Health, Safety and Environment - International Labour Organization

Manual 6:HOW TO RATIFY & USE ILO CONVENTION NO. 184ON SAFETY & HEALTH IN AGRICULTUREArticle 7:Employers’ duties regarding risk assessment, training and stoppingdangerous operations.In order to comply with the national policy referred to in Article 4 of the Convention, nationallaws and regulations or the competent authority shall provide, taking into account the size ofthe undertaking and the nature of its activity, that the employer shall:WHAT THE CONVENTIONSAYS(a) carry out appropriaterisk assessments in relationto the safety and health ofworkers and, on the basis ofthese results, adoptpreventive and protectivemeasures to ensure thatunder all conditions of theirintended use, allagricultural activities,workplaces, machinery,equipment, chemicals, toolsand processes under thecontrol of the employer aresafe and comply withprescribed safety andhealth standards;WHAT YOUR LAWSSAYAMENDMENTS NEEDEDTO YOUR NATIONAL LAW(b) ensure that adequateand appropriate trainingand comprehensibleinstructions on safety andhealth and any necessaryguidance or supervision areprovided to workers inagriculture, includinginformation on the hazardsand risks associated withtheir work and the action tobe taken for theirprotection, taking intoaccount their level ofeducation and differencesin language; and292 Health, Safety and EnvironmentA Series of Trade Union EducationManuals for Agricultural Workers