Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 2009, published 99th ILC session (2010)

White Lead (Painting) Convention, 1921 (No. 13) - Latvia (Ratification: 1924)

The Committee notes the information provided by the Government in its latest report, and the attached documentation, indicating recent legislative amendments, which give further effect to the provisions of the Convention, including Regulation No. 908 of 6 November 2006 on Procedures for the Investigation and Registration of Occupational Diseases. The Committee asks the Government to continue to provide information on legislative measures undertaken with regards to the Convention.

Article 7 of the Convention, in conjunction with Part V of the report form. Statistics and application in practice. The Committee notes the information provided by the Government specifying occupations other than painting where lead has been used, including metal processing machine operators, loaders, warehouse workers, salespersons, assemblers of electronic and similar items, metal construction assemblers and mechanical engineer specialists. The Committee welcomes the Government’s statement that the number of reported cases of occupational diseases caused by lead or lead compounds was seven in 2004, one in 2007 and two in 2008, which is a significant decrease from the 53 cases reported between 2001 and 2003. The Committee further notes the information indicating that if during the

performance of their work it is established that an employee is subject to exposure of chemical substances, prevention and reduction of risk shall take place according to chapter 3 of Cabinet Regulation No. 325 of 19 May 2007 on Prevention and Reduction of Risk (replacing Regulation No. 399). The Committee invites the Government to continue to supply information on the application of this Convention in practice, including statistics as to morbidity and mortality with regard to lead poisoning, disaggregated by occupation if possible.