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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 EnvironmentSafeWork 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 • Fatal work-related diseases: 1.574 000 • Fatal commuting accidents: 158 000
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
Objectives • Protecting workers in hazardous occupations • Extending protection • Promoting workers’ health and well-being • Showing that protection pays
Means of action • Standard setting • Codes of practice and other instruments • Development of inspection systems • Knowledge management • Technical cooperation • Inter-Agency cooperation
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
Codes of Practice • 37 Codes of practice on OSH
Inspection systems • Application of modern and enhanced inspection systems • Strategic enforcement • International system audits • National action programmes
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
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
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
International Cooperation • Consultative mechanisms • Alliances and partnerships • Action at regional and national levels • Resource mobilisation
Inter-Agency Cooperation • WHO – joint committee • IPCS – UNEP, WHO and ILO
Inter-Agency Cooperation • IOMC -
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
Newsletters and leaflets • Asian-Pacific and African newsletters on OSH • National newsletters: Thailand, Pakistan..
Information management • International occupational safety and health information centre (CIS) • Databases and solutions • Tools for change • Exchange of experience • Networking
Information management/2 • 130 national centres
Information management/3 • CIS Bulletin
Information management/4 • Databases
Information management/5 • Encyclopaedia on occupational health and safety English French Spanish Chinese Russian Japanese Korean
Where to get more information • SafeWork Website (www.ilo.org/safework) • SafeWork secretariat (safework@ilo.org) Thank you