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The General Conference of the International Labour Organization,
Convened in Geneva by the Executive Board of the International Labour Office, and met on 5 June 1974, at its fifty-ninth session;
Noting the terms of the Convention and the Recommendation on Radiation Protection, 1960 2 , and the Convention and Recommendation on Benzene, 1971 3 ;
Considering the desirability of establishing international standards for the protection against carcinogenic substances or agents;
Taking into account the relevant work of other international organizations, including the World Health Organization and the International Agency for Research on Cancer, with which the International Labour Organization collaborates;
Having decided to adopt various proposals relating to the prevention and control of occupational risks caused by carcinogens and substances, the fifth item on the agenda of the session;
Having decided that these proposals would take the form of an international convention,
Adopts, this twenty-fourth day of June, nine hundred and seventy-four, the following convention, which will be called the Convention on Professional Cancer, 1974.
1. Any Member ratifying this Convention shall periodically determine which substances and carcinogens to which occupational exposure will be prohibited or subject to authorisation or control, as well as those to which it applies Other provisions of this Agreement.
2. A derogation from the prohibition may be granted only by an act of individual authorisation specifying the conditions to be fulfilled.
3. In order to determine, in accordance with paragraph 1, these substances and agents, the most recent data contained in the Codes of Practice or Guides should be taken into account as the International Labour Office Could develop as well as information from other relevant bodies.
1. Any Member ratifying this Convention shall endeavour to replace the carcinogenic substances and agents to which workers may be exposed during their work by non-carcinogenic substances or agents or by Less harmful substances or agents; in the choice of replacement substances or agents, consideration should be given to their carcinogenic, toxic or other properties.
2. The number of workers exposed to carcinogenic substances or agents and the duration and level of exposure should be kept to a minimum compatible with safety.
Any Member ratifying this Convention shall prescribe the measures to be taken to protect workers against the risks of exposure to carcinogenic substances or agents and shall establish a system for the registration of data.
Any Member ratifying this Convention shall take measures to ensure that workers who are exposed to, or at risk of being exposed to, carcinogenic substances or agents are provided with all available information on the risks Include these substances and agents and the measures required.
Any Member ratifying this Convention shall take measures to ensure that workers receive, during and after their employment, medical or biological examinations or other tests or investigations necessary to assess their exposure and Monitor their health status with respect to occupational risks.
Any Member which ratifies this Convention:
The formal ratifications of this Convention shall be communicated to and registered by the Director General of the International Labour Office.
(1) This Convention shall only bind the Members of the International Labour Organization whose ratification has been registered by the Director General.
2. It shall enter into force twelve months after the ratifications of two Members have been registered by the Director General.
3. Thereafter, this Convention shall enter into force for each member twelve months after the date on which its ratification has been registered.
1. Any Member having ratified this Convention may denounce it at the expiration of a period of ten years after the date of the initial entry into force of the Convention by an act communicated to the Director General of the International Labour Office And by registered him. The denunciation shall take effect only one year after being registered.
2. Any Member having ratified this Convention which, within one year of the expiration of the ten-year period referred to in the preceding paragraph, shall not make use of the right of denunciation provided for in this Article shall be bound For a new period of ten years and thereafter may denounce this Convention at the expiration of each ten-year period under the conditions laid down in this Article.
The Director General of the International Labour Office shall notify all Members of the International Labour Organization of the registration of all ratifications and denunciations made available to it by the Members of the Organization.
2. By notifying the Members of the Organization of the registration of the second ratification which has been communicated to it, the Director General shall call the attention of the Members of the Organization on the date on which this Convention enters into force Vigor.
The Director General of the International Labour Office shall communicate to the Secretary-General of the United Nations, for the purposes of registration, in accordance with art. 102 of the United Nations Charter 1 , complete information about all ratifications and all acts of denunciation which it has registered in accordance with the previous articles.
Whenever it deems it necessary, the Governing Council of the International Labour Office shall submit to the General Conference a report on the application of this Convention and consider whether it should be included in the agenda of the Conference the question of its total or partial revision.
1. In the event that the Conference adopts a new convention for the total or partial revision of this Convention, and unless the new Convention provides otherwise:
(2) This Convention shall in any case remain in force in its form and content for Members who have ratified it and which do not ratify the revised Convention.
The English and French versions of the text of this Agreement are equally authentic.
The General Conference of the International Labour Organization,
Convened in Geneva by the Executive Board of the International Labour Office, and met on 5 June 1974, at its fifty-ninth session;
Noting the terms of the Convention and the Recommendation on Radiation Protection, 1960, and the Convention and Recommendation on Benzene, 1971;
Considering the desirability of establishing international standards for the protection against carcinogenic substances or agents;
Taking into account the relevant work of other international organizations, including the World Health Organization and the International Agency for Research on Cancer, with which the International Labour Organization collaborates;
Having decided to adopt various proposals relating to the prevention and control of occupational risks caused by carcinogens and substances, the fifth item on the agenda of the session;
Having decided that these proposals would take the form of a recommendation,
Adopted, this twenty-fourth day of June, nine hundred and seventy-four, the following recommendation, which will be referred to as the Recommendation on Professional Cancer, 1974.
Every effort should be made to replace the carcinogenic substances or agents to which workers may be exposed during their work by non-carcinogenic substances or agents or by less harmful substances or agents; In selecting replacement substances or agents, consideration should be given to their carcinogenic, toxic or other properties.
2. The number of workers exposed to carcinogenic substances or agents and the duration and level of exposure should be kept to a minimum compatible with safety.
