Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 1997, published 86th ILC session (1998)

1. Article 1, paragraphs 1 and 3, of the Convention. The Committee notes that Supreme Decree No. 89-93-PCM, amended by Supreme Decree No. 007-93-TR, includes as an annex a list of carcinogenic substances and agents and that by virtue of section 22 of the Decree, the National Institute of Health determines periodically the carcinogenic substances and agents to which occupational exposure is prohibited or subject to authorization or control. The Committee requests the Government to indicate in its future reports the periodic determinations carried out, in the light of the information referred to in paragraph 3 of this article of the Convention.

2. Article 5 of the Convention. The Committee notes that under section 19 of Decree No. 89-93-PCM, the Ministry of Health, through the National Institute of Health, is responsible for monitoring the periodic evaluation of workers exposed. The Committee requests the Government to supply detailed information on how this monitoring is conducted. It recalls that under this article of the Convention, measures must be taken to ensure that workers are provided with such medical examinations or biological or other tests or investigations during the period of employment and thereafter as are necessary to evaluate their exposure and supervise their state of health.

3. Article 3 and part IV of the report form. The Committee requests the Government to supply information on the application in practice of the Convention and particularly information on the data which employers must provide to the National Institute of Health under section 12 of the Decree, relating specifically to the activities and procedures applied, the reasons for the use and production of carcinogenic substances, the number of workers exposed, the degree of exposure and prevention measures. It also requests to indicate the number and nature of violations recorded and diseases registered, as well as the cause of the diseases.