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Sources of Help act in an advisory capacity and to discuss problems, draft regulations, or render help in emergencies The office also maintains an Occupational Safety and Health Information Centre (CIS) which analyses and provides abstracts of relevant articles appearing m offi cial publications and journals throughout the world (See bibliography of "Industrial hygiene and medicine" periodicals later m this chapter) The office is also assisted by temporary'com mittees of experts, which have discussed safety m coal mines, the prevention and sup pression of dust in mining, tunneling, and quarrying safety and health in dock work, protection of workers against ionizing radia tion, industrial medical services, pneumo coniosis and other matters relating to occupa tional safety and health Meetings of experts and symposia have been held on such sub jects as the medical inspection of labor, electrical accidents, the international classifi cation of radiographs of pneumoconiosis, and radiological health and safety in mining and milling of unclean materials The United States has several members on the panels and has been represented on all the temporary expert committees and special conferences The main tasks of the ILO in the field of oc cupational safety and health are International instruments These include conventions and recommendations, and also model safety codes and codes of prac tice A new Encyclopedia of Occupational Health and Safety is now being prepared, to suc ceed Occupation and Health, which was published m 1930 m English and French This is designed to provide guidance to a wide range ofpeople concerned with health, safety, and welfare at work The assistance of a committee of experts has been sought Although problems will be reviewed from an international angle, special account will be taken of the needs of developing coun tries The compilation of technical studies The publication of medical and technical studies Direct assistance to governments, by furnish ing experts, drafting regulations, supplying information, etc Collaboration with other international organi zations, the World Health Organization, and the International Organization for Standardization Assistance to national safety and health organ izations, research centers, employers' as sociations, trade unions, etc, in different countries In general, keeping in touch with the safety and health movement throughout the world and assisting the movement by all the means m its power The International Labor Organization has adopted international safety and health recom mendations or conventions on the following subjects, among others Labour Inspection (1919, J923, 1926, 1937, 1939, 1947) Night Work of Young Persons (1919, 1946, 1948) Minimum Age of Employment (1919, 1920, 1921, 1932, 1936, 1937, 1959, 1965) Employment ofWomen Before and AfterChildbirth (1919, 1952) Night Work ofWomen (1919, 1934) Prohibition of the Use of White Phosphorus in the Manufacture of Matches (1919) Prevention ofAnthrax (1919, 1921) Lead Poisoning (1919) Medical Examination ofYoung Persons (1921,1946, 1959, 1965) Use of White Lead m Painting (1921) Compensation for Occupational Diseases (1925, 1934) Health and Welfare of Seafarers (1926, 1936,1946, 1949, 1958, 1959, 1966) Marking of the Weight on Heavy Packages Trans ported by Vessels (1929) Prevention of Accidents (1929) Power-dnoen Machinery (1929) Protection of Dockers Against Accidents (1929, 1932, 1956) Employment of Women Underground in Mines (1935) Safety in the Building Industry (1937) Protection of Health of Workers in Places of Em ployment (1935) Radiation Protection (1960) Occupational Health Services (1959) Guarding of Machinery (1963) Hygiene (Commerce and Offices) (1964) The ILO also publishes material of broader scope Among recent titles are included Manual of Radiation Protection (Parts 1 to V), Guide to the Prevention and Suppression of Dust in Mining, Tunnelling, and Quarrying, 366