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Division A LIMIT VALUES FOR OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSUREX1F1

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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, of Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008.

CAS No: Chemical Abstract Service Registry Number.

Measured or calculated in relation to a reference period of eight hours time-weighted average (TWA).

Short-term exposure limit (STEL). A limit value above which exposure should not occur and which is related to a 15-minute period unless otherwise specified.

mg/m 3

  • milligrams per cubic metre of air at 20 °C and 101,3 kPa (760 mm mercury pressure).

    • ppm

  • parts per million by volume in air (ml/m 3 ).

    • f/ml

  • fibres per millilitre.

    • Inhalable fraction: if hardwood dusts are mixed with other wood dusts, the limit value shall apply to all wood dusts present in that mixture.

    Respirable fraction.

    Substantial contribution to the total body burden via dermal exposure possible.

    F2Inhalable fraction.

    Inhalable fraction. Respirable fraction in those Member States that implement, on the date of the entry into force of this Directive, a biomonitoring system with a biological limit value not exceeding 0,002 mg Cd/g creatinine in urine.

    The substance can cause sensitisation of the skin and of the respiratory tract.

    The substance can cause sensitisation of the skin.

    Measured as elemental carbon.

    Name of agent EC No f1 CAS No f2 Limit values Notation Transitional measures
    8 hours f3 Short-term f4
    mg/m 3 f5 ppm f6 f/ml f7 mg/m 3 ppm f/ml
    Hardwood dusts — — 2 f8 — — — — — — Limit value 3 mg/m 3 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 value 0,010 mg/m 3 until 17 January 2025

    Limit value: 0,025 mg/m 3 for welding or plasma cutting processes or similar work processes that generate fume until 17 January 2025

    Refractory ceramic fibres which are carcinogens within the meaning of point (i) of Article 2(a) — — — — 0,3 — — — —
    Respirable crystalline silica dust — — 0,1 f9 — — — — — —
    Benzene 200-753-7 71-43-2 3,25 1 — — — — skin f10
    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 — — — — —
    Trichloroethylene 201-167-4 79-01-6 54,7 10 — 164,1 30 — skin
    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
    4,4′-Methylenedianiline 202-974-4 101-77-9 0,08 — — — — — skin
    Epichlorohydrine 203-439-8 106-89-8 1,9 — — — — — skin
    Ethylene dibromide 203-444-5 106-93-4 0,8 0,1 — — — — skin
    1,3-Butadiene 203-450-8 106-99-0 2,2 1 — — — — —
    Ethylene dichloride 203-458-1 107-06-2 8,2 2 — — — — skin
    Hydrazine 206-114-9 302-01-2 0,013 0,01 — — — — skin
    Bromoethylene 209-800-6 593-60-2 4,4 1 — — — — —
    Diesel engine exhaust emissions 0,05 f11 The limit value shall apply from 21 February 2023 . For underground mining and tunnel construction the limit value shall apply from 21 February 2026 .
    Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons mixtures, particularly those containing benzo[a]pyrene, which are carcinogens within the meaning of this Directive skin
    Mineral oils that have been used before in internal combustion engines to lubricate and cool the moving parts within the engine skin
    Cadmium and its inorganic compounds — — 0,001 f12 — — — — — Limit value 0,004 mg/m 3 f13 until 11 July 2027
    Beryllium and inorganic beryllium compounds — — 0,0002 — — — — — dermal and respiratory sensitisation f14 Limit value 0,0006 mg/m 3 until 11 July 2026
    Arsenic acid and its salts, as well as inorganic arsenic compounds — — 0,01 — — — — — — For the copper smelting sector, the limit value shall apply from 11 July 2023
    Formaldehyde 200-001-8 50-00-0 0,37 0,3 — 0,74 0,6 — dermal sensitisation f15 Limit value of 0,62 mg/m 3 or 0,5 ppm for the health care, funeral and embalming sectors until 11 July 2024
    4,4′-Methylene-bis (2-chloroaniline) 202-918-9 101-14-4 0,01 — — — — — skin

    Annotations

    Textual amendments

    F1

    Substituted by Directive (EU) 2019/130 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 January 2019 amending Directive 2004/37/EC on the protection of workers from the risks related to exposure to carcinogens or mutagens at work (Text with EEA relevance).

    F2

    Inserted by Directive (EU) 2019/983 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 June 2019 amending Directive 2004/37/EC on the protection of workers from the risks related to exposure to carcinogens or mutagens at work (Text with EEA relevance).

    Editorial notes

    X1

    Substituted by Corrigendum to Directive 2004/37/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the protection of workers from the risks related to exposure to carcinogens or mutagens at work (Sixth individual Directive within the meaning of Article 16(1) of Council Directive 89/391/EEC) (codified version) (Official Journal of the European Union L 158 of 30 April 2004).

    Footnotes

    f1

    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, of Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008.

    f2

    CAS No: Chemical Abstract Service Registry Number.

    f3

    Measured or calculated in relation to a reference period of eight hours time-weighted average (TWA).

    f4

    Short-term exposure limit (STEL). A limit value above which exposure should not occur and which is related to a 15-minute period unless otherwise specified.

    f5
    mg/m 3

  • milligrams per cubic metre of air at 20 °C and 101,3 kPa (760 mm mercury pressure).

    • f6
    ppm

  • parts per million by volume in air (ml/m 3 ).

    • f7
    f/ml

  • fibres per millilitre.

    • f8

    Inhalable fraction: if hardwood dusts are mixed with other wood dusts, the limit value shall apply to all wood dusts present in that mixture.

    f9

    Respirable fraction.

    f10

    Substantial contribution to the total body burden via dermal exposure possible.

    f11

    Measured as elemental carbon.

    f12

    Inhalable fraction.

    f13

    Inhalable fraction. Respirable fraction in those Member States that implement, on the date of the entry into force of this Directive, a biomonitoring system with a biological limit value not exceeding 0,002 mg Cd/g creatinine in urine.

    f14

    The substance can cause sensitisation of the skin and of the respiratory tract.

    f15

    The substance can cause sensitisation of the skin.