Preface

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Preface

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

244th Session (November 1989), a meeting of experts was convened in Geneva from 11

to 18 September 1990 to draw up a code of practice on occupational safety and health in

opencast mines. Twenty-one experts were invited – seven appointed following

consultations with Governments, seven following consultations with the Employers'

group and seven following consultations with the Workers' group of the Governing

Body1.

1 The following experts attended the meeting:

Experts appointed following consultations with Governments:

Mr. R. L. Arora, Director, Directorate General of Mines Safety, Dhanbad (India).

Mr. A. M. Ilyin, Chief, Department of Inspection for the Mining Industry, Gospromatomnadzor USSR,

Moscow (USSR).

Dr. J. Leigh, Head, Epidemiology Unit, National Institute of Occupational Health and Safety (NIOHS),

Sydney (Australia).

Mr. R. McGinn (Chairman and Reporter), Chief Inspector of Mines of British Columbia, Victoria

(Canada).

Dr. G. I. Ruiz Caycho, Chief, Medical Service, Ministry of Labour and Social Promotion, Lima (Peru).

Mr. Yang Fu, Engineer, Bureau of Mine Safety and Health Inspection, Ministry of Labour, Beijing

(China).

Experts appointed following consultations with the Employers' group:

Mr. F. H. Barnes, Corporate Manager, Occupational Health and Safety, Homestake Mining Company,

Golden (United States).

Mr. J. C. Caputo, Manager, Hygiene, Industrial Safety and Training, Loma Negra S.A., Olavarría

(Argentina).

Mr. B. Diouf, Mining Engineer, Société sénégalaise des Phosphates de Thies, Dakar (Senegal).

Mr. A. C. Habile, Safety Engineer, Maamba Collieries Ltd., Lusaka (Zambia).

Mr. J. B. S. Harris, Miller Mining, Normanton (United Kingdom).

Mr. Beh Tong Ng, Managing Director, Hwa Lian Mining Co. Ltd., Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia).

Experts appointed following consultations with the Workers' group:

Mr. L. N. Bhattacharya, Safety Officer, Indian National Mineworkers' Federation, Dhanbad (India).

Mr. C. Brown, National Secretary, Trades and Labour Council of Western Australia, East Perth

(Australia).

Mr. J. Hippler, Head, Occupational Safety, Industrial Union of Mining and Energy Workers, Bochum

(Germany).

Dr. F. Kikushima, Federation Nacional de Trabajadores Mineros, Metalúrgicos y Similares del Perú, Lima

(Peru).

Mr. A. King, Staff Representative, Occupational Health and Safety, United Steelworkers of America,

Toronto (Canada).

Mr. F. Kunda, Deputy General Secretary, Mineworkers' Union of Zambia, Kitwe (Zambia).

Mr. R. Padilla, National President, National Mines and Allied Workers' Union, Manila (Philippines).

International governmental and non-governmental organisations represented:

World Health Organization.

Commission of the European Communities.

International Social Security Association.

International Organisation of Employers.

Miners' International Federation.

World Confederation of Labour.