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Catalogue of ILO publications on occupational safety and health
Edition 2000

Training and Education
Formación y educación
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Guías y manuales
Guides et manuels

Your health and safety at work: A collection of modules. By E. Rosskam. Twelve comprehensive and participatory modules on occupational health and safety designed for workers in developing countries. Useful as well for managers and factory inspectors. Titles of modules include:

  • Instructor's guide to the modules ISBN 92-2-108782-4
  • Introduction to occupational health and safety ISBN 92-2-108684-4
  • Your body at work ISBN 92-2-108781-6
  • Controlling hazards ISBN 92-2-108683-6
  • Noise at work ISBN 92-2-108780-8
  • Legislation and enforcement ISBN 92-1-108682-8
  • Chemicals in the workplace ISBN 92-2-108778-6 (+ Appendices) ISBN 92-2-108777-8
  • AIDS and the workplace ISBN 92-2-108774-3
  • Ergonomics ISBN 92-2-108779-4
  • Using health and safety committees at work ISBN 92-2-108685-2 (+ Appendices) ISBN 92-2-108685-2
  • Male and female reproductive health hazards in the workplace ISBN 92-2-108776-X
  • Health and safety for women and children ISBN 92-2-108775-1

    Geneva, 1996. English. ISBN 92-2-108652-6. SFR50 the collection. Available in French and Spanish as well as on CD-ROM in the three languages. English and Spanish versions: printed version and CD-ROM. CD-ROM free available from the ILO Bureau for Workers' Activities and printed versions for sales by the ILO Publications Bureau. Also published in local languages throughout the world. For information on reproduction or translation rights, contact the ILO Publications Bureau.

    La salud y la seguridad en el trabajo: colección de módulos. ISBN 92-2-308014-2. CD-ROM gratis disponible en la Oficina de Actividades para los Trabajadores, versión impresa en papel en venta en la Oficina de Publicaciones, OIT.

    Votre santé et votre sécurité au travail: collection de modules. Genève, 1999. CD-ROM gratuit disponible auprès du Bureau des activités pour les travailleurs.
    o Guide de l'instructeur o Introduction à la santé et à la sécurité au travail o Votre corps au travail o Maîtrise des risques o Le bruit au travail o Utilisation des comités de santé et de sécurité au travail o Les produits chimiques sur le lieu de travail o Le SIDA et le lieu de travail o Ergonomie o Législation et respect des normes o Dangers pour la fonction de reproduction o La santé et la sécurité des femmes et des enfants

    Basic training manual on occupational safety and health: Training package. (Report 6/94).
    o Basic Training Manual on Occupational Safety and Health; o Curriculum for a Ten-day Basic Training Course on Occupational Safety and Health; o Curriculum for a One-day Basic Training Course on Occupational Safety and Health for Factory Managers and a Sample Course Support Materials. The text is based on two major references: 1. Hazards at Work - TUC Guide to Health and Safety. Trades Union Congress. London, UK. 1988. 214 pp.; 2. Safety, Health and Working Conditions: A training manual, Joint Industrial Safety Council, Sweden/ILO, 1987. 194 pp. +144 transparencies. Available only from CIS. Contact them for prices.

    Education and training policies in occupational safety and health and ergonomics. 1982. 897 pp. ISBN 92-2-003002-0. SFR35. (Multilingual.)

    Safety and health in the use of chemicals at work: A training manual. Includes the texts of ILO Convention No. 170 and ILO Recommendation No. 177 and a system for classification, identification and labelling of chemicals. Geneva, 1993, 78 pp. ISBN 92-2-106470-0. SFR17.50. Also published in local languages throughout the world. For information on reproduction or translation rights, contact the ILO Publications Bureau.

    Safety and health in the use of agrochemicals: A guide. This simple, non-technical guide places the emphasis on the safe handling and use of agrochemicals and gives practical safety measures that are easy to follow. Geneva, 1991. 66 pp. Illus. Bibl.ref. Annexes. ISBN 92-2-107281-9. SFR25. Translation: Spanish. Also published in local languages throughout the world. For information on reproduction or translation rights, contact the ILO Publications Bureau.
    Guía sobre seguridad y salud en el uso de productos agroquímicos. ISBN 92-2-307281-6.

