Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 2005, published 95th ILC session (2006)

Occupational Safety and Health Convention, 1981 (No. 155) - Mexico (Ratification: 1984)

1. The Committee notes the information provided by the Government in its report.

2. The Committee notes the preparation of two documents for the provision of advice and the evaluation of enterprises interested in benefiting from lower occupational risk premiums, namely the Advisory guide and the Basic evaluation guide. It also notes the voluntary initiatives, launched with the objective of achieving compliance with safety and health provisions in workplaces, including the campaign for employers and workers responsible for occupational safety and health and the establishment of verification units. The Committee notes that the Confederation of Industrial Chambers has indicated its participation in the preliminary sessions for the preparation of official Mexican standards, which have focused on various aspects, including the structure of workplaces, the handling of hazardous and unhealthy substances, security teams, protection measures for teams and machinery and most issues relating to occupational safety, health and the working environment. The Committee requests the Government to continue providing information on the measures adopted which contribute to the formulation and implementation of a policy on occupational safety and health.

3. Article 17 of the Convention. Collaboration between two or more employers engaged in activities simultaneously at one workplace. The Committee notes the information provided by the Government that employers engaged in activities simultaneously at the same workplace are under the obligation to guarantee the safety and health of workers at the workplace and to comply with all occupational safety and health standards. The Committee requests the Government to indicate the legislative or other provisions which place enterprises that are in the situation envisaged in this Article under the obligation to collaborate in applying the requirements of the Convention.