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Technical materials. Accident Prevention Manual for Industrial Operations (National Safety Council's 7th edition) Construction Accident Prevention Manual Fleet Safety Manual Fundamentals of Industrial Hygiene Industrial Accident Prevention Manual, by H W Heinrich Introduction to Industrial Hygiene, by J J Bloomfield Power Line Safety Manual "Safety Subjects" (US Department of Labor) Practtgutas ("Safe Practices" pamphlets) Portable Fire Extinguishers Respiratory Protection The Supervisor and Accident Prevention Recording and Measuring Work Injury Ex perience and Method of Recording Basic Facts Relating to Nature and Occurrence of Work Injuries (American National Stand ards Institute) International Association of Governmental Labor Officials 401 Railway Labor Bldg , First and "D" Sts NW , Washington, DC 20210 This association, made up both of state labor commissioners and of ministers of labor from Canadian provinces, holds annual meet ings to consider problems in industrial safety and health International Association of Industrial Accident Boards and Commissions Justice Building, State Capitol Grounds, Little Rock, Ark 72201 This group, composed of American, Cana dian, New Zealand, and Philippine members, is concerned with workman's compensation and safety International Labor Organizataon International Labor Office, CH 1211, Geneva 22, Switzerland The International Labor Organization (ILO), a specialized agency associated with the United Nations, was created by the Treaty of Versailles in 1919 as part of the League of Nations Its purpose is to improve labor con ditions, raise living standards, and promote economic and social stability as the founda tion for lasting peace throughout the world To this purpose, one of ILO's functions is "the protection of the worker against sickness, disease, and injury arising out of his employ ment " The organization consists of about 120 member countries, including the United States (which joined in 1934) ILO functions through an annual conference of member states, a governing body, advisory commit tees, and a permanent office, the International Labor Office ILO is distinctive from all other international agencies in that it is tripar tite m character--that is, the conference, the governing body, and some of the committees are composed of representatives of govern ments, employers, and workers In the field of safety and health, the Inter national Labor Office maintains a permanent international staff of medical doctors, engi neers, and industrial hygienists Assistance in specific fields is given by panels of con sultants, drawn from all parts of the world to 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 in offi cial publications and journals throughout the world (See bibliography of "Industrial hy giene and medicine" periodicals later m this chapter ) The office is also assisted by temporary committees of experts, which have discussed safety in coal mines, the prevention and sup pression of dust in mining, tunneling, and quarrying, safety and health in dock work, piotection 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 ladiological health and safety m mining and milling of unclean materials 627