ILO: Occupational Safety and Health Convention (No. 155) and Recommendation (No. 164), 1981, and its Protocol of 2002
Description:
The convention lays down fundamental objectives and defines the basic principles of a coherent national OSH policy. It covers workers in all branches of activity and is the most comprehensive of the current standards. The key provisions require Member States, in consultation with the most representative employers’ and workers’ organizations, to formulate, implement and periodically review a coherent national policy on OSH and the working environment, the aim being the prevention of occupational accidents and injuries by eliminating or minimizing the causes of hazards. The convention is supplemented by a Recommendation (No. 164) which provides further details and additional practical guidance on several of the provisions in Convention No. 155. The Protocol of 2002 to Convention No. 155 calls for the establishment and the periodic review of requirements and procedures for the recording and notification of occupational accidents and diseases, and for the publication of related annual statistics.
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