Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 2010, published 100th ILC session (2011)

Occupational Safety and Health Convention, 1981 (No. 155) - Iceland (Ratification: 1991)

The Committee notes the Government’s reply in regard to the effect given to Articles 7, 16 and 18 of the Convention. The Committee also notes with interest the adoption of Regulation No. 920/2006 on the organization and implementation of health and safety at workplaces, including detailed provisions concerning risk assessment which give further effect to the Convention. The Committee requests the Government to provide copies of the new legislation and to keep it informed of any further developments.

Article 4 of the Convention. National policy. The Committee refers to the provisions in this Article regarding a periodical review of the national policy on occupational safety and health in the country. The Committee asks the Government to provide further information on any periodical reviews undertaken, informed by an analysis of past performance, and the outcome of any such reviews.

Part V of the report form. Statistical information. The Committee notes the Government’s statistical information, in particular, that the figures presented show that from 2000 to 2003 occupational accidents reported ranged from 960 to 1,070 for men and from 385 to 435 for women, whilst the most recent data in 2009 shows 972 men and 409 women were involved in occupational accidents. This highlights that the number of occupational accidents in 2009 are similar to that of 2000. The Committee further notes that the percentage of severe injury has remained relatively stable. The Committee requests the Government to provide information on measures taken or envisaged so as to decrease the number of occupational accidents and severe injuries in all industries. The Committee also asks the Government to give a general appreciation of the manner in which the Convention is applied in the country, and to provide, where such statistics exist, information on the number of workers covered by the legislation, the number and nature of the contraventions reported, and the number, nature and cause of accidents and occupational diseases reported.