Safety in numbers

Book : Safety in numbers

Language : English

Library : Health-Safety-Environment

Publish Place : Geneva

ISBN : 92-2-113741-4

Publish Date : 00 2003

Publisher : International Labour Organization ILO

Book Type : Booklet

Book Number : 2772

INDEX


Table of contents
1. Safety in numbers
About two million people are killed by their work every year
2. The challenge
2.1 Extent of the problem
2.2 Deaths: 2 million a year
2.3 Regional trends
2.4 Non-fatal diseases: 160 million a year
2.5 Accidents: 270 million a year
2.6 Globalization
2.7 Psychosocial factors and emerging issues
2.8 High-risk sectors
2.9 Gender
2.10 Child labour
2.11 HIV/AIDS
2.12 Labour inspection
3. SAFETY PAYS
3.1 Does good occupational safety and health cost too much?
3.2 Cost of work accidents and illness: over $1,250,000 million a year .
3.3 Safety and competitiveness
3.4 The business case: safety and the bottom line
3.5 Reputation and responsibility
4. A global safety culture
4.1 Safety culture - how?
4.2 ILO Standards
4.3 The way ahead
4.4 Strategies
4.5 Aims
SOURCES AND RESOURCES