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Working Environment (Air Pollution, Noise and Vibration) Convention, 1977 (No. 148) - Guinea (RATIFICATION: 1982)

The Committee notes that the Government's report has not been received. It hopes that a report will be supplied for examination by the Committee at its next session and that it will contain full information on the matters raised in its previous direct request, which read as follows:

The Committee notes that the draft orders and guide concerning occupational hygiene, safety and health will soon be signed by the competent authority. It hopes that the necessary provisions will be adopted in the very near future to give effect to the provisions of the Convention and that they will take into account in an appropriate manner the comments that have been made for a number of years.

Article 1, paragraph 1, of the Convention. The Committee wishes to recall its previous comments, in which it noted that the public service is excluded from the provisions of the Labour Code, whereas under this Article all branches of economic activity are covered by the Convention. It requests the Government to indicate the measures which have been taken or are envisaged to apply the provisions of the Convention to the public service.

Article 4. The Committee noted previously that, under the terms of section 171(1) of the Labour Code, ministerial orders shall determine general health measures, particularly as regards ventilation, noise and vibration. The Committee once again hopes that an order will be adopted in the near future setting out the specific measures to be taken to prevent occupational hazards due to air pollution, noise and vibration, to control them and protect workers against these hazards, as required by this Article.

Article 8. The Committee requests the Government to indicate the measures which have been adopted to establish criteria determining the hazards of exposure to air pollution, noise and vibration and to specify exposure limits.

Article 9. The Committee requests the Government to indicate the technical and supplementary organizational measures to eliminate the above hazards.

Article 10. The Committee requests the Government to indicate the measures which have been taken to ensure the provision of personal protective equipment at workplaces where the measures taken to eliminate hazards do not bring air pollution, noise and vibration within the limits specified by the competent authorities.

Article 14. The Committee notes that, in its report on Convention No. 139 for the period ending 30 June 1987, the Government indicated that a medical service had been provided with a laboratory for the study and analysis of employment accidents and occupational diseases. It requests the Government to indicate whether measures have been taken to promote research with regard to the prevention and control of hazards in the working environment due to air pollution, noise and vibration at this medical service. It also requests the Government to indicate any other measures which have been taken for the promotion of such research.