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) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2004-04-29
Institutions: Council of the European Union, European Parliament
Subjects: carcinogenic substance, health risk, occupational health, safety standard

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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)

(Text with EEA relevance)

THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 137(2)

thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Having regard to the Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee1,

Having consulted the Committee of the Regions,
Acting in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 251 of the Treaty2,

1

2

OJ C 368, 20.12.1999, p. 18. 
Opinion of the European Parliament of 2 September 2003 (not yet published in the
Official Journal) and Council Decision of 30 March 2004.

                                                
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Whereas:

(1) 

Council Directive 90/394/EEC of 28 June 1990 on the protection of workers from the risks

related to exposure to carcinogens at work (Sixth individual Directive within the meaning of
Article 16(1) of Directive 89/391/EEC)1 has been substantially amended several times2. In

the interests of clarity and rationality, the said Directive should therefore be codified.

(2) 

Compliance with the minimum requirements designed to guarantee a better standard of

health and safety as regards the protection of workers from the risks related to exposure to

carcinogens or mutagens at work is essential to ensure the health and safety of workers and

is also intended to provide a level of minimum protection for all workers in the Community.

(3) 

This Directive is an individual Directive within the meaning of Article 16(1) of Council

Directive 89/391/EEC of 12 June 1989 on the introduction of measures to encourage
improvements in the safety and health of workers at work3. Therefore the provisions of that

Directive are fully applicable to the exposure of workers to carcinogens or mutagens,

without prejudice to more stringent and/or specific provisions contained in this Directive.

(4) 

A consistent level of protection from the risks related to carcinogens or mutagens has to be

established for the Community as a whole and that level of protection has to be set not by

detailed prescriptive requirements but by a framework of general principles to enable

Member States to apply the minimum requirements consistently.

1

2

3

OJ L 196, 26.7.1990, p. 1. Directive as last amended by Directive 1999/38/EC
(OJ L 138, 1.6.1999, p. 66).
See Annex IV, Part A.
OJ L 183, 29.6.1989, p. 1. Directive as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1882/2003 of the
European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 284, 31.10.2003, p. 1).

                                                
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(5) 

Germ cell mutagens are substances that can cause a permanent change in the amount or

structure of the genetic material of a cell resulting in a change in the phenotypic

characteristics of that cell, which may be transferred to descendent daughter cells.

(6) 

Because of their mechanism of action, germ cell mutagens are likely to have carcinogenic

effects.

(7) 

Annex VI to Council Directive 67/548/EEC of 27 June 1967 on the approximation of laws,

regulations and administrative provisions relating to the classification, packaging and
labelling of dangerous substances1 contains the classification criteria and labelling

procedures in respect of each substance.

(8) 

Directive 1999/45/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 May 1999 on the

approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States
relating to the classification, packaging and labelling of dangerous preparations2 contains

particulars on the classification criteria and labelling procedures in respect of such

preparations.

(9) 

In all work situations workers must be protected in respect of preparations containing one or

more carcinogens or mutagens and from carcinogenic or mutagenic compounds arising at

work.

(10)  For some agents it is necessary to consider all absorption pathways, including the possibility

of penetration through the skin, in order to ensure the best possible level of protection.

1

2

OJ 196, 16.8.1967, p. 1. Directive as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 807/2003
(OJ L 122, 16.5.2003, p. 36).
OJ L 200, 30.7.1999, p. 1. Directive as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1882/2003
(OJ L 284, 31.10.2003, p. 1).

                                                
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(11)  Although current scientific knowledge is not such that a level can be established below

which risks to health cease to exist, a reduction in exposure to carcinogens or mutagens will

nonetheless reduce those risks.

(12) 

In order to contribute to a reduction in these risks, limit values and other directly related

provisions should be established for all those carcinogens or mutagens for which the

available information, including scientific and technical data, make this possible.

(13)  Occupational exposure limit values must be regarded as an important component of the

general arrangements for the protection of workers. Such limit values must be revised

whenever this becomes necessary in the light of more recent scientific data.

(14)  The precautionary principle should be applied in the protection of workers' health.

(15)  Preventive measures must be taken for the protection of the health and safety of workers

exposed to carcinogens or mutagens.

(16)  This Directive constitutes a practical aspect of the realisation of the social dimension of the

internal market.

