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 (Notice A – 15 July 2018)

Translation: Only the Faroese text has legal validity

 

Section 1. In executive order no. 80 of 15 July 2016 from the Faroese Maritime Authority on occupational health in ships (Notice A) as amended in executive order no. 81 of 19 July 2016, the following amendments shall be made:

See amendments in enclosed annex I to this executive order.

Section 2. This executive order shall enter into force on 15 July 2018.

 

The Faroese Maritime Authority, 6 July 2018

Hans Johannes á Brúgv, Director General

 

        / Gunnvá S. á Lofti, Head of Department

 

 

Annex 1

In annex 2 to executive order no. 80 of 15 July 2016 from the Faroese Maritime Authority on occupational health in ships (Notice A) the following amendments shall be made:

1. Chapter I, Part B, annex 2, shall be as follows:

"List of substances and materials with which young people below the age of 18 shall not work or to which they shall not be exposed in any other way:

1)      Substances and materials complying with the criteria for classification, cf. regulation (EC) no. 1272/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 on classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures, etc., as amended (the CLP regulation), which can be labelled with at least one of the following symbols or GHS pictograms:

GHS06, skull and crossbones

GHS08, health hazards

GHS05, corrosion

GHS01, exploding bomb

or which comply with the criteria for classification, cf. the CLP regulation, within one or more of the following hazard classes and hazard categories, with one or more of the following hazard clauses:

-acute toxicity, category 1, 2 or 3

H300 Fatal if swallowed

H310 Fatal in contact with skin

H330 Fatal if inhaled

H301 Toxic if swallowed

H311 Toxic in contact with skin

H331 Toxic if inhaled

 - skin corrosion, category 1A, 1B or 1C

H314 Causes severe skin burns and eye damage

 - flammable gases, category 1 or 2

H220 Extremely flammable gas

H221 Flammable gas

 – flammable aerosols, category 1

H222 Extremely flammable aerosol

 - flammable liquids, category 1 or 2

H224 Extremely flammable liquid and vapour

H225 Highly flammable liquid and vapour

 - explosives, category "unstable explosives" or explosives of group 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5

H200 Unstable explosive

H201 Explosive, mass explosion hazard

H202 Explosive, severe projection hazard

H203 Explosive, fire, blast or projection hazard

H204 Fire or projection hazard

H205 May mass explode in fire

- self-reactive substances and mixtures type A, B, C or D

H240 Heating may cause an explosion

H241 Heating may cause a fire or explosion

H242 Heating may cause a fire

 - organic peroxides type A or B

H240 Heating may cause an explosion

H241 Heating may cause a fire or explosion - specific target organ toxicity – single exposure, category 1 or 2

H370 Causes damage to organs <with indication of the organs affected, if relevant>

H371 May cause damage to organs <with indication of the organs affected, if relevant>

- specific target organ toxicity – repeated exposure, category 1 or 2

H372 Causes damage to organs <with indication of the organs affected, if relevant>

through prolonged or repeated exposure

H373 May cause damage to organs <with indication of the organs affected, if relevant>

through prolonged or repeated exposure

 - aspiration hazard, category 1

H304 May be fatal if swallowed and enters airways

- respiratory sensitisation if inhaled, category 1, sub-category 1A or 1B

H334 May cause allergy or asthma symptoms or breathing difficulties if inhaled

- skin sensitisation, category 1, sub-category 1A or 1B

H317 May cause an allergic skin reaction

- carcinogenicity, category 1A, 1B or 2

H350 May cause cancer

H350i May cause cancer by inhalation

H351 Suspected of causing cancer

- germ cell mutagenicity, category 1A, 1B or 2

H340 May cause genetic defects

H341 Suspected of causing genetic defects

- reproductive toxicity, category 1A, 1B or 2

H360 May damage fertility or the unborn child

H361 Suspected of damaging fertility or the unborn child

2) Substances, materials and processes covered by the executive order on measures to prevent cancer when working with substances and materials.

3) Organic solvents on the list issued by the Danish Working Environment Authority of organic solvents in the AT instruction on limit values for substances and materials.

4) Materials containing 1 % or more of solvents mentioned under item 3.

5) Biological agents in groups 3 and 4 of the executive order on biological agents and occupational health, or with other work where they may – due to the nature of the work or the conditions under which it is carried out – be exposed to the effect of such agents.

6) Lead and lead compounds insofar as they can be absorbed by the human organism.

7) Asbestos.

8) The handling of fireworks as well as different objects, machinery, etc. that contain explosives."

 

2. Chapter II, Part A, regulation 3, paragraph 1, shall be as follows:

"In case of acquisition in countries within the European Union, the labelling may be in English, cf. article 17(2) of regulation (EC) no. 1272/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 on classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures, amending and repealing directives 67/548/EEC and 1999/45/EC, and amending regulation (EC) no. 1907/2006 (the CLP regulation)."

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