ILO: Code of practice - Safety and health in construction (1992)
Description:
The objective of this code is to provide practical guidance on a legal, administrative, technical and educational framework for safety and health in construction with a view to:
- Preventing accidents and diseases and harmful effects on the health of workers arising from employment in construction.
- Ensuring appropriate design and implementation of construction projects.
- Providing means of analysing from the point of view of safety, health and working conditions, construction processes, activities, technologies and operations.
- Taking appropriate measures of planning, control and enforcement.
This code also provides guidance on the implementation of the provisions of the Safety and Health in Construction Convention, 1988 (No. 167), and the Safety and Health in Construction Recommendation, 1988 (No. 175).
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