Demande directe (CEACR) - adoptée 2013, publiée 103ème session CIT (2014)

Convention (n° 152) sur la sécurité et l'hygiène dans les manutentions portuaires, 1979 - Chypre (Ratification: 1987)

Autre commentaire sur C152

Observation

1999

Demande directe

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Legislation. The Committee notes that the Government has adopted the Occupational Safety and Health in Dock Work Order of 2011 (P.I. 48/2011), which regulates the system of testing, examination, inspection and certification of lifting appliances and removable equipment by recognized certified companies. The Committee invites the Government to continue to provide any relevant legislative information in relation to the Convention.

Article 2 of the Convention. Exemptions and tripartite consultations. The Committee notes the information provided by the Government in reply to its previous comment, which indicates that fishing vessels are exempted from the Minimum Requirements for Safety and Health at the Workplace Regulations of 2002 because they are covered by Directive 93/103/EC regarding minimum safety and health requirements for work on board fishing vessels. Cyprus has a small fleet of fishing vessels, therefore only a small number of persons are employed in the fishing sector. The Committee notes that employers’ and workers’ organizations were consulted on the exemption. The Government also indicates that the competent authority intends to re-examine this exemption at a later stage and to ratify the Work in Fishing Convention, 2007 (No. 188). The Committee invites the Government to continue to provide any relevant information on the application of this provision of the Convention.

Article 36(1)(b). Periodical medical examinations. The Committee notes that the risks to the health of each employed person arising from work duties are taken into account in prescribing the type and periodicity of medical checks. The Committee requests the Government to give an indication of the maximum intervals that have been applied in practice, in relation to the periodical medical examinations carried out on the basis of the written risk assessment prepared by the Cyprus Ports Authority.

Part V of the report form. Application in practice. The Committee notes with interest the information provided on the “Good Practice Guide to Occupational Safety and Health in Dock Work” produced by the Department of Labour Inspection with the help of the Transition Facility Programme. The Committee notes the statistics provided in the report indicating that there are approximately 500 workers employed in dock work; that a total of 66 inspections (machinery) and 32 inspections (health and safety) were carried out; and that seven non-fatal occupational accidents (including accidents with transport vehicles) in dock work were investigated by the labour inspectorate. The Committee requests the Government to continue to provide any relevant information concerning the application of the Convention in practice.