5. Workers and any other persons taking part in occupational activities involving a risk of exposure to carcinogenic substances or agents should comply with prescribed safety procedures and make proper use of Any equipment provided for the protection or protection of third parties.
6. The competent authority should periodically determine which substances and carcinogens to which occupational exposure should be prohibited or subject to authorisation or control, as well as those to which others would apply Provisions of the recommendation.
7. In order to determine these substances, the competent authority should take into account the most recent data contained in the collections of practical guidelines or guides which the International Labour Office could develop and in Conclusions of the expert meetings that the International Labour Office could convene, as well as information from other relevant bodies.
8. The competent authority may grant derogations from the prohibition by an act of individual authorisation specifying:
The competent authority should ensure that decisions on the substances and carcinogens that it has taken under this part of the recommendation are kept up-to-date.
11. It should be foreseen, by national legislation or by any other method in accordance with national practice and conditions, that any worker assigned to work involving exposure to carcinogenic substances or agents Specified should be submitted, as required:
12. The competent authority should ensure that arrangements are made for workers to continue to benefit from appropriate medical, biological or other tests or investigations after the termination of the assignment in question. By. 11 of this recommendation.
13. Medical examinations and other examinations or investigations provided for in s. 11 and 12 of this recommendation should take place, as far as possible, during working hours and should not result in any expense to workers.
If, as a result of any action taken pursuant to this recommendation, it appears inappropriate to continue to expose a worker to carcinogenic substances or agents by reason of his normal employment, all reasonable means should be Implemented to transfer this worker to other suitable employment.
17. The competent authority should develop adequate education manuals for employers and workers concerning substances and agents capable of causing occupational cancer.
18. Where substances or agents are implemented or are to be implemented in the undertaking, employers should inform the competent authority, in particular, of the risks of cancer that may arise; where there is They should decide, in consultation with the competent authority, for further studies to be carried out.
19. Employers should ensure that, in all cases involving the use of carcinogenic substances or agents, the resulting risk is appropriately reported in the workplace to any worker who may be exposed to it.
Employers should instruct workers prior to their assignment and subsequently regularly, as well as in the introduction of a new carcinogen or a new carcinogen, of the risks resulting from exposure to Carcinogenic substances or agents, as well as required measures.
21. Employers'and workers' organisations should take concrete steps to implement information and education programmes on the risks of professional cancer and should encourage their members to participate To the prevention and control programmes.
Each Member should:
23. By giving effect to the provisions of this recommendation, the competent authority should consult the organisations most representative of employers and interested workers.
States Parties |
Ratification Statement of Succession (S) |
Entry into force |
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Afghanistan |
May 16 |
1979 |
May 16 |
1980 |
Germany |
August 23 |
1976 |
August 23 |
1977 |
Argentina |
15 June |
1978 |
15 June |
1979 |
Belgium |
11 October |
1996 |
11 October |
1997 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina |
2 June |
1993 S |
2 June |
1993 |
Brazil |
27 June |
1990 |
27 June |
1991 |
Croatia |
8 October |
1991 S |
8 October |
1991 |
Denmark * |
6 June |
1978 |
6 June |
1979 |
Egypt |
25 March |
1982 |
25 March |
1983 |
Ecuador |
March 27 |
1975 |
10 June |
1976 |
Finland |
4 May |
1977 |
4 May |
1978 |
France |
August 24 |
1994 |
August 24 |
1995 |
Guinea |
20 April |
1976 |
20 April |
1977 |
Guyana |
10 January |
1983 S |
10 January |
1983 |
Hungary |
10 June |
1975 |
10 June |
1976 |
Iraq |
March 31 |
1978 |
March 31 |
1979 |
Ireland |
April 4 |
1995 |
April 4 |
1996 |
Iceland |
21 June |
1991 |
21 June |
1992 |
Italy |
23 June |
1981 |
23 June |
1982 |
Japan |
26 July |
1977 |
26 July |
1978 |
Lebanon |
23 February |
2000 |
23 February |
2001 |
Luxembourg |
April 8 |
2008 |
April 8 |
2009 |
Macedonia |
17 November |
1991 S |
17 November |
1991 |
Montenegro |
3 June |
2006 S |
3 June |
2006 |
Nicaragua |
1 Er October |
1981 |
1 Er October |
1982 |
Norway |
14 June |
1977 |
14 June |
1978 |
Peru |
16 November |
1976 |
16 November |
1977 |
Portugal |
3 May |
1999 |
3 May |
2000 |
Czech Republic |
1 Er January |
1993 S |
1 Er January |
1993 |
Serbia |
24 November |
2000 S |
19 August |
1978 |
Slovakia |
1 Er January |
1993 S |
1 Er January |
1993 |
Slovenia |
29 May |
1992 S |
29 May |
1992 |
Sweden |
23 September |
1975 |
23 September |
1976 |
Switzerland |
28 October |
1976 |
28 October |
1977 |
Syria |
1 Er February |
1979 |
1 Er February |
1980 |
Ukraine |
17 June |
2010 |
17 June |
2011 |
Uruguay |
July 31 |
1980 |
July 31 |
1981 |
Venezuela |
July 5 |
1983 |
July 5 |
1984 |
* |
Statements, see below. |
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Denmark
The Convention is not applicable to Greenland and the Faroe Islands.
1 Art. 1 al. 1 AF of March 18, 1976 (RO 1977 1861)
2 RS 0.814.502.1
3 RS 0.832.326
4 RO 1977 1872, 1982 1829, 1983 265, 1985 1799, 1987 1359, 1992 938, 2005 1861 and 2010 4945. A version of the updated scope of application is published on the DFAE website (http://www.dfae.admin.ch/traites).