Occupational safety and health in the food and drink industries

Tomoda S.

ILO Working Papers from International Labour Organization

Abstract: Chapter 5 examines "Safety and health issues in respect of women workers in the food and drink industries". The paper provides information on the impact of technological progress in the sector; identifies the general hazards encountered; describes the injuries and diseases suffered by workers and concentrates on the most common approaches adopted for their prevention; and concludes by emphasizing the importance of adopting a tripartite approach to the solution of safety and health problems.

Keywords: occupational safety; occupational health; working conditions; food industry; beverage industry; work environment; occupational accident; occupational disease; toxic substances; noise; machinery.; ergonomics.; women workers; tripartism; ILO Convention; legal aspect; labour policy; statistical table; sécurité du travail; santé au travail; conditions de travail; industrie alimentaire; industrie des boissons; milieu de travail; accident du travail; maladie professionnelle; substances toxiques; bruit; machines; ergonomie; travailleuses; tripartisme; convention de l'OIT; aspect juridique; politique du travail; tableau statistique; seguridad en el trabajo; salud en el trabajo; condiciones de trabajo; industria de la alimentación; industria de bebidas; ambiente de trabajo; accidente de trabajo; enfermedad profesional; substancias tóxicas; ruido; maquinaria; ergonomía; trabajadoras; tripartismo; Convenio de la OIT; aspecto jurídico; política laboral; cuadros estadísticos (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 61 pages
Date: 1993
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