Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 2005, published 95th ILC session (2006)

Occupational Safety and Health Convention, 1981 (No. 155) - South Africa (Ratification: 2003)

The Committee notes with interest the detailed report submitted by the Government as well as the information on the new developments in the field of occupational safety and health, including the adoption in 2002 of a tripartite occupational safety and health accord, the ongoing work to develop a national policy on occupational safety and health, the ongoing revision of the Occupational Safety and Health Act (No. 85 of 1993) and the development of implementing regulations thereto. The Committee requests the Government to submit copies of all relevant texts as soon as they have been adopted to enable the Committee to examine the effect given to this Convention at a future session.