# Directive (EU) 2017/2398 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2017 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), Annex

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

ANNEX III
Limit values and other directly related provisions (Article 16)
A.
LIMIT VALUES FOR OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE
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.
CAS No: Chemical Abstract Service Registry Number.
Measured or calculated in relation to a reference period of eight hours.
mg/m3 = 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/m3).
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.
Name of agent
EC No
CAS No
Limit values
Notation
Transitional measures
mg/m3
ppm
f/ml
Hardwood dusts
—
—
2
—
—
—
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 value 0,010 mg/m3 until 17 January 2025
Limit value: 0,025 mg/m3 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
—
—
—
Benzene
200-753-7
71-43-2
3,25
1
—
skin
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
—
—
B.
OTHER DIRECTLY RELATED PROVISIONS
p.m.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/2017/2398/annex (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2017-2398/annex
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