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

Occupational Cancer Convention, 1974 (No. 139) - Guinea (Ratification: 1976)

With reference to its observation, the Committee notes with interest the Government's request for ILO technical assistance. The Committee hopes that with this assistance, the Government will be able to take the necessary steps to adopt specific measures for the prevention and control of occupational cancer and that such measures will give full effect to the following provisions of the Convention:

Article 1 (Determination of the carcinogenic substances and agents to which occupational exposure shall be prohibited or made subject to authorisation or control, and those to which other provisions of this Convention shall apply.)

Article 2 (Replacement of carcinogenic substances and agents by non-carcinogenic or less harmful substances or agents and reduction of the number of workers exposed to them and the duration and degree of such exposure.)

Article 3 (Specific measures to protect workers against the risks of exposure to carcinogenic substances or agents and the establishment of an appropriate system of records.)

Article 4 (The provision of information to workers who have been exposed to carcinogenic substances or agents on the dangers involved and on the measures to be taken to provide protection.)

Article 5 (Medical examination of workers who have been exposed after their period of employment. This examination, in the same way as the examination that must be made of workers before their recruitment and during employment, by virtue of section 193 of the Labour Code, must include, in the case of workers who have been exposed to carcinogenic substances or agents, biological or other tests or investigations that are necessary to evaluate their exposure and supervise their state of health.)

The Committee also recommends the provisions of the Occupational Cancer Recommendation, 1974 (No. 147), and the revised 1988 edition of the manual "Occupational cancer: Prevention and control" published by the ILO (Occupational Safety and Health Series, No. 39) for guidance in the drafting of laws, regulations or technical measures for the full application of the Convention.