Demande directe (CEACR) - adoptée 2012, publiée 102ème session CIT (2013)

Convention (n° 167) sur la sécurité et la santé dans la construction, 1988 - Slovaquie (Ratification: 1993)

Legislation. The Committee notes the information contained in the Government’s latest report, and in particular notes the reference to recent legislation that has been adopted to give further application to the Convention. The Committee also notes the information provided concerning effect given to the following Articles of the Convention: Articles 2(f), 17(2), 21(2), 24, 26(3) and 28(4). The Committee requests the Government to continue to provide information on legislative developments in relation to the Convention.

Article 8(1)(a) of the Convention. Two or more employers simultaneously undertaking activities. The Committee notes the explanations provided by the Government that pursuant to section 3(1) of Government Regulation No. 396/2006 Coll. concerning minimum safety and health requirements for construction sites, every builder designates a safety coordinator with respect to a construction site where more than one employer or more than one natural person, who is an entrepreneur and not an employer, performs work. Section 6(1) of the Government Regulations provides that the coordinator’s role is to ensure the implementation of work at the construction site in respect of safety and health protection, and that the safety coordinator may be a natural person authorized to perform the activities of a construction site manager or of construction supervision, or an authorized safety engineer. In this connection, section 24(1) of Act No. 124/2006 concerning safety and protection of health at work provides the necessary educational background, work experience and examinations for authorized safety engineers. The Committee requests the Government to clarify whether it is the principal contractor, or other person or body with actual control over, or primary responsibility for, overall construction site activities, that is responsible for designating a safety coordinator, and for the overall responsibility for coordinating the prescribed safety and health measures.

Part VI of the report form. Application in practice. The Committee notes the detailed information provided by the Government concerning the number of employees working in the construction industry and an overview of the Concept of Safety and Protection of Health at Work for the Period 2008–12, which contains measures aimed at the gradual reduction of the number of occupational accidents per 100 employees by 25 per cent compared to the situation in 2006. It also notes the statistical information provided by the Government showing the number of occupational accidents and diseases. The Committee invites the Government to continue to provide information on the practical application of the Convention, including excerpts of reports of the labour inspection service, showing the number and nature of contraventions of the national legislation mentioned in the Government’s report and the sanctions imposed.