National Occupational Safety and Health Systems and Programmes resources

  1. Global Strategy on Occupational Safety and Health: Indicators for monitoring progress and achievements

    10 October 2023

  2. Global strategy on occupational safety and health

    09 October 2023

  3. SafeYouth@Work tripartite results and sustainability workshop

    16 October 2019

    The workshop was held from 14 to 16 October 2019 at ITC-ILO, Turin, Italy

  4. 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.

  5. 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.

  6. 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.

  7. 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.

  8. 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.

  9. 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.

  10. 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.

  11. Message by Juan Somavia, Director-General of the International Labour Office, on the occasion of World Day for Safety and Health at Work, 28 April 2008

    28 April 2008

    Labour is not a commodity and markets must serve people. Nearly 90 years ago the protection of workers’ lives and health was set out as a key objective in the founding charter of the Organization. Today, rapid technological change and a fast-paced and globalized economy bring new challenges and pressures for all areas of the world of work. Safety and health remain integral elements of the ILO’s Decent Work Agenda.

  12. Slideshow: My life, my work, my safe work - Managing Risk in the Work Environment

    28 April 2008

    Every year more than 2 million people die from occupational accidents or work-related diseases. "Injury and disease are not 'all in a day's work'", says ILO Director-General Juan Somavia. "Fatalities, accidents and illness at work can be prevented. We must promote a new 'safety culture' in the workplace - wherever work is done - backed by appropriate national policies and programmes to make workplaces safer and healthier for us all." The promotion of occupational safety and health is one of the means to make Decent Work a global reality.

  13. General Survey of reports concerning Labour Inspection Conventions and Recommendations, ILC 95th Session, Report III (Part B)

    01 June 2006

  14. Global strategy on occupational safety and health: Conclusions adopted by the International Labour Conference at its 91st Session, 2003

    01 January 2004

    The Conference Conclusions outline a global strategy on occupational safety and health. They confirm the role of ILO instruments as a central pillar for the promotion of occupational safety and health. At the same time they also call for integrated action that better connects the ILO standards with other means of action such as advocacy, awareness raising, knowledge development, management, information dissemination and technical cooperation to maximize impact. The Conclusions pinpoint the need for tripartite national commitment and national action in fostering a preventive approach and a safety culture which are key to achieving lasting improvements in safety and health at work.