Document ID (ISN) | 77856 |
CIS number |
01-1589 |
Year |
1999 |
Convention or series no. |
NOM-010-STPS-1999
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Author(s) |
Secretaría del Trabajo y Previsión Social |
Title |
Official Mexican Standard - Safety and health conditions in workplaces where are handled, transported, processed or stored chemical substances capable of contaminating the working environment [Mexico] |
Original title |
Norma Oficial Mexicana - Condiciones de seguridad e higiene en los centros de trabajo donde se manejen, transporten, procesen o almacenen sustancias químicas capaces de generar contaminación en el medio ambiente laboral [México] [in Spanish] |
Bibliographic information |
Internet copy, 1999. 57p. Illus. 14 ref. |
Internet access |
http://www.stps.gob.mx/312/normas/nom010/nom-010.htm [in Spanish]
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Abstract |
Contents of this standard: scope (all workplaces in Mexico where chemical contaminants are handled, transported, processed or stored); definitions; obligations of employers and workers; hazard recognition (including criteria for the classification of hazard levels); hazard evaluation (incl. sample techniques and exposure calculations); control methods; verification systems. In annex: maximum permissible levels for chemical substances (in ppm and mg/m3; danger codes); carcinogenicity classification; hazard evaluation of mixed substances; synergic effects; procedures for the determination of specific chemicals. A large number of NOM standards related to determination methods are repealed, including 032-1993 (acrolein, CIS 98-28), 034-1993 (oil fumes, CIS 98-27), 036-1993 (formaldehyde, CIS 98-26), 039-1993 (acetone, CIS 98-25), 045-1993 (benzene, CIS 98-23), 047-1993 (xylene, CIS 98-24). |
Descriptors (primary) |
dangerous substances; TLV list; chemical hazards; Mexico |
Descriptors (secondary) |
carcinogens; responsibilities of employers; list of chemical substances; responsibilities of employees; hazard evaluation; sampling and analysis; standard; limitation of exposure |
Document type |
A - Laws, regulations, directives |
Country / State or Province | Mexico |
Subject(s) |
Standards and directives with the force of law
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Broad subject area(s) |
Chemical safety
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Browse category(ies) |
Occupational exposure limits
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