(17)  Pursuant to Council Decision 74/325/EEC1, the Commission consulted the Advisory

Committee on Safety and Health at Work with a view to drawing up proposals for the

Directives taken over in this Directive.

(18)  This Directive is without prejudice to the obligations of the Member States concerning the

time limits for transposition set out in Part B of Annex IV,

1

OJ L 185, 9.7.1974, p. 15. Decision as repealed by the Council Decision of 22 July 2003
(OJ C 218, 13.9.2003, p. 1).

                                                
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HAVE ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:

CHAPTER I

GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article 1

Objective

1.

2.

3.

This  Directive  has  as  its  aim  the  protection  of  workers  against  risks  to  their  health  and
safety,  including  the  prevention  of  such  risks,  arising  or  likely  to  arise  from  exposure  to
carcinogens or mutagens at work.

It lays down particular minimum requirements in this area, including limit values.

This Directive shall not apply to workers exposed only to radiation covered by the Treaty
establishing the European Atomic Energy Community.

Directive  89/391/EEC  shall  apply  fully  to  the  whole  area  referred  to  in  paragraph  1,
without prejudice to more stringent and/or specific provisions contained in this Directive.

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4.

As regards asbestos, which is dealt with by Directive 83/477/EEC1, the provisions of this
Directive shall apply whenever they are more favourable to health and safety at work.

Article 2

Definitions

For the purposes of this Directive,

a)

"carcinogen" means:

i)

ii)

a substance which meets the criteria for classification as a category 1 or 2 carcinogen
set out in Annex VI to Directive 67/548/EEC;

a preparation composed of one or more substances referred to in point (i) where the
concentration of one or more of the individual substances meets the requirements for
concentration  limits  for  the  classification  of  a  preparation  as  a  category  1  or  2
carcinogen set out either:

in Annex I to Directive 67/548/EEC; or

in Part B of Annex II to Directive 1999/45/EC where the substance or substances do

not appear in Annex I to Directive 67/548/EEC or appear in it without

concentration limits;

1

Council Directive 83/477/EEC of 19 September 1983 on the protection of workers from the
risks related to exposure to asbestos at work (second individual Directive within the meaning
of Article 8 of Directive 80/1107/EEC) (OJ L 263, 24.9.1983, p. 25). Directive as last
amended by Directive 2003/18/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council
(OJ L 97, 15.4.2003, p. 48).

                                                
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iii)

a substance, preparation or process referred to in Annex I to this Directive as well as
a substance or preparation released by a process referred to in that Annex;

b)

"mutagen" means:

i)

ii)

a substance which meets the criteria for classification as a category 1 or 2 mutagen
set out in Annex VI to Directive 67/548/EEC;

a preparation composed of one or more substances referred to in point (i) where the
concentration of one or more of the individual substances meets the requirements for
concentration  limits  for  the  classification  of  a  preparation  as  a  category  1  or  2
mutagen set out in either:

Annex I to Directive 67/548/EEC; or

Part B of Annex II to Directive 1999/45/EC where the substance or substances do not

appear in Annex I to Directive 67/548/EEC or appear in it without

concentration limits;

c)

"limit value" means, unless otherwise specified, the limit of the time-weighted average of
the concentration for a "carcinogen or mutagen" in the air within the breathing zone of a
worker in relation to a specified reference period as set out in Annex III to this Directive.

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Article 3

Scope — determination and assessment of risks

1.

2.

3.

4.

This Directive shall apply to activities in which workers are or are likely to be exposed to
carcinogens or mutagens as a result of their work.

In the case of any activity likely to involve a risk of exposure to carcinogens or mutagens,
the nature, degree and duration of workers' exposure shall be determined in order to make
it possible to assess any risk to the workers' health or safety and to lay down the measures
to be taken.

The assessment shall be renewed regularly and in any event when any change occurs in the
conditions which may affect workers' exposure to carcinogens or mutagens.

The employer shall supply the authorities responsible at their request with the information
used for making the assessment.

When  assessing  the  risk,  account  shall  be  taken  of  all  other  routes  of  exposure,  such  as
absorption into and/or through the skin.

When  the  risk  assessment  is  carried  out,  employers  shall  give  particular  attention  to  any
effects  concerning  the  health  or  safety  of  workers  at  particular  risk  and  shall,  inter  alia,
take  account  of  the  desirability  of  not  employing  such  workers  in  areas  where  they  may
come into contact with carcinogens or mutagens.

