Decree of the Minister for Foreign Affairs No. 26 / 1981 Coll.
Decree of the Minister for Foreign Affairs on the Convention for the Protection of the Hazard of Petrol (No 136)
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DECLARATION
Minister for Foreign Affairs
of 20 January 1981
concerning the Convention on the Protection against the Risk of Gas Intoxication (No 136)
On 23 June 1971, at the 56th session of the General Conference of the International Labour Organisation, the Convention on the Protection against the Hazard of Petrol (No 136) was adopted. Ratification of the Convention by the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic was registered on 23 April 1980 by the Director-General of the International Labour Office. Pursuant to Article 16 of the Convention, the Convention will enter into force for the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic on 23 April 1981.
The Czech translation of the text of the Convention is announced simultaneously.
Minister:
Ing. Chupek v. r.
CONVENTION
on the protection against the threat of benzene poisoning (No 136)
General Conference of the International Labour Organisation,
which was convened by the Board of Directors of the International Labour Office to Geneva and met there on 2 June 1971 at its 56th session,
Decide to adopt certain proposals concerning the protection of against benzene threats, which are the sixth item on the agenda of the sitting,
state that these proposals will take the form of an international convention,
adopts on 23 June 1971 the following Convention, to be referred to as the Convention on benzene, 1971:
This Convention shall apply to all activities in which workers are exposed:
(a) aromatic hydrocarbon benzene C6H6, hereinafter referred to as "benzene";
(b) products containing more than 1% benzene, hereinafter referred to as "products containing benzene."
1. Where harmless or less harmful substitutes are available, they should be used instead of benzene or products containing benzene.
2. Paragraph 1 of this Article shall not apply to:
(a) the production of benzene;
(b) the use of benzene in chemical synthesis;
(c) the use of benzene in motor fuels;
(d) analytical or research work carried out in laboratories.
1. The competent authority in each country may allow temporary derogations from the quantities laid down in Article 1 (b) and from the provisions of Article 2 (1) of this Convention under conditions and within time limits to be determined after consultation with the most representative employers' and workers' organisations involved, where such organisations exist.
2. In such a case, the participating Member State shall indicate in its reports on the implementation of this Convention, submitted pursuant to Article 22 of the Constitution of the International Labour Organisation, the state of its legislation and practice with regard to exemptions and the progress made with regard to the full implementation of the provisions of the Convention.
3. On the expiry of three years from the date of the first entry into force of this Convention, the Management Board of the International Labour Office shall submit to the Conference a special report on the implementation of paragraphs 1 and 2 of this Article, which shall include such proposals as it considers appropriate for further action in this matter.
1. The use of benzene and products containing benzene will be prohibited in certain working procedures to be laid down by national legislation.
2. This prohibition shall include at least the use of benzene and benzene-containing substances as solvents or thinners, with the exception of closed instrument procedures or which guarantee the same degree of safety at work.
In order to ensure effective protection of workers exposed to benzene or products containing benzene, technical and sanitary measures at work should be taken.
1. In places where benzene or benzene-containing products are produced, treated or used, all necessary measures should be taken to prevent the release of benzene vapour into the air at the workplace.
2. Where workers are exposed to benzene or products containing benzene, the employer is to ensure that the amount of benzene in the atmosphere at the workplace does not exceed the maximum to be fixed by the competent authority in such a way that it does not exceed the upper limit of 25 million (80 mg / m3).
3. The competent authority shall issue directives on the measurement of concentrations of benzene in the air at the workplace.
(1) The working procedures in which benzene or benzene-containing products are used are to be carried out preferably in closed appliances.
2. Where working procedures in closed equipment cannot be carried out, the workplace where benzene or benzene-containing products are used shall be equipped with effective means to ensure the removal of benzene vapour to the extent necessary to protect workers' health.
1. Workers who may come into contact with liquid benzene or liquid products containing benzene are to be provided with appropriate means of personal protection against contact threats with benzene.
2. Workers who, for special reasons, may be exposed to concentrations of benzene in the atmosphere at workplaces which exceed the maximum referred to in Article 6 (2) of this Convention shall be provided with appropriate means of personal protection against risks from the inhalation of benzene vapour. The period during which they may be exposed to such action should be as limited as possible.
