Preface

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Preface

The potential for major industrial accidents, which has become more significant

with the increasing production, storage and use of hazardous substances, has

emphasised the need for a clearly defined and systematic approach to the control of

such substances in order to protect workers, the public and the environment.

In accordance with the decisions taken by the Governing Body of the ILO at its

244th Session (November 1989), a meeting of experts was convened in Geneva from

8 to 17 October 1990 to draw up a code of practice on the prevention of major

hazards. The meeting was composed of seven experts appointed following

consultations with governments, seven experts appointed following consultations

with the Employers' group and seven experts appointed following consultations with

the Workers' group of the Governing Body1.

1 Experts appointed following consultations with governments:

Mr. A. C. Barrell (Chairman and Reporter), Director, Technology Division, Health and Safety

Executive, Bootle (United Kingdom).

Dr. C. Chavalitnitikul, Director, National Institute for the Improvement of Working Conditions and

Environment, Bangkok (Thailand).

Mr. K. C. Gupta, Director-General, Directorate General, Factory Advice Service and Labour Institutes,

Bombay (India).

Mr. C. A. W. A. Husmann, Head of the Department of Chemical Safety, Directorate General of Labour,

Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment, Voorburg (Netherlands).

Mr. E. Kozlov, Chief, Safety and Rescue Work Branch, State Commission for Emergency Situations of

the Council of Ministers of the USSR, Moscow (USSR).

Mr. D. McDaniel, Area Director, Dallas Area Office, Occupational Safety and Health Administration,

Dallas (United States).

Mr. M. A. Orellana Wiarco, Gerente de Seguridad e Higiene Industrial Institucional, Petróleos

Mexicanos, Mexico City (Mexico).

Experts appointed following consultations with the Employers' group:

Dr. O. Cardozo, Federation Venezolana de Cámaras y Asociaciones de Comercio y Producción,

Caracas (Venezuela).

Dr. R. Gehrunger, Director, Hoechst AG, Frankfurt (Germany).

Mr. M. Girard, General Secretary, Union patronale et interprofessionnelle du Congo, Brazzaville

(Congo).

Mr. M. B. Nathani, Head of Safety, National Refinery, Karachi (Pakistan).

Mr. E. O. Olowo-Okere, President, Federation of Building and Civil Engineering Contractors in

Nigeria, Lagos (Nigeria).

Mr. R. Romero Xolocotzi, Technical Secretary, Cámara Nacional de la Industria del Hierro y del

Acero, Instituto Mexicano del Hierro y Acero, Mexico City (Mexico).

Dr. I. Rosenthal, Corporate Director, Safety, Health, Environmental Affairs and Product Integrity,

Rohm and Haas Company, Bristol, Pennsylvania (United States).

Experts appointed following consultations with the Workers' group:

Mr. P. Aro, Safety and Health Adviser, Central Organisation of Finnish Trade Unions, Helsinki

(Finland).

Ms. C. Brighi, Health and Safety Environment Department, Italian Confederation of Workers' Unions

(CISL), Rome (Italy).

Mr. S. M. Maculuve, Secretary for Health and Safety, Ports and Railway Workers' Union, Organisation

of Mozambican Workers, Maputo (Mozambique).