1. This Convention applies to all activities involving exposure of workers to asbestos in the course of work.
2. A Member ratifying this Convention may, after consultation with the most representative organisations of employers and workers concerned, and on the basis of an assessment of the health hazards involved and the safety measures appUed, exclude particular branches of economic activity or particular undertakings from the apphcation of certain provisions of the Convention when it is satisfied that their application to these branches or undertakings is unnecessary.
3. The competent authority, when deciding on the exclusion of particular branches of economic activity or particular undertakings, shall take into account the frequency, duration and level of exposure, as well as the type of work and the conditions at the workplace.
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Section 1 of the ILO Asbestos Convention, 1986 (No. 162)/akn/un/act/treaty/1986-06-24/ilo-convention-asbestos-1986
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