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IMPLEMENTING OCCUPATIONAL IMPLEMENTING OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARDS SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARDS

GLOBALLY GLOBALLY Düsseldorf, November 2009Düsseldorf, November 2009

THETHE DYNAMIC DYNAMIC AND AND SYSTEMIC SYSTEMIC APPROACHAPPROACH

ININ ILO OSHILO OSH CONVENTIONSCONVENTIONS

Catherine BRÅKENHIELM Catherine BRÅKENHIELM HANSELL ILO, GenevaHANSELL ILO, Geneva

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DECENT WORK – SAFE WORK!DECENT WORK – SAFE WORK!

THETHE ILOILO MISSIONMISSIONTripartite Tripartite

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

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ILO AND OSH: 1919-2009ILO AND OSH: 1919-2009

1919-19801919-1980 Piecemeal approach; Piecemeal approach; detaileddetailed andand

numerousnumerous standards; focussed on standards; focussed on protectionprotection

1981-20091981-2009 Gradual Gradual paradigm shift paradigm shift towardstowards aa

dynamic dynamic andand systemic systemic approach, approach, focussed onfocussed on prevention prevention

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THE GRADUAL SHIFT THE GRADUAL SHIFT

1981 - Convention No. 1551981 - Convention No. 155

2001 - (ILO-OSH 2001) Guidelines2001 - (ILO-OSH 2001) Guidelines

2002 - Protocol Recording and 2002 - Protocol Recording and

NotificationNotification

2003 - Global Strategy 2003 - Global Strategy

2006 - Convention No. 1872006 - Convention No. 187

2009 - A General Survey 2009 - A General Survey

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1981: CONVENTION NO. 155

Art. 4: Art. 4: “[…] “[…] formulate, implement formulate, implement and periodically reviewand periodically review a coherent a coherent national policy […] to national policy […] to preventprevent accidents and injury to health […] accidents and injury to health […] by by minimizing as far as is minimizing as far as is reasonably practicablereasonably practicable the causes the causes of hazards inherent in the working of hazards inherent in the working environment […]”environment […]”

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FORMULATE, IMPLEMENT AND FORMULATE, IMPLEMENT AND PERIODICALLY REVIEWPERIODICALLY REVIEW

THE VIRTUOUS CIRCLE

PLAN CHECK

DO ACT

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PREVENTIONPREVENTION

HAZARDS ARE INHERENT IN THE WORKING ENVIRONMENT

RISKS SHOULD BE ASSESSED

PREVENTION IS THE CENTRAL AND BASIC PRINCIPLE

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MINIMIZING, AS FAR AS IS MINIMIZING, AS FAR AS IS REASONABLY PRACTICABLEREASONABLY PRACTICABLE

REQUIRES CONTINUOUSREQUIRES CONTINUOUS

IMPROVEMENTIMPROVEMENT

ADAPTATION TO SCIENTIFIC ADAPTATION TO SCIENTIFIC

DEVELOPMENTDEVELOPMENT

LEARNINGLEARNING

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2006: CONVENTION NO. C.1872006: CONVENTION NO. C.187

Systemic Systemic approachapproach

PrevenPreventatative tive safety and healthsafety and health cultureculture

Continuous improvementContinuous improvement

IIndicatorsndicators

Requires a national OSH Requires a national OSH policy, policy, systemsystem and and programmeprogramme

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THE MODERN ILO APPROACH TO THE MODERN ILO APPROACH TO OSHOSH

“Refers to a culture in which Refers to a culture in which the the right to a safe and healthy working right to a safe and healthy working environment environment is respectedis respected at all at all levelslevels, where government, , where government, employers and workers actively employers and workers actively participate in securing a safe and participate in securing a safe and healthy working environment healthy working environment through through a system of defined rights, a system of defined rights, responsibilities and dutiesresponsibilities and duties, and , and where where the principle of prevention is the principle of prevention is accorded the highest priorityaccorded the highest priority” (C. ” (C. 187 Art. 1 d)187 Art. 1 d)

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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

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QUESTIONSQUESTIONS ??

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