Demande directe (CEACR) - adoptée 2011, publiée 101ème session CIT (2012)

Convention (n° 148) sur le milieu de travail (pollution de l'air, bruit et vibrations), 1977 - Iraq (Ratification: 1985)

Autre commentaire sur C148

Demande directe

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The Committee notes the information provided regarding effect given to Article 11(1) of the Convention. It also notes the information that a draft Act on Prevention of Noise is still under consideration, and that no new information has been provided regarding measures taken to give effect to Articles 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13 and 15 regarding air pollution and noise. The Committee hopes that specific measures concerning not only vibration but also air pollution, and noise will be adopted in the near future and that they will give full effect to the Convention. The Committee also requests the Government to transmit copies of all relevant legislation to the Office, to the extent that this has not already been done.

Article 5(4). Right for representatives of the employer and of workers to accompany inspectors. The Committee notes the information that the most representative organizations of employers and workers consult with the Government in the context of the meetings of the Tripartite Consultation Committee, but that no information is provided regarding measures taken to ensure that employers’ and workers’ representatives are entitled to accompany inspectors. The Committee requests the Government to provide further information on measures taken to give effect to this provision of the Convention.

Article 6(2). Collaboration between two or more employers undertaking activities simultaneously at the workplace. The Committee notes the Government’s response which seems to indicate that, in practice, employers do collaborate when they are two or more at one workplace simultaneously. The Committee requests the Government to indicate whether there are any more formal requirements giving effect to this provision as prescribed in Article 4 of the Convention.

Article 11(2). Provision of occupational safety and health at no cost to the worker. The Committee notes that the Government indicates that the services offered by the National Centre for Occupational Safety and Health to workers likely to be exposed to vibration are offered free of charge, but that this does not provide for a full implementation of the requirements in this provision of the Convention. The Government is yet again requested to indicate the measures taken to ensure that all supervision of the health of workers exposed or likely to be exposed to occupational hazards due to air pollution, noise or vibration is free of charge to the workers concerned.

Article 11(3–4). Provision of alternative employment. The Committee notes that the Government in its report does not respond to the question regarding the implementation of these provisions. The Committee again requests the Government to indicate measures taken to provide workers, whose continued assignment to a job is found to be medically inadvisable, with suitable alternative employment or to maintain their income through social security measures or otherwise.

Article 12. Notification to competent authorities. The Committee notes the information that the use of machinery and equipment is always notified to the authorities and authorizations are duly obtained. The Committee requests the Government to provide references to relevant legislation where these notification/authorization requirements are regulated and to take measures to ensure a full application of this provision of the Convention.