Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 2006, published 96th ILC session (2007)

Guarding of Machinery Convention, 1963 (No. 119) - Dominican Republic (Ratification: 1965)

1. The Committee notes the information contained in the Government’s report. It notes with interest the information on the application of Article 1, paragraph 2 (applicability of the Convention to machinery operated by manual power), and Article 16 (consultation of the most representative organizations of employers and workers concerned during the formulation of the relevant national legislation) of the Convention.

2. Article 2, paragraphs 3 and 4. Dangerous parts of machinery requiring guards. With reference to its previous comments, the Committee notes the information provided by the Government in its report to the effect that all the elements set out in this Article, as well as the parts and machinery referred to, are included in the amendment to Regulation No. 807, which has been submitted to the National Congress for examination by the legislators. The Committee requests the Government to indicate whether the amendment of Regulation No. 807 has already been adopted by the National Congress, based on the proposal presented by the Presidential Council, or if this amendment has been adopted by the Presidential Council and has been transmitted to the National Congress for information only. It asks the Government to provide a copy of the amended Regulation No. 807.

3. Article 4. Manufacturers and vendors upon whom the obligation to ensure compliance with the provisions of Article 2 shall rest. The Government indicates in its report that the new Regulations contain an appropriate provision. The Committee trusts that an amendment will be introduced into the above text and requests the Government to provide a copy of it after its enactment.

4. Article 15, paragraph 1. The necessary measures to ensure the effective enforcement of the provisions of the Convention. The Committee notes the Government’s indication concerning penalties and fines, as means of imposing sanctions, calculated in terms of minimum wages, and it requests the Government to indicate the provisions adopted in this respect.