Annexes to COM(1999)152 - 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) - (codified version) - Main contents
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| dossier | COM(1999)152 - Protection of workers from the risks related to exposure to carcinogens at work (Sixth individual Directive within the ... |
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| document | COM(1999)152 |
| date | April 29, 2004 |
(5) 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).
(6) 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).
(7) 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).
(8) 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 Decision as repealed by the Council Decision of 22 July 2003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).
(9) 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).
ANNEX I
List of substances, preparations and processes
(Article 2(a)(iii))
| 1. | Manufacture of auramine. |
| 2. | Work involving exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons present in coal soot, coal tar or coal pitch. |
| 3. | Work involving exposure to dusts, fumes and sprays produced during the roasting and electro-refining of cupro-nickel mattes. |
| 4. | Strong acid process in the manufacture of isopropyl alcohol. |
| 5. | Work involving exposure to hardwood dusts (1). |
(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.
ANNEX II
Practical recommendations for the health surveillance of workers
(Article 14(7))
| 1. | 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. |
| 2. | 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. |
ANNEX III
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 | 200-831 | 75-01-4 | 7,77 (5) | 3 (5) | — | — |
| Hardwood dusts | — | — | 5,0 (5) (7) | — | — | — |
B. OTHER DIRECTLY RELATED PROVISIONS
p.m.
(1) EINECS: European Inventory of Existing Chemical Substances.
(2) CAS: Chemical Abstract Service Number.
(3) mg/m3 = milligrams per cubic metre of air at 20oC and 101,3 kPa (760 mm mercury pressure)
(4) ppm = parts per million by volume in air (ml/m3).
(5) Measured or calculated in relation to a reference period of eight hours.
(6) Substantial contribution to the total body burden via dermal exposure possible.
(7) Inhalable fraction: if hardwood dusts are mixed with other wood dusts, the limit value shall apply to all wood dusts present in that mixture.
ANNEX IV
Part A
Repealed Directive and its successive amendments
(referred to by Article 20)
| Council Directive 90/394/EEC | (OJ L 196, 26.7.1990, p. 1) |
| Council Directive 97/42/EC | (OJ L 179, 8.7.1997, p. 4) |
| Council Directive 1999/38/EC | (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 | 31 December 1992 |
| 97/42/EC | 27 June 2000 |
| 1999/38/EC | 29 April 2003 |
ANNEX V
CORRELATION TABLE
| Directive 90/394/EC | This Directive |
| Article 1 | Article 1 |
| Article 2(a) | Article 2 (a) |
| Article 2(aa) | Article 2(b) |
| Article 2(b) | Article 2 (c) |
| Articles 3 to 9 | Article 3 to 9 |
| Article 10(1)(a) | Article 10(1)(a) |
| Article 10(1)(b), first sentence | Article 10(1)(b) |
| Article 10(1)(b), second sentence | Article 10(1)(c) |
| Article 10(1)(c) | Article 10(1)(d) |
| Article 10(1)(d), first and second sentences | Article 10(1)(e) |
| Article 10(1)(d), third sentence | Article 10(1)(f) |
| Article 10(2) | Article 10 (2) |
| Articles 11 to 18 | Articles 11 to 18 |
| Article 19(1) first subparagraph | |
| Article 19(1) second subparagraph | |
| Article 19(1) third subparagraph | |
| Article 19(2) | Article 19 |
| Article 20 | |
| Article 21 | |
| Article 20 | Article 22 |
| Annex I | Annex I |
| Annex II | Annex II |
| Annex III | Annex III |
| Annex IV | |
| Annex V |