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Repetition Legislation. The Committee notes the information provided by the Government on the adoption, on 25 November 2013, of Decree No. 2.12.431 establishing the conditions of use of products or substances liable to harm the health of employees or jeopardize their safety, and on the application of section 287 of the Labour Code. It also notes that its implementing order on the protection of workers from the risks arising from exposure to lead or its compounds, giving effect to Articles 1, 2, 3 and 5 of the Convention, will be submitted for the adoption process over the course of 2014. The Committee also notes that section 2(20) of Decree No. 2.10.183 of 16 November 2010, establishing the list of types of work for which the employment of certain categories of persons is prohibited, gives effect to Article 3(1) of the Convention. The Committee requests the Government to provide a copy of the implementing order on the protection of workers from the risks arising from exposure to lead or its compounds once it has been adopted. Article 7. Statistics on lead poisoning among working painters. Application of the Convention in practice. The Committee notes with interest the Government’s indication that the country is in the final stages of ratifying the Promotional Framework for Occupational Safety and Health Convention, 2006 (No. 187), and that an information system capable of providing reliable statistics on occupational safety and health and a mechanism for collecting and analysing data on occupational injuries and diseases will be established. It also notes that the Office’s support has been requested for the establishment of the occupational health and safety information system. The Committee requests the Government to provide information on any progress related to the ratification of Convention No. 187 and would be grateful if the Government, once the occupational safety and health information system is in place, would provide the statistics envisaged in Article 7 of the Convention on cases of morbidity and mortality, as well as information on the application of the Convention in practice.
Articles 1, 2, 3 and 5 of the Convention. The Committee notes the Government’s reply indicating that regulations giving effect to these Articles are in the final phase of preparation, and that the new regulations will be a revision of previous laws. The Committee hopes that the Government will take into account the provisions of the Convention in drafting these new regulations, and requests the Government to provide copies of them once they are adopted.
Article 6. Observance of the regulations prescribed, after consultation with the employers’ and workers’ organizations. The Committee notes the Government’s response indicating the work undertaken by the tripartite committee specializing in safety and health, including the drafting of regulations on the general application of sections 281–291 of the Labour Code (No. 93-08, 12 May 2008), a copy of which has been attached to the Government’s report. The Committee requests the Government to continue to provide information on the work done by the above committee and to send copies of the regulations as soon as they have been adopted.
Article 7 and Part V of the report form. Application in practice. In comments that it has been making for several years, the Committee has noted that the Government’s reports do not contain the statistical data required by Article 7 of the Convention on cases of mortality or any information on the application of the Convention in practice, as required by Part V of the report form for this Convention. The Committee notes the Government’s response in its latest report indicating that efforts are underway by the central department with a view to collecting this information. The Committee reiterates its request that the Government provide the abovementioned information in its next report.
Articles 1 and 2 of the Convention. The Committee notes that, according to the Government, the instances in which the use of white lead may be considered necessary by the competent authority will be determined by regulations and that the definitions allowing a distinction to be drawn between the different forms of painting will also be set out in regulations. The Committee notes that such texts are being drafted, in consultation with the social partners. It hopes that they will take into account the provisions of the Convention, and requests the Government to provide copies of them once they are adopted.
Articles 3 and 5. The Committee notes that pending the adoption of new regulations currently being prepared, the old legislation remains in force. It hopes that the new texts will take into account the provisions of the Convention and requests the Government to provide information in its next report on the progress made and send copies of these texts once they have been adopted.
Article 6. The Conference notes that, according to the Government, a tripartite committee specializing in safety and health has been established to study and prepare regulations to implement the new Act on health and safety at work. It requests the Government to provide information in its next report on the work done by the above committee and to send copies of the regulations as soon as they have been adopted.
Article 7 and Part V of the report form. In comments that it has been making for several years, the Committee has noted that the Government’s reports do not contain the statistical data required by Article 7 of the Convention on cases of mortality or any information on the application of the Convention in practice, as required by Part V of the report form for this Convention. The Committee again requests the Government to provide the abovementioned information in its next report.