26/1981 Coll.



DECREE



Minister of Foreign Affairs



of 20 December. January 1981



Convention for the protection against threats to the poisoning arising from benzene (No. 136)



On 23 December 2005. June 1971 was on 56. meeting of the General Conference

The International Labour Organisation adopted the Convention concerning the protection against threats

benzene (poisoning No. 136). Ratification of the Czechoslovak

Socialist Republic of Vietnam was registered on 23 June. April 1980 General

the Director of the International Labour Office. According to article 16 of the Convention

for the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic shall enter into force on

April 23, 1981.



Czech translation of the text of the Convention shall be published at the same time.



Minister:



Ing. Chňoupek v.r.



CONVENTION



protecting against the threat to poisoning arising from benzene (No. 136)



The General Conference of the International Labour Organization, which was convened

the Administrative Council of the International Labour Office in Geneva, and there met on 2 February 2005.

June 1971 at its 56. the meeting,



rozhodnuvši accept some proposals relating to the protection against threats

benzene, which are the sixth point of the agenda of the meeting,



stanovivši, that these proposals will take the form of an International Convention, it accepts

on 23 December 2005. Whereas this Convention, which will be referred to as the Convention on the

benzene, 1971:



Article 1



This Convention applies to all activities in which workers are

exposed:



and the aromatic hydrocarbon)-benzene C6H6, hereinafter referred to as

"benzene";



b) products containing more than 1% of benzene, also known as

"products containing benzene".



Article 2



1 if you are reachable by harmless or less harmful substitutes, it should

be used in place of benzene or products containing benzene.



2 Paragraph 1 of this article shall not apply to:



a) production of benzene;



(b)) the use of benzene when chemical merges;



(c)) the use of benzene in motor fuels;



d) analytical or research work carried out in the laboratories.



Article 3



1, the competent authority in each country may allow temporary exemptions from the quantity

provided for in article 1 (b). (b)) and from the provisions of article 2 (2). 1 this

the Convention, under the conditions and within the time limits to be laid down after

consultation with the most representative organizations

of employers and workers concerned, where such organisations exist.



2 in this case, the Member State concerned shall indicate in its reports on the

application of this Convention submitted under article 22 of the Constitution of the international

Organization of work, the status of their legislation and practice with regard to

exceptions, and the progress achieved with a view to the full implementation of the

the provisions of the Convention.



3 after the expiration of three years from the date on which this Convention entered into force for the first time,

the Administrative Council 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 will include

such proposals, which will be considered as appropriate for further action in this

things.



Article 4



1 the use of benzene and products containing benzene will be prohibited in certain

workflows that will be determined by national laws

regulations.



2 this ban will at least involve the use of benzene and substances

containing benzene as solvents or thinners, with the exception of the procedures

carried out in a closed unit or that guarantee the same degree of

safety at work.



Article 5



In order to ensure the effective protection of workers exposed to

benzene or products containing benzene, it is necessary to make the technical and

hygiene measures at work.



Article 6



1 in places where it is produced, treats or uses benzene or products

containing benzene, it is necessary to take all the necessary measures in order to

prevent the escape of benzene vapour into the air at the workplace.



2 Where workers are exposed to benzene or products

containing benzene, the employer has to ensure that the amount of benzene in

the air at the workplace shall not exceed the maximum that should be competent

authority provided so that it does not exceed the upper limit of 25 milióntin (80 ng/m3).



3 the competent authority shall issue a directive on the measurement of the concentration of benzene in ambient air

in the work place.



Article 7



1 the working procedures, which uses benzene or products

containing benzene, to be carried out as far as possible in closed

devices.



2 Where it is not possible to perform workflows in closed machines,

to be a site where the use of benzene or products containing

benzene, equipped with efficient means means of disposal

benzene vapors to the extent necessary to protect the health of workers.



Article 8



1 workers who may come into contact with liquid benzene or

liquid products containing benzene, to be equipped with the appropriate

personal protective equipment against the danger to the touchscreen in benzene.



2 workers, for which special leave may occur, that will be

exposed to a concentration of benzene in ambient air in workplaces that

exceeds the maximum referred to in article 6 (1). 2 of this Convention, to be

provided with appropriate personal protective equipment against the danger of inhaling

benzene vapours. The period during which they may be exposed to such action,

should preferably be the most limited.



