ILO: All you need to know - ILO Chemicals Convention No. 170 and its Recommendation No. 177 (2020)
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ILO Chemicals Convention, 1990 (No. 170) and ILO Chemicals Recommendation, 1990 (No. 177) are the main ILO instruments dealing with chemicals. They provide the basis for the sound management of all types of chemicals at the workplace. These instruments were adopted in 1990 and were among the first international instruments dealing with all major chemical hazards in a comprehensive manner.
The text of Convention No.170 served as the basis for the negotiation of the Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade, which was adopted in 1998. Convention No.170 has also been a basis for the development of the widely used Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS).
This brochure provides key information on these instruments, as well as the full text of both the Convention and Recommendation.
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