09 February 2005
This new code, which reflects the many changes
in the industry, its workforce, the roles of the competent authorities, employers, workers
and their organizations, and on the development of new ILO instruments on occupational
safety and health, focuses on the production of iron and steel and basic iron and steel
products, such as rolled and coated steel, including from recycled material. It does not deal
with the mining of raw materials for iron and steel production nor
does it deal with the fabrication of commercial steel products. The original code of practice on safety and health in the iron and steel industry was
adopted in 1981.