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

Regulation 6(6)

SCHEDULE 3 MEASURES TO BE TAKEN BY THE EMPLOYER

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

2.  Keeping as low as possible the number of workers exposed or likely to be exposed.

3.  Design of work processes and engineering control measures so as to avoid or minimise the release of carcinogens or mutagens into the place of work.

4.  Evacuation of carcinogens or mutagens at source, local extraction system or general ventilation, all such methods to be appropriate and compatible with the need to protect public health and the environment.

5.  Use of existing appropriate procedures for the measurement of carcinogens or mutagens, in particular for the early detection of abnormal exposures resulting from an unforeseeable event or an accident.

6.  Application of suitable working procedures and methods.

7.  Collective protection measures.

8.  Where exposure cannot be avoided by other means, individual protection measures taken on their own or together with collective protection measures.

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

10.  Information for workers.

11.  Demarcation of risk areas and use of adequate warning and safety signs including no smoking signs in areas where workers are exposed or likely to be exposed to carcinogens or mutagens.

12.  Drawing up plans to deal with emergencies likely to result in abnormally high exposure.

13.  Means for safe storage, handling and transportation, in particular using sealed and clearly and visibly labelled containers.

14.  Means for safe collection, storage and disposal of waste by workers, including the use of sealed and clearly and visibly labelled containers.