World Day for Safety and Health at Work

  Global Strategy on Occupational Safety and Health 2024-30 : ACTION AREA I. 1.1. Initiatives to promote the ratification and implementation of international labour standards are developed and carried out.  1.1.1. Global campaign to promote the ratification and implementation of the fundamental Conventions on OSH, Nos 155 and 187, designed and implemented.  1.1.2. Complementary initiatives carried out to promote the ratification and implementation of the general provisions standards 1 and the risk-specific and sector-specific standards 2 on OSH.  1.2. International labour standards on OSH are developed or updated.  1.2.1. New standard on biological hazards developed. 1.2.2. Instruments concerning chemical hazards consolidated.  1.2.3. New standard on ergonomics developed.  1.2.4. Instruments concerning guarding of machinery reviewed. 1.2.5. ILO List of Occupational Diseases updated , to replace the list annexed to Recommendation No. 194, through ...

Global Strategy on Occupational Safety and Health 2024-30 : ACTION AREA II.  2.1. Exchange and dissemination of knowledge and experience on OSH are enhanced.  2.1.1. Global knowledge platform on OSH , including a observatory, created and maintained.  2.1.2. Global network of collaborating OSH institutions and experts set up, with regular meetings organized.  2.1.3. Triennial ILO global outlook report on OSH in the world of work produced and disseminated.  2.1.4. ILO website and databases related to OSH regularly updated.  2.2. Global data and estimates on OSH are regularly produced. 2.2.1. ILO global estimates on fatal and non-fatal occupational injuries and disease produced and disseminated.  2.2.2. Data on global trends in the areas of occupational safety and health collected.  2.2.3. Joint data on OSH published , in collaboration with other UN agencies.  2.3. Research is conducted and guidance materials on OSH are developed and dis...

Global Strategy on Occupational Safety and Health 2024-30 : ACTION AREA III.  3.1. Awareness-raising campaigns, materials and events are developed and promoted  3.1.1. Annual campaign for the World Day for Safety and Health at Work ( April 28th ) designed and carried out.  3.1.2. ILO global and regional events organized, and support provided to regional and national campaigns and events organized by constituents.   3.1.3. Promotional materials on OSH standards for different audiences and contexts (including short videos, infographics, questions and answers) developed.   3.2. Congresses and other events and meetings are organized.  3.2.1. Triennial World Congress for Safety and Health at Work co-organized. ( International Social Security Association )  3.2.2. Thematic events and webinars organized on particular OSH issues andtopics , including in collaboration with other United Nations agencies.

  Global Strategy on Occupational Safety and Health 2024-30 : ACTION AREA IV.  4.1. Technical assistance to Member States to support the ratification of the fundamental OSH Conventions and other standards on OSH is provided.  4.1.1. Targeted assistance provided in preparation for ratification of fundamental OSH Conventions and other OSH standards (through legal gap analysis and addressing reported obstacles to ratification, including those identified by ILO supervisory bodies).  4.2. Technical assistance to constituents to support the implementation of the fundamental Conventions and other instruments on OSH is provided.  4.2.1. Technical assistance provided for assessing, developing and reviewing national OSH policies and programmes (including through the development or updating of national OSH profiles ).  4.2.2. Technical assistance provided for assessing, reviewing and updating the national OSH system and its elements , including laws and regulations...

Global Strategy on Occupational Safety and Health 2024-30 : ACTION AREA V - Multilateral cooperation on OSH is reinforced for coherent, coordinated and complementary responses. 5.1. Leadership and coordination on OSH within the UN system is strengthened.  5.1.1. Coordination, participation and collaboration with United Nations committees, task forces and platforms reinforced to ensure coherence and complementarity on OSH issues. 5.1.2. Joint committees, task forces and other necessary mechanisms with the World Health Organization (WHO) set up and contribution to WHO networks and programmes continued.  5.1.3. International collaboration in the area of chemical safety continued and strengthened, including with the Inter-Organization Programme for the Sound Management of Chemicals (IOMC) , the UN partnership on the GloballyHarmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS) , the Minamata Convention and the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions.  5.1.4....