1. National laws or regulations shall prescribe
that measures complying with Part III of
this Convention be taken as regards dock work with a view to -
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(a)
providing and maintaining workplaces,
equipment and methods of work that are safe and without risk of injury
to health;
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(b)
providing and maintaining safe
means of access to any workplace;
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(c)
providing the information, training
and supervision necessary to ensure the protection of workers against
risks of accident or injury to health arising out of or in the course
of their employment;
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(d)
providing workers with any personal
protective equipment and protective clothing and any life-saving appliances
reasonably required where adequate protection against risks of accident
or injury to health cannot be provided by other means;
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(e)
providing and maintaining suitable
and adequate first-aid and rescue facilities;
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(f)
developing and establishing proper
procedures to deal with any emergency situations which may arise.
2. The measures to be taken in pursuance of this
Convention shall cover -
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(a)
general requirements relating
to the construction, equipping and maintenance of dock structures
and other places at which dock work is carried out;
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(b)
fire and explosion prevention
and protection;
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(c)
safe means of access to ships,
holds, staging, equipment and lifting appliances;
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(d)
transport of workers;
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(e)
opening and closing of hatches,
protection of hatchways and work in holds;
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(f)
construction, maintenance and
use of lifting and other cargo-handling appliances;
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(g)
construction, maintenance and
use of staging;
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(h)
rigging and use of ship's derricks;
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(i)
testing, examination, inspection
and certification, as appropriate, of lifting appliances, of loose
gear, including chains and ropes, and of slings and other lifting
devices which form an integral part of the load;
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(j)
handling of different types of
cargo;
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(k)
stacking and storage of goods;
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(l)
dangerous substances and other
hazards in the working environment;
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(m)
personal protective equipment
and protective clothing;
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(n)
sanitary and washing facilities
and welfare amenities;
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(o)
medical supervision;
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(p)
first-aid and rescue facilities;
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(q)
safety and health organisation;
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(r)
training of workers;
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(s)
notification and investigation
of occupational accidents and diseases.
3. The practical implementation of the requirements
prescribed in pursuance of paragraph 1 of this Article shall be ensured
or assisted by technical standards or codes of practice approved by
the competent authority, or by other appropriate methods consistent
with national practice and conditions.