Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 2011, published 101st ILC session (2012)

Occupational Cancer Convention, 1974 (No. 139) - Croatia (Ratification: 1991)

Article 1(3) of the Convention. Determination of carcinogenic substances and agents. Article 5. Medical examinations following the termination of the period of employment. The Committee notes with interest reported legislative developments including the adoption of the Ordinance of 18 April 2007 on Protecting Workers from Carcinogens and/or Mutagens (Official Gazette No. 40/2007); amendments to the Occupational Safety and Health Insurance Act (Official Gazette Nos 85/06 and 67/08) and the Act on Mandatory Health Monitoring of Workers’ Occupational Exposure to Asbestos (Official Gazette No. 79/77) giving further effect to Articles 1(3) and 5. The Committee requests the Government to keep it informed of any further developments in terms of new or amended legislation giving effect to the Convention and to provide copies of the relevant texts when they are adopted.

Article 2, in relation to Part IV of the report form. Replacement of carcinogenic substances and agents. Practical application. The Committee notes that the Government reiterates its reference to sections 45–49 in Chapter 8 in the 1996 Act on Safety and Health Protection at the Workplace but that it gives no indications as to progress regarding the previously reported intentions to amend the relevant provisions to require the replacement of carcinogenic substances and agents by non-carcinogenic substances or agents or by less harmful substances and agents. The Committee also notes the brief information regarding inspections carried out in 2009 in 22 undertakings indicated as using, processing or storing carcinogens, seven of which were found to be in violation of existing legislation. The Committee requests the Government to provide information on measures taken to ensure a full application of Article 2 of the Convention. The Committee also requests the Government to provide further details on its appreciation of the manner in which the Convention is applied in the country, including more ample information regarding inspections carried out, the number and nature of the contraventions reported, as well as statistical information including information regarding the number, nature and causes of occupational diseases reported and recorded in the country.