Article 9



1 the workers who are to be employed, which are exposed to

exposure to benzene or products containing benzene, to be submitted to:



and before the onset of employment) a thorough medical examination

eligibility for employment, which will include a blood test;



(b)) other recurring tests involving biological tests, including

blood tests, at intervals to be laid down by national

regulations.



2 the competent authority of the country may, after consultation with the

the most representative organisations of employers and workers concerned, where

such organisations exist, allow for the defined groups of workers

exceptions to the obligations referred to in paragraph 1 of this article.



Article 10



1 medical examinations provided for in article 9, paragraph 1. 1 this Convention should be:



and carried out under the responsibility of qualified) doctor in charge

the competent authority and, if necessary, with the participation of the laboratory;



(b)) confirmed in an appropriate manner.



2 the medical examinations may not be associated with any expenditure for

workers.



Article 11



1 women, for whom it is medically proven that they are pregnant, and nursing mothers

they may not be taking part in the work, which would have been exposed to

benzene or products containing benzene.



2 persons younger than 18 years of age shall not be employed in work which would have been

exposed to benzene or products containing benzene; This

the ban, however, cannot apply to the young people in education or training

education, who are under reasonable technical and medical supervision.



Article 12



The term "benzene" and mandatory symbols indicating danger should be clearly

visible on each container with benzene or products containing

benzene.



Article 13



Each Member State shall take appropriate measures to ensure that every worker

exposed to the action of benzene or products containing benzene has been

duly instructed about measures to protect health and for the prevention of

accidents, as well as measures in case the symptoms

poisoning.



Article 14



Each Member State that ratifies the Convention:



and) to take through legislation or otherwise,

the corresponding national practice and conditions, the measures needed to

the implementation of this Convention;



(b)) in accordance with national practice, shall designate the person or persons who

they are responsible for compliance with the provisions of this Convention;



(c)) undertakes to ensure adequate inspection, supervising the implementation of the

the provisions of this Convention or to verify the proper implementation of the inspection.



Article 15



The formal ratifications of this Convention shall be communicated to the Director-

The International Labour Office and written by him.



Article 16



1 this Convention undertakes to only the Member States of the international organization

labour, whose ratification has been registered by the Director General.



2 shall take effect twelve months after the date the Director writes

the ratification of the two Member States.



3 for each of the other Member State, this Convention shall take effect twelve

months from the date on which its ratification has been registered.



Article 17



1 each Member which has ratified this Convention may denounce it

After the expiration of ten years from the date on which this Convention first acquired

the effectiveness of written communication, the Director General of the International Office

work that is writes. Denunciation shall take effect one year after the date on which the

It was registered.



2 each Member State which has ratified this Convention and which does not apply

rights to terminate her under this article during the year following

the expiry of the period of ten years, as indicated in the previous paragraph, the

bound by the Convention for the next ten-year period and then it will be able to terminate

on the expiry of the 10-year period, under the conditions laid down in this

article.



Article 18



1 Director General of the International Labour Office shall notify all Member

States, the International Labour Organisation the ratification of, and writing all the testimony,

which the Member States shall communicate to the organization.



2 when will the Member States to communicate to the Organization the registration of the second ratification,

He has been notified, Member States shall notify the Director-General


Organization on the date when this Convention enters into force.



Article 19



Director General of the International Labour Office shall notify the

the Secretary-General of the United Nations for registration in accordance with article 102 the Charter of the United

Nations full particulars of all ratifications and denunciations that enrolled

under the provisions of the preceding articles.



Article 20



The Administrative Council of the International Labour Office at any time it deems

required, shall submit to the General Conference a report on the implementation of the Convention

and examine whether it is advisable to put on the agenda of the General Conference

the question of its full or partial revision.



Article 21



1 if the General Conference shall adopt a new Convention revising all or

partly this Convention and does not appoint a new Convention:



and the new Convention revising) the ratification by a Member State will result ipso jure

immediate denunciation of this Convention, notwithstanding the provisions of article 17,

with the proviso that the new revising Convention enters into force;



(b)), from the time when the new revising Convention enters into force, this Convention

Member States shall cease to be open to ratification.



2 this Convention shall remain in force in its form and content for those

Member States which have ratified it, and that have not ratified the revising

the Convention.



Article 22



The English and French texts of this Convention are equally authentic.