13 July 2023

Technical Guidelines on Biological Hazards in the work environment have been published on the website of the International Labour Organization ILO.

The objective of the Technical Guidelines on Biological adopted by the 346th Session of ILO’s Governing Body in November 2022 (GB.346/INS/17/3) is to provide governments, employers, workers, and their organizations with key principles for the effective management of biological hazards in the working environment, in line with ILO standards and principles. The guidelines were drafted by a group of international specialists and were adopted by a tripartite meeting of experts from different countries that met in Geneva from 20 to 24 June 2022. Technical guidelines on biological hazards in the working environment (ilo.org)