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CHAPTER II

EMPLOYERS' OBLIGATIONS

Article 4

Reduction and replacement

1.

2.

1.

2.

The  employer  shall  reduce  the  use  of  a  carcinogen  or  mutagen at  the  place  of  work,  in
particular by replacing it, in so far as is technically possible, by a substance, preparation or
process which, under its conditions of use, is not dangerous or is less dangerous to workers'
health or safety, as the case may be.

The employer shall, upon request, submit the findings of his investigations to the relevant
authorities.

Article 5

Prevention and reduction of exposure

Where  the  results  of  the  assessment  referred  to  in  Article  3(2)  reveal  a  risk  to  workers'
health or safety, workers' exposure must be prevented.

Where it is not technically possible to replace the carcinogen or mutagen by a substance,
preparation  or  process  which,  under  its  conditions  of  use,  is  not  dangerous  or  is  less
dangerous to health or safety, the employer shall ensure that the carcinogen or mutagen is,
in so far as is technically possible, manufactured and used in a closed system.

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3.

4.

5.

Where a closed system is not technically possible, the employer shall ensure that the level
of exposure of workers is reduced to as low a level as is technically possible.

Exposure shall not exceed the limit value of a carcinogen as set out in Annex III.

Wherever  a  carcinogen  or  mutagen  is  used,  the  employer  shall  apply  all  the  following
measures:

a)

b)

c)

d)

e)

limitation of the quantities of a carcinogen or mutagen at the place of work;

keeping as low as possible the number of workers exposed or likely to be exposed;

design  of  work  processes  and  engineering  control  measures  so  as  to  avoid  or
minimise the release of carcinogens or mutagens into the place of work;

evacuation of carcinogens or mutagens at source, local extraction system or general
ventilation,  all  such  methods  to  be  appropriate  and  compatible  with  the  need  to
protect public health and the environment;

use  of  existing  appropriate  procedures  for  the  measurement  of  carcinogens  or
mutagens, in particular for the early detection of abnormal exposures resulting from
an unforeseeable event or an accident;

f)

application of suitable working procedures and methods;

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g)

collective  protection  measures  and/or,  where  exposure  cannot  be  avoided  by  other
means, individual protection measures;

h)

hygiene measures, in particular regular cleaning of floors, walls and other surfaces;

i)

j)

k)

l)

information for workers;

demarcation  of  risk  areas  and  use  of  adequate  warning  and  safety  signs  including
"no smoking"  signs  in  areas  where  workers  are  exposed  or  likely  to  be  exposed  to
carcinogens or mutagens;

drawing  up  plans  to  deal  with  emergencies  likely  to  result  in  abnormally  high
exposure;

means for safe storage, handling and transportation, in particular by using sealed and
clearly and visibly labelled containers;

m) means  for  safe  collection,  storage  and  disposal  of  waste  by  workers,  including  the

use of sealed and clearly and visibly labelled containers.

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Article 6

Information for the competent authority

Where the results of the assessment referred to in Article 3(2) reveal a risk to workers' health or

safety, employers shall, when requested, make available to the competent authority appropriate

information on:

a)

b)

c)

d)

e)

f)

g)

1.

the  activities  and/or  industrial  processes  carried  out,  including  the  reasons  for  which
carcinogens or mutagens are used;

the  quantities  of  substances  or  preparations  manufactured  or  used  which  contain
carcinogens or mutagens;

the number of workers exposed;

the preventive measures taken;

the type of protective equipment used;

the nature and degree of exposure;

the cases of replacement.

Article 7

Unforeseen exposure

In  the  event  of  an  unforeseeable  event  or  an  accident  which  is  likely  to  result  in  an
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2.

Until  the  situation  has  been  restored  to  normal  and  the  causes  of  the  abnormal  exposure
have been eliminated:

a)

b)

only  those  workers  who  are  essential  to  the  carrying  out  of  repairs  and  other
necessary work shall be permitted to work in the affected area;

the  workers  concerned  shall  be  provided  with  protective  clothing  and  individual
respiratory  protection  equipment  which  they  must  wear;  the  exposure  may  not  be
permanent and shall be kept to the strict minimum of time necessary for each worker;

c)

unprotected workers shall not be allowed to work in the affected area.

