General principles and practices

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2. General principles and practices

General principles and practices

2.1. Principles

2.1.1. Satisfactory safety and health levels in the pro-

duction of non-ferrous metals are achieved when a number

of closely related principles have been applied at national,

enterprise and worksite levels. These principles include

compliance with laws and regulations, and a clearly defined

policy to highlight the duty of employers to identify and

evaluate, in consultation with workers’ representatives, the

nature and severity of the hazards and/or risks to workers

associated with the production of non-ferrous metals, as

well as the allocation of responsibility to those employed at

the levels of management, supervision and execution.

2.1.2. Non-ferrous metals production enterprises vary

considerably in terms of type of metal produced, size, tech-

nology, economic stability and culture. These differences

should not, however, serve as a justification for diluting the

application of those general principles essential to the pro-

motion of working conditions that prevent or reduce the

risk of injury or ill health.

2.2. Organizational measures

2.2.1. The prevention or reduction of occupational

risks due to the production of non-ferrous metals should be:

(i) based on the general principles of occupational safety

and health, taking due account of the relevant provi-

sions of the Occupational Safety and Health Conven-

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

(No. 164), of the Working Environment (Air Pollution,