Safety + Health for All - Publications

October 2021

  1. Banning Hazardous Pesticides: Recommendation for Myanmar

    18 October 2021

    Vision Zero Fund is a project on occupational safety and health (OSH) working in Myanmar since May 2017 in the garment, ginger, and contruction value chains. Handling agrochemicals brings risks to farmers and has been a significant OSH concern in the ginger value chain.

September 2021

  1. Collective action for safer and healthier supply chains

    30 September 2021

    Collective action for safer and healthier supply chains This document provides detailed information on the framework implemented by Vision Zero Fund to develop practical approaches to mobilizing national and international stakeholders to take collective action for safer and healthier supply chains, in particular at the country level.

  2. Results Book

    30 September 2021

    Vision Zero Fund is a multi-stakeholder initiative that makes real, measurable improvements in occupational safety and health around the world. Since 2016, it has been eliminating severe and fatal work-related accidents, injuries, and diseases throughout global supply chains. Browse this report to learn more about its global impact.

  3. Occupational safety and health improvement in the garment industry: Drivers and constraints. A synthesis review

    23 September 2021

    The objective of this synthesis review is to establish OSH vulnerability profiles and identify the common drivers that could be leveraged and the constraints that should be addressed to improve OSH in garment factories. The findings provide information that could be used in developing effective strategies to improve OSH in global supply chains in the garment industry and to identify research gaps and potential for future research.

  4. Occupational safety and health improvement in agricultural global supply chains: Drivers and constraints. A synthesis review

    23 September 2021

    ’The objective of this synthesis review is to identify common drivers and constraints for OSH improvements in agricultural global supply chains. The findings provide information that can assist in developing effective strategies to improve OSH in agricultural global supply chains and to identify research gaps and potential for future research.

  5. WHO/ILO Joint Estimates of the Work-related Burden of Disease and Injury, 2000–2016

    17 September 2021

    First joint estimates of the World Health Organization (WHO) and the International Labour Organization (ILO) on work-related disease and injury burden.

  6. Reporting, Recording, and Notification of Occupational Accidents and Diseases: A brief guide for Employers and Managers

    09 September 2021

    The purpose of this guide is to provide brief information that will help you and your team improve and promote reporting, recording, and notification of occupational accidents and diseases in your workplace and, as appropriate, dangerous occurrences, commuting accidents and suspected cases of occupational diseases for better prevention of similar events, by identifying their causes and establishing preventive measures.

  7. Reporting, Recording and Notification of Occupational Accidents and Diseases: A brief guide for workers

    09 September 2021

    The purpose of this brief is to assist you (workers) to better understand your role in the implementation of a recording and notification system in the workplace, and to help you fulfil your responsibilities.

  8. The GHS in the world of work: Mapping synergies between ILO Instruments and the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS)

    03 September 2021

    This report explores critical synergies between the GHS and the ILO’s instruments on chemicals and occupational safety and health, with an aim to further promote GHS implementation and an even greater engagement of the world of work in global efforts toward the safer management of chemicals.

July 2021

  1. Improving occupational safety and health in the coffee supply chain. A toolkit for action

    30 July 2021

    A compilation of tools, methodologies and research for reducing occupational accidents and diseases.