Article 8

Foreseeable exposure

1.

For certain activities such as maintenance, in respect of which it is foreseeable that there is
the potential for a significant increase in exposure of workers, and in respect of which all
scope for further technical preventive measures for limiting workers' exposure has already
been  exhausted,  the  employer  shall  determine,  after  consultation  of  the  workers  and/or
their  representatives  in  the  undertaking  or  establishment,  without  prejudice  to  the
employer's  responsibility,  the  measures  necessary  to  reduce  the  duration  of  workers'
exposure  to  the  minimum  possible  and  to  ensure  protection  of  workers  while  they  are
engaged in such activities.

Pursuant to the first subparagraph, the workers concerned shall be provided with protective
clothing and individual respiratory protection equipment which they must wear as long as
the abnormal exposure persists; that exposure may not be permanent and shall be kept to
the strict minimum of time necessary for each worker.

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2.

Appropriate measures shall be taken to ensure that the areas in which the activities referred
to in the first subparagraph of paragraph 1 take place are clearly demarcated and indicated
or  that  unauthorised  persons  are  prevented  by  other  means  from  having  access  to  such
areas.

Article 9

Access to risk areas

Appropriate measures shall be taken by employers to ensure that access to areas in which the

activities in respect of which the results of the assessment referred to in Article 3(2) reveal a risk to

workers' safety or health take place are accessible solely to workers who, by reason of their work or

duties, are required to enter them.

Article 10

Hygiene and individual protection

1.

Employers  shall  be  obliged,  in  the  case  of  all  activities  for  which  there  is  a  risk  of
contamination by carcinogens or mutagens, to take appropriate measures to ensure that:

a)

b)

workers  do  not  eat,  drink  or  smoke  in  working  areas  where  there  is  a  risk  of
contamination by carcinogens or mutagens;

workers  are  provided  with  appropriate  protective  clothing  or  other  appropriate
special clothing;

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c)

d)

e)

separate storage places are provided for working or protective clothing and for street
clothes;

workers are provided with appropriate and adequate washing and toilet facilities;

protective  equipment  is  properly  stored  in  a  well-defined  place  and  is  checked  and
cleaned if possible before, and in any case after, each use;

f)

defective equipment is repaired or replaced before further use.

2.

Workers may not be charged for the cost of the measures set out in paragraph 1.

Article 11

Information and training of workers

1.

Appropriate  measures  shall  be  taken  by  the  employer  to  ensure  that  workers  and/or
workers'  representatives  in  the  undertaking  or  establishment  receive  sufficient  and
appropriate training, on the basis of all available information, in particular in the form of
information and instructions, concerning:

a)

b)

potential risks to health, including the additional risks due to tobacco consumption;

precautions to be taken to prevent exposure;

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c)

d)

e)

hygiene requirements;

wearing and use of protective equipment and clothing;

steps to be taken by workers, including rescue workers, in the case of incidents and
to prevent incidents.

The training shall be:

adapted to take account of new or changed risk; and

repeated periodically if necessary.

2.

Employers  shall  inform  workers  of  installations  and  related  containers  containing
carcinogens or mutagens, ensure that all containers, packages and installations containing
carcinogens  or  mutagens  are  labelled  clearly  and  legibly,  and  display  clearly  visible
warning and hazard signs.

Article 12

Information for workers

Appropriate measures shall be taken to ensure that:

a)

workers and/or any workers' representatives in the undertaking or establishment can check
that this Directive is applied or can be involved in its application, in particular with regard
to:

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i)

ii)

the consequences for workers' safety and health of the selection, wearing and use of
protective clothing and equipment, without prejudice to the employer's responsibility
for determining the effectiveness of protective clothing and equipment;

the  measures  determined  by  the  employer  which  are  referred  to  in  the  first
subparagraph  of  Article  8(1),  without  prejudice  to  the  employer's  responsibility  for
determining such measures;

workers  and/or  any  workers'  representatives  in  the  undertaking  or  establishment  are
informed  as  quickly  as  possible  of  abnormal  exposures,  including  those  referred  to  in
Article  8,  of  the  causes  thereof  and  of  the  measures  taken  or  to  be  taken  to  rectify  the
situation;

the employer keeps an up-to-date list of the workers engaged in the activities in respect of
which  the  results  of  the  assessment  referred  to  in  Article  3(2)  reveal  a  risk  to  workers'
health or safety, indicating, if the information is available, the exposure to which they have
been subjected;

the  doctor  and/or  the  competent  authority  as  well  as  all  other  persons  who  have
responsibility for health and safety at work have access to the list referred to in point (c);

each worker has access to the information on the list which relates to him personally;

workers  and/or  any  workers'  representatives  in  the  undertaking  or  establishment  have
access to anonymous collective information.

