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Manual 6:HOW TO RATIFY & USE ILO CONVENTION NO. 184ON SAFETY & HEALTH IN AGRICULTUREILO Recommendation No. 192 on Safety and Health in AgricultureParagraph 4. (1) To give effect to Article 7 of the Convention, the competent authorityshould establish a national system for occupational safety and health surveillance whichshould include both workers’ health surveillance and the surveillance of the workingenvironment.(2) This system should include the necessary risk assessment and, where appropriate,preventive and control measures with respect to, inter alia:(a) hazardous chemicals and waste;(b) toxic, infectious or allergenic biological agents and waste;(c) irritant or toxic vapours;(d) hazardous dusts;(e) carcinogenic substances or agents;(f) noise and vibration;(g) extreme temperatures;(h) solar ultraviolet radiations;(i) transmissible animal diseases;(j) contact with wild or poisonous animals;(k) the use of machinery and equipment, including personal protective equipment;(l) the manual handling or transport of loads;(m) intense or sustained physical and mental efforts, work-related stress andinadequate working postures; and(n) risks from new technologies.Paragraph 5. To give effect to Article 7 of the Convention, a set of measures on safety andhealth at the level of the undertaking should include:(a) occupational safety and health services;(b) risk assessment and management measures in the following order of priority:(i) elimination of the risk;(ii) control of the risk at the source;(iii) minimisation of the risk by such means as the design of safe work systems, theintroduction of technical and organisational measures and safe practices, and training;and(iv) in so far as the risk remains, provision and use of personal protective equipmentand clothing, at no cost to the worker;(c) measures to deal with accidents and emergencies, including first aid and access toappropriate transportation to medical facilities;(d) procedures for the recording and notification of accidents and diseases;(e) appropriate measures to protect persons present at an agricultural site, the populationin the vicinity of it and the general environment, from risks which may arise from theagricultural activity concerned, such as those due to agrochemical waste, livestock waste,soil and water contamination, soil depletion and topographic changes; and(f) measures to ensure that the technology used is adapted to climate, work organisationand working practices.294 Health, Safety and EnvironmentA Series of Trade Union EducationManuals for Agricultural Workers
Manual 6:HOW TO RATIFY & USE ILO CONVENTION NO. 184ON SAFETY & HEALTH IN AGRICULTUREArticle 8:Workers’ rights and dutiesWHAT THE CONVENTIONSAYSArticle 8.1. Workers inagriculture shall have theright:(a) to be informed andconsulted on safety andhealth matters includingrisks from newtechnologies;WHAT YOUR LAWSSAYAMENDMENTS NEEDEDTO YOUR NATIONAL LAW(b) to participate in theapplication and review ofsafety and health measuresand, in accordance withnational law and practice,to select safety and healthrepresentatives andrepresentatives in safetyand health committees; and(c) to remove themselvesfrom danger resulting fromtheir work activity whenthey have reasonablejustification to believe thereis an imminent and seriousrisk to their safety andhealth and so inform theirsupervisor immediately.They shall not be placed atany disadvantage as a resultof these actions.295 Health, Safety and EnvironmentA Series of Trade Union EducationManuals for Agricultural Workers
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