Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 2016, published 106th ILC session (2017)

Safety Provisions (Building) Convention, 1937 (No. 62) - Ireland (Ratification: 1972)

Other comments on C062

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Article 6 of the Convention. Statistics and application of the Convention in practice. The Committee notes the information provided by the Government in reply to its previous request regarding the targeted inspection activities and other measures taken to address the main causes of fatal and non-fatal accidents in the construction industry. In this regard, the Committee refers to its comments under the Labour Inspection Convention, 1947 (No. 81).

Article 13(1). Crane driver or hoisting appliance operator shall be properly qualified. With reference to its previous request concerning the information on the effect given to this provision of the Convention, the Government states that the Safety, Health and Welfare Act 2005 provides for an obligation of all employers to ensure that their employees receive adequate training and instruction on occupational safety and health. The Government indicates that in the construction sector, the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (Construction) Regulations 2013 require operators of different types of cranes to be in possession of a valid Construction Skills Certification Scheme card for the tasks involved and to complete training specific to their operation. The same requirement is imposed upon anyone who operates such machinery, which is to be ensured by all project supervisors for the construction stage and contractors involved in construction work. Moreover, the annual Programme of Work 2016 of the Safety and Health Authority highlights its commitment to support in the maintenance and development of the national qualifications and training structures for the construction sector. The Committee takes note of this information.