    Safety, health and welfare on construction sites: A training manual. This clear, easy-to-read manual considers safety, health and welfare conditions on construction sites and suggests possible solutions to the problems encountered. It covers all aspects of work on construction sites. 1995. 107 pp. ISBN 92-2-109182-1. SFR25; US$20 ; UK£12. Spanish version available only from ILO-CINTERFOR. Also published in local languages throughout the world. For information on reproduction or translation rights, contact the ILO Publications Bureau.
    Seguridad, salud y bienestar en las obras de construcción.

    Ergonomic checkpoints: A collection of practical, easy-to-use ergonomic solutions for improving working conditions. This fully illustrated easy-to-use manual is an extremely useful tool for everyone who wants to improve their working conditions for better safety, health and efficiency. Each of the 128 checkpoints has been developed to help the user look at various workplaces and identify practical solutions which can be made applicable under local conditions. Developed jointly with the International Ergonomics Association. 1996. ISBN 92-2-109442-1. SFR25. Translation: Spanish. Also published in local languages throughout the world. For information on reproduction or translation rights, contact the ILO Publications Bureau.

    Higher productivity and a better place to work: Practical ideas for owners and managers of small and medium-sized industrial enterprises. Two volumes. Vol. 1. Action manual. 115 pp. ISBN 92-2-106409-3. SFR20. Vol. 2. Trainers' manual. 1988; Second impression, 1990. 76 pp. ISBN 92-2-106410-7. SFR30. Translation: Spanish, French.

    Occupational hygiene package. This training package is targeted at factory inspectors in developing countries and comprises: a tutor's guide, student notes, case studies and test questions. SFR100 for low and middle income countries and SFR200 for high income countries. Available only from CIS.

    Fitting the job to the forest worker: An illustrated training manual on ergonomics. ILO Sectoral Activities Programme. Geneva, 1992. 128 pp. ISBN 92-2-107113-8. SFR17.50. Adaptación del trabajo al trabajador forestal. ISBN 92-2-307113-5.

    Safety, health and working conditions: A training manual. Published in cooperation with the Swedish Joint Industrial Safety Council. Editor Lennart Fridlund. Includes Checklist and Discussion Leader's Guide. 1987. 106 pp. ISBN 91-7522-115-2. Available only from CIS. Contact them for prices. (Translations in a wide variety of languages can be obtained by contacting directly the Joint Industrial Safety Council, PO Box 3208, S-10364 Stockholm, Sweden, tel. (+468) 402-0200, fax (+468) 21-01-52.)

    Success with occupational safety programmes. 1984. 148 pp. ISBN 92-2-103756-8. SFR17.50.

    Training for older people: A handbook. Guidelines for trainers who train older adults. Geneva, 1991. 217 pp. ISBN 92-2-107294-0. SFR25; US$22.50; UK£13.50. Translation: Spanish.

    Using ILO standards to promote environmentally sustainable development: Discussion booklets. Includes a guide and eight booklets designed to raise awareness of the relationship of environmental protection to overall sustainable development. Booklet 1: the ILO and its standards; Booklet 2: environmental indicators of development; Booklet 3: political indicators of development; Booklet 4: economic development and security; Booklet 5: social development; Booklet 6: equality of opportunity and treatment; Booklet 7: education and training; Booklet 8: international development. Geneva, 1996. 1 Kit. Free publication available only from the ILO Bureau for Workers' Activities.

    Trade unions and environmentally sustainable development: Discussion booklets. Includes a guide and seven booklets designed to raise awareness of the relationship of environmental protection to overall sustainable development. Booklet 1: environmental indicators of development; Booklet 2: political indicators of development; Booklet 3: economic development and security; Booklet 4: social development; Booklet 5: equality of opportunity and treatment; Booklet 6: education and training; Booklet 7: international development. Geneva, 1996. 1 Kit. Free publication available only from the ILO Bureau for Workers' Activities. Workers' education and environment: Discussion booklets. Includes a guide and six booklets: Booklet 1: workers and environment; Booklet 2: the workplace and environment; Booklet 3: the community and environment; Booklet 4: world environmental issues; Booklet 5: the new bargaining agenda; Booklet 6: resources and glossary. Includes addresses of organizations active in the area of environment and a list of banned or restricted pesticides. Geneva, 1993. 1 Kit. Free publication available only from the ILO Bureau for Workers' Activities.

