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Document ID (ISN)22909
CIS number 75-843
ISSN - Serial title 0920-2064 - Staatsblad van het Koninkrijk der Nederlanden
Year 1974
Convention or series no.
Title Decree of 30 July 1974, stipulating rules for the implementation of the Workers Protection Act of 1934, concerning certain types of dangerous work on board tankers (Tanker Safety Decree)
Original title Besluit van 30 juli 1974, houdende regelen ter uitvoering van de Veiligheidswet 1934, betreffende bepaalde gevaarlijke werkzaamheden aan boord van tankschepen (Veiligheidsbesluit Tankschepen) [in Dutch]
Bibliographic information 1974, No.566, p.1-12.
Abstract This decree, parts of which entered into force on 1 Dec. 1974, stipulates safety rules for cleaning combustible-liquid holds, maintenance, rebuilding and repair work on board tankers, and shipbreaking. General safety provisions are followed by requirements for the selection and supervision of the cleaning personnel and rules for personal protective equipment, gas freeing, fire and explosion protection, prevention of poisoning by toxic atmospheres, safety certificates, the detection of explosive atmospheres, etc. The rules are commented upon in detail in a 7-page schedule. Repealed.
Descriptors (primary) Netherlands; dangerous work; explosive atmospheres; maintenance and repair; tankers
Descriptors (secondary) ship holds; shipbreaking; cleaning; gas freeing; explosion protection; personal protective equipment; supervision of dangerous work; safe working methods; replaced; law; explosive atmosphere detection; permits-to-work; fire protection
Document type A - Laws, regulations, directives
Country / State or ProvinceNetherlands
Subject(s) Standards and directives with the force of law
Broad subject area(s) Industries and occupations
Browse category(ies) Shipwrecking
Explosions