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Lecturers
Phil Hughes
and Ed Ferrett
By
MBE
Chapter
17
ILO, Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) conventions,
legal frameworks, examples and summaries
ILO, Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) conventions,
legal frameworks, examples and summaries
ILO, Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) conventions,
legal frameworks, examples and summaries
After reading this chapter, you should be able to
understand:
1. ILO International Conventions on OSH
2. A number of typical legal frameworks which are used in the
USA, EU and UK
3. Summaries of primary health and safety legislation in 21
countries/areas including the USA, UK, EU, Russian
Federation, India, China, Brazil, United Arab Emirates and
South Africa
4. Common themes in national legislation
Figure 17.1 ILO’s strategic approach to
strengthening National OSH systems
Figure 17.2 Fatal work-related accident rates
worldwide per 100,000 workers
Figure 17.3 Disease fatalities attributed to
work. The 2.2 million work-related deaths
are broken down as shown
Figure 17.4 Some national and international OSH
developments 2004-2005 - ILO
Various country flags whose OSH
legislation is summarized
Signatories to the ILO 2008 SEOUL
Declaration on Safety and Health at Work