CELEX: 51977PC0359
Language: en
Date: 1977-07-25
Title: Ammedments to the Proposal for a Council Directive on the approximation of Member States' laws, regulations and administrative provisions on the protection of the health of workers occupationally exposed to vinyl chloride monomer (presented by the Commission to the Council pursuant to the second paragraph of article 149 of the EEC Treaty)

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COM (77) 359
Vol. 1977/0118
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                                                             COM(77)359 final.
                                                            Brussels , ^ July 1977
                    Ammedments to "the Proposal for a Council Directive
          on the approximation of Member States * laws , regulations and admin­
          istrative provisions on the protection of the health of workers
                     occupationally exposed to vinyl chloride monomer
             (presented "by the Commission to . the Council pursuant
              to the second paragraph of article 149 of the EEC Treaty)
CCM(77) 359 final .
 ---pagebreak---                                   Preamble   : unchanged.
                                  Recital    : unchanged
                                  Article 1  : unchanged
                                  Article 2  : unchanged
                                   Article 3 *
  1 . Unchanged
> 2 . For new VCI-1/PVC works , a maximum atmospheric concentration of 3 ppra ,
      which nay not be exceeded, shall be laid down as the technical long-
      term limit value for VCM.
 3 . Existing VCM/PVC works shall be. allowed, an adjustment periods, of up. to one.
      jgear in order to achieve compl iance with the value of 3 ppm .
4 « In taking tho measures necessary'- to ensure compliance with the limit value
      laid down in 3.2 . and 3.3 ., recourse shall be had to the best possible
      technical means in order to avoid any significant increase in the concentration
      of VCM in the atmosphere outside works to which this Directive applies .
                          Article 4    « unchanged
                          Article 5   * unchanged
                          Article 6   :
L. Unchanged
2 . Unchanged
J. The alarm threshold shall not , however, be greater than 15 ppni . As soon
     as this value is exceeded, technical and personal protective measures shall
     be taken without delay .                                       •
                          Article 7   s unchanged
                         Article 8    s unchanged
 ---pagebreak---    9.1 . A register shall "be kept of workers employed on operations described
          in Article 1.1 ., with particulars of the type and duration of works ,
          and the resulting exposure . A copy of this. register sha.ll "be /riven to
          the industrial, medical .officejr responsibly for surveillance , and to the
          jouhli^c authority responsible, for health protection at work, unless the.
          register is kept by them .
,. 9.2 . The aforementioned register shall be open to inspection "by workers and
          their representatives . ,
                                Article 10   t unchanged           v
                                Article 11   t unchanged , .
                                Article 12   t unchanged •-
                                Article 13   *
13-1 . Member S+ates shall bring into force the laws , regulations and adminis­
         trative provisions needed in order to comply with this Directive within
         12. .months of its notification and shall forthwith inform the Coramipeion
         thereof .                                      ■ .         ■
13 • 2 . Unchanged .
                                Article 14   s unchanged
                                AME5C It
  Annex I is modified in accordance with Article 3 , paragraph 2 .
  This table becomes s
  Referenco             Existing and new plant R            Short-term value
  poriod
                        Limit value in ppw,                 T'sohnir.p.1 long–terxa lisait
                        (rounded off)                       val-an .-coefficient –
  1 year                        3                                       X
  1 month                       5                                       1*7
  1 week                        6                                       1»?5
  8 hours                       7
  1 hour                        8                                       2,55
 ê&î/ïJL e
 ---pagebreak---                                AÏÏIJEX II : vmcliajaged
Annexes : First written procedure (Document Ho 2991/7 6 of 20 August 197 £ )
          and text of the Directive published in OJ No C 291 of 10 December 197 ^*
          (Doc . No . 2096/7/75 )