Health, Safety and Environment - International Labour Organization

Manual 6:HOW TO RATIFY & USE ILO CONVENTION NO. 184ON SAFETY & HEALTH IN AGRICULTUREPART I – SCOPEArticle 1:Definitions. Agriculture means....WHAT THE CONVENTIONSAYSAgricultural and forestryactivities carried out inagricultural undertakingsincluding: crop production, forestry activities, animal husbandry andinsect raising, the primary processing ofagricultural and animalproducts by or on behalfof the operator of theundertaking, as well asthe use and maintenanceof machinery,equipment, appliances,tools, agriculturalinstallations, includingany process, storage,operation ortransportation in anagricultural undertakingwhich are directly relatedto agriculturalproduction.WHAT YOUR LAWSSAYAMENDMENTS NEEDEDTO YOUR NATIONAL LAWIUF Comment on Article 1This Article gives a broad definition of agriculture. After considerable debate, forestryactivities in agricultural undertakings were included in preference to the term agro-forestry.Note that the word ‘undertaking’ which is used has a wider sense than the word ‘workplace’.An undertaking may have more than one workplace. A workplace may also be an agriculturalfield or a more permanent installation, for example, a packing shed or barn.283 Health, Safety and EnvironmentA Series of Trade Union EducationManuals for Agricultural Workers