1. Workers who are to be employed by work in which they are exposed to benzene or products containing benzene shall be subjected to:
(a) prior to taking up employment, a thorough medical examination of eligibility for employment, which shall include a blood test;
(b) further periodic tests involving biological tests, including blood tests, at intervals established by national legislation.
2. The competent authority of the country may, after consulting the most representative employers' and workers' organisations involved, where such organisations exist, authorise exemptions from the obligations referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article for defined groups of workers.
1. The medical examinations provided for in Article 9 (1) of this Convention shall be:
(a) carried out under the responsibility of a qualified doctor authorised by the competent authority and, if necessary, by the competent laboratory;
(b) duly confirmed.
2. These medical examinations shall not be linked to any expenditure on staff.
1. Women who are medically proven to be pregnant and breastfeeding mothers must not be employed by work in which they would be exposed to benzene or products containing benzene.
2. Persons under the age of 18 may not be employed by work in which they are exposed to benzene or products containing benzene; However, this prohibition shall not apply to minors in education or training under adequate professional and medical supervision.
The term "benzene 'and mandatory hazard symbols shall be clearly visible on each container containing benzene or products containing benzene.
Each Member State is to take appropriate measures to ensure that any worker exposed to benzene or products containing benzene is adequately informed on health and accident prevention measures as well as on measures in case of signs of poisoning.
Any Member State which ratifies the Convention shall:
(a) take the measures necessary for the implementation of this Convention by means of legislation or other means, appropriate national practice and conditions;
(b) designate, in accordance with national practice, the person or persons responsible for compliance with the provisions of this Convention;
(c) undertakes to ensure appropriate inspection, to supervise the implementation of the provisions of this Convention or to verify the proper conduct of the inspection.
The formal ratification of this Convention shall be notified to and registered by the Director-General of the International Labour Office.
1. This Convention only obliges the Member States of the International Labour Organisation whose ratification has been registered by the Director-General.
2. It shall take effect 12 months after the Director-General has registered the ratification of two Member States.
3. For each other Member State, this Convention shall take effect 12 months from the date on which its ratification was registered.
1. Any Member State which has ratified this Convention may denounce it after a period of 10 years from the date on which the Convention first came into force, by written communication to the Director-General of the International Labour Office, who shall record it. The denunciation shall take effect one year after the date on which it was registered.
2. Any Member State which has ratified this Convention and which does not exercise the right to denounce it under this Article during the year following the expiry of a period of 10 years, as referred to in the preceding paragraph, shall be bound by the Convention for a further 10-year period and shall then be able to terminate it at the end of each 10-year period under the conditions laid down in this Article.
1. The Director-General of the International Labour Office shall notify all Member States of the International Labour Organisation of the registration of all ratifications and statements communicated to it by the Member States of the Organisation.
2. When notifying the Member States of the organisation of the registration of the second ratification notified to it, the Director-General shall notify the Member States of the organisation of the date on which this Convention enters into force.
The Director-General of the International Labour Office shall communicate to the Secretary-General of the United Nations for registration in accordance with Article 102 of the Charter of the United Nations the full details of all the ratifications and statements he has entered in accordance with the provisions of the previous Articles.
The Administrative Board of the International Labour Office shall, whenever deemed necessary, submit a report to the General Conference on the implementation of this Convention and examine whether it is appropriate to put on the agenda of the General Conference a question of its complete or partial revision.
1. Where the General Conference adopts a new Convention which fully or partially revises this Convention and does not provide otherwise for the new Convention:
(a) ratification by a Member State of a new revising convention shall cause ipso jure to be terminated immediately, regardless of the provisions of Article 17, subject to the fact that the new revising convention becomes effective;
(b) since the new revised Convention enters into force, this Convention shall cease to be open to the Member States for ratification.
2. However, this Convention shall remain in force in its form and content for those Member States which have ratified it and which have not ratified the revised Convention.
The English and French versions of this Convention shall be equally authentic.
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Regulation Information
| Citation | Decree of the Minister for Foreign Affairs No. 26 / 1981 Coll., on the Convention for the Protection against the Hazard of Petrol (No 136) |
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| Regulation Type | - |
| Author | - |
| Collection | Code of Laws |
| Date of Promulgation | 12.03.1981 |
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| Effective from | 23.04.1981 |
| Effective until | - |
| Status | Valid |
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