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National Occupational Safety and Health Systems and Programmes resources
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Stakeholders’ workshop on the National Occupational Safety and Health Programme in Zambia
04 April 2012
The stakeholders’ workshop was convened to critique and refine the zero draft of Zambia’s National Programme on Occupational Safety and Health.
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ILO International Safety Conference 2011 in cooperation with ISSA
08 December 2011
The conference will focus on the application of international tools on occupational safety and health (OSH) strategic approach at national and enterprise levels. Good practice in construction and health sectors, which face high and emerging risks to occupational accidents and diseases, will be highlighted. Under the theme "Promoting a preventative safety and health culture: International instruments, national strategies and good practices", the conference will offer an excellent forum to share the experience of different stakeholders and learn how to put it in practice at each level.
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Impact of the Declaration of Brussels in Companies: Towards Boston Construction Section Symposium
06 December 2011
Presentation delivered by Mr Carl Heyrman, Managing Director of navb-cnac Constructiv and Vice-President of ISSA-C, at the ILO International Safety Conference 2011 in cooperation with ISSA.
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Good Practices at the National Level Protecting the Occupational Health of Health Workers
06 December 2011
Presentation delivered by Ms Susan Wilburn from the World Health Organization (WHO) at the ILO International Safety Conference 2011 in cooperation with ISSA.
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Changing the Health and Safety Culture of the UK Construction Industry
06 December 2011
Presentation delivered by Mr Philip White, London Health and Safety Executive, at the ILO International Safety Conference 2011 in cooperation with ISSA.
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WSH Approach on the Construction Sector in Singapore
06 December 2011
Presentation delivered by Mr Kevin Teoh, Director of the Occupational Safety and Health Inspectorate in Singapore, at the ILO International Safety Conference 2011 in cooperation with ISSA.
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Modernization of the Chilean OSH System: The Chilean strategy on occupational safety and health
06 December 2011
Presentation delivered by Mr Pedro Contador Abraham, Subsecretary on Social Welfare of the Government of Chile, at the ILO International Safety Conference 2011 in cooperation with ISSA.
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The Joint German Occupational Safety and Health Strategy
06 December 2011
Presentation delivered by Mr Kai Schäfer, Mr Hartmut Karsten and Dr Sven Timm from the Gemeinsame Deutsche Arbeits (GDA) at the ILO International Safety Conference 2011 in cooperation with ISSA.
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EU Strategy on OSH and its Application at National Level
06 December 2011
Presentation delivered by Mr Antonio Cammarota, European Commission (DG EMPL/B3; Health, Safety and Hygiene at Work), at the ILO International Safety Conference 2011 in cooperation with ISSA.
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Employment injury schemes and the prevention of occupational accidents and diseases
08 November 2011
The general objective of the course is to strengthen the capacity of employment-injury institutions to improve the coverage and management of occupational accidents and diseases and to promote prevention as a means to occupational safety and health.
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XIX World Congress on Safety and Health at Work - ILO Introductory Report: Global Trends and Challenges on Occupational Safety and Health
12 September 2011
This Introductory Report concerns some of the achievements and challenges of the last three years since the adoption of the Seoul Declaration on Safety and Health at Work at the XVIII World Congress on Safety and Health at Work for building a preventative safety and health culture. How to meet these challenges will be the subject of much discussion and debate at the Congress itself, which it is hoped will be another significant landmark in the history of promoting a preventative safety and health culture across the world.
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Istanbul Declaration on Safety and Health at Work
11 September 2011
Ministers of Labour, having met in Istanbul, Turkey, on the occasion of the Summit of the Ministers of Labour for a Preventative Culture hosted by the Minister of Labour and Social Security of Turkey, held on the 11 of September 2011 prior to the opening of the XIX World Congress on Safety and Health at Work, issued the following declaration.
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Development of a National Occupational Safety and Health Programme for Moldova
27 June 2011
The main objectives of this national tripartite workshop were to identify and describe strengths and challenges for OSH in Moldova; to identify and to analyze priorities for action in order to improve the OSH system; and to put in place a roadmap that would lead to the development and eventual adoption of a National OSH Programme for Moldova.
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2011 World Day for Safety and Health at Work in Malawi
23 June 2011
Several activities were carried out at Dwangwa Sugar Corporation and at national level in observance of the World Day for Occupational Safety and Health.
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2011 World Day for Safety and Health at Work in Moldova
23 June 2011
The project "Improving safety and health at work through a Decent Work agenda" supported in 2011 the first celebration of the World Day for Occupational Safety and Health in Moldova.
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Development of a National Occupational Safety and Health Programme for Zambia
04 April 2011
The tripartite participants identified and described the strengths and challenges for OSH in Zambia; identified and analyzed the priorities for action in order to improve the OSH system; and put in place a roadmap that would lead to the development and eventual adoption of a National OSH Programme for Zambia.
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Improving safety and health at work through a Decent Work agenda
04 April 2011
The project was developed by the ILO and the European Commission to better address safety and health at work as a vital component of decent work. It will be implemented over two and a half years between 2010 and 2012 in five pilot countries. The overall goal of the project is to contribute to a more inclusive and productive society through a reduction in occupational accidents and work-related diseases.
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Interview with Mr. Peter Herzig, Representative of the European Union Head of Delegation to the Republic of Zambia and to the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA)
09 March 2011
A tripartite workshop on the development of a national occupational safety and health programme for Zambia took place in Lusaka on 9-11 March 2011. By the end of the workshop, participants identified and described the strengths and challenges for OSH in Zambia; identified and analyzed the priorities for action in order to improve the OSH system; and put in place a roadmap that would lead to the development and eventual adoption of a National OSH Programme for Zambia. The interview was aired during prime time on Muvi TV in Zambia on 9 March 2011.
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Interview with Mr. Leonard Hikaumba, President of the Zambia Confederation of Trade Unions (ZCTU)
09 March 2011
A tripartite workshop on the development of a national occupational safety and health programme for Zambia took place in Lusaka on 9-11 March 2011. By the end of the workshop, participants identified and described the strengths and challenges for OSH in Zambia; identified and analyzed the priorities for action in order to improve the OSH system; and put in place a roadmap that would lead to the development and eventual adoption of a National OSH Programme for Zambia. The interview was aired during prime time on Muvi TV in Zambia on 9 March 2011.
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Development of a National Occupational Safety and Health Programme for Malawi
11 February 2011
The workshop’s general objective was to impart the workshop participants with the necessary skills to enable them elaborate a draft version of a National OSH Programme for Malawi. The workshop was aimed at decision-makers and government officials as well as representatives of workers’ organizations and representatives of employers’ organizations involved in the national governance of OSH.