EU ROUND UP – ECHA PROPOSES PAINT AND COATING WORKER EXPOSURE LIMITS FOR KEY INGREDIENTS
March 1st, 2018
THE EUROPEAN Chemical Agency’s (ECHA) committee for risk assessment (RAC) has proposed a recommended occupational exposure limit (OEL) for paint and coating ingredient benzene, a genotoxic carcinogen causing leukaemia. Following an inquiry, the committee has concluded that the threshold should be based on indirect genotoxic effects of benzene in workers, including paint and coating manufacturing staff – recommending a low European Union (EU)-wide limit of 0.05 parts per million. This, argued an ECHA note “will protect workers from leukaemia as well ...
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