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IMPLEMENTING OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARDS GLOBALLY Düsseldorf, November 2009

IMPLEMENTING OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARDS GLOBALLY Düsseldorf, November 2009. THE DYNAMIC AND SYSTEMIC APPROACH IN ILO OSH CONVENTIONS. Catherine BRÅKENHIELM HANSELL ILO, Geneva. DECENT WORK – SAFE WORK!. THE ILO MISSION.

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IMPLEMENTING OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARDS GLOBALLY Düsseldorf, November 2009

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  1. IMPLEMENTING OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARDS GLOBALLY Düsseldorf, November 2009 THEDYNAMIC AND SYSTEMIC APPROACH INILO OSHCONVENTIONS Catherine BRÅKENHIELM HANSELL ILO, Geneva

  2. DECENT WORK – SAFE WORK! THEILOMISSION Tripartite approach to OSH through Decent Work. As affirmed by Mr. Somavia: DECENT WORK is SAFE WORK !

  3. ILO AND OSH: 1919-2009 1919-1980 • Piecemeal approach; detailedandnumerousstandards; focussed on protection 1981-2009 • Gradual paradigm shift towardsadynamic and systemicapproach, focussed on prevention

  4. THE GRADUAL SHIFT • 1981 - Convention No. 155 • 2001 - (ILO-OSH 2001) Guidelines • 2002 - Protocol Recording and Notification • 2003 - Global Strategy • 2006 - Convention No. 187 • 2009 - A General Survey

  5. 1981: CONVENTION NO. 155 • Art. 4: “[…] formulate, implement and periodically review a coherent national policy […] to prevent accidents and injury to health […] by minimizing as far as is reasonably practicable the causes of hazards inherent in the working environment […]”

  6. FORMULATE, IMPLEMENT AND PERIODICALLY REVIEW THE VIRTUOUS CIRCLE PLANCHECK DOACT

  7. PREVENTION • HAZARDS ARE INHERENT IN THE WORKING ENVIRONMENT • RISKS SHOULD BE ASSESSED • PREVENTION IS THE CENTRALANDBASIC PRINCIPLE

  8. MINIMIZING, AS FAR AS IS REASONABLY PRACTICABLE REQUIRES CONTINUOUS • IMPROVEMENT • ADAPTATION TO SCIENTIFIC DEVELOPMENT • LEARNING

  9. 2006: CONVENTION NO. C.187 • Systemic approach • Preventative safety and healthculture • Continuous improvement • Indicators • Requires a national OSH policy, system and programme

  10. THE MODERN ILO APPROACH TO OSH “Refers to a culture in which the right to a safe and healthy working environment is respectedat 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)

  11. SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS • ILO’s approach to OSH through C. 155 and C. 187 is systemic, dynamic and tripartite • The systemic approach valorises progress • All countries can improve • Challenge: indicators to measure progress

  12. QUESTIONS? hansell@ilo.org THANK YOU!

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