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Cover of the EU guide Biological monitoring at work: Guidance for OSH experts and workplaces

Biological monitoring at work: Guidance for OSH experts and workplaces

15/04/2025

Type:
European Guides
30 pages
Keywords:
  • Cancer
  • Dangerous substances
  • Carcinogens
  • Health surveillance

Occupational biomonitoring is a tool for the assessment of exposure to chemicals at work. This guide sets out common principles and explains the role and use of biological monitoring guidance values and biological limit values. It offers occupational safety and health professionals, and managers information on how to set up and manage a biomonitoring programme and use results to improve prevention. It furthers explores ethical issues to protect workers’ privacy and rights and provides information for workers on what to expect from such monitoring.

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