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Article 20(1). Safety of workers in the hold or on the cargo deck of a ship during loading or unloading operations; and Article 26(1)(b). Mutual recognition by Members of the arrangements made for the testing and certification of lifting appliances. The Committee notes the regulations provided by the Government in October 2017 in the context of its new regulations on the general management of safety and health issues in ports. The Government indicates that these regulations were prepared under Act No. 5 of 2003 on occupational safety and health. They consist of the following texts: (i) Regulations on first aid equipment and medical care, GN. No. 147 of 2015; (ii) Regulations on lifting gear, GN. No. 148 of 2015; (iii) Regulations on the building and construction industry, GN. No. 273 of 2015; (iv) General administrative rules, GN. No. 149 of 2015; and (v) Regulations on pressure vessels, GN. No. 274 of 2015. While it notes that these regulations ensure the application of several Articles of the Convention which had been the subject of its previous comments, the Committee nevertheless observes that the information provided is still not sufficient to enable it to assess the manner in which effect is given to Articles 20 and 26 of the Convention. The Committee therefore requests the Government to indicate the measures adopted to: (i) ensure the safety of workers in the hold or on the cargo deck of a ship during loading or unloading operations (Article 20(1)); and (ii) ensure the mutual recognition of the arrangements made by other Members for the testing and certification of lifting appliances (Article 26(1)).

Part V of the report form. Application in practice. The Committee notes the statistical data provided by the Government on the inspections carried out in 2015–16 by the Occupational Safety and Health Agency. The Committee requests the Government to continue providing information it considers useful on the manner in which effect is given to the Convention, and to provide information specific to the port sector, such as extracts of the reports of inspection services on the number and the nature of violations reported, the measures adopted in this regard, and on the number of occupational accidents and diseases reported. The Committee also requests the Government to provide any available information on the number of dockworkers protected by the legislation.