Occupational Safety and Health Convention, 1981

Occupational Safety and Health Convention, 1981
C155
ILO Convention
Date of adoption	June 22, 1981
Date in force	August 11, 1983
Classification	Occupational Safety and Health
Subject	Occupational Safety and Health
Previous	Collective Bargaining Convention, 1981
Next	Workers with Family Responsibilities Convention, 1981

Occupational Safety and Health Convention, 1981 is an International Labour Organization Convention.

It was established in 1981, with the preamble stating:

Having decided upon the adoption of certain proposals with regard to safety and health and the working environment,...^[1]

In 2002, an additional protocol was adopted to this convention.^[2]

Ratifications

As of May 2016, the convention had been ratified by 65 states, ten of which have also ratified the additional protocol.^[3]

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Occupational safety and health

General topics	Environment, health and safety Ergonomics Health physics Hospital-acquired infection Indoor air quality Occupational asthma Occupational disease Occupational hygiene Occupational injury Risk management Process safety management Public health Repetitive strain injury

Professions	Environmental health Industrial engineering Occupational health nursing Occupational health psychology Occupational medicine Occupational therapist Safety engineering

Specific disorders	Acrodynia Asbestosis Berylliosis Brucellosis Byssinosis ("brown lung") Chalicosis Chimney sweeps' carcinoma Chronic solvent-induced encephalopathy (CSE) Coalworker's pneumoconiosis ("black lung") Concussions in sport De Quervain syndrome Exposure to human nail dust Farmer's lung Fiddler's neck Flock worker's lung Glassblower's cataract Golfer's elbow Hearing Loss Indium lung Laboratory animal allergy Lead poisoning Mad hatter disease Mesothelioma Metal fume fever Mule spinners' cancer Noise-induced hearing loss Phossy jaw Pneumoconiosis Radium jaw Silicosis Silo-filler's disease Surfer's ear Tennis elbow Tinnitus Writer's cramp

Organizations	European Agency for Safety and Health at Work Health and Safety Executive International Labour Organization National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Occupational Safety and Health Administration World Health Organization

Standards	Occupational Safety and Health Convention, 1981 OHSAS 18001 Worker Protection Standard (US) Working Environment Convention, 1977

See also	Bangladesh Accord Environmental toxicology International Chemical Safety Card Safety data sheet (SDS) Sports injuries Toxic tort Workers' compensation National Day of Mourning (Canadian observance)

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