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1. The Committee takes notes of the information provided by the Government in its first report. It requests the Government to provide information on the following points.

2. Article 5, paragraph (b). The main spheres of action to be taken into account by a national policy on occupational safety, occupational health and the working environment. The Committee requests the Government to indicate to what extent the national policy on occupational safety, occupational health and the working environment covers the relationships between the material elements of work and the persons who carry out or supervise the work.

3. Article 12, paragraph (c). Measures taken by those who design, manufacture, import, provide or transfer machinery, equipment or substances for occupational use in order to keep abreast of the development of scientific and technology knowledge. The Committee requests the Government to indicate the studies and research carried out to fulfil the obligations which, by virtue of subsections (a) and (b) of this Article, fall upon those who design, manufacture, import, provide or transfer machinery, equipment or substances for occupational use.

4. Article 16, paragraphs 1 and 2. Obligation of employers to ensure the safety and health of workers in the workplace. The Committee requests the Government to indicate the legal provisions imposing upon employers the obligation to ensure that the workplaces, machinery, equipment and processes, as well as the chemical, physical and biological substances and agents under their control are without risk to the health and safety of the workers.

5. Article 17. Obligation of undertakings to collaborate whenever two or more are engaged in activities simultaneously at one workplace. The Committee requests the Government to indicate the legal provisions which establish the obligation of undertakings to collaborate in applying the requirements of the present Convention when two or more undertakings engage in activities simultaneously at one workplace.