Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 2009, published 99th ILC session (2010)

Article 4 of the Convention. Obligation of the vendor, the person letting out on hire, or transferring the machinery and of the manufacturer, to ensure application of safety measures. Further to its previous comments, the Committee notes the Government’s statement indicating that the amendment of Ministerial Order No. 114 of 1996, by virtue of Ministerial Order No. 164 of 2006, relates to the necessary precautions and requirements at workplaces in order to protect workers and visitors from occupational hazards. The Government states that Chapter 3 of the same order provides for the requirements for protection of machinery so as to avoid the occurrence of associated accidents. The Committee notes that the text provided by the Government does not indicate that the obligation to apply the provisions of Article 2 of the Convention shall rest on the vendor, the person letting out on hire or transferring the machine in any other manner, or the exhibitor and where appropriate, on their respective agents; as well as on the manufacturer when she/he sells machinery, lets it out on hire, transfers it in any other manner or exhibits it. The Committee once again requests the Government to indicate the measures taken or envisaged to give effect to this Article.

Part V of the report form. Application in practice. In its previous comments, the Committee noted the statistical information provided by the Government on industrial accidents in various economic activities for 2001. Noting that the accident rate associated with machines was relatively high (18 per cent) in comparison with accidents associated with other economic activities, the Committee requested the Government to indicate the measures taken or envisaged to reduce the number of accidents associated with machines, and to continue to provide statistical information. Noting that the Government has not provided such information, the Committee reiterates its request that the Government provide this information in its next report.