Traduction de «Attaque des agents chimiques » (Français → Anglais) :

(5) Subject to subsection (6), the concentration of an airborne chemical agent or combination of airborne chemical agents in a work place must be less than 50 per cent of the lower explosive limit of the chemical agent or combination of chemical agents.

It may, in the case of bioterrorism, involve health and health facilities and public safety on an ongoing basis as well, if it were bioterrorism or a chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear, CBRN, event of any kind.

Finally, there is the malicious category encompassing the so-called CBRN — chemical, biological and radionuclear — agents that might be used in a terrorist attack.

any chemical agent which, whilst not meeting the criteria for classification as hazardous in accordance with point (i) of point (b) of this Article may, because of its physico-chemical, chemical or toxicological properties and the way it is used or is present in the workplace, present a risk to the safety and health of workers, including any chemical agent that is assigned an occupational exposure limit value under Article 3’.

[Text] Question No. 208 Mr. Loyola Hearn: With regard to the use of chemical agents by the Canadian military, were chemical agents tested by the Canadian military and, if so: (a) in what year(s); (b) which chemical agents were tested; (c) where were chemical agents tested; (d) were there different locations where chemical agents were stored and not tested; (e) were there chemical agents tested or stored at CFB Shilo and posted to CFB Petawawa and, if so, what type of tests were performed and how often; (f) what quantity of agents were stored at CFB Shilo and CFB Petawawa respectively and for how long; (g) were there ongoing shipmen ...[+++]ts of chemical agents from base to base; (h) were military personnel made aware when they were involved in the transport or storage of chemical agents; (i) was there a safety policy relative to chemical agents at the time of storage or testing; (j) how many times has the safety regulations protocol pertaining to chemical agents been amended since the 1960s; and (k) does the current policy differ greatly from military policies of the 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s and, if so, in which way?

Many of the hazards included in the table are already covered by specific European health and safety legislation, for example Council Directive 90/394 EEC (and its amendments) on carcinogens, Council Directive 90/679/EEC (and its amendments) on biological agents, Council Directive 80/1107/EEC on chemical, physical and biological agents, which will be repealed upon transposal by the Member States of Directive 98/24/EC (before 5 May 2001), Council Directive 82/605/EEC on lead, Council Directive 97/43/EURATOM on ionising radiation, Directive 90/269/EEC on the manual handling of loads and Directive 90/270/EEC on display screen equipment.