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The Committee notes that the Government’s report has not been received. It hopes that a report will be supplied for examination by the Committee at its next session and that it will contain full information on the matters raised in its previous direct request, which read as follows:

1.  The Committee notes that, according to the information supplied by the Government, there are no activities in Bermuda other than medicine and dentistry involving occupational exposure to ionizing radiation. It asks the Government to continue to inform it of the development of any new activities since, under Article 2, the Convention applies to all activities.

2.  The Committee noted earlier that pursuant to sections 7 and 8 of the Radiation Act of 1972, regulations and recommendations may be adopted to provide for the protection of workers exposed to radiation. In addition, sections 9(j) and 10 of the Health and Safety at Work Act of 1982 allows the adoption of regulations and codes of practice on this subject. The Committee requests the Government to indicate whether implementing provisions have been adopted or are envisaged regarding protection against radiation. More generally and further to its previous direct request and its general observation of 1992, the Committee again asks the Government to indicate the measures taken or envisaged to ensure effective protection of the abovementioned workers against ionizing radiation and to fix maximum permissible doses and keep them under constant review in the light of current knowledge, in accordance with Article 3, paragraph 1, and Article 6 of the Convention.

3.  The Committee notes that, under the abovementioned Acts of 1972 and 1982, inspectors may investigate any violation thereof. The Committee asks the Government to supply information on inspections carried out in the field of radiation protection in the light of Article 15.