prop · GK0396 · 1997-01-01 00:00:00 — Denna konvention skall vara bindande endast för de medlemmar av Internationella arbetsorga- nisationen vilkas ratifikationer har registrerats hos Internatio- nella arbetsbyråns gene- raldirektör. Den träder i kraft tolv må- nader efter den dag då ratifikationer från två medlemsstater har registrerats hos generaldirektören. Därefter träder konventionen i kraft för varje medlemsstat efter den dag då dess ratifikation har registrerats. Artikel 19 1. En medlemsstat som har ratificerat denna konvention kan säga upp den, för- flutit från den dag då konventionen först träder i kraft, genom en skrivelse som sänds till Internationella arbetsbyråns generaldirektör för registrering. Sådan uppsägning träder inte i kraft förrän efter den dag då den har registrerats. Varje medlemsstat som har ratificerat denna konvention och som inte, som följer på utgången av den i föregående punkt nämnda tioårsperioden, gör bruk av sin uppsägningsrätt enligt denna artikel, är bunden för en ny tioårsperiod och kan därefter, på de i denna artikel föreskrivna villkoren, säga upp konventionen vid utgången av varje tioårsperiod. Artikel 20 1. Internationella arbetsbyråns generaldirektör skall underrätta samtliga medlemmar av Interna- arbetsorganisationen om registreringen av alla rati- fikationer och uppsägningar som har tagits emot från organisa- tionens medlemmar. När generaldirektören under- rättar organisationens medlemmar om registreringen av den andra ratifikationen i ordningen, skall han fästa medlemmarnas upp- märksamhet på den dag då kon- ventionen träder i kraft. Artikel 21 Internationella arbetsbyråns generaldirektör skall, för registrering enligt artikel 102 i stadga, lämna generalsekreterare fullständiga upplysningar om samtliga ratifikationer och uppsägningar som har registrerats hos generaldirektören enligt bestäm- melserna i föregående artiklar. Artikel 22 När Internationella arbetsbyråns styrelse finner det nödvändigt, skall den lämna Internationella arbetsorganisationens allmänna konferens en redogörelse för denna konventions tillämpning och undersöka om det finns anledning att föra upp frågan om revidering av konventionen, helt eller delvis, på konferensens dagord- ning. Artikel 23 1. Om konferensen antar en ny konvention, varigenom denna kon- vention helt eller delvis revi- deras, och den nya konventionen inte föreskriver annat, skall (a) en medlemsstats ra- tifikation av den nya reviderade konventionen anses i sig innebära omedelbar uppsägning av denna konvention, utan hinder av -------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------- of information on safety and he- Recommendation (No. 183) con- alth in mines at the national and cerning Safety and Health in international level; Mines (b) specific assistance by the competent authority to small mi- of the nes with a view to: International Labour (i) assisting in transfer of Organization, technical know-how; Having been convened at (ii) establishing preventive by the Governing Body of the In- safety and health programmes; and ternational Labour Office, and (iii) encouraging cooperation having met in its Eighty-second and consultation between employ- Session on 6 1995, and ers and workers and their repre- Noting the relevant in- sentatives; and ternational labour Conventions (c) programmes or systems for and Recommendations and, in the rehabilitation and particular, the Abolition of reintegration of workers who have Forced Labour Convention, 1957; sustained occupational injuries the Radiation Protection Conven- or illnesses. tion and Recommendation, 1960; 6. Requirements relating to the the Guarding of Machinery supervision of safety and health Convention and Recommendation, in mines pursuant to Article 5, 1963; the Employment Injury paragraph 2, of the Convention Benefits Convention and should, where appropriate, in- Recommendation, 1964; the clude those concerning: Minimum (Underground Work) (a) certification and training; Convention and Recommendation, (b) inspection of the mine, mi- 1965; the Examination of ning equipment and installations; (Underground Work) (c) supervision of the Convention, 1965; the Working handling, transportation, storage Environment (, and use of explosives and of Noise and Vibration) Convention hazardous substances used or and Recommendation, 1977; the produced in the mining process; Occupational Safety and Health (d) performance of work on Convention and Recommendation, electrical equipment and 1981; the Occupational Health installations; and Services Convention and Re- (e) supervision of workers. commendation, 1985; the Asbestos 7. Requirements pursuant to Ar- Convention and Recommendation, ticle 5, paragraph 4, of the Con- 1986; the Safety and Health in vention, could provide