b)

c)

d)

e)

f)

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Article 13

Consultation and participation of workers

Consultation and participation of workers and/or their representatives in connection with matters

covered by this Directive shall take place in accordance with Article 11 of Directive 89/391/EEC.

CHAPTER III

MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

Article 14

Health surveillance

1.

2.

The  Member  States  shall  establish,  in  accordance  with  national  laws  and/or  practice,
arrangements for carrying out relevant health surveillance of workers for whom the results
of the assessment referred to in Article 3(2) reveal a risk to health or safety.

The arrangements referred to in paragraph 1 shall be such that each worker shall be able to
undergo, if appropriate, relevant health surveillance:

prior to exposure;

at regular intervals thereafter.

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3.

4.

5.

6.

Those arrangements shall be such that it is directly possible to implement individual and
occupational hygiene measures.

If a worker is found to be suffering from an abnormality which is suspected to be the result
of exposure to carcinogens or mutagens, the doctor or authority responsible for the health
surveillance  of  workers  may  require  other  workers  who  have  been  similarly  exposed  to
undergo health surveillance.

In that event, a reassessment of the risk of exposure shall be carried out in accordance with
Article 3(2).

In cases where health surveillance is carried out, an individual medical record shall be kept
and the doctor or authority responsible for health surveillance shall propose any protective
or preventive measures to be taken in respect of any individual workers.

Information and advice must be given to workers regarding any health surveillance which
they may undergo following the end of exposure.

In accordance with national laws and/or practice:

workers shall have access to the results of the health surveillance which concern them; and

the workers concerned or the employer may request a review of the results of the health

surveillance.

7.

Practical recommendations for the health surveillance of workers are given in Annex II.

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8.

All cases of cancer identified in accordance with national laws and/or practice as resulting
from occupational exposure to a carcinogen or mutagen shall be notified to the competent
authority.

Article 15

Record-keeping

1.

The list referred to in point (c) of Article 12 and the medical record referred to in

Article 14(4) shall be kept for at least 40 years following the end of exposure, in accordance with

national laws and/or practice.

2.

Those documents shall be made available to the responsible authority in cases where the

undertaking ceases activity, in accordance with national laws and/or practice.

Article 16

Limit values

1.

The  Council  shall,  in  accordance  with  the  procedure  laid  down  in  Article  137(2)  of  the
Treaty,  set  out  limit  values  in  Directives  on  the  basis  of  the  available  information,
including scientific and technical data, in respect of all those carcinogens or mutagens for
which this is possible, and, where necessary, other directly related provisions.

2.

Limit values and other directly related provisions are set out in Annex III.

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Article 17

Annexes

1.

2.

Annexes  I  and  III  may  be  amended  in  accordance  only  with  the  procedure  laid  down  in
Article 137(2) of the Treaty.

Purely  technical  adjustments  to  Annex  II  in  the  light  of  technical  progress,  changes  in
international regulations or specifications and new findings in the field of carcinogens or
mutagens  shall  be  adopted  in  accordance  with  the  procedure  laid  down  in  Article  17  of
Directive 89/391/EEC.

Article 18

Use of data

The Commission shall have access to the use made by the competent national authorities of the

information referred to in Article 14(8).

Article 19

Notifying the Commission

Member States shall communicate to the Commission the provisions of national law which they

adopt in the future in the field governed by this Directive.

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Article 20

Repeal

Directive 90/394/EEC, as amended by the Directives referred to in Annex IV, Part A of this

Directive is repealed, without prejudice to the obligations of the Member States concerning the time

limits for transposition set out in Annex IV, Part B of this Directive.

References to the repealed Directive shall be construed as references to this Directive and shall be

read in accordance with the correlation table in Annex V.