    Boiler safety: guidelines and checklists for boiler inspectors. (Training materials series, TM 2:1.). Harare, Zimbabwe. 1992. 46 pp. ISBN 0-7974-1066-X. Free publication available only from ARLAC.

    Boiler safety: Training of boiler attendants. (Training materials series, TM 2:2.) Comprises six papers presented during a boiler inspection training course held by ARLAC. Also includes the course outline. Harare, Zimbabwe. 1992. 23 pp. ISBN 0-7974-1067-8. Free publication available only from ARLAC.

    Machine safety: Conveyors. (Training materials series, TM 5:4.) Illustrates the safe operation of conveyors. Harare, Zimbabwe. 1993.12 pp. ISBN 0-7974-1246-8. Free publication available only from ARLAC.

    Machine safety: Cranes. (Training materials series, TM 5:3.) Harare, Zimbabwe. 1993. 25 pp. ISBN 0-7974-1243-3. Free publication available only from ARLAC.

    Machine safety: General principles of machine guarding. (Training materials series, TM 5:2.) Harare, Zimbabwe. 1993. 27 pp. ISBN 0-7974-1244-1. Free publication available only from ARLAC.

    Machine safety: Hazard identification, methodology, terminology. (Training materials series, TM 5:1.) Includes a methodology for selecting safety measures. Harare, Zimbabwe. 1993. 20 pp. ISBN 0-7974-1247-6. Free publication available only from ARLAC.

    Machine safety: Presses. (Training materials series, TM 5:5.) Harare, Zimbabwe. 1993. 23 pp. ISBN 0-7974-1242-5. Free publication available only from ARLAC.

    Occupational hygiene: An overview. (Training materials series, TM 3:1.) Focuses on general aspects of occupational hygiene relevant to workplace inspection and hazard control. Includes a list of occupational diseases. Harare, Zimbabwe. 1992. 17 pp. ISBN 0-7974-1068-6. Free publication available only from ARLAC.

    Occupational hygiene: Dust. (Training materials series, TM 3:4.) Harare, Zimbabwe. 1992. 23 pp. ISBN 0-7974-1074-4. Free publication available only from ARLAC. Occupational hygiene: Illumination. (Training materials series, TM 3:3.) Includes a brief explanation of the physiology of vision and recommendations on lighting design. Harare, Zimbabwe. 1992. 24 pp. ISBN 0-7974-1071-6. Free publication available only from ARLAC.

    Occupational hygiene: Noise. (Training materials series, TM 3:2.) ILO ARLAC, Harare, Zimbabwe. 1992, 34 pp. ISBN 0-7974-1069-4. Free publication available only from ARLAC.

    Occupational hygiene: Thermal conditions. (Training materials series, TM 3:5.) Harare, Zimbabwe. 1992. 39 pp. ISBN 0-7974-1071-8. Free publication available only from ARLAC.

    Construction safety. (Training materials series, TM 6:1.) Excavations, scaffolding, falsework/formwork, roofwork and protection against falls, mobile and tower cranes, chains, slings and lifting gear, Harare, Zimbabwe. 1993. 49 pp. ISBN 0-7974-1245-X. Free publication available only from ARLAC.

    Reports (including reports of conferences, industrial meetings and meetings of experts)
    Informes (incluidos informes de conferencias, reuniones sectoriales y reuniones de expertos)
    Rapports (incluant rapports de conférence, réunions sectorielles et réunions d'experts)

    World Employment Report 1998-99. Employability in the global economy - How training matters. Geneva, 1998. 258 pp. ISBN 92-2-110827-9. SFR45. Translation: French, Spanish.
    Informe sobre el empleo en el mundo 1998-1999. ISBN 92-2-310827-6.
    Rapport sur l'emploi dans le monde. ISBN 92-2-210827-2.

    Training of trainers' package . Part 1: Trainer's manual. (Report 9a/93). Part 2: Participants' handout. (Report 9b/93). This report is based on a new training approach and is mainly compiled from experiences gained during the Training of Trainers' Workshops held in Kenya, 1992, and in Ethiopia, 1993. The main characteristics of this new approach are participation and action orientation. Our training avoids the traditional model of classroom learning where participants are passive recipients and lecture is the dominant training method. 177 pp. Available only from CIS. Contact them for prices. Participants' handout, is a part of a practical guide, Training of trainers' package, which demonstrates how to put into practice the ideas on training mentioned above. 58 pp. Available only from CIS. SFR60 for low and middle income countries and SFR120 for high income countries.

