Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 2012, published 102nd ILC session (2013)

Protection against Accidents (Dockers) Convention (Revised), 1932 (No. 32) - Belgium (Ratification: 1952)

Article 9(2)(2) of the Convention and Part V of the report form. Measures taken to ensure the safe functioning of hoisting machines, and all fixed-gear accessory thereto; and application of the Convention in practice. The Committee notes with interest the detailed information provided regarding the preventive measures introduced by way of collective agreement to improve the safety of dockworkers in the port of Zeebrügge in close consultation with all the relevant stakeholders. The Committee notes, in particular, the emphasis on regular meetings to discuss preventive measures, inter alia, by learning from experiences gained within the port of Zeebrügge as well as at other ports in the country; the necessity to continuously train dockworkers; and the detailed examination and follow-up of accidents which have occurred. The Committee requests the Government to continue to provide information on the impact of the measures taken. It also requests the Government to provide statistical information on the number of occupational accidents in ports, including dangerous incidents, and to supply any other relevant information enabling an assessment of the practical application of the Convention.