Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 2019, published 109th ILC session (2021)

Working Environment (Air Pollution, Noise and Vibration) Convention, 1977 (No. 148) - Anguilla

Article 4 of the Convention. National laws and regulations, technical standards, codes of practice or other appropriate methods. The Committee previously noted the Government’s intention to consider developing regulations, in accordance with the Public Health Act, empowering the Minister of Health to make regulations for the protection of the health of persons exposed to conditions, substances or processes, which occur in any industry or occupation that may be injurious to health. The Committee notes the Government’s indication in its report, that in 2019, the Government aims to introduce the legislation concerning occupational safety and health, and this will address matters related to the working environment of workers engaged in areas which produce air pollution, noise and vibration. In this respect, the Committee notes that the Labour Code adopted in 2018 contains certain provisions only related to disposal of waste, noise, and vibration. The Committee requests the Government to take the necessary measures to ensure the prevention and control of, and protection against, occupational hazards in the working environment due to air pollution in accordance with Article 4, including in the course of introducing the segment of the labour legislation concerning OSH, and to provide information on the amendments to the present Labour Code or new regulations once they are adopted.