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Document ID (ISN)78351
CIS number 02-20
ISSN - Serial title 0851-1217 - Bulletin Officiel du Royaume du Maroc
Year 2001
Convention or series no.
Title Decree No.2-98-975 of 28 Shawwal 1421 (23 Jan. 2001) concerning the protection of workers exposed to asbestos dust [Morocco]
Original title Décret n°2-98-975 du 28 chaoual 1421 (23 janv. 2001) relatif à la protection des travailleurs exposés aux poussières d'amiante [Maroc] [in French]
Bibliographic information 1 Feb. 2001, 90th Year, No.4870, p.192-194.
Abstract Contents of this Decree (effective: 22 July 2001): definitions; prohibited use (amphiboles in all work involving asbestos products; use of asbestos in spraying operations); provision for the future establishment of an exposure limit for asbestos; obligation of employers to provide protection against asbestos where there is danger of exposure; provisions concerning work clothes where asbestos is present; role of laboratories engaged in monitoring asbestos exposure levels; medical supervision; the exposure register.
Descriptors (primary) asbestos; Morocco
Descriptors (secondary) responsibilities of employers; amphibole; law; work clothing; medical supervision; limitation of exposure
Document type A - Laws, regulations, directives
Country / State or ProvinceMorocco
Subject(s) Standards and directives with the force of law
Broad subject area(s) Chemical safety
Browse category(ies) Asbestos