Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 1993, published 80th ILC session (1993)

Guarding of Machinery Convention, 1963 (No. 119) - Guinea (Ratification: 1966)

1. In its previous direct request, the Committee requested the Government to indicate whether Decree No. 5253 GTLS-AOF of 19 July 1954 was still in force.

In its report, the Government indicated that the above-mentioned Decree is still used as a guideline and that it has the intention to proceed with the adaptation of these old texts.

Given that Decree No. 5253 gives effect to several provisions of the Convention, the Committee requests the Government to specify whether the Decree No. 5254 is in force and to communicate information on the adoption of the regulations provided in the Labour Code.

2. With respect to its previous comment on section 170 of the Labour Code, the Committee notes the Government's indication that, by virtue of section 169 of the Labour Code, the employer is required to take all useful measures adapted to the conditions of the enterprise to protect the life and health of workers. The Committee notes, nevertheless, that section 170 of the Labour Code seems to permit employers to authorize or to order workers to remove safety devices, contrary to Article 11 of the Convention.

The Committee requests the Government to indicate whether the employer can, by virtue of section 170, authorize or order workers to remove safety guards from machines.