NATIONAL PROFILE on Chemicals Management - UNITAR

Law Relating toPrevention ofMarine Pollutionand MarineDisaster(Law No. 136 of1970)MOE (mattersregarding thecontrol of chemicalsunder the law)• Hazardous liquids, etc.• Oil, hazardous liquidsand wastes from vessels,marine facilities andaircraftContributing to the preservation of themarine environment, human life,physical conditions and their assetsthrough proper treatment of waste oilby regulating the disposal and burningof oil, hazardous liquid substances andwaste from vessels, marine facilities andaircraft and through measures toprotect against waste oil, hazardousliquid substances, waste and othersubstances, and to prevent theoccurrence and spread of marine firesand dangerous maritime traffic in theevent of fire. It also aims to ensureproper implementation of internationalagreements on the Prevention ofMarine Pollution and Marine Disaster.WasteManagement andPublic CleansingLaw(Law No. 137 of1970)MOEWastesPreserving the living environment andimproving public health by maintaininga clean living environment; controllingwaste; disposing of and appropriatelyseparating, storing, collecting,transporting, recycling, etc. waste.Water PollutionControl Law(Law No. 138 of1970)MOEWastewater, etc.Through regulating effluent dischargedby factories or business establishmentsinto public water areas or permeatedinto the ground, and throughpromoting the implementation ofmeasures against domestic wastewater,the law aims to prevent the pollution ofwater and groundwater (including thedeterioration of the condition of waterother than the quality), therebyprotecting public health and preservingthe living environment. It also aims toprotect victims by stipulating liabilitiesof businesses to the damage of humanhealth caused by polluted water orwastewater discharged from factories orbusiness establishments.Agricultural LandSoil PollutionPrevention Law(Law No. 139 of1970)MAFFMOESpecified hazardoussubstancesProtecting public health and the livingenvironment by preventing theproduction of agricultural and livestockproducts that may damage people’shealth and impede the growth ofagricultural products by takingnecessary measures to prevent andeliminate the pollution of agriculturalsoil by specified hazardous substances,and rationalising the use of agriculturalland in relation to pollution.Industrial Safetyand Health Law(Law No. 57 of1972)MHLWChemicals at theworkplaceSecuring, in conjunction with theLabour Standards Law, the safety andhealth of workers in workplaces, as wellas facilitating the establishment of acomfortable working environment, bypromoting comprehensive andsystematic countermeasures concerningthe prevention of industrial accidents,such as taking measures including theestablishment of standards forprevention of accidents and healthimpairment, the clarification ofresponsibility and promotion ofvoluntary activities to prevent industrialaccidents.23