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The Merchant Shipping and Fishing Vessels (Health and Safety at Work) (Carcinogens and Mutagens) Regulations 2007

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  1. Introductory Text

  2. 1.Citation and commencement

  3. 2.Interpretation

  4. 3.Application

  5. 4.Assessment of health risks

  6. 5.Reduction and replacement of carcinogens and mutagens

  7. 6.Prevention and reduction of exposure

  8. 7.Information for the Secretary of State

  9. 8.Unforeseen exposure

  10. 9.Foreseeable exposure

  11. 10.Access to risk areas

  12. 11.Hygiene and individual protection

  13. 12.Information and training of workers

  14. 13.Consultation with and participation of workers

  15. 14.Health surveillance

  16. 15.Record-keeping

  17. 16.Persons on whom duties are imposed

  18. 17.Offences and penalties

  19. 18.Offences by body corporate

  20. 19.Onus of proving what is reasonably practicable

  21. 20.Detention of a United Kingdom ship

  22. 21.Inspection and other measures in respect of ships registered outside the United Kingdom

  23. 22.Application of powers of inspectors in relation to Government ships

  24. 23.Enforcement of detention

  25. 24.Right of appeal and compensation

  26. 25.Prohibition on levy

  27. Signature

    1. SCHEDULE 1

      OTHER SUBSTANCES AND PROCESSES TO WHICH THE DEFINITION OF CARCINOGEN RELATES

    2. SCHEDULE 2

      TABLE OF LIMIT VALUES

    3. SCHEDULE 3

      MEASURES TO BE TAKEN BY THE EMPLOYER

      1. 1.Limitation of the quantities of a carcinogen or mutagen at...

      2. 2.Keeping as low as possible the number of workers exposed...

      3. 3.Design of work processes and engineering control measures so as...

      4. 4.Evacuation of carcinogens or mutagens at source, local extraction system...

      5. 5.Use of existing appropriate procedures for the measurement of carcinogens...

      6. 6.Application of suitable working procedures and methods.

      7. 7.Collective protection measures.

      8. 8.Where exposure cannot be avoided by other means, individual protection...

      9. 9.Hygiene measures, including in particular regular cleaning of floors, walls...

      10. 10.Information for workers.

      11. 11.Demarcation of risk areas and use of adequate warning and...

      12. 12.Drawing up plans to deal with emergencies likely to result...

      13. 13.Means for safe storage, handling and transportation, in particular using...

      14. 14.Means for safe collection, storage and disposal of waste by...

    4. SCHEDULE 4

      PRACTICAL RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE HEALTH SURVEILLANCE OF WORKERS

      1. 1.The doctor or authority responsible for the health monitoring of...

      2. 2.Health monitoring of workers must be carried out in accordance...

      3. 3.Further tests may be decided upon for each worker when...

  29. Explanatory Note

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