Publications and technical tools

2013

1. Questions and Answers on the prevention of occupational diseases

   28 April 2013

2. Case Study - Malaysia: National System for the Recognition of Occupational Diseases

   23 April 2013

3. Case Study: Bile duct cancer in printing plants in Japan

   23 April 2013

4. Case Study: Karoshi: Death from overwork

   23 April 2013

5. The Prevention of Occupational Diseases

   25 March 2013

   The report highlights occupational safety and health (OSH) as an integral part of the promotion of the prevention of occupational diseases.

6. National study on the reporting and notification of occupational accidents and diseases in the Republic of Moldova

   22 March 2013

   The study is based on relevant ILO standards and is mainly aimed at 1. exploring the basic practices and procedures applied at both national and workplace levels; and 2. providing information to promote the application of a coherent and harmonised system for collection, recording and notification of reliable data on the topic, and related statistics at the workplace, at both national and international levels.

7. 

   National System for Recording and Notification of Occupational Diseases Practical Guide

   02 January 2013

   This practical guide has been prepared to help member States to establish and improve their national systems for recording and notification of occupational diseases. It is aimed at relevant people in the responsible authorities, such as the ministries of labour, health, and social security; at those in occupational safety and health inspection, occupational safety and health services, national social security institutions, and compensation boards; and at employers, workers and their organizations. It also includes practical and detailed guidance on compiling and analyzing data collected through national disease surveillance systems.

2012

1. Annual health and safety statistics report 2011/12

   30 December 2012

   The latest top level statistics on work-related ill health, workplace fatalities and injuries, and enforcement in Great Britain.

2. 

   Estimating the Economic Costs of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses in Developing Countries: Essential Information for Decision-Makers

   12 December 2012

   This advocacy report attempts to identify the elements which should be taken into account in determining the cost of occupational accidents and diseases at the national level, with a focus on developing countries. The aim is to help countries identify the economic costs of not improving workplace safety and health – to employers, to workers and to society as a whole – and to inform decision-makers of the net costs of policies presented to them.

3. 

   Improvement of national reporting, data collection and analysis of occupational accidents and diseases

   12 December 2012

   This report elaborates the importance and benefits of national reporting of occupational accidents and diseases and how both reporting and data collection systems can be improved, and how the data can be evaluated and analyzed. The correlation between effective reporting and prevention strategies is described. The report discusses the economic dimension of targeted prevention strategies and the needs for reliable data. Practical recommendations are given on how to establish a new system or improve an existing one.

4. 

   Action Checklist Fire Safety

   01 November 2012

   This checklist is a management tool to implement practical actions to improve fire safety at the workplace. The successful implementation of this checklist is dependent on the willingness and cooperation between employers, supervisors and workers to make positive changes in the workplace to improve fire safety.

5. 

   Fire Risk Management

   01 November 2012

   This booklet is designed to provide Employers, Managers, Workers and Governmental Organizations with key information on the very severe risks that fires poses in the workplace, as well as on their prevention and control.

6. 

   e-OSH 2012: Electronic library on occupational safety and health

   25 June 2012

   This invaluable trilingual DVD-ROM gives you quick access to a wide range of ILO documents on occupational safety and health (OSH).

7. 

   Guidelines for Port State Control Officers Carrying out Inspections under the Work in Fishing Convention, 2007 (No.188)

   19 January 2012

   The Work in Fishing Convention, 2007 (No.188), aims to ensure that these seafarers have decent work conditions on board. These guidelines give an overview of the Convention and outline the port State control responsibilities relating to it.

8. 

   Stress Prevention at Work Checkpoints. Practical improvements for stress prevention in the workplace

   06 January 2012

   Work-related stress is one of the most important issues in many countries. The negative impacts of stress are multiform and can include circulatory and gastrointestinal diseases as well as physical, psychosomatic and psycho-social problems. These in turn can lead to poor work performance, high accident and injury rates, and low productivity.

9. 

   Ergonomic Checkpoints in Agriculture

   06 January 2012

   Agriculture is one of the most hazardous sectors in both developing and developed countries. Increasing attention is being given to applying practical actions in rural and agricultural settings to reduce work-related accidents and diseases, improve living conditions and increase productivity...

2011

1. 

   Research on occupational safety and health for migrant workers in five Asia and the Pacific countries: Australia, Republic of Korea, Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand

   01 December 2011

   This working paper presents trends and facts relevant to the five target countries’ OSH environments for migrant workers, with the long term aim of raising awareness of workplace safety for migrant labour forces and instilling the significance of sound OSH practices at work in all stakeholders, including governments, employers, workers and NGOs.

2. 

   Participatory Action-Oriented Training

   30 November 2011

   Participatory Action-Oriented Training is a practical method to support workplace initiatives based on self-help voluntary actions. It also helps local people carry out immediate improvements in occupational safety and health and their working conditions by using locally available resources.

3. 

   Guidelines for the use of the ILO International Classification of Radiographs of Pneumoconioses: ILO Standard Digital Images (ILO 2011-D) in DICOM Format

   17 November 2011

   This revised (2011) edition of the "Guidelines for the use of the ILO International Classification of Radiographs of Pneumoconioses" extends the applicability of the ILO scheme to classifications of results from digital radiographic images of the chest. The ILO Standard Digital Images (ILO 2011-D) have been prepared for this purpose.

4. 

   Guidelines for the use of the ILO International Classification of Radiographs of Pneumoconioses, revised edition 2011

   17 November 2011

   This revised (2011) edition of the Guidelines for the use of the ILO International Classification of Radiographs of Pneumoconioses extends the applicability of the Classification to digital radiographic images of the chest, as described in a new chapter 6 (page 14). Chapters 1 through 5 are identical to those that appeared in the preceding (2000) edition of the Guidelines. That text remains applicable as written for classifying conventional film-screen radiographs and the associated sets of ILO standard radiographs remain available from the ILO.