EU FINALISES NEW PROTECTIONS FOR TEXTILE FINISHING WORKERS FROM LEAD AND DIISOCYANATES
January 5th, 2024
The European Union (EU) should early this year (2024) complete the formal approval of new protections for textile finishing workers from exposure to dyes and their ingredients that contain lead and diisocyanates. These potentially harmful chemicals have long been used by the industry, although lead’s poor health reputation means it has limited applications – the new protections will apply to people making and handling these chemicals and related products.
Ministers and MEPs are now working up legal texts after negotiating a new EU directive amending ...
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