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"ILO : Convention No 174 (1993) Concerning the Prevention of Major Industrial Accidents (entry into force 1997)" [2005] ELECD 258; in Tully, Stephen (ed), "International Documents on Corporate Responsibility" (Edward Elgar Publishing, 2005)

Book Title: International Documents on Corporate Responsibility

Editor(s): Tully, Stephen

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

ISBN (hard cover): 9781843768197

Section: Chapter 35

Section Title: ILO : Convention No 174 (1993) Concerning the Prevention of Major Industrial Accidents (entry into force 1997)

Number of pages: 5

Extract:

35. ILO: Convention No 174 (1993) Concerning
the Prevention of Major Industrial Accidents
(entry into force 1997)

Commentary: This Convention delimits the roles and responsibilities of employ-
ers, employees, competent authorities and exporting States. It builds upon the ILO
Code of Practice on the Prevention of Major Industrial Accidents (1991), the work of
the ILO's International Programme on Chemical Safety and ILO (1988), `Major Hazard
Control: A Practical Manual'. See further, Recommendation No 31 (1929) concerning
the Prevention of Industrial Accidents and Recommendation No 181 (1993) concern-
ing the Prevention of Major Industrial Accidents. See also, ILO Convention No 155
(1981) & Recommendation No 164 (1981) Concerning Occupational Safety and Health
as well as the 2002 Protocol; ILO Convention No 148 (1977) & Recommendation No
156 (1977) concerning the Working Environment; ILO Convention No 148 (1977)
concerning the Working Environment (Air Pollution, Noise and Vibration); ILO
Convention No 170 (1990) & Recommendation No 177 (1990) Concerning
Chemicals. Additional ILO Conventions of relevance specifically address production
techniques (No 115 (1960) on Radiation Protection, No 119 (1963) concerning the
Guarding of Machinery and No 127 (1967) on Maximum Weight), occupational health
and safety (No 120 (1964) on Hygiene in Commerce and Offices and No 139 (1974)
on Occupational Cancer), particular products (such as No 162 (1986) on Asbestos or
No 136 (1971) concerning Benzene) and occupations (including No 147 (1976) on
Merchant Shipping, No 161 (1985) on Occupational Health Services, No 110 (1958)
on Plantations, No 167 (1988) on Safety and Health in Construction ...