Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 2009, published 99th ILC session (2010)

The Committee notes the information provided in the Government’s latest report, indicating that the review of the Approved Code of Practice relating to the Protection of Persons against Ionizing Radiation has been scheduled in the department’s business plan for completion by the second quarter of 2010. The Committee hopes the Government will ensure that provisions of the Convention, and the information contained in the Committee’s 1992 General Observation on the Convention, will be taken into account during the review of the Code of Practice, in particular with regards to Articles 3(1) and 6(2) of the Convention, on maximum permissible doses of ionizing radiations; Article 7(2) on employment of young workers under the age of 16; and Article 8 on maximum permissible doses for workers not directly engaged in radiation work. The Committee requests the Government to provide the Office with a copy of the Approved Code of Practice once it has been adopted.