Codes of practice and guidelines

2011

  1. Guidelines on the medical examinations of seafarers

    30 September 2011

    These Guidelines will assist medical practitioners, shipowners, seafarers’ representatives, seafarers and other relevant persons with the conduct of medical fitness examinations of serving seafarers and seafarer candidates.

  2. Cover COP Safety and health in ship building and repairing

    16 August 2011

  3. Cover COP Safety and health in opencast mines

    16 August 2011

  4. Cover COP Safety and health in construction

    16 August 2011

  5. Cover Cop Safety and health in the non-ferrous metals industries

    16 August 2011

  6. Cop Security in ports cover

    16 August 2011

  7. Safety and health in agriculture

    21 March 2011

    This code of practice is intended to raise awareness of the hazards and risks associated with agriculture and promote their effective management and control; to help prevent occupational accidents and diseases and improve the working environment in practice; to encourage governments, employers, workers and other stakeholders to cooperate to prevent accidents and diseases; to promote more positive attitudes and behaviour towards occupational safety and health (OSH) in agriculture throughout the sector; ensure that good workplace health and safety practices are applied to all workers in the workplace regardless of age or gender.

2010

  1. The Joint WHO-ILO-UNAIDS policy guidelines on health workers access to HIV and tuberculosis (TB) prevention, treatment, care and support services

    06 July 2010

  2. Guidelines for port State control officers carrying out inspections under the Work in Fishing Convention, 2007 (No. 188)

    19 February 2010

    The Guidelines are intended to provide supplementary practical information and guidance to port State administrations that can be adapted to reflect national practices and policies and other applicable international arrangements in force governing port State control inspections of fishing vessels.

2009

  1. Guidelines for flag State inspections under the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006

    13 February 2009

    The Guidelines for flag State inspections under the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 (MLC, 2006), contained in this book are an important resource for implementing flag State responsibilities under the MLC, 2006. They were adopted by the ILO in September 2008 together with Guidelines for port State control officers carrying out inspections under the MLC, 2006.