that the Construction Convention and Re- suppliers of equipment, applian- commendation, 1988; the Chemi- ces, hazardous products and sub- cals Convention and Recommenda- stances to the mine should ensure tion, 1990; and the Prevention their compliance with national of Major standards on safety and health, Convention and Recommendation, label products clearly and 1993, and provide comprehensible information and instructions. Requirements relating to mine rescue and first aid Considering that workers have pursuant to Article 5, paragraph a need for, and a right to, 4(a), of the Convention and to information, training and appropriate facilities genuine consultation on, and for emergency care could cover: participation in the preparation (a) organizational ar- and implementation of safety and rangements; health measures concerning the (b) equipment to be provided; hazards and risks they face in the mining industry, and (c) standards for training; Recognizing that it is (d) training of workers and desirable to prevent any participation in drills; fatalities, injuries or ill (e) the appropriate number of health affecting workers or mem- trained persons to be available; bers of the public or damage to (f) an appropriate communica- the environment arising from tion system; mining operations, and (g) an effective system to give Having regard to the need for warning of danger; cooperation between the Interna- (h) provision and maintenance tional , the of means of escape and rescue; , the (i) of a mine re- International Atomic Energy scue team or teams; Agency and other relevant in- (j) periodic assessment stitutions and noting the of suitability of, and regular relevant instruments, codes of training for, the persons on the practice, codes and guidelines mine rescue team or teams; issued by these organizations, and (k) attention and Having decided upon the adop- transportation to receive tion of certain proposals with attention, both at no cost to regard to safety and health in workers who have suffered an mines, which is the fourth item injury or illness at the on the agenda of the session, workplace; and (l) coordination with local Having determined that these authorities; proposals shall take the form of (m) measures to promote inter- a Recommendation supplementing national cooperation in this the Safety and Health in Mines field. Convention; 9. Requirements pursuant to Ar- adopts this twenty-second day ticle 5, paragraph 4(b), of the of one thousand Convention, could cover the spe- nine hundred and ninety-five the cifications and standards of the following Recommendation, which type of self-rescuers to be may be cited as the Safety and provided and, in particular, in Health in Mines Recommendation, the case of mines susceptible to 1995: gas outbursts and other mines where appropriate, the provision of self-contained respiratory I. General provisions devices. National laws and regula- 1. The provisions of this Re- tions should prescribe measures commendation supplement those of for the safe use and maintenance the Safety and Health in Mines of remote control equipment. Convention, 1995 (hereafter 11. National laws and regula- referred to as "the tions should specify that the em- Convention"), and should be ployer should take appropriate applied in conjunction with measures for the protection of them. workers working alone or in iso- 2. This Recommendation applies lation. to all mines. (1) In the light of national conditions and practice and after consultation with the II. Preventive and protective most representative organiza- measures at the mine tions of employers and workers concerned, a Member should 12. Employers should undertake formulate, carry out and hazard assessment and risk ana- periodically review a coherent lysis and then develop and imple- policy on safety and health in ment, where appropriate, systems mines. to manage the risk. In order to maintain the (2) The consultations provided stability of the ground, in for by Article 3 of the accordance with Article 7(c) of Convention should include the Convention, the employer consultations with the most rep- should take all appropriate resentative organizations of measures to: employers and workers on the (a) monitor and control the mo- effect of the length of working vement of strata; hours, night work and shift work (b) as may be necessary, on workers'''' safety and health. provide effective support of the After such consultations, the roof, sides and floor of the mine Member should take the necessary workings, except for those areas measures in relation to working where the mining methods selected time and, in particular, to allow for the controlled collapse maximum daily working hours and of the ground; minimum daily rest