02000L0039 — EN — 08.01.2010 — 002.001

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►B COMMISSION DIRECTIVE 2000/39/EC of 8 June 2000 establishing a first list of indicative occupational exposure limit values in implementation of Council Directive 98/24/EC on the protection of the health and safety of workers from the risks related to chemical agents at work (Text with EEA relevance) (OJ L 142 16.6.2000, p. 47)

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COMMISSION DIRECTIVE 2000/39/EC

of 8 June 2000

establishing a first list of indicative occupational exposure limit values in implementation of Council Directive 98/24/EC on the protection of the health and safety of workers from the risks related to chemical agents at work

(Text with EEA relevance)







Article 1

Community indicative occupational exposure limit values are hereby established for the chemical agents set out in the Annex.

Article 2

Member States shall establish national occupational exposure limit values for the chemical agents listed in the Annex, taking into account the Community values.

Article 3

1. Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive by 31 December 2001 at the latest. They shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof.

When Member States adopt these provisions, they shall contain a reference to this Directive or be accompanied by such a reference at the time of their official publication. Member States shall determine how such reference is to be made.

2. Member States shall communicate to the Commission the text of the provisions of national law which they adopt in the field covered by this Directive.

Article 4

Directive 96/94/EC is repealed with effect from the date referred to in Article 3(1).

Article 5

This Directive shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.

Article 6

This Directive is addressed to the Member States.









ANNEX







INDICATIVE OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE LIMIT VALUES Einecs (1) CAS (2) Name of agent Limit values Notation (3) Eight hours (4) Short-term (5) mg/m3 (6) ppm (7) mg/m3 (6) ppm (7) 200-467-2 60-29-7 Diethylether 308 100 616 200 — 200-662-2 67-64-1 Acetone 1 210 500 — — — 200-663-8 67-66-3 Chloroform 10 2 — — Skin 200-756-3 71-55-6 1,1,1-Trichloroethane 555 100 1 110 200 — 200-834-7 75-04-7 Ethylamine 9,4 5 — — — 200-863-5 75-34-3 1,1-Dichloroethane 412 100 — — Skin 200-870-3 75-44-5 Phosgene 0,08 0,02 0,4 0,1 — 200-871-9 75-45-6 Chlorodifluoromethane 3 600 1 000 — — — 201-159-0 78-93-3 Butanone 600 200 900 300 — 201-176-3 79-09-4 Propionic acid 31 10 62 20 — 202-422-2 95-47-6 o-Xylene 221 50 442 100 Skin 202-425-9 95-50-1 1,2-Dichlorobenzene 122 20 306 50 Skin 202-436-9 95-63-6 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene 100 20 — — — 202-704-5 98-82-8 Cumene 100 20 250 50 Skin 202-705-0 98-83-9 2-Phenylpropene 246 50 492 100 — 202-849-4 100-41-4 Ethylbenzene 442 100 884 200 Skin 203-313-2 105-60-2 e-Caprolactam, (dust and vapour) 10 — 40 — — 203-388-1 106-35-4 Heptan-3-one 95 20 — — — 203-396-5 106-42-3 p-Xylene 221 50 442 100 Skin 203-400-5 106-46-7 1,4-Dichlorobenzene 122 20 306 50 — 203-470-7 107-18-6 Allyl alcohol 4,8 2 12,1 5 Skin 203-473-3 107-21-1 Ethylene glycol 52 20 104 40 Skin 203-539-1 107-98-2 1-Methoxypropanol-2 375 100 568 150 Skin 203-550-1 108-10-1 4-Methylpentan-2-one 83 20 208 50 — 203-576-3 108-38-3 m-Xylene 221 50 442 100 Skin 203-603-9 108-65-6 2-Methoxy-1-methylethylacetate 275 50 550 100 Skin 203-604-4 108-67-8 Mesitylene (Trimethylbenzenes) 100 20 — — — ▼M1 ————— ▼B 203-631-1 108-94-1 Cyclohexanone 40,8 10 81,6 20 Skin ▼M2 ————— ▼B 203-726-8 109-99-9 Tetrahydrofuran 150 50 300 100 Skin 203-737-8 110-12-3 5-Methylhexan-2-one 95 20 — — — 203-767-1 110-43-0 Heptan-2-one 238 50 475 100 Skin 203-808-3 110-85-0 Piperazine 0,1 — 0,3 — — 203-905-0 111-76-2 2-Butoxyethanol 98 20 246 50 Skin 203-933-3 112-07-2 2-Butoxyethyl acetate 133 20 333 50 Skin 204-065-8 115-10-6 Dimethylether 1 920 1 000 — — — 204-428-0 120-82-1 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene 15,1 2 37,8 5 Skin 204-469-4 121-44-8 Triethylamine 8,4 2 12,6 3 Skin 204-662-3 123-92-2 Isopentylacetate 270 50 540 100 — 204-697-4 124-40-3 Dimethylamine 3,8 2 9,4 5 — 204-826-4 127-19-5 N,N-Dimethylacetamide 36 10 72 20 Skin 205-480-7 141-32-2 n-Butylacrylate 11 2 53 10 — 205-563-8 142-82-5 n-Heptane 2 085 500 — — — 208-394-8 526-73-8 1,2,3-Trimethylbenzene 100 20 — — — 208-793-7 541-85-5 5-Methylheptan-3-one 53 10 107 20 — 210-946-8 626-38-0 1-Methylbutylacetate 270 50 540 100 — 211-047-3 628-63-7 Pentylacetate 270 50 540 100 — 620-11-1 3-Pentylacetate 270 50 540 100 — 625-16-1 Amylacetate, tert 270 50 540 100 — 215-535-7 1330-20-7 Xylene, mixed isomers, pure 221 50 442 100 Skin 222-995-2 3689-24-5 Sulphotep 0,1 — — — Skin 231-634-8 7664-39-3 Hydrogen fluoride 1,5 1,8 2,5 3 — 231-131-3 7440-22-4 Silver, metallic 0,1 — — — — 231-595-7 7647-01-0 Hydrogen chloride 8 5 15 10 — 231-633-2 7664-38-2 Orthophosphoric acid 1 — 2 — — 231-635-3 7664-41-7 Ammonia, anhydrous 14 20 36 50 — 231-954-8 7782-41-4 Fluorine 1,58 1 3,16 2 — 231-978-9 7783-07-5 Dihydrogen selenide 0,07 0,02 0,17 0,05 — 233-113-0 10035-10-6 Hydrogen bromide — — 6,7 2 — 247-852-1 26628-22-8 Sodium azide 0,1 — 0,3 — Skin 252-104-2 34590-94-8 (2-Methoxymethylethoxy)-propanol 308 50 — — Skin Fluorides, inorganic 2,5 — — — — (1) Einecs: European inventory of existing chemical substances. (2) CAS: Chemical abstract service registry number. (3) A skin notation assigned to the OEL identifies the possibility of significant uptake through the skin. (4) Measured or calculated in relation to a reference period of eight-hours time-weighted average. (5) A limit value above which exposure should not occur and is related to a 15-minute period, unless otherwise specified. (6) mg/m3: milligrams per cubic metre of air at 20 °C and 101,3 KPa. (7) ppm: parts per million by volume in air (ml/m3).