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The Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (Amendment) Regulations 1990

S.I. 1990/2026 · Made 8 October 1990

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HEALTH AND SAFETY

Made 8th October 1990

Laid before Parliament 25th October 1990

Coming into force 1st January 1991

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 15(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974f1 (“the 1974 Act”) and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf and for the purpose of giving effect without modifications to proposals submitted to him by the Health and Safety Commission under section 11(2)(d) of the 1974 Act after the carrying out by the said Commission of consultations in accordance with section 50(3) of that Act, hereby makes the following Regulations:—

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

1974 c. 37; sections 15 and 50 were amended by Schedule 15 to the Employment Protection Act 1975 (c. 71), paragraphs 6 and 16 respectively.

Contents

  1. 1Citation, commencement and interpretation
  2. 2Amendment to the principal Regulations
  3. Signature
  4. Schedule THESCHEDULE TO BE SUBSTITUTED AS SCHEDULE 1 TO THE PRINCIPAL REGULATIONS
  5. Explanatory note

1Citation, commencement and interpretation

(1)

These Regulations may be cited as the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (Amendment) Regulations 1990 and shall come into force on 1st January 1991.

(2)

In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires, “the principal Regulations” means the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 1988f1.

2Amendment to the principal Regulations

For Schedule 1 to the principal Regulations there shall be substituted the Schedule set out in the Schedule to these Regulations.

Signature

Signed by order of the Secretary of State.

Eric Forth

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State,

Department of Employment

8th October 1990

Schedule THESCHEDULE TO BE SUBSTITUTED AS SCHEDULE 1 TO THE PRINCIPAL REGULATIONS

SCHEDULE 1

LIST OF SUBSTANCES ASSIGNED TO MAXIMUM EXPOSURE LIMITS

Regulations 2(1), 7(4)and 12(2)

The maximum exposure limits of the dusts included in the list below refer to the total inhalable dust fraction, unless otherwise stated.

Reference periods
Long-term maximum exposure limit (8-hour TW A reference period)Short-term maximum exposure limit (10-minute reference period)
SubstanceFormulappmmg m−3ppmmg m−3
AcrylamideCH2=CHCONH2—0.3——
AcrylonitrileCH2=CHCN24——
Arsenic & compounds except arsine (as As)As—0.1——
BenzeneC6H7sub6;515——
Buta-1,3-dieneCH2=CHCH=CH21022——
2-ButoxyethanolCH4H9OCH2CH2OH25120——
Cadmium & cadmium compounds, except cadmium oxide fume and cadmium sulphide pigments (as Cd)Cd—0.05——
Cadmium oxide fume (as Cd)CdO—0.05—0.05
Cadmium sulphide pigments (respirable dust as Cd)CdS—0.04——
Carbon disulphideCS21030——
1,2-Dibromoethane (Ethyl dibromide)BrCG2CH2Br0.54——
DichloromethaneCH2Cl2100350——
2,2'-Dichloro-4,4'-methylene dianiline (MbOCA)CH2(C6H3ClNH2)2—0.005——
2-EthoxyethanolC2H5OCH2CH2OH1037——
2-Ethoxyethyl acetateC2H5OCH2CH2OOCCH31054——
Ethylene oxideCH2CH2O510——
FormaldehydeHCHO22.522.5
Hydrogen cyanideHCN——1010
Isocyanates, all (as-NCO)—0.02—0.07
f1Man-made mineral fibre—5——
2-MethoxyethanolCH3OCH2CH2OH516——
2-Methoxyethyl acetateCH3COOCH2CH2OCH3524——
Rubber process dust—8——
f2Rubber fume—0.6——
StyreneC6H5CH=CH21004202501050
1,1,1-TrichloroethaneCH3CCl335019004502450
TrichloroethyleneCCl2=CHCl100535150802
f3Vinyl chlorideCH2=CHCl7———
Vinylidene chlorideCH2=CCl21040——
Wood dust (hard wood)—5——

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

1

These Regulations amend the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 1988 (“the principal Regulations”) by substituting for Schedule 1 to the principal Regulations the Schedule set out in the Schedule to these Regulations. Schedule 1 specifies maximum exposure limits for certain substances which are hazardous to health.

2

The Schedule introduces new maximum exposure limits for benzene, acrylamide, and an additional maximum exposure limit for man made mineral fibres. Amendments are also made to the existing maximum exposure limits for ethylene dibromide, arsenic and its compounds and for rubber fume. One maximum exposure limit, that for 1-methoxy-2-propanol, has been removed from the Schedule.