International Labour Standards INTERNATIONAL LABOUR STANDARDS ON OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH Catherine BRÅKENHIELM ILO Expert OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ILO, Geneva INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON OSH IN MINING ISTANBUL 4-5 DECEMBER 2014

International Labour Standards INTERNATIONAL LABOUR STANDARDS PROVIDETHEORETICALLEGALPRACTICAL... AND UNIQUELY TRIPARTITE SOLUTIONS

International Labour Standards OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH IS A COMPLEX SUBJECT MATTER IS MULTIDISCIPLINARY IS DYNAMIC AND EVOLVING SHOULD INVOLVE ALL ASPECTS OF SOCIETY CALLS FOR A WAY OF THINKING - A SAFETY AND HEALTH CULTURE

International Labour Standards THE TRADITIONAL APPROACH

International Labour Standards THE TRADITIONAL APPROACH

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International Labour Standards CONVENTION NO. 155 Each Member shall, in the light of national conditions and practice, and in consultation with the most representative organisations of employers and workers, formulate, implement and periodically review a coherent national policy on occupational safety, occupational health and the working environment. Art. 4 (1)

International Labour Standards THE CENTRAL THEME THE NATIONAL POLICY APPROACH « to formulate … … implement and … … periodically review … …a coherent national policy …a coherent national policy … in tripartite consultation. (C. 155, art 4) … in tripartite consultation. (C. 155, art 4)

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WHY AN OSH POLICY APPROACH? Hazards are inherent in the working environments Hazards are subject to constant change due to industrial, scientific and socio-economic developments Addressing a dynamic problem calls for a dynamic response The national policy process is the dynamic response to handling hazards in the working environment

International Labour Standards KEY OSH LABOUR STANDARDS GENERALLY APPLICABLE C. 155 : POLICY APPROACH C. 161 : PREVENTION BY MONTORING WORKERS’ HEALTH P 2002: MONITOR DEVELOPMENT C. 187 : REAFFIRMS REQUIRED NATIONAL LEVEL ACTION C. 81 : ENFORCEMENT THROUGH LABOUR INSPECTION SECTOR, BRANCH OR SUBSTANCE SPECIFIC C. 167 : CONSTRUCTION C. 176 : MINING C. 176 : MINING

International Labour Standards PREVENTION IS KEY to prevent accidents and injury to health by minimizing, as far as is reasonably practicable, the causes of hazards inherent in the working environment The aim of the policy shall be to prevent accidents and injury to health arising out of, linked with or occurring in the course of work, by minimizing, as far as is reasonably practicable, the causes of hazards inherent in the working environment C. 155 Art. 4(2)

International Labour Standards NATIONAL PREVENTATIVE SAFETY AND HEALTH CULTURE Is “a culture in which the right to a safe and healthy working environment is respected at all levels, where government, employers and workers actively participate in securing a safe and healthy working environment through a system of defined rights, responsibilities and duties, and where the principle of prevention is accorded the highest priority”. C. 187, Art. 1 d)

International Labour Standards PREVENTION CALLS FOR Regular and frequent risk assessments Vertical and horizontal flow of information National and enterprise level cooperation

International Labour Standards RISK ASSESSMENT: C. 176 In taking preventive and protective measures the employer shall assess the risk and deal with it in the following order of priority: (a) eliminate the risk; (b) control the risk at source; (c) minimize the risk by means that include the design of safe work systems; and (d) in so far as the risk remains, provide for the use of personal protective equipment, having regard to what is reasonable, practicable and feasible, and to good practice and the exercise of due diligence

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