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Benzene Convention, 1971 (No. 136) - Greece (RATIFICATION: 1977)

Application of the Convention in practice. Further to its previous comment, the Committee notes the Government’s indication that the Directorate for Planning and Coordination of Occupational Safety and Health Inspectorate does not collect specific data on the application of the Convention. It takes note of the statistical information provided by the Government on inspection visits carried out between 2010 and 2015 in industries where workers are exposed to benzene, namely crude petroleum and natural gas pumping, manufacture of coke of petroleum refining products and of nuclear fuel and manufacture of chemical substances and products. However, the Committee notes that no information is provided regarding contraventions detected during these visits, nor about the number of occupational diseases caused by exposure to benzene which have been reported. The Committee requests the Government to continue to provide information on the application of the Convention in practice, including statistical data on the number of workers covered by the relevant legislation, inspection visits carried out in industries where workers may be exposed to benzene, the number and nature of the contraventions and the number of cases of occupational disease caused by exposure to benzene.