Observation (CEACR) - adopted 1990, published 77th ILC session (1990)

Working Environment (Air Pollution, Noise and Vibration) Convention, 1977 (No. 148) - Zambia (Ratification: 1980)

In earlier comments, the Committee noted that there was no legislation which applied the provisions of the Convention. In a report received in June 1988 the Government indicated that the National Council for Scientific Research in conjunction with the Ministry of Commerce and Industry was working on measures to satisfy the requirements of the Convention, including legislation to limit exposure to air pollution, noise and vibration. In 1989, the Committee had expressed the hope that the Government would take all necessary measures in the very near future to give full effect to the Convention and requested the Government to indicate any progress made in this regard.

The Committee notes that, in its latest report, the Government, having once again indicated that there is no legislation at the moment which applies the provisions of the Convention, states that active measures have been initiated to enact appropriate legislation to cover salient features of the Convention, and that it is anticipated that the next report will contain details of the new legislation. The Committee recalls that, in ratifying this Convention, the Government has undertaken to establish laws or regulations prescribing that measures be taken for the prevention and control of, and protection against, occupational hazards in the working environment due to air pollution, noise and vibration, as required by Article 4 of the Convention and to ensure that measures are taken for the application of all Articles of the Convention. The Committee, therefore, looks forward to examining the legislation announced by the Government as well as information on further measures taken for the full application of the Convention. It hopes that the Government will soon indicate the concrete steps taken in this regard and supply copies of relevant legislative texts.