Convention concerning Safety in the use of Chemicals at Work Document type Multilateral Field of application Global Date Jun 25, 1990 Source IUCN (ID: TRE-144097) Title (French) Convention concernant la sécurité dans l’utilisation des produitd chimiques au travail Title (Spanish) Convenio sobre la seguridad en la utilización de los productos químicos en el trabajo Title (Other) Übereinkommen über Sicherheit bei der Verwendung chemischer Stoffe bei der Arbeit Place of adoption Geneva Depository ILO International Labour Organization Language English, French Entry into force Nov 4, 1993 Subject Legal questions, Waste & hazardous substances Abstract Objectives: Enhancement of the existing legal framework for occupational safety, by regulating the management of chemicals in the workplace, with the broad purpose of protecting the environment and the public, and with the specific objective of protecting workers from harmful effects of chemicals. Summary of provisions: (a) Scope of the Convention: it applies to all branches of economic activity involving the use of chemicals, subject to exceptions approved by the most representative workers body in any State party (art. 1); (b) Definitions of terms, including “hazardous chemicals”, “branches of economic activity”, “workers”, “representatives” (art. 2); (c) Provisions regarding classification, labelling and marking of chemicals (arts. 6,7 and 8); (d) Imposition of specific obligations on suppliers of chemicals (art. 9), and on employers whose employee have to handle chemicals (arts. 10,11,12,13,14,15 and 16); (e) Provisions regarding the rights of workers who are employed in establishments where chemicals are used (art. 18); (f) Obligations to ensure safety, placed on States which export chemicals (art. 19). (Source: UNEP Register of International Treaties and Other Agreements in the Field of the Environment, 2005) Full text English French Spanish Website www.ilo.org www.ilo.org Country/Territory/Participant See Expanded View Show Map Countries Entry into force Ratification * Belgium Jun 14, 2018 Jun 14, 2017 [1] Brazil Dec 23, 1997 Dec 23, 1996 [1] Burkina Faso Sep 15, 1998 Sep 15, 1997 [1] China Jan 11, 1996 Jan 11, 1995 [1] Colombia Sep 6, 1995 Sep 6, 1994 [1] Cyprus Aug 2, 2017 Aug 2, 2016 [1] Dominican Republic Jan 3, 2007 Jan 3, 2006 [1] Finland Jan 21, 2015 Jan 21, 2014 [1] Germany Nov 23, 2008 Nov 23, 2007 [1] Italy Jul 3, 2003 Jul 3, 2002 [1] Korea, Republic of Apr 11, 2004 Apr 11, 2003 [1] Lebanon Apr 26, 2007 Apr 26, 2006 [1] Luxembourg Apr 8, 2008 Apr 8, 2008 [1] Mexico Nov 4, 1993 Sep 17, 1992 [1] Netherlands Jun 8, 2018 Jun 8, 2017 [1] Norway Nov 26, 1994 Nov 26, 1993 [1] Poland May 19, 2006 May 19, 2005 [1] Sweden Nov 4, 1993 Nov 4, 1992 [1] Syrian Arab Republic Jun 14, 2007 Jun 14, 2006 [1] Tanzania, Un. Rep. of Oct 27, 1999 Mar 15, 1999 [1] Zimbabwe Aug 27, 1999 Aug 27, 1998 [1] * [1] Ratification [2] Accession/approbation [3] Acceptance/approval [4] Succession [5] Consent to be bound [6] Definite signature reset zoom out zoom in