Demande directe (CEACR) - adoptée 1992, publiée 79ème session CIT (1992)

Convention (n° 115) sur la protection contre les radiations, 1960 - Argentine (Ratification: 1978)

I. The Committee notes the information provided in the Government's latest report. It notes, in particular, the Government's indication that the Radiophysical Department of the Ministry of Health and Social Action is presently studying the new recommendations adopted by the International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP) in November 1990 which reduce the effective permissible dose limit for normal conditions to 100 mSv for a five-year period, but permit the limit for any one single year to reach as high as 50 mSv. The Committee would draw the Government's attention to its General Observation under this Convention and requests the Government to indicate the measures taken to ensure the effective protection of workers in the light of current knowledge, in conformity with Article 3, paragraph 1, and Article 6, paragraph 2, of the Convention, and to indicate the steps taken or being considered in relation to the matters raised in the conclusions to the General Observation.

II. The Committee notes with interest the information supplied in the Government's report in reply to its General Observation of 1987 concerning measures to be taken in abnormal situations. It notes the Government's indication that, in planned special exposures, the permissible dose limits are set at 100 mSv (10 rems) per year and 250 mSv (25 rems) for a lifetime. In this regard, the Committee would call the Government's attention to paragraphs 16 to 27 of its General Observation under this Convention. It requests the Government to indicate, in its next report, the steps taken in relation to the matters raised in the conclusions to the General Observation, particularly as concerns paragraph 35(c).