Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 1997, published 86th ILC session (1998)

Benzene Convention, 1971 (No. 136) - Guyana (Ratification: 1983)

Referring to its observation under the Convention, the Committee requests the Government to provide information on the measures adopted or envisaged with respect to the following provisions of the Convention.

Article 2 of the Convention. Measures to ensure that harmless or less harmful substitute products are used instead of benzene or products containing benzene.

Article 4. Prohibition of the use of benzene or products containing benzene in certain processes.

Article 5. Occupational hygiene and technical measures to ensure effective protection of exposed workers.

Article 6, paragraph 1. Measures to prevent escape of benzene into the air of places of employment.

Article 6, paragraph 2. Determination by the competent authority of the maximum permissible concentration of benzene in the air of places of employment.

Article 6, paragraph 3. Directions issued by the competent authority for measuring benzene in the air.

Article 7, paragraph 1. Measures to ensure that, as far as practicable, processes involving the use of benzene are carried out in enclosed systems.

Article 8, paragraph 1. Measures to ensure that workers are provided with appropriate means of personal protection against the risk of absorbing benzene through the skin.

Articles 9 and 10. Measures to provide for medical examinations of workers employed in work processes involving exposure to benzene.

Article 11. Measures to prohibit the employment of pregnant women, nursing mothers and young persons under 18 years of age in work processes involving exposure to benzene.

Article 12. Measures to ensure that containers containing benzene are clearly marked with danger symbols.