Cancer Convention C139, 1974
Convention on the prevention and control of occupational hazards caused by carcinogenic substances or agents (Note: Date of entry into force: 10:06:1976.)
Location: Geneva
Date of adoption: 24:06:1974
Session of the Conference: 59
Subject: Occupational Safety and Health at Work
See the ratifications for this Convention
The General Conference of the International Labour Organization:
convened at Geneva by the Governing Body of the International Labour Office, and having met on 5 June 1974 at its fifty-ninth session;
Having taken note of the provisions of the Convention and Recommendation on the Protection Against Radiation, 1960, and the Convention and Benzene Recommendation, 1971;
Whereas it is desirable to establish international standards on the protection against carcinogenic substances or agents;
Taking into account the relevant work of other international organizations, especially the World Health Organization and International Agency for Research on Cancer, which collaborates with the International Labour Organization ;
Having decided upon the adoption of certain proposals with regard to prevention and control of occupational hazards caused by carcinogenic substances and agents, which is the fifth item on the agenda of the meeting, and
After determined that these proposals shall take the form of an international convention
adopts June 24th of 1974, this Convention, which may be cited as the Occupational Cancer, 1974:
Article 1 1. Each Member which ratifies this Convention shall periodically determine the carcinogenic substances and agents to which occupational exposure shall be prohibited or subject to authorization or control, and those to which other provisions of this Convention.
2. The exceptions to this prohibition may be granted by a certificate specifying in each case the conditions to be met.
3. To determine the substances and agents referred to in paragraph 1 of this article, we shall take into account the most recent data contained in the codes of practice or guides to be produced by the International Labour Office and information from other agencies competent.
Article 2 1. Each Member which ratifies this Convention shall endeavor by all means replacing the carcinogenic substances and agents that may be exposed workers during their work for non-carcinogenic substances or agents, or by less harmful substances or agents. In the choice of replacement chemicals or agents should take into account their carcinogenic, toxic and others.
2. The number of workers exposed to carcinogenic substances or agents and the duration and degree of such exposure should be kept to a minimum consistent with safety.
Article 3 Each Member which ratifies this Convention shall prescribe the measures to be taken to protect workers from the risks of exposure to carcinogenic substances or agents and shall ensure the establishment of an appropriate system of records .
Article 4
Each Member which ratifies this Convention shall take measures for workers who have been, are or are at risk of exposure to carcinogenic substances or agents receive all available information on the hazards of such chemicals on measures to be applied.
Article 5 Each Member which ratifies this Convention shall take measures to ensure that workers are provided with medical examinations or tests or investigations of biological or otherwise, during employment or after the that are necessary to assess exposure or the state of their health in relation to occupational hazards.
Article 6 Each Member which ratifies this Convention shall:
a) adopt, by statute or by any other method consistent with national conditions and practice, and in consultation with organizations of employers and workers' organizations, the necessary measures to give effect to the provisions of this Convention;
b) specify the bodies or persons it is in accordance with national practice, the obligation to ensure compliance with the provisions of this Convention ;
c) undertake to provide appropriate inspection services to ensure the implementation of the provisions of this Convention, or satisfy itself that appropriate inspection is carried out.
Article 7 The formal ratifications of this Convention shall be communicated to the registration, the Director General of the International Labour Office.
Article 8 1. This Agreement shall be binding only upon those Members of the International Labour Organization whose ratifications have been registered with the Director General.
2. Enter into force twelve months after the date on which the ratifications of two Members have been registered by the Director General.
3. Thereafter, this Convention shall enter into force for any Member twelve months after the date on which its ratification has been registered.
Article 9 1. Each Member which has ratified this Convention may denounce it after a period of ten years from the date on which the Convention first comes into force, by an act communicated to registration, the Director General of the International Labour Office . The denunciation shall not take effect until one year after the date on which it is registered.
2. Each Member which has ratified this Convention and that, within a year after the expiry of the period of ten years mentioned in the preceding paragraph, exercise the right of denunciation provided for in this Article shall be bound for another period of ten years and, thereafter, may denounce this Convention at the expiration of each period ten years, as provided in this article.
Article 10 1. The Director General of the International Labour Office shall notify all Members of the International Organisation of the registration of all ratifications and denunciations communicated by the Members of the Organization.
2. When notifying the Members of the Organisation of the registration of the second ratification communicated to him, the Director General shall draw the attention of the Members of the Organization on the date of entering into force of this Convention.
Article 11 The Director General of the International Labour Office shall notify the Secretary General of the United Nations, for the purposes of registration in accordance with Article 102 of the Charter of the United Nations, full particulars all ratifications and acts of denunciation registered under the preceding articles.
Article 12 Whenever
deemed necessary, the Governing Body of the International Labour Office shall present to the Conference a report on the implementation of the Convention and shall examine the desirability of placing on the agenda of the Conference the question of its revision in whole or in part.
Article 13 1. Should the Conference adopt a new Convention revising this Convention in whole or in part, and unless the new Convention otherwise provides:
a) the ratification by a Member of the new revising Convention shall ipso jure the immediate denunciation of this Convention, notwithstanding the provisions contained in article 9, when the new revising Convention shall come into force;
b) from the date of entry into force of the new Convention revising this Convention shall cease to be open to ratification by the Members.
2. This Agreement shall continue in force in any case, in form and content for those Members which have not ratified the revising Convention.
Article 14 The English and French texts of this Convention are equally authoritative.
Cross references Conventions: C115 Protection Convention, 1960
Recommendations: R114 Protection Recommendation Radiation, 1960
Conventions: C136 Benzene Convention, 1971
Recommendations: R144 Benzene Recommendation, 1971
Convention on the prevention and control of occupational hazards caused by carcinogenic substances or agents (Note: Date of entry into force: 10:06:1976.)
