Solicitud directa (CEACR) - Adopción: 2014, Publicación: 104ª reunión CIT (2015)

Convenio sobre el cáncer profesional, 1974 (núm. 139) - Suecia (Ratificación : 1975)

Legislation. The Committee notes the information provided by the Government regarding the entry into force of the regulations of the Work Environment Authority on Occupational Exposure Limit Values (AFS 2011:18) and on Chemical Hazards in the Working Environment (AFS 2011:19), which give further effect to Articles 1–4 of the Convention. The Committee requests the Government to continue to provide information on legislative measures undertaken with regard to the application of the Convention.

Article 5 of the Convention. Medical examinations during the period of employment and thereafter. With reference to its previous comments, the Committee notes that the Government reaffirms that the Work Environment Authority is not empowered to prescribe continuing medical checks for employees after exposure to carcinogenic substances or after their employment, and that no changes in this respect are expected for the time being. It also notes the Government’s indication that follow-up medical examinations can be carried out on a voluntary basis or at the employee’s own initiative, within the country’s general health-care system. The Committee recalls that, under Article 5, the Government has the obligation to take measures to ensure that workers who have been exposed to carcinogenic substances are provided with medical examinations or biological or other tests or investigations not only during the period of employment, but also thereafter, to supervise their state of health in relation to the occupational hazards. The Committee therefore requests the Government to provide further information on the measures taken or envisaged to supervise the state of health of the workers concerned after the period of employment, in accordance with this provision of the Convention.