[inglés] Royal Order of 15 December 1978 to amend Parts II and III of the General Labour Protection Regulations Jurisdicción Bélgica Ańo 1979 Publicado en francés, holandés Título original / otro título [francés] Arręté royal du 15 décembre 1978 modifiant les titres II et III du Rčglement général pour la protection du travail. Título de revista periódica Moniteur belge - Belgisch Staatsblad Fuente [inglés] 2 Feb. 1979, Vol.149, No.23, p.1435-1440. Descriptores [Principales] Bélgica, amianto, limitación de la exposición, polvos respirables, sílice [Secundarios] aplicación de aislantes, desoxidación a chorro, higiene laboral, ley, lucha contra los polvos, orden y propiedad, prohibición de uso, valores umbrales Categoría Riesgos químicos Resumen [inglés] The amendments to the Regulations introduced by this Order affect the provisions concerning particles or fibres of the following substances which may cause physical or physico-chemical damage on inhalation: free silica (prohibition of use of sand or other particulate matter containing more than 1% free silica for abrasive blasting or descaling, unless the operation is hermetically enclosed); asbestos (prohibition of manual handling or touching free asbestos in bulk, and of using asbestos in spraying or painting, thermal insulation, sound isolation, wall coating, manufacture of tubing, gaskets, etc.); mandatory industrial hygiene facilities for worker protection; cleanliness and housekeeping; enclosure of operations; maximum allowable concentration of airborne asbestos: 2 fibres/mL as average time-weighted TLV for a 4-h period (0.2 fibres in the case of crocidolite); measurement of concentrations; record-keeping; worker information; precautions to be observed in vehicle maintenance and repair, and in demolition work. CIS No. 79-979 Número de registro 31641