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The ILO Programme on Safety and Health at Work and the Environment SafeWork

The ILO Programme on Safety and Health at Work and the Environment SafeWork. Pavan Baichoo SafeWork ILO Geneva. The problem. Estimate of work related deaths in 2000: 1.9 –2.3 Million. The problem. For a global workforce of 2.7 billion Fatal occupational accidents: 355 000

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The ILO Programme on Safety and Health at Work and the Environment SafeWork

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  1. The ILO Programme on Safety and Health at Work and the EnvironmentSafeWork Pavan Baichoo SafeWork ILO Geneva

  2. The problem • Estimate of work related deaths in 2000: 1.9 –2.3 Million

  3. The problem • For a global workforce of 2.7 billion • Fatal occupational accidents: 355 000 • Fatal work-related diseases: 1.574 000 • Fatal commuting accidents: 158 000

  4. Work related annual deaths

  5. Fatal accidents - regions

  6. ILO response • ILO Standards, • Conv. 155, 161 and 81and 88 other relevant Conventions • New: C184 on Agriculture • Recording and Notification of occupational accidents and diseases, 2002 • Integrated approach • SafeWork

  7. SafeWork

  8. Objectives • Protecting workers in hazardous occupations • Extending protection • Promoting workers’ health and well-being • Showing that protection pays

  9. Means of action • Standard setting • Codes of practice and other instruments • Development of inspection systems • Knowledge management • Technical cooperation • Inter-Agency cooperation

  10. 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

  11. Codes of Practice • 37 Codes of practice on OSH

  12. Inspection systems • Application of modern and enhanced inspection systems • Strategic enforcement • International system audits • National action programmes

  13. OSH management systems

  14. 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

  15. 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

  16. 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

  17. International Cooperation • Consultative mechanisms • Alliances and partnerships • Action at regional and national levels • Resource mobilisation

  18. Inter-Agency Cooperation • WHO – joint committee • IPCS – UNEP, WHO and ILO

  19. Inter-Agency Cooperation • IOMC -

  20. 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

  21. HIV/AIDS

  22. Newsletters and leaflets • Asian-Pacific and African newsletters on OSH • National newsletters: Thailand, Pakistan..

  23. Information management • International occupational safety and health information centre (CIS) • Databases and solutions • Tools for change • Exchange of experience • Networking

  24. Information management/2 • 130 national centres

  25. Information management/3 • CIS Bulletin

  26. Information management/4 • Databases

  27. Information management/5 • Encyclopaedia on occupational health and safety English French Spanish Chinese Russian Japanese Korean

  28. Where to get more information • SafeWork Website (www.ilo.org/safework) • SafeWork secretariat (safework@ilo.org) Thank you

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