Regulation 20 - Safe and environmentally sound management of Hazardous Materials
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Regulation 20 - Safe and environmentally sound management of Hazardous Materials

  1 Ship Recycling Facilities authorized by a Party shall ensure safe and environmentally sound removal of any Hazardous Material contained in a ship certified in accordance with regulation 11 or 12. The person(s) in charge of the recycling operations and the workers shall be familiar with the requirements of this Convention relevant to their tasks and, in particular, actively use the Inventory of Hazardous Materials and the Ship Recycling Plan, prior to and during the removal of Hazardous Materials.

  2 Ship Recycling Facilities authorized by a Party shall ensure that all Hazardous Materials detailed in the Inventory are identified, labelled, packaged and removed to the maximum extent possible prior to cutting by properly trained and equiped workers, taking into account the guidelines developed by the Organization, in particular:

  • .1 hazardous liquids, residues and sediments;

  • .2 substances or objects containing heavy metals such as lead, mercury, cadmium and hexavalent chromium;

  • .3 paints and coatings that are highly flammable and/or lead to toxic releases;

  • .4 asbestos and materials containing asbestos;

  • .5 PCB and materials containing PCBs, ensuring that heat inducing equipment is avoided during such operations;

  • .6 CFCs and halons; and

  • .7 other Hazardous Materials not listed above and that are not a part of the ship structure.

  3 Ship Recycling Facilities authorized by a Party shall provide for and ensure safe and environmentally sound management of all Hazardous Materials and wastes removed from the ship recycled at that Ship Recycling Facility. Waste management and disposal sites shall be identified to provide for the further safe and environmentally sound management of materials.

  4 All wastes generated from the recycling activity shall be kept separate from recyclable materials and equipment, labelled, stored in appropriate conditions that do not pose a risk to the workers, human health or the environment and only transferred to a waste management facility authorized to deal with their treatment and disposal in a safe and environmentally sound manner.

Parent topic: Chapter 3 - Requirements for Ship Recycling Facilities
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