Employer cares
Your employer, in all fairness, should make sure that the work process is safe.
Free protection
Your employer should provide protective clothing and other necessary safety precautions for free.
Training
You and your colleagues should receive training in all work related safety and health aspects and you should have been shown the emergency exits.
Labour Inspection System
In order to ensure workplace safety and health, a central, independent and efficient labour inspection system should be present.
ILO conventions on health and safety at work:
- Most ILO OSH Conventions deal with very specific Occupational Safety hazards, such as asbestos and chemicals. Convention 155 (1981) is the relevant general convention here.
- Labour Inspection Convention: 81 (1947)
Go for national regulations per country to the Decent Work Check.