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

Radiation Protection Convention, 1960 (No. 115) - Sweden (Ratification: 1961)

General observation of 2015. The Committee would like to draw the Government’s attention to its general observation of 2015 under this Convention, and in particular to the request for information contained in paragraph 30 thereof.

Articles 3(1) and 6 of the Convention. All appropriate steps to ensure the effective protection of workers, in the light of available knowledge and maximum permissible doses of ionizing radiation. The Committee notes the Government’s statement that it has commissioned the Swedish Radiation Safety Authority to review the current regulations on radiation, including dose limits, in order to implement the Council of the European Union Directive 2013/59/EURATOM, which is in line with the International Commission of Radiological Protection’s most recent recommendations. The Authority shall report to the Ministry of the Environment on the changes necessary to the national legal framework by 31 January 2016. The Committee requests the Government to continue to provide information on the measures it is taking to review its regulations on radiation protection, and to provide copies of any new legislation adopted in that regard.

Article 14. Discontinuation of assignment to work involving exposure to ionizing radiation pursuant to medical advice and alternative employment. The Committee previously noted that the Provisions issued by the Work Environment Authority on Job Adaptation and Rehabilitation (1994:1) provide for the measures to be taken by employers to adapt a work situation to the individual worker’s capabilities. It notes in this regard the Government’s statement that provisions apply to all employers in the private and public sector. The Government states that it is important to start work on job adaptation and rehabilitation for employees as early as possible. The Committee requests the Government to provide information on the application in practice of the Provisions issued by the Work Environment Authority on Job Adaptation and Rehabilitation (1994:1) to workers for whom it is medically inadvisable to continue work involving occupational exposure to ionizing radiation.