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HEALTH PROTECTION Verdrag inzake de herziening van het Verdrag betreffende de bescherming van het moederschap (herzien), 1952

6.

(1) Members should take measures to ensure assessment of any workplace risks related to the safety and health of the pregnant or nursing woman and her child. The results of the assessment should be made available to the woman concerned.

(2) In any of the situations referred to in Article 3 of the Convention or where a significant risk has been identified under subparagraph (1) above, measures should be taken to provide, on the basis of a medical certificate as appropriate, an alternative to such work in the form of:

a) elimination of risk;

b) an adaptation of her conditions of work;

c) a transfer to another post, without loss of pay, when such an adaptation is not feasible; or

d) paid leave, in accordance with national laws, regulations or practice, when such a transfer is not feasible.

(3) Measures referred to in subparagraph (2) should in particular be taken in respect of:

a) arduous work involving the manual lifting, carrying, pushing or pulling of loads;

b) work involving exposure to biological, chemical or physical agents which represent a reproductive health hazard;

c) work requiring special equilibrium;

d) work involving physical strain due to prolonged periods of sitting or standing, to extreme temperatures, or to vibration.

(4) A pregnant or nursing woman should not be obliged to do night work if a medical certificate declares such work to be incompatible with her pregnancy or nursing.

(5) The woman should retain the right to return to her job or an equivalent job as soon as it is safe for her to do so.

(6) A woman should be allowed to leave her workplace, if necessary, after notifying her employer, for the purpose of undergoing medical examinations relating to her pregnancy.

Regeling
Verdrag inzake de herziening van het Verdrag betreffende de bescherming van het moederschap (herzien), 1952
Soort
Verdrag
Geldend vanaf
15-01-2010
BWB-id
BWBV0003153
Versie
2010-01-15_0

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