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(1) When internal combustion engines exhaust into a hold or intermediate deck or any other working place where neither natural ventilation nor the ship's ventilation system is adequate to keep the carbon monoxide content of the atmosphere, below 50 parts per million, adequate and suitable measures shall be taken at such places in order to avoid exposure of dock workers to health hazards. (2) Special precautions, such as provision of mats, sling nets, boxes and high-sided trays or pallets, shall be taken to prevent breakage of or damage to containers of dangerous substances during loading, unloading and otherwise handling (3) Dock workers loading or unloading or otherwise handling dangerous substances shall, where necessary, be provided with suitable protective equipment.