Annex - Revised Minimum Safety Standards for Ships Carrying Liquids in Bulk Containing Benzene
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Annex - Revised Minimum Safety Standards for Ships Carrying Liquids in Bulk Containing Benzene

 Chronic exposure to very low concentrations of benzene vapours in air may inter alia cause leukaemia. In order to protect the health of seafarers to the same level as that of shore-based workers performing comparable tasks, measures should be taken for all ships carrying bulk liquids containing benzene the content of which is 0.5% or more by mass. The following measures should be included as indicated hereunder.

Parent topic: MSC/Circular.1095 – Revised Minimum Safety Standards for Ships Carrying Liquids in Bulk Containing Benzene – (Adopted on 18 June 2003)
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