Ocupattional safety and health Flashcards
According to the World Health Organization Constitution (1948), how is “health” defined?
Health is a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being, not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.
hat does Article 2 of the World Health Organization Constitution highlight as part of the organization’s objectives?
It aims to promote the improvement of working conditions and other aspects of environmental hygiene in cooperation with other specialized agencies.
Which ILO instrument recognizes the right of everyone to the enjoyment of just and favorable conditions of work, ensuring safe and healthy work conditions?
The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, 1966, in Article 7.
According to the Revised European Social Charter (1996), what measures should be taken for workers engaged in inherently dangerous or unhealthy occupations?
Provide either a reduction of working hours or additional paid holidays.
What obligations do the Parties undertake regarding occupational safety, occupational health, and the working environment, according to Article 3 of the Revised European Social Charter?
Formulate, implement, and periodically review a coherent national policy.
Issue safety and health regulations.
Provide for the enforcement of such regulations by supervision measures.
Promote the progressive development of occupational health services.
In accordance with Article 22 of the Revised European Social Charter, what does the right to take part in the determination and improvement of working conditions encompass?
It includes contributions to the determination and improvement of working conditions, work organization, working environment, protection of health and safety, organization of social services, and supervision of regulations on these matters.
According to Article 26 of the Revised European Social Charter, what measures should be taken to ensure the effective exercise of the right to dignity at work?
Promote awareness, information, and prevention of sexual harassment.
Take appropriate measures to protect workers from such conduct.
Promote awareness, information, and prevention of recurring negative actions, taking appropriate measures to protect workers.
Which ILO Convention, ratified by Italy, aims to define the principles of a national policy on occupational safety, health, and the working environment, and establishes duties and rights of workers and employers at the undertaking level?
Occupational Safety and Health Convention, 1981 (No. 155).
What is the objective scope of application of the Occupational Safety and Health Convention, as stated in Article 1?
The Convention applies to all branches of economic activity, with the possibility for Member States to exclude particular branches with special problems.
According to Article 3 of the Occupational Safety and Health Convention, how is the term “health” defined in relation to work?
Health, in relation to work, includes not only the absence of disease or infirmity but also the physical and mental elements directly related to safety and hygiene at work.
What are some examples of psycho-social risks mentioned in the text, which the employer is required to protect workers from, according to the wide notion of health?
Examples include work-related stress, burnout, techno-stress, isolation, “always on” culture, time porosity, overworking, and workaholism.
According to Article 4 of the Occupational Safety and Health Convention, what is the aim of the national policy on occupational safety, health, and the working environment?
The aim is to prevent accidents and injury to health arising out of work by minimizing, as far as reasonably practicable, the causes of hazards inherent in the working environment.
What does Article 5 of the Convention specify as main spheres of action for the national policy on occupational safety and health?
Design, testing, choice, substitution, installation, arrangement, use, and maintenance of the material elements of work.
Relationships between the material elements of work and the persons who carry out or supervise the work.
Training, including necessary further training, qualifications, and motivations of persons involved in achieving adequate levels of safety and health.
In terms of action at the level of the undertaking, what does Article 16 of the Convention require employers to ensure?
Employers are required to ensure that workplaces, machinery, equipment, and processes under their control are safe and without risk to health, providing necessary protective clothing and equipment.
