The activity of the Interdepartmental Commission for Maximum Admissible Concentrations and Intensities for Agents Harmful to Health in the Working Environment in 2014
Journal Title: Podstawy i Metody Oceny Środowiska Pracy - Year 2015, Vol 31, Issue 1
Abstract
In 2014, the Commission met at three sessions, in which 11 documentations for recommended exposure limits of chemical substances were discussed. Moreover, the Commission discussed: – justification for proposing amendments to the MAI (NDN) for electromagnetic fields in the context of the implementation of the Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council 2013/35/EC and – the position of the Group of Experts on Noise on the results of tests and procedures for measuring low-frequency and ultrasound noise. The Commission suggested to the Minister of Labour and Social Policy the following changes in the list of MAC values: – adding six new chemical substances to the list of MAC values: tert-butyl ether, propano-1,3-sultone (Carc. 1B), methotrexate (inhalable fraction), diacetyle, cyclophosphamide (Carc. 1A), 2-nitropropane (Carc. 1B)– changing MAC values for 4 chemicals: acrylamide (Carc. 1B), chlorophenylmethane, hydrazine (Carc. 1B), 2-methyl-2,4-pentanediol– adding to the list of MAC in Annex 1 of Part A a Comments column and writing skin to include information that some substances may be extensively absorbed by the skin.The Commission has adopted documentation for electromagnetic fields with a frequency range from 0 Hz to 300 GHz in the context of the implementation of the Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council 2013/35/EC on the minimum requirements for the protection of health and safety requirements regarding the exposure of workers to the risks arising from physical agents (electromagnetic fields) (XXth individual Directive within the meaning of art. 16 paragraph. 1 of Council Directive 89/391/EEC) and repealing Directive 2004/40/EC (OJ. office. EU L 179 of 29.06.2013, 1-21) and has submitted it to the Ministry of Labour and Social Policy in order to further legislative work. According to the Commission, ultrasonic noise is more harmful than low-frequency noise, so there is no need to set separate values of maximum intensity for low-frequency noise and infrasounds. The Commission also adopted a procedure for measuring ultrasonic noise, taking into account measurement uncertainty and factors that affect the result. Four issues of the Principles and Methods of Assessing the Working Environment were published in 2014. The following were published: 14 methods of determining chemical concentrations in the working environment, 9 documentation of occupational exposure limit and two articles. In addition, the Commission’s experts prepared materials for the 9th edition of the Commission's Harmful factors in the working environment - limit values. Three sessions of the Commission are planned for 2015. MAC values for 10 chemicals substances will be discussed at those meetings. The Commission and the Group of Experts will continue working on adapting the Polish list of occupational exposure limit values to the draft Directive setting the fourth list of indicative occupational exposure limit values, on proposals for binding values and on work being done at SCOEL.
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Jolanta Skowroń
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