periods. (c) monitor and control the 4. The competent authority sides of surface mines to prevent should have properly qualified material from falling or sliding and trained staff with the into the pit and endangering appropriate skills, and suffici- workers; and ent technical and professional support, to inspect, (d) ensure that dams, lagoons, investigate, assess and advise tailings and other such impound- on the matters dealt with in the ments are adequately designed, Convention and to ensure constructed and controlled to compliance with national laws prevent dangers from sliding and regulations. material or collapse. Measures should be taken to 14. Pursuant to Article 7(d) of encourage and promote: the Convention, separate means of (a) research into and exchange egress should be as independent -------------------------------------------------------------------- of each other as possible; spection of areas where hazards arrangements should be made and are present or likely to be equipment provided for the safe present. evacuation of workers in case of 22. The types of protective danger. equipment and facilities referred to in Article 9(c) of the Conven- tion could include: 15. Pursuant to Article 7(f) (a) roll-over and falling of the Convention, all object protective structures; underground mine workings to (b) equipment seat belts and which workers have access, and harnesses; other areas as necessary, should (c) fully enclosed pressurized be ventilated in an appropriate cabins; to maintain an atmosphe- (d) self-contained rescue cham- re: bers; (a) in which the risk of (e) emergency showers and eye explosions is eliminated or wash stations. minimized; 23. In implementing Article (b) in which working 10(b) of the Convention, employ- conditions are adequate, having ers should: regard to the working method (a) ensure appropriate inspec- being used and the physical tions of each workplace at the demands placed on the workers; mine, and in particular, of the and atmosphere, ground conditions, (c) that complies with machinery, equipment and appli- national standards on dusts, ances therein, including where gases, radiation and climatic necessary pre-shift inspections; conditions; where national and standards do not exist, the em- (b) keep written records of in- ployer should give consideration spections, defects and corrective to international standards. measures and make such records 16. The particular hazards available at the mine. referred to in Article 7(g) of 24. Where appropriate, the he- the Convention requiring an alth surveillance referred to in operating plan and procedures Article 11 of the Convention might include: should, at no cost to the worker and without any discrimination or (a) mine fires and explosions; retaliation whatsoever: (a) provide the opportunity to (b) gas outbursts; undergo examination re- (c) rockbursts; lated to the requirements of the (d) an inrush of water or tasks to be performed, prior to semisolids; or just after commencing employ- (e) rockfalls; ment and thereafter on a conti- (f) susceptibility of areas to nuing basis; and seismic movements; (b) provide, where possible, (g) hazards related to work for reintegration or carried out near dangerous rehabilitation of workers unable openings or under particularly to undertake their normal duties difficult geological cir- due to occupational injury or cumstances; illness. (h) loss of ventilation. Measures that employers 25. Pursuant to Article 5, could take pursuant to Article paragraph 4(e), of the 7(h) of the Convention should Convention, employers should include, where applicable, where appropriate, provide and prohibiting persons from maintain at no cost to the carrying underground any item, worker: object or substance which could (a) sufficient and suitable initiate a fire, explosion or toilets, showers, wash-basins and dangerous occurrence. changing facilities which are, 18. Pursuant to Article 7(i) where appropriate, gen- of the Convention, mine der-specific; facilities should include, where appropriate, sufficient firepro- (b) adequate facilities for the of and self-contained chambers storage, laundering and drying of to provide refuge for workers in clothes; the event of an emergency. The (c) adequate supplies of self-contained chambers should potable drinking-water in be easily identifiable and suitable places; and accessible, particularly when (d) adequate and hygienic visibility is poor. facilities for taking meals. The emergency response plan referred to in Article 8 of the Convention might include: III. Rights and duties of workers (a) effective site emergency and their representatives plans; (b) provision for the cessation of work and evacuation 26. Pursuant to article 13 of the of the workers in an