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S017HCS OF HELP FOR THE SAFETY MAN Manual for the Prevention of Work Accidents First Aid Manual Recording and Measuring Work Injury Experience, ASA Z161 Compiling Industrial Accident Causes, ASAZ162 U S Bureau of Mines Publications In addition, safety films with Spanish sound tracks are also available The Council cooperates with safety or ganizations m Spanish-speaking countries in sponsoring and conducting local and na tional safety activities However, the InterAmencan Safety Council operates out of its New York City office INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF GOVERNMENTAL LABOR OFFICIALS 401 Railway labor Bldg, Firtt and 0 Sis. NW, Washington, DC 20001 This association, made up of state labor commissioners and ministers of labor from Canadian provinces, holds annual meetings to consider problems in industrial safety and health INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENT BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS Office of Secretory-Tremurer, Bureau of Lobar Stondordi, U S Department of Labor, Washington, D C 20210 This group, composed of American, Ca nadian, New Zealand, and Philippine mem bers, is concerned with workmen's compen sation and safety INTERNATIONAL LABOUR ORGANISATION Intemotional Labour Office, Geneva, Swltxerland The International Labour Organisation (ILO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations One of the functions of the or ganization, as defined in its constitution, is "the protection of the worker against sick ness, disease, and injury arising out of his employment " It consists of 79 member countries, in cluding the United States, and functions through an annual conference of all the member states, a governing body, advisory committees, and a permanent office--the In ternational Labour Office. The organiza tion is bipartite in character, that is, the conference, the governing body, and some of the committees are composed of representa tives of governments, employers, workers In the field of occupational safety and health, the International Labour Office is regularly assisted by a correspondence com mittee, which consists of 150 experts from many countries Panels of this committee discuss specific questions, to draft interna tional regulations, etc The office is also assisted by temporary committees of experts, which have discussed safety in coal mines, the prevention and sup pression of dust m mining, tunneling, and quarrying, safety and health in dock work, protection of workers against ionizing radi ation, industrial medical services, and sili cosis Special international conferences have been held on safety in industrial estab lishments, safety in coal mines, and pneu moconiosis The United States has several members on the correspondence committee and has been represented on all the temporary ex pert committees and special conferences The mam tasks of the ILO in the field of occupational safety and health are 1 The preparation and revision of interna tional regulations, standards, and recom mendations 2 The compilation of an encyclopedia 3 The compilation of technical studies 4 The publication of a quarterly Journal, Occupational Safety and Health 5. Direct assistance to governments, by fur nishing experts, drafting regulations, supplying information, etc 6 Collaboration with other international organizations, the World Health Organ ization, and the International Organiza tion for Standardization, which work in related fields 7 Assistance to national safety and health organizations, research centers, employ ers' associations, bade unions, etc., in different countries 8 In general, keeping in touch with the safety and health movement throughout the world and assisting the movement by all the means in its power The International Labour Organisation has adopted international safety and health regulations or recommendations on the fol lowing subjects, among others. Labour Inspection (1919,1923,1926,1937, 1939,1947) 12-42