Health, Safety and Environment - International Labour Organization

Manual 3:HEALTH, SAFETY & ENVIRONMENTFOR WORKER HS&E REPRESENTATIVES Tackling hazards at workIntroductionAs we have seen, one of the most important jobs of the worker HS&Erepresentative is to take up workplace health, safety and environmentalproblems, on behalf of the members. Each problem that is tackled will bedifferent. However, the method of approach will be similar.Earlier in the course you and your members identified hazards, the risks toyour members, and we discussed a trade union approach towards health,safety and the environment. Now it is important to look at the practicalways of tackling some of these hazards.Activity – Tackling a priority hazardAIMSTo help us to: identify priority hazards discuss the risks develop action plans to tackle the risksTASKIn your small group choose a priority health, safety or environmental hazard fromone of your workplaces. Use the Action Planning Worksheet on the next page todecide what needs to be done.RESOURCES Tackling hazards – prevention and control measures text below Fact Sheets in Manual 4 of this series of Manuals ILO Convention No. 184 on Safety and Health in Agriculture Relevant laws from your country IUF resources provided by your union educatorElect a spokesperson to report back96 Health, Safety and EnvironmentA Series of Trade Union EducationManuals for Agricultural Workers