OccupationalSafetyandHealthManagementSystemCopyright©InternationalLabourOrganization2016PublicationsoftheInternationalLabourOfficeenjoycopyrightunderProtocol2oftheUniversalCopyrightConvention.Nevertheless,shortexcerptsfromthemmaybereproducedwithoutauthorization,onconditionthatthesourceisindicated.Forrightsofreproductionortranslation,applicationshouldbemadetoILOPublications(RightsandLicensing),InternationalLabourOffice,CH-1211Geneva22,Switzerland,orbyemail:rights@ilo.org.TheInternationalLabourOfficewelcomessuchapplications.Libraries,institutionsandotherusersregisteredwithareproductionrightsorganizationmaymakecopiesinaccordancewiththelicencesissuedtothemforthispurpose.Visitwww.ifrro.orgtofindthereproductionrightsorganizationinyourcountry.ILOCataloguinginPublicationData13.04.2Alsoavailablein(Arabic):(ةيربكلاوةطسوتلماتاكشرلليقيبطتويبيردتليلد–ةينهلماةحصلاوةملاسلاةرادإماظن)ThedesignationsemployedinILOpublications,whichareinconformitywithUnitedNationspractice,andthepresentationofmaterialthereindonotimplytheexpressionofanyopinionwhatsoeveronthepartoftheInternationalLabourOfficeconcerningthelegalstatusofanycountry,areaorterritoryorofitsauthorities,orconcerningthedelimitationofitsfrontiers.Theresponsibilityforopinionsexpressedinsignedarticles,studiesandothercontributionsrestssolelywiththeirauthors,andpublicationdoesnotconstituteanendorsementbytheInternationalLabourOfficeoftheopinionsexpressedinthem.ReferencetonamesoffirmsandcommercialproductsandprocessesdoesnotimplytheirendorsementbytheInternationalLabourOffice,andanyfailuretomentionaparticularfirm,commercialproductorprocessisnotasignofdisapproval.ILOpublicationsanddigitalproductscanbeobtainedthroughmajorbooksellersanddigitaldistributionplatforms,orordereddirectlyfromilo@turpin-distribution.com.Formoreinformation,visitourwebsite:www.ilo.org/publnsorcontactilopubs@ilo.org.Printedin(ArabRepublicofEgypt)Firstpublished(2016)andlargecompanies/ILODWTforNorthAfricaandILOCountryOfficeforEgyptandEritrea.ISBN:978-92-2-128404-8;978-92-2-128409-3(webpdf)ILODWTforNorthAfricaandILOCountryOfficeforEgyptandEritrea.occupationalsafety/occupationalhealth/safetymanagement/Egypt(ISBN978-92-2-631137-4(print),978-92-2-631138-1(webpdf)),Egypt,(2016)OccupationalSafetyandHealthManagementSystem:AnAppliedandTrainingGuideformediumPromotingWorkers'RightsandCompetitivenessinEgyptianExportsIndustriesOccupationalSafetyandHealthManagementSystem2016Anappliedandtrainingguideformediumandlargecompanies5TheInternationallabourOrganisation(ILO)isoneofthespecialisedUnitedNation(UN)agenciesestablishedin1919,withauniquetripartiteformation.Itcomprisesgovernment,employersandworkers’organisationsofthe187membercountries.TheILOisaimingatsettingstandardsandworkpoliciestoraisetheconceptofdecentworkallovertheworld.Sinceitsestablishment,theILOhasissued189conventionsand204recommendations,fortheimprovementofworkconditionsandcircumstances.Also,itworkstoachievethegoalsofdecentwork.AlloftheseputtheprinciplesofOccupationalHealthandSafety(OSH)asamainimportantpointtominimisetheoccurrenceofaccidentsanddiseasesatworkplaces.Moreover,itworkstoprovidebetterprotectionforworkersfromhazardsthatmayarisefromadisadvantageousworkplace.TheILOhasalsoissuedguidelinesonoccupationalsafetyandhealthmanagementsystemILO-OSH2001,whichaimsat...