The ILO Programme on Safety and Health at Work and the Environment SafeWork Pavan Baichoo SafeWork ILO Geneva
Introduction
Global workforce: 2.7 billion Work related fatalities:2 million Occupational accidents:270 million Work-related diseases:160 million People in poverty:1000 million Global GDP (income) billion USD Lost GDP in accidents/diseases 4 % Illiterate:1000 million Child workers:246 million Global Estimates
Work related annual deaths
Fatal accidents - regions
ILO response ILO Standards, ILO Standards, –Conv. 155, 161 and 81 and 88 other relevant Conventions –New: C184 on Agriculture –Recording and Notification of occupational accidents and diseases, 2002 –Integrated approach SafeWork
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Objectives Protecting workers in hazardous occupations Extending protection Promoting workers’ health and well- being Showing that protection pays
Means of action Standard setting Codes of practice and other instruments Development of inspection systems Knowledge management Technical cooperation Inter-Agency cooperation
Standard setting New Convention on OSH in Agriculture Protocol to Convention 155 Development of the integrated approach to standard setting in the field of OSH ILO action plan for the promotion of safety and health at work New promotional framework convention
Codes of Practice 37 Codes of practice on OSH
Inspection systems Application of modern and enhanced inspection systems Strategic enforcement International system audits National action programmes
OSH management systems
Knowledge management All published material free on website Strengthening of CIS network Global linkages More translations Development of systems for information exchange for countries without internet
Technical cooperation Methodology for national OSH profiles Plans for strengthening regional structures Country and region specific activities TC as a means for information dissemination TC to support translation of OSH material
Technical cooperation/2 National SafeWork programmes: – –Vision, commitment at the highest level – –National strategy and targets – –National profiles and indicators – –National action plans – –Reporting and auditing frameworks – –Continual follow-up and improvement
International Cooperation Consultative mechanisms Alliances and partnerships Action at regional and national levels Resource mobilisation
Inter-Agency Cooperation WHO – joint committee IPCS – UNEP, WHO and ILO
Inter-Agency Cooperation IOMC -
Advocacy and voluntary action Media and visibility – –The face of decent work, ship-breaking World Congress’s Safety councils Codes of conduct and management systems Voluntary compliance programmes
HIV/AIDS
Newsletters and leaflets Asian-Pacific and African newsletters on OSH National newsletters: Thailand, Pakistan..
Information management International occupational safety and health information centre (CIS) – –Databases and solutions – –Tools for change – –Exchange of experience – –Networking
Information management/2 CIS national centres in 1959
Information management/3 130 national centres in 2003
Information management/3 CIS Bulletin
Information management/4 Databases
Information management/5 Encyclopaedia on occupational health and safety English French Spanish Chinese Russian Japanese Korean
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