmes of constituents Targeting countries with more needs Coordination with the Decent Work Country Programme and other relevant initiatives

ILO technical cooperation Advisory support at the global/national level Co-ordination ILO tools Conventions ILO OSH management system Training programmes Technical support at the enterprise level

Response 3 – awareness raising World Day for Safety and Health at Work World Congress on Occupational Safety and Health OSH promotional events and activities at all levels

Response 4 – Knowledge development and management International Occupational Safety and Health Information Centre (CIS) ILO Encyclopaedia of Occupational Health and Safety CISDOC database / LEGOSH International Chemical Safety Cards CIS National & Collaborating Centres

Response 5- International collaboration ILO/WHO Joint Committee on Occupational Health Inter-Organization Programme on the Sound Management of Chemicals (IOMC) International Commission on Occupational Health (ICOH) International Programme on Chemical Safety (IPCS) International Chemical Safety Cards (ICSCs)

Organizational challenges Collaboration with other technical units Working conditions HIV/AIDS Labour administration/Inspection Child labour Employers activities Workers activities Employment ... Cooperation with field specialists OSH Social security ...

For further information… Please visit SafeWork webpage: http://www.ilo.org/safework/lang--en/index.htm