General duties

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3. General duties

General duties

3.1. Cooperation

3.1.1. This code recognizes that an effective safety and

health system requires joint commitment between the com-

petent authority, employers, workers and their representa-

tives. The parties should cooperate in a constructive manner

to ensure that the objectives of this code of practice are

achieved.

3.1.2. To ensure the elimination or control of hazards

or risks to safety and health from the production of non-

ferrous metals, this cooperation should extend to the appli-

cation of the measures provided by this code; those relevant

measures of the codes of practice

Ambient factors in the

workplace

(Geneva, 2001) and

Safety in the use of chemicals

at work

(Geneva, 1993); and the relevant provisions of the

Workers’ Representatives Convention, 1971 (No. 135), the

Working Environment (Air Pollution, Noise and Vibra-

tion) Convention, 1977 (No. 148), and Recommendation,

1977 (No. 156), the Occupational Safety and Health Con-

vention, 1981 (No. 155), and Recommendation, 1981

(No. 164), the Occupational Health Services Convention,

1985 (No. 161), and Recommendation, 1985 (No. 171), the

Chemicals Convention, 1990 (No. 170), and Recommenda-

tion, 1990 (No. 177), and the ILO

Technical and ethical

guidelines for workers’ health surveillance

(Geneva, 1998).

3.1.3. In accordance with national laws and regula-

tions, measures for cooperation should be taken relating to

the elimination or control of hazards or risks to safety and

health from the production of non-ferrous metals. These

measures should include the following: