1. Ing. Beatriz CordovezJuly 2005 República del Ecuador Current regulation HEALTH AND SAFETY AT WORK

2. Ing. Beatriz CordovezJuly 2005 Legal Structure CONSTITUTION INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS CODES DECREES GENERAL LAWS / SPECIFIC LAWS STANDARDS/ REGULATIONS / PROCEEDINGS

3. Ing. Beatriz CordovezJuly 2005 Ecuadorian Constitution CONSTITUTION INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS CODES DECREES GENERAL LAWS / SPECIFIC LAWS STANDARDS/ REGULATIONS / PROCEEDINGS

4. Ing. Beatriz CordovezJuly 2005 Ecuadorian Constitution In effect since year 1998  Title III: About, rights, guarantees and duties  Chapter 4: About economic, social and cultural rights  Of Work  Of social security POLITICAL CONSTITUTION

5. Ing. Beatriz CordovezJuly 2005 International Agreements CONSTITUTION INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS CODES DECREES GENERAL LAWS / SPECIFIC LAWS STANDARDS/ REGULATIONS / PROCEEDINGS

6. Ing. Beatriz CordovezJuly 2005 OIT Agreements Ratified by Ecuador  Basic agreement between Ecuador and OIT (1951)  Agreement 29 OIT (1930; R:1954) Hard or oblitgatory work INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS

7. Ing. Beatriz CordovezJuly 2005 OIT Agreements Ratified by Ecuador  Agreement 45 OIT (R:1954) Women underground work  Agreement 105 OIT (R:1961) Hard work Abolition  Agreement 24 OIT (R:1962) Illness insurance  Agreement 35 OIT (R:1962) Old age obligatory insurance  Agreement 120 OIT (R:1969) Hygiene in comerce and offices INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS

8. Ing. Beatriz CordovezJuly 2005 OIT Agreements Ratified by Ecuador  Agreement 123 OIT (R:1969) Underground work  Agreement 124 OIT (R:1969) Underground work  Agreement 127 OIT (R:1969) Maximum weight transported by a worker  Agreement 115 OIT (R:1972) Ionizing radiation and Vibrations  Agreement 110 OIT (R:1972) Workers at Plantations INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS

9. Ing. Beatriz CordovezJuly 2005 OIT Agreements Ratified by Ecuador  Agreement 119 OIT (:1972) Machinery protection  Agreement 78 OIT (R:1975) Minors medical examination  Agreement 121 OIT (R:1978) Prestaciones for industrial accidents and occupational diseases  Agreement 139 OIT (R:1978) Carcinogenic substances  Agreement 136 OIT (R:1978) Bencene Intoxication INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS

10. Ing. Beatriz CordovezJuly 2005 OIT Agreements Ratified by Ecuador  Agreement 148 OIT (R:1978) Air pollution, noise, vibrations  Agreement 152 OIT (R:1988) Port workers  Agreement 153 OIT (R:1988) Road transports  Agreement 162 OIT (R:1990) Use of Asbestos INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS

11. Ing. Beatriz CordovezJuly 2005 OIT Agreements Still pending ratification by Ecuador  Agreement 155 OIT (1981) Workers health and safety  Agreement 161 OIT (1985) Health at work services  Agreement 170 OIT (1990) Chemical Products  Agreement 174 OIT (1993) Accident prevention in Major Industries  Agreement 176 OIT (1995) Health and Safety in mines  Agreement 184 OIT (2001) Health and Safety in Agriculture INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS

12. Ing. Beatriz CordovezJuly 2005 Codes CONSTITUTION INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS CODES DECREES GENERAL LAWS / SPECIFIC LAWS STANDARDS/ REGULATIONS / PROCEEDINGS

13. Ing. Beatriz CordovezJuly 2005 Work code  Title IV  Chapter 1: Definition and responsabilities  Chapter 2: Accidents and invalidities  Chapter 3: Occupational diseases  Chapter 4: Compensantions  Chapter 5: Prevention  Article 416: Obligations on the matter of risk prevention CODES

14. Ing. Beatriz CordovezJuly 2005 Decrees CONSTITUTION INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS CODES DECREES GENERAL LAWS / SPECIFIC LAWS STANDARDS/ REGULATIONS / PROCEEDINGS

15. Ing. Beatriz CordovezJuly 2005 Workers health and safety and improvement of work environment Regulation Executive Decree 2393 (1986) Divided in 5 parts: I. General Regulations II. Work places general conditions III. Machines, tools and appliances IV. Transport and handling V. Collective protection DECREES

16. Ing. Beatriz CordovezJuly 2005 Workers health and safety and improvement of work environment Regulation DECREES II. Work places general conditions  Safety at the project  Buildings and presmises  Permanent services  Base camps, constructions and other works outdoors  Chemical, Biological and Physical factors  Industrial cold

17. Ing. Beatriz CordovezJuly 2005 Workers health and safety and improvement of work environment Regulation DECREES III. Machines, tools and appliances  Instalations  Protections  Command buttons  Use and maintenance  Manual and portable  Elaboration

18. Ing. Beatriz CordovezJuly 2005 Workers health and safety and improvement of work environment Regulation IV. Transport and handling  Raise equipment  Materials transportators  Handling and storage  Vehicles  Dangerous Merchandise  Activities in the ports DECREES

19. Ing. Beatriz CordovezJuly 2005 Workers health and safety and improvement of work environment Regulation V. Collective protection  Fire: Prevention, detection, extinguishing  Explotions  Signposting, colors and signs  Labeling DECREES

20. Ing. Beatriz CordovezJuly 2005 Safety at mining industriy Regulation Executive Decree 3934 (1996)  Rights and obligations  General safety standards  Permanent services an sanitary conditions  Use of explosives at mining industry  Ventilation DECREES

21. Ing. Beatriz CordovezJuly 2005 Standards, Regulations, Proceedings CONSTITUTION INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS CODES DECREES GENERAL LAWS / SPECIFIC LAWS STANDARDS / REGULATIONS / PROCEEDINGS

22. Ing. Beatriz CordovezJuly 2005 Risks at work insurance regulation (IESS) Resolution 741 (1991)  Risks at work  Rights, accidents, disabilities, death  Prevention  Work conditions  Dangerousness evaluation  Management Responsabilities STANDARDS / REGULATIONS / PROCEEDINGS

23. Ing. Beatriz CordovezJuly 2005 Regulations  Regulation for the industries medical services good working order.  Regulation of safety at work against risks in electric instalations  Regulation for construction and public works  Regulation of safety and higyene in port works  Regulation for use and aplication of pesticides STANDARDS / REGULATIONS / PROCEEDINGS

24. Ing. Beatriz CordovezJuly 2005 Standards in Ecuador  Process of Accidents investigation standard (2001)  Transport, storage and handling of hazard chemical products (INEN 2266:2000)  Hazard industrial chemicals. Precautionary label (INEN 2288:2000) STANDARDS /REGULATIONS / PROCEEDINGS

25. Ing. Beatriz CordovezJuly 2005 Present situation in Ecuador  Basic agreement with OIT: 1951  OIT Agreements ratification OIT: <40%  Industrial hygiene and safety comitees and departments organization: 1982  Workers health and safety and improvement of work environment Regulation: 1986

26. Ing. Beatriz CordovezJuly 2005 Thank You