Working Environment (Air Pollution, Noise and Vibration) Convention, 1977

Working Environment (Air Pollution, Noise and Vibration) Convention, 1977 is an International Labour Organization Convention.

Working Environment (Air Pollution, Noise and Vibration) Convention, 1977
C148
ILO Convention
Date of adoption	June 20, 1977
Date in force	July 11, 1979
Classification	Physical Hazards, Noise and Vibration
Subject	Occupational Safety and Health
Previous	Merchant Shipping (Minimum Standards) Convention, 1976
Next	Nursing Personnel Convention, 1977

It was established in 1977, with the preamble stating:

Having decided upon the adoption of certain proposals with regard to working environment: atmospheric pollution, noise and vibration,...

Ratifications

As of 2013, the convention had been ratified by 45 states.

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Occupational safety and health
Occupational diseases and injuries	Acrodynia Asbestosis Asthma Barotrauma Berylliosis Brucellosis Byssinosis ("brown lung") Chalicosis Chimney sweeps' carcinoma Chronic solvent-induced encephalopathy Coalworker's pneumoconiosis ("black lung") Concussions in sport Decompression sickness De Quervain syndrome Erethism Exposure to human nail dust Farmer's lung Fiddler's neck Flock worker's lung Glassblower's cataract Golfer's elbow Hearing loss Hospital-acquired infection Indium lung Laboratory animal allergy Lead poisoning Mesothelioma Metal fume fever Mule spinners' cancer Noise-induced hearing loss Phossy jaw Pneumoconiosis Radium jaw Repetitive strain injury Silicosis Silo-filler's disease Sports injury Surfer's ear Tennis elbow Tinnitus Writer's cramp
Occupational hygiene	Occupational hazard Biological hazard Chemical hazard Physical hazard Psychosocial hazard Hierarchy of hazard controls Prevention through design Exposure assessment Occupational exposure limit Occupational epidemiology Workplace health surveillance
Professions	Environmental health Industrial engineering Occupational health nursing Occupational health psychology Occupational medicine Occupational therapist Safety engineering
Agencies and organizations	Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety European Agency for Safety and Health at Work UK Health and Safety Executive International Labour Organization US National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health US Occupational Safety and Health Administration National Institute for Safety and Health at Work (Spain) World Health Organization
Standards	Bangladesh Accord ISO 45001 Occupational Safety and Health Convention, 1981 Worker Protection Standard (US) Working Environment Convention, 1977
Safety	Checklist Code of practice Contingency plan Diving safety Emergency procedure Emergency evacuation Hazard Hierarchy of hazard controls Hazard elimination Administrative controls Engineering controls Hazard substitution Personal protective equipment Job safety analysis Lockout-tagout Permit To Work Operations manual Redundancy (engineering) Risk assessment Safety culture Standard operating procedure
Legislation	Diving regulations Occupational Safety and Health Act (United States)
See also	Environment, health and safety Environmental toxicology Ergonomics Health physics Indoor air quality International Chemical Safety Card National Day of Mourning (Canadian observance) Process safety management Public health Risk management Safety data sheet Toxic tort Workers' compensation
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