Health, Safety and Environment - International Labour Organization

Manual 4:HEALTH, SAFETY & ENVIRONMENT FACT SHEETSWhat doesergonomicscover?Ergonomics is a broad science encompassing the wide variety of workingconditions that can affect worker comfort and health, including factorssuch as: lighting and temperature noise and vibration tool, machine and workstation design footwear and protective equipmentwork organisation and job design, including factors such as shift work,rest breaks, and meals InformationHealth andsafety lawAgreementsThere is a wide diversity of approaches in national legislation. Check thesummaries provided by your union educator of applicable laws in yourcountry.Your union may have made agreements with your employer regardingergonomics. Check if there are any applicable agreements.ILO Convention No. 184 on Safety and Health in AgricultureArticle 9This places an obligation upon States to ensure that machinery,equipment, personal protective equipment, appliances and hand toolscomply with safety and health standards and be appropriately installed,maintained and safeguarded.Manufacturers, importers and suppliers must comply and: provide adequate and appropriate information hazard warning signs in the official language (s) of the user countryEmployers must ensure that workers receive and understand the safety andhealth information supplied by manufacturers, importers and suppliers.ILO Recommendation No. 192 on Safety and Health in AgricultureParagraph 6Measures should be taken to ensure the appropriate selection oradaptation of technology, machinery and equipment, including personalprotective equipment, taking into account local conditions in usercountries and, in particular, ergonomic implications and the effect ofclimate.155 Health, Safety and EnvironmentA Series of Trade Union EducationManuals for Agricultural Workers