Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 2015, published 105th ILC session (2016)

Chemicals Convention, 1990 (No. 170) - Brazil (Ratification: 1996)

The Committee notes the joint observations of the International Organisation of Employers (IOE) and the National Confederation of Industry (CNI), received on 1 September 2015, indicating that they consider that Brazilian legislation gives effect to the provisions of this Convention.

Article 4 of the Convention. Formulation, implementation and periodic review of a coherent policy on safety in the use of chemicals at work, in consultation with the most representative organizations of employers and workers. The Committee notes the detailed information provided by the Government in its report on the existence of tripartite institutions that are responsible for, inter alia, overseeing the practical application of the Convention. The Committee notes in particular the Standing Joint Tripartite Committee (CTPP), the objectives of which include supporting the actions of public bodies aimed at ensuring compliance with legal provisions and proposing solutions to problems in the application of the national legislation. The Committee also notes the information on the periodic review of the policy on safety in the use of chemicals in the framework of the National Occupational Safety and Health Policy (PNSST), adopted by Decree No. 7.602 of 7 November 2011, which is implemented by the Tripartite Committee on Occupational Safety and Health (CTSST). The Committee requests the Government to continue providing information on this Article, including examples of the manner in which the CTPP and the CTSST carry out their mandates in relation to this Convention. The Committee also requests the Government to provide more detailed information on the policy on safety in the use of chemicals under consideration within the framework of the PNSST.