Solicitud directa (CEACR) - Adopción: 1992, Publicación: 79ª reunión CIT (1992)

Convenio sobre el benceno, 1971 (núm. 136) - Kuwait (Ratificación : 1974)

The Committee notes the information provided in the Government's latest report. The Committee notes that the Government has not replied to its previous direct request concerning the application of Article 8, paragraph 2, of the Convention. While the Government has referred to Order No. 57 of 1982 concerning the protection of workers against the hazards of poisoning due to benzene, the Committee would note that this Order does not limit the duration of worker exposure to benzene which exceeds, for special reasons, the maximum concentration of benzene in the air to be fixed under Article 6, paragraph 2, and set by the Government in ministerial Decree No. 45 of 1979 at 30 mg/m3. The Government is requested to indicate, in its next report, the measures taken or envisaged to ensure that the duration of exposure for workers who must, for special reasons, be exposed to concentrations of benzene in the air exceeding the above-mentioned maximum level is limited.

The Committee notes from the Government's report that some judicial decisions have been rendered which touch upon the application of this Convention, but that due to the particular circumstances with which the country had been faced, it was not possible to transmit these decisions at present. It further notes that the Government has not been able to provide statistical data concerning the application of the Convention. The Government is requested to supply, if possible, the texts of the judicial decisions referred to in its next report, in accordance with point III of the report form, and to provide any information available on the practical application of the Convention, such as extracts from inspection reports and any statistics available.