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ILO: Occupational Cancer Convention (No. 139) and Recommendation (No. 147), 1974

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Provides for the measures to be taken for the control and prevention of occupational hazards caused by carcinogenic substances and agents. Key provisions of Convention No. 139:

  • Periodically determining the carcinogenic substances and agents to which occupational exposure shall be prohibited or made subject to authorization or control.
  • Making every effort to have carcinogenic substances and agents to which workers may be exposed in the course of their work replaced by non-carcinogenic substances or agents or by less harmful substances or agents.
  • Reducing the number of workers exposed to carcinogenic substances or agents and the duration and degree of such exposure to the minimum.

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