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Document ID (ISN)62799
CIS number 94-1106
Year 1989
Convention or series no. Instructivo No.9
Title Directive concerning safety and health in the storage, transportation and handling of corrosive, irritant and toxic substances in workplaces [Mexico]
Original title Instructivo No.9 relativo a las condiciones de seguridad e higiene para el almacenamiento, transporte y manejo de sustancias corrosivas, irritantes y tóxicas en los centros de trabajo [in Spanish]
Bibliographic information Secretaría del Trabajo y Previsión Social, Doctor Vértiz 96, 06720 México, D.F., Mexico, 1989. 20p. Modifications of the 1983 Directive also in: Diario Oficial, 29 May 1989.
Abstract Directive issued in accordance with provisions of the Occupational Health and Safety Regulations (CIS 83-2092). It contains: general provisions (appropriate preventive measures, substitution, reduction of use, modification in work processes and equipment, isolation, limitation of exposure, supply of personal protective equipment, training and information, supply of safety data sheets, maintenance of exposure registers, etc.); provisions for safe storage and transportation. In annex: information note for the storage and handling of corrosive, irritant and toxic substances (definitions, labelling and other types of warning notices, data sheets); information for the granting of authorization for executing dangerous work involving exposure to corrosive, irritating or toxic substances in workplaces.
Descriptors (primary) dangerous substances; irritants; Mexico; data sheet; handling and storage; transport of materials; toxic substances
Descriptors (secondary) limitation of exposure; warning notices; law; personal protective equipment; replaced; substitution
Document type A - Laws, regulations, directives
Country / State or ProvinceMexico
Subject(s) Standards and directives with the force of law
Broad subject area(s) Chemical safety
Browse category(ies) Transport of materials