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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
