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

Prevention of Accidents (Seafarers) Convention, 1970 (No. 134) - Uruguay (Ratification: 1977)

The Committee notes the Government's report.

Article 4, paragraph 3(h), of the Convention. The Committee notes the text of the "Trojas" Regulations, dated 8 June 1931, and of Decree No. 2740, dated 23 December 1943, Decree No. 3769, dated 28 September 1944, and Decree No. 1049, dated 26 December 1974, which were attached to the Government's report and it notes that the above texts do not contain measures to give effect to the above provision of the Convention.

The Committee draws the attention of the Government to its obligation, in accordance with this provision of the Convention, to lay down provisions concerning the prevention of occupational accidents which are peculiar to maritime employment in laws or regulations, codes of practice or other appropriate means on matters including dangerous cargo and ballast. It requests the Government to indicate the measures which have been adopted or are envisaged to ensure the application of this provision of the Convention.

Article 8. The Committee notes that, according to the information supplied by the Government in its report, the draft Decree to establish the creation of joint occupational safety and health committees in all enterprises, including ships flying the national flag which are not ships of war, has not been adopted. It once again hopes that this Decree will be adopted in the near future, and requests the Government to supply the text of the above Decree once it has been adopted.