emergency; Convention, workers and their sa- (c) adequate training in emer- fety and health representatives gency procedures and in the use should receive or have access to, of equipment; where appropriate, information (d) adequate protection of the which should include: public and the environment; (a) where practicable, notice (e) provision of information of any safety or health related to, and consultation with, visit to the mine by the compe- appropriate bodies and organiza- tent authority; tions. (b) reports of inspections con- 20. The hazards referred to in ducted by the competent authority Article 9 of the Convention or the employer, including might include: inspections of machinery or (a) airborne dusts; equipment; (b) flammable, toxic, noxious (c) copies of orders or and other mine gases; instructions issued by the (c) fumes and hazardous sub- competent authority in respect of stances; safety and health matters; (d) exhaust fumes from diesel (d) reports of accidents, engines; injuries, instances of ill health (e) oxygen deficiency; and other occurrences affecting (f) radiation from rock safety and health prepared by the strata, equipment or other competent authority or the sources; employer; (g) noise and vibration; (e) information and notices on (h) extreme temperatures; all hazards at work including ha- (i) high levels of humidity; zardous, toxic or harmful materi- (j) insufficient lighting or als, agents or substances used at ventilation; the mine; (k) hazards related to work (f) any other documentation carried out at high altitudes or concerning safety and health that extreme depths, or in confined the employer is required to main- spaces; tain; (l) hazards associated with (g) immediate notification of manual handling; accidents and dangerous occurren- (m) hazards related to ces; and mechanical equipment and (h) any health studies electrical installations; conducted in respect of hazards (n) hazards resulting from a present in the workplace. combination of any of the above. Provisions to be made pur- 21. Measures pursuant to suant to Article 13, paragraph Article 9 of the Convention 1(e), of the Convention could in- might include: clude requirements for: (a) notification of supervisors (a) technical and orga- and safety and health representa- nizational measures applied to tives of the danger referred to relevant mining activities or to in that provision; the plant, machinery, equipment, (b) participation by senior appliances or structures; representatives of the employer (b) where it is not possible and representatives of the wor- to have recourse to the measures kers in endeavouring to resolve referred to in (a) above, other the issue; effective measures, including (c) participation, where the use of personal protective necessary, by a representative of equipment and protective the competent authority to assist clothing at no cost to the in resolution of the issue; worker; (d) non-loss of pay for the (c) where reproductive health worker and, where appropriate, hazards and risks have been assignment to suitable identified, training and special alternative work; technical and organizational measures, including the right to (e) notification, to be given alternative work, where app- to any worker who is requested to ropriate, without any loss of perform work in the area concer- salary, especially during health ned, of the fact that another risk periods such as pregnancy worker has refused to work there and breast-feeding; and of the reasons therefor. (d) regular monitoring and in- 28. Pursuant to Article 13, pa- -------------------------------------------------------------------- ragraph 2, of the Convention, the rights of safety and health rekommendation (nr 183) om representatives should include, arbetarskydd i gruvor where appropriate, the right: (a) to appropriate training during working time, without Internationella arbetsorganisa- loss of pay, on their rights and tionens allmänna konferens, functions as safety and health som har sammankallats till Genè- representatives and on safety ve av styrelsen för Internatio- and health matters; nella arbetsbyrån och samlats där (b) of access to appropriate till sitt facilities necessary to perform åttioandra möte, their functions; (c) to receive their normal erinrar om relevanta in- pay for all time spent ternationella konventioner och exercising their rights and rekommendationer på arbetslivets performing their functions as område och särskilt konven- safety and health represen- tion om avskaffande av tvångsarbe- tatives; and te, konvention och (d) to assist and advise rekommendation om strålskydd, 1963 workers who have removed års konvention och rekommendation themselves from a workplace om maskinskydd, kon- because they believe