General provisions

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1. General provisions

1.1. Objectives

1.1.1. The objectives of this code are:

(a) to increase the scope and effectiveness of the investigation of causes of

occupational accidents and diseases, and the identification and implementation of

preventive measures;

(b) to establish general principles and to reinforce and channel various national

activities into nationally consistent systems of collecting reliable information on

occupational accidents and diseases with a view to promoting international

comparability;

(c) to provide guidance in setting up legal, administrative and practical frameworks

for the recording and notification of occupational accidents and diseases;

(d) to promote the introduction, monitoring and validation of uniform procedures and

methods for recording of occupational accidents and diseases, and for their

notification to the competent authority;

(e) to improve the comprehensiveness, comparability and analysis of statistics on

occupational accidents and diseases;

(f) to promote the progressive development of procedures and methods of recording

and notification of occupational accidents, occupational diseases, commuting

accidents, dangerous occurrences and incidents;

(g) to promote awareness among health care providers of the potential effects of their

work upon the health of their patients with a view to assisting competent

authorities in the compilation of more comprehensive information on occupational

injuries and diseases.

1.1.2. In addition, recommendations are made concerning equivalent

requirements for the recording and notification of commuting accidents, dangerous

occurrences and incidents.

1.2. Scope

1.2.1. The provisions of this code apply to all branches of economic activity, all

enterprises and all workers regardless of their status of employment.

1.2.2. The provisions of this code should be considered as the basic

recommendations for the recording and notification of occupational accidents,

occupational diseases, commuting accidents, dangerous occurrences and incidents. More

stringent national or international regulations have priority over these recommendations.