The purpose of this article is to answer the question of whether the occupational health and safety measures re­ferred to in ILO Convention No. 190 concerning the elim­ination of violence and harassment in the world of work are appropriate for determining such phenomena and preventing them. The examination of the content of this Convention and of ILO Conventions No. 155 and No. 187, fundamental in the field of occupational health and safety, justifies their application subject to certain modifications due to the specific type of risk, namely the risk arising from improper interpersonal relations in the working environ­ment. The study indicates in particular the employer’s ob­ligation to assess the risk of such hazards occurring, the employee’s right to refrain from work due to fear of their occurrence, and the powers of inspection authorities in this respect. It also formulates a general reflection on the universality of occupational health and safety measures serving to protect the health and life of workers not only in connection with work processes but also in connection with improper interpersonal relations.