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1. The Committee notes the information provided in the Government’s last report. In this respect, it wishes to draw the Government’s attention to the following matters.

2. Articles 4 and 8. Laws and regulations respecting the national policy. The Committee notes with interest the adoption of several resolutions respecting occupational safety and health, namely: resolution No. 31 of 31 July 2002, which contains in annex the general practical procedures for the identification, evaluation and control of risk factors at work; resolution No. 19/03 of 8 September 2003, for the recording of employment accidents; and resolution No. 32/2001 of 1 October 2001, establishing the centre for the registration and approval of personal protective equipment. The Committee also notes the establishment of the National Occupational Safety and Health Group, which is responsible for the application in practice of the above resolutions. It requests the Government to keep it informed of any developments in this respect.

3. Part V of the report form. The Committee requests the Government to provide extracts from labour inspection reports and, where such statistics exist, information on the number of workers covered by the legislation, disaggregated by sex if possible, the number and nature of the contraventions reported, and the number, nature and cause of the accidents reported.