Demande directe (CEACR) - adoptée 2015, publiée 105ème session CIT (2016)

Convention (n° 115) sur la protection contre les radiations, 1960 - Inde (Ratification: 1975)

Autre commentaire sur C115

Observation

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The Committee notes the information provided by the Government in reply to its previous comments concerning Article 1 of the Convention on consultations with representatives of employers and workers, and Article 14 on measures taken in cases where continued assignment to work involving exposure to ionizing radiations is medically inadvisable.

General observation of 2015. The Committee would like to draw the Government’s attention to its general observation of 2015 under this Convention, and in particular to the request for information contained in paragraph 30 thereof.

Articles 6(2) and 7(2) of the Convention. Dose limits in occupational exposure and dose limits for persons between 16 and 18 years of age. The Committee notes the Order on Dose limits for exposures from ionizing radiation for workers and members of the public, 2011, submitted with the Government’s report. It notes that section 1.1 of the Order establishes, for occupationally exposed workers, an equivalent dose to the lens of the eye of 150 mSv in a year. Section 1.2 establishes, for apprentices and trainees between 16 and 18 years of age, an equivalent dose to the lens of the eye of 50 mSv in a year. With reference to paragraphs 11, 13, 32 and 34 of its 2015 general observation, the Committee draws the Government’s attention to the most recent recommendations of the International Commission on Radiological Protection that recommend, for radiation workers, an equivalent dose to the lens of the eye of 20 mSv/year, averaged over defined periods of five years, with no single year exceeding 50 mSv per year, and for students between the ages of 16 and 18 who use sources of radiation in the course of their studies, an equivalent dose to the lens of the eye of 20 mSv/year. The Committee requests the Government to provide information on measures taken to review the maximum permissible doses established, in light of current knowledge, including with respect to the lens of the eye.

Article 13. Medical surveillance and records of individual doses. The Committee notes that section 6.1.1.4 of the Order of 2011, sets out dose limits for occupational exposure for temporary workers that is lower than the limits established for occupational exposure. It also notes the information provided by the Government that in 2011 and 2012, two incidents took place at different nuclear power plants that resulted in a total of five temporary workers receiving radiation exposure in excess of the specified dose constraints. Following those incidents, the workers were medically examined and assigned work in the non-radioactive areas of the plant. With reference to paragraph 41 of its general observation of 2015, the Committee requests the Government to provide information on measures taken to ensure the effective and comprehensive protection of temporary workers, including with respect to the keeping of a complete record of all doses received for such workers.