Brazil adopts the OSH-MS Guidelines

Brazil formally recognised the ILO guidelines on occupational safety and health management systems (ILO-OSH 2001) on 24 October 2005 showing its commitment to improve working conditions and reduce occupational accidents and diseases. A joint declaration of intent to develop a national policy and national framework for the implementation of occupational safety and health management systems in line with the ILO-OSH 2001 was signed by Mr Luiz Marinho, State Minister of Labor and Employment, Brazil and Dr Jukka Takala, Director, SafeWork, ILO.