Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 2023, published 112nd ILC session (2024)

Occupational Safety and Health (Dock Work) Convention, 1979 (No. 152) - Norway (Ratification: 1980)

The Committee notes the observations of the Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions (LO) on the application of the Convention, submitted with the Government’s report.

Article 38 of the Convention. Training of workers. The Committee notes the LO’s indications that the training of workers, which was previously the subject of clauses contained in the collective agreement applicable to the sector, is no longer included in the new collective agreement for ports and terminals. The Committeerequests the Government to provide information on the manner in which, in practice, it is ensured that workers employed in dock work receive adequate instruction or trainingas to the potential risks attached to the work and the main precautions to be taken, in accordance with the requirements of the Convention.

Statistical data. The Committee notes the detailed statistical information provided by the Government concerning workers in enterprises registered under NACE industrial code NACE 52.221, which corresponds to the operation of installations in terminals such as ports and piers. The Government indicates that these statistics do not include all cargo-handling operations and that the Norwegian labour inspectorate does not have data disaggregated by type of work that would enable it to extract data pertaining specifically to dock work. The Committee requests the Government to continue to provide statistical data and to consider, where appropriate, the possibility of collecting specific information on dock work.