Health, Safety and Environment - International Labour Organization

Manual 3:HEALTH, SAFETY & ENVIRONMENTFOR WORKER HS&E REPRESENTATIVESAlso there are some important issues to be tackled that you may not havepreviously linked to health, safety and the environment. For example: the way work is organised monotonous or poorly designed work sexual and racial harassment the concentration of women workers in particular jobs and facingparticular hazards child labour and the hazards that children face bullying long working hours violence staffing levels working aloneAgriculture is one of the main three most dangerous industries in the worldand agricultural workers face a wide variety of hazards which include thefollowing.Hazards in crop production and protection, including on-farm/plantationstorage of harvested cropsSome of the hazards in this sector of agricultural work include: machinery hazards such as tractors, trucks and harvesters, cutting andpiercing tools hazardous chemicals including pesticides and fertilisers toxic or allergenic agents such as plants, flowers and dusts carcinogenic substances or agents such as certain pesticidesinfectious and parasitic diseases such as leishmaniasis, bilharziasis,facioliasis, malaria, tetanus and mycocisconfined spaces such as silos, pits, cellars and tanksnoise and vibrationergonomic hazards involving the use of inadequate equipment andtools, unnatural body position or prolonged static postures, carrying ofheavy loads, repetitive work and excessive long hoursextreme temperatures due to weather conditionscontact with wild and poisonous animals such as insects, spiders,scorpions, snakes and certain wild mammals62 Health, Safety and EnvironmentA Series of Trade Union EducationManuals for Agricultural Workers