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Health, Safety and Environment - International Labour Organization

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Manual 6:HOW TO RATIFY & USE ILO CONVENTION NO. 184ON SAFETY & HEALTH IN AGRICULTUREIUF comment on Article 9Article 9.2 imposes legal duties on manufacturers, importers <strong>and</strong> suppliers which benefitemployers as well as workers by ensuring that adequate, appropriate <strong>and</strong> underst<strong>and</strong>ableinformation is supplied with machinery <strong>and</strong> equipment including personal protectiveequipment.Article 10: National laws <strong>and</strong> regulations shall prescribe that agriculturalmachinery <strong>and</strong> equipment shall:WHAT THE CONVENTIONSAYS(a) only be used for workfor which they are designed,unless a use outside of theinitial design purpose hasbeen assessed as safe inaccordance with nationallaw <strong>and</strong> practice <strong>and</strong>, inparticular, shall not be usedfor human transportation,unless designed or adaptedso as to carry persons;WHAT YOUR LAWSSAYAMENDMENTS NEEDEDTO YOUR NATIONAL LAW(b) be operated by trained<strong>and</strong> competent persons, inaccordance with nationallaw <strong>and</strong> practice.299 <strong>Health</strong>, <strong>Safety</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Environment</strong>A Series of Trade Union EducationManuals for Agricultural Workers

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