This manual has been primarily prepared to be used by a wide range of stakeholders involved in the leather making process: from owners and tanners through managers and supervisors to tannery workers and technicians. It has been designed to provide self-study material, guidance and ideas on how to improve the occupational safety and health standards at work in tanneries and effluent treatment plants by presenting the sources of hazards in tanneries and pointing out i) simple solutions, in a practical manner, ready for quick on-site implementation as well as ii) proposing more complex modifications, structural adjustments and implementation of new policies. 

The manual is also a useful tool for all those who are directly or indirectly concerned with occupational safety and health standards in tanneries and all leather-related sectors. It is recommended reading for enforcement agents, safety officers, OSH experts, advisors, specialists, auditors, planners and consultants that provide services to the tanneries.