Improving occupational safety and health in SMEs
The ILO commended China’s efforts in addressing occupational safety and health challenges in SMEs and encouraged China to ratify more relevant standards in the area, including the Promotional Framework for OSH Convention, 2006 (No. 187).
BEIJING (ILO NEWS)
The ILO/ACFTU Workshop on the Promotion of ILO OSH tools was held from 19-20 June 2014.
Tim De Meyer, the Director of ILO Country Office for China and Mongolia, said in his opening remark that working in a safe and healthy environment is part of human dignity and a healthy workplace and a secure income contributes to productivity and economic growth. He stressed that a third of all Conventions and Recommendations adopted by the ILO since 1919 directly concern the cause of occupational safety and health. He encouraged China to ratify more relevant standards in the area, including the Promotional Framework for OSH Convention, 2006 (No. 187). He commended the efforts of the ACFTU in addressing occupational safety and health challenges in SMEs through their project on “Feasibility Study, Promotion and Application of ILO OSH tools”.
Li Shiming, Vice-Chairman and member of the Secretariat of ACFTU, highlighted the importance of improving occupational safety and health in SMEs as a strategic priority of the ACFTU. The project on “Feasibility Study, Promotion and Application of ILO OSH tools” aims to target workers in SMEs and improve their occupational safety and health. He briefed the participants the progress of the project and welcomed the prospect of joint efforts of ACFTU and ILO in the area of occupational safety and health in China.
The ACFTU and the National Institute of Occupational Health and Poison Control jointly launched the project on “Feasibility Study, Promotion and Application of ILO OSH tools” in 2012. Under the project, the Ergonomic Checkpoints (2nd Edition has been translated into Chinese and published in China. The Ergonomic Checkpoints has been developed by the ILO to provide practical, low-cost solutions to ergonomic problems, particularly for small and medium-sized enterprises. The project has trained trainers from different provinces and piloted interventions in coal and foundry sectors. Based on the Ergonomic Checkpoints, sectoral manuals will be developed to accommodate the needs of SMEs.
Around 50 participants from different levels of ACFTU and CDC, local governments, enterprises, and academia attended the workshop.
The ILO/ACFTU Workshop on the Promotion of ILO OSH tools was held from 19-20 June 2014.
Tim De Meyer, the Director of ILO Country Office for China and Mongolia, said in his opening remark that working in a safe and healthy environment is part of human dignity and a healthy workplace and a secure income contributes to productivity and economic growth. He stressed that a third of all Conventions and Recommendations adopted by the ILO since 1919 directly concern the cause of occupational safety and health. He encouraged China to ratify more relevant standards in the area, including the Promotional Framework for OSH Convention, 2006 (No. 187). He commended the efforts of the ACFTU in addressing occupational safety and health challenges in SMEs through their project on “Feasibility Study, Promotion and Application of ILO OSH tools”.
Li Shiming, Vice-Chairman and member of the Secretariat of ACFTU, highlighted the importance of improving occupational safety and health in SMEs as a strategic priority of the ACFTU. The project on “Feasibility Study, Promotion and Application of ILO OSH tools” aims to target workers in SMEs and improve their occupational safety and health. He briefed the participants the progress of the project and welcomed the prospect of joint efforts of ACFTU and ILO in the area of occupational safety and health in China.
The ACFTU and the National Institute of Occupational Health and Poison Control jointly launched the project on “Feasibility Study, Promotion and Application of ILO OSH tools” in 2012. Under the project, the Ergonomic Checkpoints (2nd Edition has been translated into Chinese and published in China. The Ergonomic Checkpoints has been developed by the ILO to provide practical, low-cost solutions to ergonomic problems, particularly for small and medium-sized enterprises. The project has trained trainers from different provinces and piloted interventions in coal and foundry sectors. Based on the Ergonomic Checkpoints, sectoral manuals will be developed to accommodate the needs of SMEs.
Around 50 participants from different levels of ACFTU and CDC, local governments, enterprises, and academia attended the workshop.