Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 2020, published 109th ILC session (2021)

Promotional Framework for Occupational Safety and Health Convention, 2006 (No. 187) - Kazakhstan (Ratification: 2015)

The Committee notes the Government’s first report.

Articles 2(3) and 3(3) of the Convention. Periodic consideration of measures that could be taken to ratify relevant occupational safety and health (OSH) Conventions and measures to promote basic OSH principles and to develop a national preventative safety and health culture in consultation with the most representative organizations of employers and workers. The Committee notes the Government’s indication in its report that a range of training and awareness-raising activities have been conducted on OSH, including the organization of the Kazakhstan International Occupational Safety and Health Conference. The Committee also notes the adoption of the General Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan and national associations of workers and employers for 2018–2020 which sets out general objectives in the area of OSH, including a Road Map for the introduction of an occupational risk management system. The Committee further notes that the General Agreement provides that the Government will undertake technical consultations on the ratification of the Safety and Health in Agriculture Convention, 2001 (No. 184). The Committee requests the Government to continue to provide information on the measures taken to develop a national preventative safety and health culture in consultation with the most representative organizations of employers and workers concerned, including information on the implementation of the Road Map for the introduction of an occupational risk management system. The Committee requests the Government to provide information on any subsequent agreements planned or adopted related to the promotion of OSH. The Committee further requests the Government to continue to provide information on the periodic consideration of the measures that could be taken to ratify relevant OSH Conventions, including the outcome of the consultations undertaken on Convention No. 184.

Article 4(3)(e). Research on OSH. The Committee notes the Government’s indication that the National Scientific Research Institution on Occupational Safety provides scientific support for the development and implementation of the national regulatory framework and carries out applied research in the field of OSH for long-term planning. It notes that evidence-based approaches are being developed to implement the occupational risk management system in various sectors, including procedures for identifying, assessing and managing occupational risks. It further notes that studies and reviews of OSH regulations are being carried out, with a focus on particularly hazardous sectors. The Committee requests the Government to continue to provide information regarding measures taken or envisaged to carry out research on OSH, in particular concerning the implementation of the occupational risk management system.

Article 4(3)(g). Collaboration with relevant insurance or social security schemes covering occupational injuries and diseases. The Committee notes that the Action Plan adopted in the framework of the General Agreement for the years 2018–2020 aims to strengthen the compulsory social insurance system covering occupational injuries and diseases, and the establishment of insurance rates depending on the state of working conditions and occupational safety at the workplaces. The Committee requests the Government to provide further information on the process and the outcomes of the revision/establishment of insurance rates.

Article 4(3)(h). Support mechanisms for a progressive improvement of occupational safety and health conditions in microenterprises, in small and medium-sized enterprises and in the informal economy. The Committee requests the Government to indicate whether support mechanisms are in place for a progressive improvement of OSH conditions in microenterprises, in small and medium-sized enterprises and in the informal economy.

Article 5. National OSH programme. Objectives, targets and indicators of progress. The Committee notes the Strategic Plan of the Ministry of Labour and Social Protection for the years 2017–2021, which outlines steps and activities to be taken by the Government and other relevant stakeholders to improve OSH practices in the country, and includes specific targets related to the reduction of occupational injuries. In this regard, the Committee notes that several measures have been implemented, such as the creation of occupational health and safety production councils, the adoption of rules for the Declaration of employer’s activities and the establishment of a scientific research on the occupational risk management. It further notes the Strategic Plan for Development 2025, which includes the integration of a standardized system for regulating OSH matters based on a risk management approach, a wide-scale revision and updating of OSH standards, the monitoring of compliance through the use of an electronic database of standards and the introduction of new types and methods of training on OSH. The Committee requests the Government to continue to provide information on the implementation, monitoring, evaluation and periodic review of the national programme on OSH, in consultation with the most representative organizations of employers and workers. In particular, it requests the Government to provide information on the results achieved with regard to the targets and indicators of progress established. It also requests the Government to provide information on the implementation and the evaluation carried out of the Strategic Plan of the Ministry of Labour and Social Protection for the years 2017–2021, and on how this evaluation contributes to the formulation of the Plan for the subsequent period.