Kazakhstan ratifies ILO Asbestos Convention
17 January 2011
Content also available in:
русский
Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev signed a law to ratify ILO Asbestos Convention, 1986 (No.162).
The Convention was adopted at the 72d session of the International Labour Conference on June 24, 1986.
“The Convention is aimed at upgrading national laws or regulations that shall prescribe the measures to be taken for the prevention and control of, and protection of workers against health hazards due to occupational exposure to asbestos,” according to a statement of the committee for social and cultural development of the upper house of Kazakhstan’s parliament.
The ratification of the Convention increases employers’ responsibility for compliance with the prescribed measures for the prevention and control of occupational exposure to asbestos.
The employer shall ensure that all workers exposed to asbestos are informed about the health hazards related to their work, instructed in preventive measures and correct work practices and receive continuing training in these fields.
Source: Kazakhstan Today
The Convention was adopted at the 72d session of the International Labour Conference on June 24, 1986.
“The Convention is aimed at upgrading national laws or regulations that shall prescribe the measures to be taken for the prevention and control of, and protection of workers against health hazards due to occupational exposure to asbestos,” according to a statement of the committee for social and cultural development of the upper house of Kazakhstan’s parliament.
The ratification of the Convention increases employers’ responsibility for compliance with the prescribed measures for the prevention and control of occupational exposure to asbestos.
The employer shall ensure that all workers exposed to asbestos are informed about the health hazards related to their work, instructed in preventive measures and correct work practices and receive continuing training in these fields.
Source: Kazakhstan Today