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| Name: | Occupational Safety and Health (Prohibition of Use of Substance) Order 1999 (P.U. 303). |
| Country: | Malaysia |
| Subject(s): | Protection against particular hazards |
| Type of legislation: | Regulation, Decree, Ordinance |
| Adopted on: | 1999-07-12 |
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| Published on: | Official Gazette, 1999-07-29, Vol. 43, No. 15, pp. 1942-1943 |
| ISN: | MYS-1999-R-56617 |
| Link: | https://www.ilo.org/dyn/natlex/natlex4.detail?p_isn=56617&p_lang=en |
| Bibliography: | Official Gazette, 1999-07-29, Vol. 43, No. 15, pp. 1942-1943 |
| Abstract/Citation: | Prohibits the use of a number of substances for certain purposes. Inter alia, prohibits the use of white phosphorous in the production of matches; benzene, carbon disulphide, n-Hexane and carbon tetrachloride in cleaning and degreasing; and the general use of crocidolite and substances containing 4-Aminodiphenyl, benzidine, 2-Naphthylamine, and 4-Nitrodiphenyl. |
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