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Articles 3(1), 13 and 14 of the Convention. Labour inspection in the area of OSH. The Committee notes with interest the adoption of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 7 October 2009 (OSHA), which establishes an OSH strategy based on prevention and reinforces the role of the labour inspectorate in this regard. It also notes from the Government’s report the activities carried out by the labour inspectorate in this area in 2009, including mass media campaigns and training on OSH; according to the annual labour inspection report provided by the Government, as a result of the above activities, the number of serious and fatal accidents decreased by 13 and six cases, respectively, as compared to last year. The Committee would be grateful if the Government would continue to provide information on prevention and enforcement activities carried out by labour inspectors in the area of OSH along with an assessment of their impact.

Noting, moreover, that according to the Government the OSHA empowers labour inspectors, in case of imminent danger, to issue injunctions which should be approved by the State General Inspector, the Committee requests the Government to specify whether such injunctions have immediate effect.

The Committee finally takes note of the information provided by the Government on recorded occupational diseases and their origins in 2008 and 2009. It recalls that in previous reports the Government had indicated that the options for notifying cases of occupational disease to the labour inspectorate were being reviewed. The Committee requests the Government to indicate the measures taken or envisaged for the notification of occupational diseases and would be grateful if the Government would continue to provide information on this issue.

The Committee is raising other points in a request addressed directly to the Government.