Grateful thanks are due to the Joint Industrial Safety Council of Sweden forthe use of figures 33, 38, 43, 44, 45, 47 and 54, which are taken from thetraining manual
Safety, health and working conditions
(Stockholm, 1987).The International Programme for the Improvement of Working Conditionsand Environment (PIACT) was launched by the International LabourOrganization in 1976 at the request of the International Labour Conferenceand after extensive consultations with member States.PIACT is designed to promote or support action by member States to setand attain definite objectives aiming at “making work more human”. TheProgramme is thus concerned with improving the quality of working life inall its aspects: for example, the prevention of occupational accidents anddiseases, a wider application of the principles of ergonomics, thearrangement of working time, the improvement of the content andorganization of work and of conditions of work in general, and a greaterconcern for the human element in the transfer of technology. To achievethese aims, PIACT makes use of and coordinates the traditional means of ILO action, including:–
the preparation and revision of international labour standards;–
operational activities, including the dispatch of multidisciplinary teamsto assist member States on request;–
tripartite meetings between representatives of governments, employersand workers, including industrial committees to study the problemsfacing major industries, regional meetings and meetings of experts;–
action-oriented studies and research; and–
clearing-house activities, especially through the InternationalOccupational Safety and Health Information Centre (CIS) and theClearing-house for the Dissemination of Information on Conditions of Work.This publication is the outcome of a PIACT project.
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