Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 1995, published 83rd ILC session (1996)

Asbestos Convention, 1986 (No. 162) - Guatemala (Ratification: 1989)

The Committee notes the indication in the Government's report that no specific regulations concerning the use of asbestos currently exist, but that the draft amendments to the occupational safety and health regulations will include a chapter on the prevention or control of asbestos exposure, prescribing technical provisions and working methods, including health measures in the workplace, for the maximum protection of workers.

The Committee hopes that the necessary measures will be taken by the Government, in consultation with the most representative organizations of employers and workers concerned, in accordance with Article 4 of the Convention, to ensure the application of all the provisions of the Convention. The Committee requests the Government to provide information on progress achieved in this regard and to supply a copy of the relevant amendments to the above-mentioned regulations when they are adopted, and in particular of Article 3 of the Convention, which provides that national laws or regulations shall prescribe the measures to be taken for the prevention, control of, and protection of workers against health hazards due to occupational exposure to asbestos.