MEXICO -- SAFETY AND HEALTH CONDITIONS FOR THE OPERATION OF CONTAINERS SUBJECT TO PRESSURE AND STEAM GENERATORS OR BOILERS OPERATING IN THE WORKPLACE The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6. G/TBT/Notif.96.413. 1. Member to Agreement notifying: MEXICO. If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2). 2. Agency responsible: Ministry of Labour and Social Security. 3. Notified under Article 2.9.2. 4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable): Containers subject to pressure and steam generators or boilers. 5. Title and number of pages of the notified document: Draft Mexican Official Standard NOM-122-STPS-1996 on Safety and Health Conditions for the Operation of Containers Subject to Pressure and Steam Generators or Boiler Operating in the Workplace (14 pages, in Spanish). 6. Description of content: This draft Mexican Official Standard establishes minimum safety and health requirements for containers subject to pressure and steam generators or boilers installed in the workplace, regardless of the type or scale of the workplace. 7. Objective and rationale: Safety. 8. Relevant documents: Diario Oficial de la Federacio

AC T='1'>n (Official Journal) of 23 October 1996. 9. Proposed date of adoption and entry into force: To be determined. 10. Final date for comments: 23 January 1997. (0352)

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