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

Chemicals Convention, 1990 (No. 170) - Colombia (Ratification: 1994)

1. Part II of the report form. Detailed information on measures taken or envisaged to give effect to the Convention. The Committee notes the Government’s brief reports and draws the Government’s attention to the fact that the reports submitted contain insufficient information on measures taken in the country to give effect to most of the Articles of the Convention. The Committee requests the Government to provide additional information on the following issues in its next report.

2. Article 4 of the Convention. Coherent national policy. With reference to the particular importance to establish an appropriate framework for national action related to chemicals, the Committee wishes to draw the Government’s attention to the provision of this Article establishing the obligation of each Member to formulate, implement and periodically review a coherent policy on safety in the use of chemicals at work. The Government is requested to indicate the measures taken in this respect and to describe the manner in which the most representative organizations of employers and workers are consulted in the process of formulation, implementation and review of such policy.

3. The Committee requests the Government to indicate in detail measures taken or envisaged to give effect to each of the Articles of the Convention and to pay special attention to the following provisions: Article 6 (system of chemicals’ classification), Article 7 (obligation of labelling and marking chemicals), Article 8 (safety data sheets for hazardous chemicals), Article 9 (suppliers’ responsibilities), Articles 10 to 13 (employers’ responsibilities related to identification of chemicals, transfer of chemicals, exposure of workers to chemicals, operational control), Articles 17 and 18 (rights of workers and their representatives, workers’ duties).