Schedule Table of Limit Values
| Name of agent | EC Nof1 | CAS Nof2 | Limit valuesf3 | Notation | Transitional measures | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| mg/m3f4 | ppm f5 | f/ml f6 | |||||
(1) EC No, i.e. Einecs, ELINCS or NLP, is the official number of the substance within the European Union, as defined in Section 1.1.1.2 in Annex VI, Part 1, to Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008. | |||||||
(2) CAS No: Chemical Abstract Service Registry Number. | |||||||
(3) Measured or calculated in relation to a reference period of eight hours. | |||||||
(4) mg/m3 = milligrams per cubic metre of air at 20 °C and 101,3 kPa (760 mm mercury pressure). | |||||||
(5) ppm = parts per million by volume in air (ml/m3). | |||||||
(6) f/ml = fibres per millilitre. | |||||||
(7) Inhalable fraction: if hardwood dusts are mixed with other wood dusts, the limit value shall apply to all wood dusts present in that mixture. | |||||||
(8) Respirable fraction. | |||||||
(9) Substantial contribution to the total body burden via dermal exposure possible. | |||||||
| Hardwood dusts | — | — | 2 f7 | — | — | — | Limit value 3 mg/m3 until 17 January 2023 |
| Chromium (VI) compounds which are carcinogens within the meaning of point (i) of Article 2(a) (as chromium) | — | — | 0,005 | — | — | — | Limit values: 0,025 mg/m3 for welding or plasma cutting processes or similar work processes that generate fume until 17 January 2025, and 0,010 mg/m3 until 17 January 2025 in all other cases |
| Refractory ceramic fibres which are carcinogens within the meaning of point (i) of Article 2(a) | — | — | — | — | 0,3 | — | |
| Respirable crystalline silica dust | — | — | 0,1 f8 | — | — | — | |
| Benzene | 200-753-7 | 71-43-2 | 3,25 | 1 | — | skin f9 | |
| Vinyl chloride monomer | 200-831-0 | 75-01-4 | 2,6 | 1 | — | — | |
| Ethylene oxide | 200-849-9 | 75-21-8 | 1,8 | 1 | — | skin | |
| 1,2-Epoxypropane | 200-879-2 | 75-56-9 | 2,4 | 1 | — | — | |
| Acrylamide | 201-173-7 | 79-06-1 | 0,1 | — | — | skin | |
| 2-Nitropropane | 201-209-1 | 79-46-9 | 18 | 5 | — | — | |
| o-Toluidine | 202-429-0 | 95-53-4 | 0,5 | 0,1 | — | skin | |
| 1,3-Butadiene | 203-450-8 | 106-99-0 | 2,2 | 1 | — | — | |
| Hydrazine | 206-114-9 | 302-01-2 | 0,013 | 0,01 | — | skin | |
| Bromoethylene | 209-800-6 | 593-60-2 | 4,4 | 1 | — | — | |
Annotations
Footnotes
- f1
(1)
EC No, i.e. Einecs, ELINCS or NLP, is the official number of the substance within the European Union, as defined in Section 1.1.1.2 in Annex VI, Part 1, to Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008.
- f2
(2)
CAS No: Chemical Abstract Service Registry Number.
- f3
(3)
Measured or calculated in relation to a reference period of eight hours.
- f4
(4)
mg/m3 = milligrams per cubic metre of air at 20 °C and 101,3 kPa (760 mm mercury pressure).
- f5
(5)
ppm = parts per million by volume in air (ml/m3).
- f6
(6)
f/ml = fibres per millilitre.
- f7
(7)
Inhalable fraction: if hardwood dusts are mixed with other wood dusts, the limit value shall apply to all wood dusts present in that mixture.
- f8
(8)
Respirable fraction.
- f9
(9)
Substantial contribution to the total body burden via dermal exposure possible.