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Exposure to chemical agents and chemical safety

Exposure to chemical agents and chemical safety - OSH directives

Directive 2009/161/EU - indicative occupational exposure limit values
of 17 December 2009 establishing a third list of indicative occupational exposure limit values in implementation of Council Directive 98/24/EC and amending Commission Directive 2000/39/EC (Text with EEA relevance)
Directive 2009/148/EC - exposure to asbestos at work
of 30 November 2009 on the protection of workers from the risks related to exposure to asbestos at work (Text with EEA relevance)
Directive 2006/15/EC - indicative occupational exposure limit values
of 7 February 2006 establishing a second list of indicative occupational exposure limit values in implementation of Council Directive 98/24/EC and amending Directives 91/322/EEC and 2000/39/EC
Directive 2004/37/EC - carcinogens or mutagens at work
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) Directive 89/391/EEC)
Directive 2000/39/EC - indicative occupational exposure limit values
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.
Directive 98/24/EC - risks related to chemical agents at work
of 7 April 1998 on the protection of the health and safety of workers from the risks related to chemical agents at work (fourteenth individual Directive within the meaning of Article 16(1) of Directive 89/391/EEC)
Directive 91/322/EEC - indicative limit values
of 29 May 1991 on establishing indicative limit values by implementing Council Directive 80/1107/EEC on the protection of workers from the risks related to exposure to chemical, physical and biological agents at work.

Exposure to chemical agents and chemical safety - OSH related aspects

Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 - classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures
of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 on classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures, amending and repealing Directives 67/548/EEC and 1999/45/EC, and amending Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 (Text with EEA relevance)
Directive 2008/68/EC - inland transport of dangerous goods
of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 September 2008 on the inland transport of dangerous goods. This Directive replaces Council Directive 94/55/EC, Council Directive 96/49/EC and Council Directive 96/35/EC.
Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 - REACH
of 18 December 2006 concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) and establishing a European Chemicals Agency.
Directive 1999/45/EC - classification, packaging and labelling of dangerous preparations
of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 May 1999 concerning the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States relating to the classification, packaging and labelling of dangerous preparations.
Directive 96/82/EC - major-accident hazards
of 9 December 1996 on the control of major-accident hazards involving dangerous substance
Directive 95/50/EC - procedures for transport of dangerous goods
of 6 October 1995 on uniform procedures for checks on the transport of dangerous goods by road
Directive 91/414/EEC - plant protection products
of 15 July 1991 concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market.
Directive 67/548/EEC - classification, packaging and labelling of dangerous substances
of 27 June 1967 on the approximation of laws, regulations and administrative provisions relating to the classification, packaging and labelling of dangerous substances.