Occupational safety and health in the shipping, ports, fisheries and inland waterways sector
7 January 2015
International labour standards
Fundamental principles of occupational safety and health
- C155 - Occupational Safety and Health Convention, 1981 (No. 155)
- R164 - Occupational Safety and Health Recommendation, 1981 (No. 164)
- C187 - Promotional Framework for Occupational Safety and Health Convention, 2006 (No. 187)
- R197 - Promotional Framework for Occupational Safety and Health Recommendation, 2006 (No. 197)
- C161 - Occupational Health Services Convention, 1985 (No. 161)
- R171 - Occupational Health Services Recommendation, 1985 (No. 171)
Shipping
- MLC - Maritime Labour Convention, 2006
- R185 - Labour Inspection (Seafarers) Recommendation, 1996 (No. 185)
Ports
- C152 - Occupational Safety and Health (Dock Work) Convention, 1979 (No. 152)
- R160 - Occupational Safety and Health (Dock Work) Recommendation, 1979 (No. 160)
- C027 - Marking of Weight (Packages Transported by Vessels) Convention, 1929 (No. 27)
Fishing
- C188 - Work in Fishing Convention, 2007 (No. 188)
- R199 - Work in Fishing Recommendation, 2007 (No. 199)
- C113 - Medical Examination (Fishermen) Convention, 1959 (No. 113)
Codes of practice
- Workplace violence in services sectors and measures to combat this phenomenon
- HIV/AIDS and the world of work
- Accident prevention on board ship at sea and in port
- Safety and health in ports
- Safety and health in dock work
- Security in ports
- See also: Compendium of maritime labour instruments
Guidelines
Shipping
- Guidelines on the medical examinations of seafarers
- Guidelines for flag State inspections under the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006
Ports
- Guidelines for port State control officers carrying out inspections under the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006
- Guidelines for port State control officers carrying out inspections under the Work in Fishing Convention, 2007 (No. 188)
- Guidelines on training in the port sector
Fishing
Model form and certificates
Safety recommendations
Meetings
- Meeting of experts on maritime occupational safety and health
- Meeting of experts to adopt guidelines on the training of ships’ cooks
- Global dialogue forum for the promotion of the Work in Fishing Convention, 2007 (No.188)
- Joint ILO/IMO working group on medical fitness examinations of seafarers and ships’ medicine chest
Instructional materials
- Safety and health training manual for the commercial fishing industry in Thailand
- Using the ILO code of practice on HIV/AIDS and the world of work - Guidelines for the transport sector
- Drug and Alcohol Abuse Prevention Programmes in the Maritime Industry: A manual for planners
- Handbook for improving living conditions on board fishing vessels
- Portworker development programme
- The Work in Fishing Convention, 2007 (No. 188): Getting on board
Working paper
Study
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