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Med. Pr. 2004;55(1)

Hygienic standards in the workplace air set by the Expert Group of Chemical Agents, 2002

Normatywy higieniczne w powietrzu środowiska pracy ustalone przez Zespół Ekspertów ds. Czynników Chemicznych w 2002 r.

Małgorzata Kupczewska-Dobecka, Sławomir Czerczak Z Zakładu Informacji Naukowej Instytutu Medycyny Pracy im. prof. J. Nofera w Łodzi

Abstract

In 2002, it was necessary to harmonize Polish law on admissible limits of occupational exposure with EU requirements. To this end, the Expert Group on Chemical Agents proposed maximum admissible concentration values for 29 chemicals: acrylaldehyde (107-02-8); cresols, mix of isomers (95-48-7), 108-39-4, 106-44-5, 1319-77-3); tetraphosphorus decaoxide (1314-56-3); ethylamine (75-04-7); naphtalene (91-20-3); nitrobenzene (98-95-3); nitrogen oxide (110-54-5); nitrogen dioxide (10102-44-0); pyridine (110-86-1); butan-2-one (78-93-3); carbon oxide (630-08-0); 1,4-dichloro-benzene (106-46-7); 1,2-dichlorobenzene (95-50-1); hexane (110-54-5); aluminum hydroxide (21645-51-2); aluminum (fumes and dusts) (7429-90-5); amitrole (61-82-5); 2,2-bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)propane (bisphenol A) (80-05-7); 3a,4,7,7a-terahydro-4,7-metanoindene (dicyclopentadiene) (77-73-6); trimethoxyphosphane (121-45-9); methyl chloroacetate (96-34-4); 4-methoxyphenol (150-76-5); methyl formate (107-31-3); 2-phenoxyethanol (122-99-6); divinylbenzene (1321-74-0); Diesel exhausts (-); hexane-6-lactam (dusts and fumes) (105-60-2); 2-isopropoxyethanol (109-59-1); and methyl 2-cyanoacrylate (137-05-3).

Key words

Polish law, hygiene standards, European Union