their vention och rekommendation om för- safety or health has been måner vid yrkesskada, kon- endangered. vention och rekommendation om mi- 29. Safety and health nimiålder (arbete under jord i representatives should, where gruvor), konvention om lä- appropriate, give reasonable karundersökning av minderåriga notice to the employer of their (arbete under jord i gruvor), intention to monitor or in- konvention och vestigate safety and health rekommendation om arbetsmiljön matters, as provided for in (luftföroreningar, buller och vib- Article 13, paragraph 2(b)(ii), ration), konvention och of the Convention. rekommendation om arbetarskydd 30. (1) All persons should och arbetsmiljö, have a duty to: konvention och rekommendation om (a) refrain from arbitrarily företagshälsovård, disconnecting, changing or konvention och rekommendation om removing safety devices fitted säkerhet vid anvädning av asbest, to machinery, equipment, konvention och rekom- appliances, tools, plant and mendation om säkerhet och hälsa vid ; and byggnads- och anläggninsarbete, konvention och rekommen- (b) use such safety devices dation om säkerhet vid användning correctly. av kemiska produkter i (2) Employers should have a arbetslivet samt kon- duty to provide workers with vention och rekommendation om appropriate training and förebyggande av storolyckor inom instructions so as to enable industrin, them to comply with the duties beaktar arbetstagarnas behov av described in subparagraph (1) och rätt till information, utbild- above. ning samt effektivt samråd om och deltagande i förberedandet och ge- nomförandet av arbetarskyddsåtgärder IV. Cooperation med avseende på de faror och ris- ker de utsätts för inom gruvindu- 31. Measures to encourage coope- strin, ration as provided for in erkänner att det är önskvärt att Article 15 of the Convention förhindra varje dödsolycka, skada should include: eller ohälsa som kan drabba ar- (a) the of betstagarna eller allmänheten cooperative mechanisms, such as eller miljöförstöring som följer av safety and health committees, gruvdrift, with equal representation of employers and workers and having tar hänsyn till behovet av such powers and functions as may samarbete mellan Internationella be prescribed, including powers arbetsorganisationen, Världshäl- to conduct joint inspections; soorganisationen, Internationella (b) the appointment by the em- atomenergiorganet och andra ployer of suitably qualified and behöriga institutioner och erinrar experienced persons to promote om de relevanta instrument, safety and health; uppförandekoder, handböcker och (c) the training of workers riktlinjer som publicerats av and their safety and health dessa organisationer, representatives; har beslutat att anta vissa (d) the provision of ongoing förslag angående arbetarskydd i safety and health awareness pro- gruvor, en fråga som utgör den grammes for workers; fjärde punkten på mötets dagordning, (e) the ongoing exchange of information and experience on har fastställt att dessa förslag safety and health in mines; skall ta formen av en rekommen- (f) the consultation of dation som kompletterar konven- workers and their repre- tionen om arbetarskydd i gruvor, sentatives by the employer in och establishing safety and health policy and procedures; and antar denna den tjugoandra da- gen nittonhundranit- (g) the inclusion, by the tiofem följande rekommendation, employer, of workers'''' som kan kallas rekom- representatives in the mendation om arbetarskydd i gru- investigation of accidents and vor. dangerous occurrences, as provided for in Article 10(d) of the Convention. V. Other provisions 1. Bestämmelserna i denna re- kommendation kompletterar be- 32. There should be no discrimi- stämmelserna konvention nation or retaliation against om arbetarskydd i gruvor (hä- any worker who exercises rights danefter kallad konventionen ) provided by national laws and och bör tillämpas tillsammans med regulations or agreed upon by dessa. the employers, workers and their 2. Denna rekommendation äger representatives. tillämpning på alla gruvor. regard should be given 3. 1) Med hänsyn till nationella to the possible impact of mining förhållanden och praxis och efter activity on the surrounding samråd med de mest representativa environment and on the safety of organisationerna för berörda the public. In particular, this arbetsgivare och arbetstagare, bör should include the control of varje medlemsstat utforma, genom- subsidence, vibration, fly-rock, föra och med jämna mellanrum se över harmful contaminants in the en enhetlig politik för arbetar- water, air or soil, the safe and skydd i gruvor. effective management of waste 2) Det samråd som avses i arti- tips and the rehabilitation of kel 3 i konventionen bör innefatta mine sites.