# 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), 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, 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/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. Measured as elemental carbon. Name of agent EC No CAS No Limit values Notation Transitional measures 8 hours Short-term mg/m3 ppm f/ml 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 — — — — — 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 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 B. OTHER DIRECTLY RELATED PROVISIONS p.m.’. --- Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/2019/130/annex (the official version) Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2019-130/annex Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.