Article 21

Entry into force

This Directive shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the

Official Journal of the European Union.

Article 22

Addressees

This Directive is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Strasbourg, 29 April 2004.

For the European Parliament
The President
P. COX

For the Council
The President
M. McDOWELL

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ANNEX I

List of substances, preparations and processes

(Article 2(a)(iii))

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

Manufacture of auramine.

Work involving exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons present in coal soot, coal tar
or coal pitch.

Work  involving  exposure  to  dusts,  fumes  and  sprays  produced  during  the  roasting  and
electro-refining of cupro-nickel mattes.

Strong acid process in the manufacture of isopropyl alcohol.

Work involving exposure to hardwood dusts1.

1

A list of some hardwoods is to be found in Volume 62 of the Monographs on the Evaluation
of Carcinogenic Risks to Humans «Wood Dust and Formaldehyde», published by the
International Agency for Research on Cancer, Lyon, 1995.

                                                
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ANNEX II

Practical recommendations for the health surveillance of workers

(Article 14(7))

1.

2.

The doctor and/or authority responsible for the health surveillance of workers exposed to
carcinogens or mutagens must be familiar with the exposure conditions or circumstances of
each worker.

Health surveillance of workers must be carried out in accordance with the principles and
practices of occupational medicine; it must include at least the following measures:

keeping records of a worker's medical and occupational history,

a personal interview,

where appropriate, biological surveillance, as well as detection of early and reversible

effects.

Further  tests  may  be  decided  upon  for  each  worker  when  he  is  the  subject  of  health
surveillance, in the light of the most recent knowledge available to occupational medicine.

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Limit values and other directly related provisions

(Article 16)

A.

LIMIT VALUES FOR OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE

Name of
agent

EINECS(1)

CAS(2)

Limit values

Notation

Transitional measures

mg/m3 (3)

ppm(4)

Benzene

200-753-7

71-43-2

3,25(5)

1(5)

Skin(6)

Limit value:
3 ppm (=9,75 mg/m3)
(until 27 June 2003)

Vinyl
chloride
monomer

Hardwood
dusts

200-831

75-01-4

7,77(5)

3(5)

—

—

5,0(5) (7)

—

—

—

—

—

B.

OTHER DIRECTLY RELATED PROVISIONS

p.m.

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

EINECS: European Inventory of Existing Chemical Substances.
CAS: Chemical Abstract Service Number.
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).
Measured or calculated in relation to a reference period of eight hours.
Substantial contribution to the total body burden via dermal exposure possible.
Inhalable fraction: if hardwood dusts are mixed with other wood dusts, the limit value shall
apply to all wood dusts present in that mixture.

                                                
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ANNEX IV

Part A

Repealed Directive and its successive amendments

(referred to by Article 20)

Council Directive 90/394/EEC

Council Directive 97/42/EC

Council Directive 1999/38/EC

(OJ L 196, 26.7.1990, p. 1)
(OJ L 179, 8.7.1997, p. 4)

(OJ L 138, 1.6.1999, p. 66)

Part B

Deadlines for transposition into national law

(referred to by Article 20)

Directive

Deadline for transposition

90/394/EEC
97/42/EC
1999/38/EC

31 December 1992
27 June 2000
29 April 2003

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CORRELATION TABLE

Directive 90/394/EC

Article 1
Article 2(a)
Article 2(aa)
Article 2(b)
Articles 3 to 9
Article 10(1)(a)
Article 10(1)(b), first sentence
Article 10(1)(b), second sentence
Article 10(1)(c)
Article 10(1)(d), first and second sentences
Article 10(1)(d), third sentence
Article 10(2)
Articles 11 to 18
Article 19(1) first subparagraph
Article 19(1) second subparagraph
Article 19(1) third subparagraph
Article 19(2)
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Article 20
Annex I

Annex II
Annex III
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This Directive

Article 1
Article 2 (a)
Article 2(b)
Article 2 (c)
Article 3 to 9
Article 10(1)(a)
Article 10(1)(b)
Article 10(1)(c)
Article 10(1)(d)
Article 10(1)(e)
Article 10(1) (f)
Article 10 (2)
Articles 11 to 18
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Article 19
Article 20
Article 21
Article 22
Annex I
Annex II

Annex III
Annex IV
Annex V
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