Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 2006, published 96th ILC session (2007)

Maximum Weight Convention, 1967 (No. 127) - Hungary (Ratification: 1994)

1. The Committee notes the information contained in the Government’s report. With reference to its previous comments, the Committee notes that the Government has not yet transmitted to it copies of the following legislation: Ministerial Decree No. 25/1998 (XII.27.) EUM; Act No. XI of 1991 on the public health care and medical officers’ service; Order No. 7/1991 (IV.26.) NM; and Order No. 59/1997 (XII.21.). The Committee reiterates its request to the Government to submit a copy of these and any other relevant legislation to enable it to make a full evaluation of the application of the Convention in the country.

2. Article 6 of the Convention. Use of suitable technical devices in order to limit or to facilitate the manual transport of loads. The Committee notes the Government’s references to a series of sections in the Act on Work Safety, namely: section 2(2), section 41(1), section 54(1)(d), and that, in accordance with the latter, the employer is required to take into account the specific characteristics of a load which may require application of appropriate technical equipment during its handling. The Committee also notes the Government’s indication that this requirement is further strengthened by the provision which requires employers “to take into consideration human factors when selecting work equipment and processes” when they fulfil their requirement “to ensure healthy and safe conduct of work”. With reference to section 54(2), of the Labour Safety Act, the Committee notes that employers are generally required to undertake a qualitative and quantitative evaluation of the risks jeopardizing the health and safety of employees and that, based on the results of such an evaluation, they must take measures to improve the working conditions. The Committee requests the Government to provide information on the measures taken or envisaged to ensure that technical devices are used as much as possible in order to limit or facilitate the manual transport of loads, in application of this Article of the Convention.

3. Part V of the report form. The Committee also requests the Government to provide a general appreciation of the application of the Convention in practice, including extracts from inspection reports and any other relevant statistical information.