Occupational Health Services Convention, 1985
Occupational Health Services Convention, 1985 is an International Labour Organization Convention. Content The convention was held on the 71st International Labour Convention session in Geneva on 25 June 1985. The preamble notes the relevance of the Protection of Workers' Health Recommendation, 1953, the Occupational Health Services Recommendation, 1959, the Workers' Representatives Convention, 1971, and the Occupational Safety and Health Convention and Recommendation, 1981, for the principles of this convention. Furthermore, it is emphasized that the employer has to protect the workers against sickness, disease and injury at the workplace. Principles of national policy The first four articles define the term occupational health services and workers’ representatives, how it has to be established and provided. Article1 The first article defines the term occupational health services as actions with preventive focus to protect all workers and employers. Workers’ representatives in the undertaking are people recognized as such under law or practice. Article 2 Each member of the convention shall organize and create their own national policy on occupational health services in cooperation with representative organizations of employers and workers and check on the implementation. Article 3 Every member has to develop ongoing occupational health services for all workers in all branches and