ANNEXU.K.
‘ANNEX III LIMIT VALUES AND OTHER DIRECTLY RELATED PROVISIONS (ARTICLE 16)
A.LIMIT VALUES FOR OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE
| a 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. | ||||||||||
| b CAS No: Chemical Abstract Service Registry Number. | ||||||||||
| c Measured or calculated in relation to a reference period of eight hours time-weighted average (TWA). | ||||||||||
| d 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. | ||||||||||
| e mg/m3 = milligrams per cubic metre of air at 20 °C and 101,3 kPa (760 mm mercury pressure). | ||||||||||
| f ppm = parts per million by volume in air (ml/m3). | ||||||||||
| g f/ml = fibres per millilitre. | ||||||||||
| h Inhalable fraction: if hardwood dusts are mixed with other wood dusts, the limit value shall apply to all wood dusts present in that mixture. | ||||||||||
| i Respirable fraction. | ||||||||||
| j Substantial contribution to the total body burden via dermal exposure possible. | ||||||||||
| l Measured as elemental carbon. | ||||||||||
| Name of agent | EC Noa | CAS Nob | Limit values | Notation | Transitional measures | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 hoursc | Short-termd | |||||||||
| mg/m3 e | ppmf | f/mlg | mg/m3 e | ppmf | f/mlg | |||||
| Hardwood dusts | — | — | 2h | — | — | — | — | — | — | 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 | — | — | 0,1i | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Benzene | 200-753-7 | 71-43-2 | 3,25 | 1 | — | — | — | — | skinj | |
| Vinyl chloride monomer | 200-831-0 | 75-01-4 | 2,6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Ethylene oxide | 200-849-9 | 75-21-8 | 1,8 | 1 | — | — | — | — | skinj | |
| 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 | — | skinj | |
| Acrylamide | 201-173-7 | 79-06-1 | 0,1 | — | — | — | — | — | skinj | |
| 2-Nitropropane | 201-209-1 | 79-46-9 | 18 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| o-Toluidine | 202-429-0 | 95-53-4 | 0,5 | 0,1 | — | — | — | — | skinj | |
| 4,4′-Methylenedianiline | 202-974-4 | 101-77-9 | 0,08 | — | — | — | — | — | skinj | |
| Epichlorohydrine | 203-439-8 | 106-89-8 | 1,9 | — | — | — | — | — | skinj | |
| Ethylene dibromide | 203-444-5 | 106-93-4 | 0,8 | 0,1 | — | — | — | — | skinj | |
| 1,3-Butadiene | 203-450-8 | 106-99-0 | 2,2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Ethylene dichloride | 203-458-1 | 107-06-2 | 8,2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | skinj | |
| Hydrazine | 206-114-9 | 302-01-2 | 0,013 | 0,01 | — | — | — | — | skinj | |
| Bromoethylene | 209-800-6 | 593-60-2 | 4,4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Diesel engine exhaust emissions | 0,05l | 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 | skinj | |||||||||
| Mineral oils that have been used before in internal combustion engines to lubricate and cool the moving parts within the engine | skinj | |||||||||
B.OTHER DIRECTLY RELATED PROVISIONS
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