Regulation No.14 of 20 Dec. 1995 on carcinogens Jurisdiction Brazil Year 1996 Published in Portuguese Original/other title [Portuguese] Portaria n°14, de 20 de dezembro de 1995 - Substâncias cancerígenas Serial title Revista CIPA Source Feb. 1996, Vol.17, No.195, p.106-109. Descriptors [Primary] Brazil, benzene, carcinogens [Secondary] 2-naphthylamine, 4-aminobiphenyl, 4-nitrobiphenyl, benzidine, law, list of chemical substances, threshold limit values Subject category Chemical safety Abstract This Regulation became effective on the day of its publication in the Diário Oficial of 22 Dec. 1995 (p.21,865 I). It modifies the list of carcinogens contained in Annex 13 of Regulatory Standard No.15 of 8 June 1978 (mod. by Reg. SSST No.3 of 10 Mar. 1994), by prohibiting all exposure to or contact with the following carcinogens: 4-aminobiphenyl, 2-naphthylamine, 4-nitrobiphenyl and benzidine (production of which is also prohibited). New measures concerning benzene are added: all enterprises (except those producing distilled alcohol) that produce, transport, store, use or manipulate benzene or its liquid mixtures (with >1% benzene content) must register themselves with the national safety and health authority (SSST) and must prepare a Programme for the Prevention of Occupational Exposure to Benzene (PPEOB). A new Annex 13-A (Benzene) is added: measures for the protection of workers exposed to benzene; registration procedures for enterprises that produce etc. benzene; preparation and implementation of PPEOBs; exposure limits (1ppm for most enterprises, 2.5ppm for steelworks); what to do in case of accidental exposure. CIS No. 96-403 Database ID 66497