Observation (CEACR) - adopted 2010, published 100th ILC session (2011)

Article 19 of the Convention. Notification of industrial accidents and cases of occupational disease. As in its observation on the Labour Inspection Convention, 1947 (No. 81), the Committee notes with interest the establishment of a hospital accident register with a view to the registration in an electronic database of all accidents treated in Norwegian hospitals. The labour inspectorate participated in this process with a view to the establishment of a special module for the recording of industrial accidents. The Committee particularly appreciates the organization of such collaboration with a view to improving the notification and prevention of industrial accidents. The Committee also notes that, according to the Government, cases of occupational disease are still under-declared despite the obligation for medical practitioners to notify them to the labour inspectorate. The Government explains this situation by the current notification procedure which involves a paper version, which is time-consuming for medical practitioners. The Committee notes with interest a project carried out in collaboration with the Norwegian Medical Association for the establishment of an electronic notification procedure based on the electronic patient journal and the secure electronic portal known as “Health Net”. The Committee requests the Government to keep the ILO informed of any progress achieved in terms of the provision to the labour inspectorate of data on industrial accidents and cases of occupational disease, the impact of this progress on activities for the prevention of occupational risks in workplaces and their results.

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