    Reports on training of trainers' workshops in Kenya and Ethiopia. (Report 1/94). This report is based on two Training of Trainers' Workshops held in Kenya, 30 November-11 December 1992, and in Ethiopia, 22 November-3 December 1993. Both workshops took place at the national level where participants were factory inspectors. The report also includes observations and recommendations concerning the Training of trainers' package (Reports 9a and 9b/93). The report has been written by M. Weinger. 176 pp. Available only from CIS. Contact them for prices.

    Chemical safety course for factory inspectors. Combined chemical and physical hazards course for factory inspectors: Course report. Harare, Zimbabwe. 1992. Free publication available only from ARLAC.

    Labour inspection by the distance teaching method, 21 July-15 September 1990: Report, St. Michael, Caribbean, 1990. 21 pp. Free publication available only from the ILO Bureau of Library and Information Services.

    Labour inspection skills in the textile industry: Training material. The present publication comprises material used in a Regional Training Course organized by ILO/ROAP in Bombay, India, 3-21 April, 1989. Some topics covered: textile machinery hazards and their control; safety in textile processing; fire prevention and control ; ventilation and noise measurement in the textile industry; occupational health problems and medical surveillance. Geneva, 1990. 288 pp. Illus. Annexes. ISBN 92-2-107605-9. SFR30; US$12.

    Other
    Otros
    Autres

    Broken flight. 1 Videocassette [VHS] (28 minutes): Col. [PAL]. Recounts three case histories of countries where fragile environments have been jeopardized by unsound and short-sighted industrial development. Calls for rational development to prevent industrial disasters and make better use of natural resources. Geneva, 1994. Translation: Spanish. Available only from the ILO Bureau of Public Information.

    Challenge to change: A film about working life in Thailand, Indonesia and the Philippines. 1 Videocassette [VHS] (30 minutes): Col. [PAL]. (Produced under the auspices of the DANIDA funded project: " Workers' Education Assistance on Occupational Safety and Health to Workers' Organizations in Thailand, the Philippines and Indonesia ".) Copenhagen, 1991. Free Videocassette available only from the ILO Bureau for Workers' Activities.

    Health is our right ! Trade unions and environment. Video and guide. Part I: Overview of select issues (25 minutes). Part II: Work environment (20 minutes). The video is produced to raise awareness and is designed to integrate environmental issues and sustainable development into national development policies and programmes which relate to the education and activities of workers and their organizations. VHS PAL: ISBN 92-2-108937-1. SFR25; US$20; £12. VHS NTSC: ISBN 92-2-108936-3. SFR50; US$40; UK£24.

    Three every second. 1 Videocassette [VHS] (23 minutes): Col. [PAL]. Shows the major hazards involved in construction work together with measures required to help prevent accidents during building operations. Details safety precautions in roofwork, scaffolds, lifting operations, excavation, and transport. Harare, Zimbabwe. Production Centre, 1991. Free Videocassette available only from ARLAC.

    See also / Véase también / Voir aussi
    See file Chemicals
    Productos químicos
    Produits chimiques
    See file Construction and Civil Engineering
    Construcción e ingeniería civil
    Construction et génie civil
    See file Ergonomics
    Ergonomía
    Ergonomie
    See file Forestry, Wood and Pulp and Paper Industries
    Industrias forestal, de la madera, de la celulosa y del papel
    Industries forestière, du bois et de la fabrication du papier et du carton
    See file Iron and Steel Industry
    Industria siderúrgica
    Industrie sidérurgique
    See file Labour Administration and Inspection
    Administración e inspección del trabajo
    Administration et inspection du travail
    See file Machine Safety
    Seguridad de la maquinaria
    Sécurité des machines
    See file Occupational Accident Prevention
    Prevención de accidentes del trabajo
    Prévention des accidents du travail
    See file Textile Industry, including Leather and Footwear
    Industria textil, del cuero y del calzado
    Industrie textile, du cuir et de la chaussure
    See file Work Organization
    Organización del trabajo
    Organisation du travail

    Updated by AS. Approved by EC. Last update: 20 March 2001.