Posted By Philip McAleenan
Paul,

try the International Labour Organisation for these codes.
This link will take you directly to them.

http://www.ilo.org/publi...k/cops/english/index.htm


Philip

Posted By Descarte
I was under the impression the ILO codes were guidance for countries and their relevant bodies (ie HSE?C in UK) to create their own country wide legislation.

Also not all countries (though most are) are members of the ILO.

From what I have read in the past they are very basic and do not cover all EHS issues

Below is linked the index and the one for Occy health:

http://www.ilo.org/ilolex/cgi-lex/convde.pl?C155

http://www.ilo.org/ilolex/english/subjectE.htm

Posted By Jay Joshi
It is best to request from the originator what they specifically mean.

Whereas there is no doubt that UK/USA have advanced and mature Occupational Health and Safety “systems” in context of Health & Safety legislation and standards (that is supported by Codes of Practice and Standards), it is NOT ACCURATE to refer to them as “International Codes of Practice” unless adopted by an International Representative Body such as the International Standards Organisation (ISO)etc.

An example is the International Safety Management (ISM) Code 2002
The purpose of this Code is to provide an international standard for the safe management and operation of ships and for pollution prevention.

After some experience in the use of the Guidelines, in 1993 IMO adopted the International Management Code for the Safe Operation of Ships and for Pollution Prevention (the ISM Code).

In 1998, the ISM Code became mandatory.

The Code establishes safety-management objectives and requires a safety management system (SMS) to be established by "the Company", which is defined as the shipowner or any person, such as the manager or bareboat charterer, who has assumed responsibility for operating the ship.

The Company is then required to establish and implement a policy for achieving these objectives. This includes providing the necessary resources and shore-based support


ILO Conventions are comparable to multilateral international treaties: they are open to ratification by member States and, once ratified, create specific, binding obligations. A State that has ratified a Convention is expected to apply its provisions by legislation or by other appropriate means as indicated in the text of the Convention. Conventions that have not been ratified have the same value as Recommendations.

Recommendations are intended to offer guidelines for action by member States.

http://www.ilo.org/publi...on/safework/standard.htm


If you check each convention, it is possible to find out which member countries have ratified the convention.

Alternatively, one can refer to the ILOLEX, but this has all the conventions.
http://www.ilo.org/ilolex/english/newratframeE.htm