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

Benzene Convention, 1971 (No. 136) - Bosnia and Herzegovina (Ratification: 1993)

Legislation. The Committee notes that the Government’s report does not contain any information concerning the application of the Convention in the Republika Srpska and the Brcko District. The Committee notes the information concerning the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and in particular the provisions of the Law on Occupational Safety and Health (No. 22/90) and the Rulebook on the Requirements to Establish Workplaces with Special Working Conditions and Medical Examinations of Workers in Such Workplaces, which appear to give effect to Articles 9, 10, 11 and 13 of the Convention. The Committee reiterates its request that the Government indicate the specific provisions in law, concerning exposure to benzene and products containing benzene, which give effect to each requirement of the Convention, in the Federation of BiH, the Republika Srpska and the Brcko District. The Committee also requests the Government to make available copies of the relevant legislation, in one of the working languages of the ILO, if possible. The Committee also reminds the Government of the possibility of availing itself of technical assistance from the ILO with a view to giving full effect to this Convention.

Part IV of the report form. Application of the Convention in practice. The Committee notes that the attached extract from the 2010 report of the federal administration for Inspection does not include relevant statistics on the application of the Convention. The Government also refers to a summary of the 2011 report on the labour inspection, which has not been attached. The Committee therefore reiterates its request that the Government provide a general appreciation of the manner in which the Convention is applied in practice, in each entity and district, and in particular to indicate any data available on the number of workers covered by the legislation; the number and nature of the contraventions reported; and the number, nature and cause of occupational accidents and diseases reported.