Location: Geneva
Date of adoption: 24:06:1974
Session of the Conference: 59
Subject: Occupational Safety and Health at Work
See the ratifications for this Convention
The General Conference of the International Labour Organization:
convened at Geneva by the Governing Body of the International Labour Office, and having met on 5 June 1974 at its fifty-ninth session;
Having taken note of the provisions of the Convention and Recommendation on the Protection Against Radiation, 1960, and the Convention and Benzene Recommendation, 1971;
Whereas it is desirable to establish international standards on the protection against carcinogenic substances or agents;
Taking into account the relevant work of other international organizations, especially the World Health Organization and International Agency for Research on Cancer, which collaborates with the International Labour Organization ;
Having decided upon the adoption of certain proposals with regard to prevention and control of occupational hazards caused by carcinogenic substances and agents, which is the fifth item on the agenda of the meeting, and
After determined that these proposals shall take the form of an international convention
adopts June 24th of 1974, this Convention, which may be cited as the Occupational Cancer, 1974:
Article 1 1. Each Member which ratifies this Convention shall periodically determine the carcinogenic substances and agents to which occupational exposure shall be prohibited or subject to authorization or control, and those to which other provisions of this Convention.
2. The exceptions to this prohibition may be granted by a certificate specifying in each case the conditions to be met.
3. To determine the substances and agents referred to in paragraph 1 of this article, we shall take into account the most recent data contained in the codes of practice or guides to be produced by the International Labour Office and information from other agencies competent.
Article 2 1. Each Member which ratifies this Convention shall endeavor by all means replacing the carcinogenic substances and agents that may be exposed workers during their work for non-carcinogenic substances or agents, or by less harmful substances or agents. In the choice of replacement chemicals or agents should take into account their carcinogenic, toxic and others.
2. The number of workers exposed to carcinogenic substances or agents and the duration and degree of such exposure should be kept to a minimum consistent with safety.
Article 3 Each Member which ratifies this Convention shall prescribe the measures to be taken to protect workers from the risks of exposure to carcinogenic substances or agents and shall ensure the establishment of an appropriate system of records .
Article 4
Each Member which ratifies this Convention shall take measures for workers who have been, are or are at risk of exposure to carcinogenic substances or agents receive all available information on the hazards of such chemicals on measures to be applied.
Article 5 Each Member which ratifies this Convention shall take measures to ensure that workers are provided with medical examinations or tests or investigations of biological or otherwise, during employment or after the that are necessary to assess exposure or the state of their health in relation to occupational hazards.
Article 6 Each Member which ratifies this Convention shall:
a) adopt, by statute or by any other method consistent with national conditions and practice, and in consultation with organizations of employers and workers' organizations, the necessary measures to give effect to the provisions of this Convention;
b) specify the bodies or persons it is in accordance with national practice, the obligation to ensure compliance with the provisions of this Convention ;
c) undertake to provide appropriate inspection services to ensure the implementation of the provisions of this Convention, or satisfy itself that appropriate inspection is carried out.
Article 7 The formal ratifications of this Convention shall be communicated to the registration, the Director General of the International Labour Office.
Article 8 1. This Agreement shall be binding only upon those Members of the International Labour Organization whose ratifications have been registered with the Director General.
2. Enter into force twelve months after the date on which the ratifications of two Members have been registered by the Director General.
3. Thereafter, this Convention shall enter into force for any Member twelve months after the date on which its ratification has been registered.
Article 9 1. Each Member which has ratified this Convention may denounce it after a period of ten years from the date on which the Convention first comes into force, by an act communicated to registration, the Director General of the International Labour Office . The denunciation shall not take effect until one year after the date on which it is registered.
2. Each Member which has ratified this Convention and that, within a year after the expiry of the period of ten years mentioned in the preceding paragraph, exercise the right of denunciation provided for in this Article shall be bound for another period of ten years and, thereafter, may denounce this Convention at the expiration of each period ten years, as provided in this article.
Article 10 1. The Director General of the International Labour Office shall notify all Members of the International Organisation of the registration of all ratifications and denunciations communicated by the Members of the Organization.
2. When notifying the Members of the Organisation of the registration of the second ratification communicated to him, the Director General shall draw the attention of the Members of the Organization on the date of entering into force of this Convention.
Article 11 The Director General of the International Labour Office shall notify the Secretary General of the United Nations, for the purposes of registration in accordance with Article 102 of the Charter of the United Nations, full particulars all ratifications and acts of denunciation registered under the preceding articles.
Article 12 Whenever
deemed necessary, the Governing Body of the International Labour Office shall present to the Conference a report on the implementation of the Convention and shall examine the desirability of placing on the agenda of the Conference the question of its revision in whole or in part.
Article 13 1. Should the Conference adopt a new Convention revising this Convention in whole or in part, and unless the new Convention otherwise provides:
a) the ratification by a Member of the new revising Convention shall ipso jure the immediate denunciation of this Convention, notwithstanding the provisions contained in article 9, when the new revising Convention shall come into force;
b) from the date of entry into force of the new Convention revising this Convention shall cease to be open to ratification by the Members.
2. This Agreement shall continue in force in any case, in form and content for those Members which have not ratified the revising Convention.
Article 14 The English and French texts of this Convention are equally authoritative.
Cross references Conventions: C115 Protection Convention, 1960
Recommendations: R114 Protection Recommendation Radiation, 1960
Conventions: C136 Benzene Convention, 1971
Recommendations: R144 Benzene Recommendation, 1971
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