exposure (abnormal conditions) intheILOCodeofPractice onRadiation Prevention ofWorkers (Ionizing Radiations). Thedemolition ofnuclear power plantsinvolves, inaddition toexperienced professionals, manygroupsof workers withnoexperience inthehazardous operations required. Astudyis envisaged oftheoccupational safetyandhealthproblems related to decommissioning, afternormaloperations orafteranaccident, inco-operation withIAEAandWHO,withaviewtoplanning operations insuchawayasto ensuretheprotection ofworkers andtheenvironment. 26.TheILOcontribution totheelimination oftheconsequences ofthe Chernobyl accident wo'lldbetheprotection ofworkers involved inrecovery operations. Radiological accidents, aswellaschemical andotheraccidents, usually result fromachainofevents wheretechnical, humanandorganizational factors playarole. ILOstandards andtechnical guidance onoccupational safety andhealthingeneral, andonradiation protection inparticular, are asrelevant tothenuclear industry andrecovery operations astoother branches ofeconomic activity. 1E/l990/97 page5 22.Theimplementation oftheproiect isorganized according tofivemajor tasks,asfollows: (a)Historical portrayal oftheeventsleading tothepresent situation anddescription ofthecurrent status; (b)Corroboration ofassessments oftheenvironmental contamination from caesium, strontium, plutonium andhotparticles; (c)Corroboration ofindividual andcollective doseassessments; (d)Clinical healtheffects fromradiation exposure andevaluation of thegeneral healthsituation; (e)Evaluation ofprotective measures: intervention criteria, action levels andcountermeasures taken. 23.Inaddition totheabovetasks,therearetwootherareasofactivity. Inthefirst,individual doseestimates willbecarried outthrough distribution ofpersonal dosimeters andwholebodycounting. Inthesecond, specialist meetings willbeorganized between international andlocalexperts inmedical andagricultural sciences. Through thesemeetings, acommonlevel ofunderstanding ontheeffects ofradiation exposure andoncriteria for radiological protection willbesought. 24.Theproject isexpected tobecompleted bytheendof1990andtoform thebasisforfollow-up studies. International LabourOrganisation (ILO) 25.Following theChernoby1 accident, anILOGeneral Observation was formulated concerning theapplication oftheRadiation Protection Convention (No.115)of1960inthecaseofabnormal conditions ofoperation. Inthat Convention, Governments wereinvited toprovide information concerning criteria andstandards fortheprotection ofworkers ininterventions after aradiological accident. TheMeeting ofExperts, whichconvened in September 1986,included specific provisions onthelimitation ofradiation exposure (abnormal conditions) intheILOCodeofPractice onRadiation Prevention ofWorkers (Ionizing Radiations). Thedemolition ofnuclear power plantsinvolves, inaddition toexperienced professionals, manygroupsof workers withnoexperience inthehazardous operations required. Astudyis envisaged oftheoccupational safetyandhealthproblems related to decommissioning, afternormaloperations orafteranaccident, inco-operation withIAEAandWHO,withaviewtoplanning operations insuchawayasto ensuretheprotection ofworkers andtheenvironment. 26.TheILOcontribution totheelimination oftheconsequences ofthe Chernobyl accident WO'lldbetheprotection ofworkers involved inrecovery operations. Radiological accidents, aswellaschemical andotheraccidents, usually result fromachainofevents wheretechnical, humanandorganizational factors playarole. ILOstandards andtechnical guidance onoccupational safety andhealthingeneral, andonradiation protection inparticular, are asrelevant tothenuclear industry andrecovery operations astoother branches ofeconomic activity. E/1990/97 page6 UnitedNations_Educational, SCientific andCultural Organization (UNESCO) 27.AttherequestofthethreeSovietRepublics affected bytheaccident at theChernobyl nuclear powerplant,theDirector General ofUNESCOsentouta
**Analysis**
The text discusses the International Labour Organization's (ILO) project to assess the occupational safety and health problems related to the decommissioning of nuclear power plants, particularly after the Chernobyl accident. The project involves assessing environmental contamination, individual and collective dose assessments, clinical health effects, and evaluation of protective measures. The ILO's goal is to ensure the protection of workers and the environment. The text also mentions the ILO's contribution to the elimination of the consequences of the Chernobyl accident, including the protection of workers involved in recovery operations.

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Health, Employment