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Work involving exposure to hardwood dusts

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Here you can find all of the regulations and regulatory lists in which this substance appears, according to the data available to ECHA. This substance has been found in the following regulatory activities (directly, or inheriting the regulatory context of a parent substance):

Region Legislation Long-term Exposure Limit (LTEL) Values Short-term Exposure Limit (STEL) Values Skin Designation Dermal Sensitization Respiratory Sensitization Work Sector Effective Date Expiration Date Miscellaneous Notes
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European Union CMD - Carcinogens and Mutagens Directive 2.0 17 January 2023 1
European Union CMD - Carcinogens and Mutagens Directive 3.0 17 January 2023 1
CMD - Carcinogens and Mutagens Directive
  • CMD - Carcinogens and Mutagens Directive, Annex III - OELVs
    EU. OELs for Certain Carcinogens, Mutagens, Reprotoxins: Annex III, Directive 2004/37/EC (CMRD), as amended by Directive (EU) 2022/431, 16 March 2022

    This list provides occupational exposure limit values (OELVs) for carcinogens, mutagens and reprotoxic substances pursuant to Annex III of Directive 2004/37/EC (CMRD). Employers are obligated to minimize worker exposure to these agents in so far as possible, and must arrange for medical surveillance of workers exposed to these substances.

  • Carc and Muta Directive, Annex I - Substances, Mixtures & Processes
    EU. Substances, Mixtures, Related Processes: Annex I & Art. 2, Dir 2004/37/EC (CMRD), as amended by Dir (EU) 2022/431, 16 March 2022

    This list contains a non-exhaustive inventory of substances based on Art. 2 carcinogen, mutagen and reprotoxin (CMR) definitions and Annex I of the Carcinogens, Mutagens and Reprotoxins Directive (CMRD). Category 1A and 1B CMRs are derived from the CLP Regulation's Table 3 of Annex VI (1272/2008/EC). Employers are obligated to minimize worker exposure to these agents as far as possible, and must arrange for medical surveillance of workers exposed to these substances.

Construction Products Regulation
  • Construction Product Regulation - Annex I (3) - Hazardous Substances
    EU. Hazardous Substances for Purposes of Annex I (3) (Requirements for Construction Works), Regulation 305/2011/EU on Marketing of Construction Products, amended by Regulation 574/2014/EU, 28 May 2014

    This list contains a non-exhaustive inventory of substances taken from: (1) Table 3 of Annex VI to CLP; (2) the Candidate List of SVHCs; (3) Annex XIV of REACH (Authorisation List); (4) Annex XVII of REACH (Restrictions List); (5) F-gases subject to emission limits/reporting per Regulation 517/2014/EU; and (6) volatile organic compounds (VOCs) listed in the Ambient Air Directive 2008/50/EC. The basis of the list is Annex I(3) of the Construction Products Regulation 305/2011/EC, which stipulates that construction works must not have a high impact on human health or the environment as a result of: giving off toxic gas; emissions of dangerous substances, volatile organic compounds (VOC), greenhouse gases or dangerous particles into indoor or outdoor air; release of dangerous substances into drinking water, ground water, marine waters, surface waters or soil.

Food Contact Materials (FCM) Framework Regulation
  • Food Contact Materials (FCM) Framework Regulation - Annex I and Art. 5
    EU. Annex I - Material & Article Groups (Article 5), Regulation 1935/2004/EC on Food Contact Materials, amended by Regulation 2019/1381/EC, 6 September 2019

    This list contains the groups of materials and articles listed in Annex I of the Food Contact Framework Regulation 1935/2004/EC. Article 5(1) of the regulation stipulates that the EU Commission may adopt or amend specific measures for these Annex I-listed material and article groups. The specific CAS linked as members on this list are representative examples, but not exhaustive. The regulation refers to finished materials that could represent many different forms of the substance along with other filler substances in the finished material.

General Product Safety Directive
  • General Product Safety Directive - Hazardous Substances
    EU. Hazardous Substances for Purposes of General Product Safety Directive (2001/95/EC), 15 January 2002, amended by Reg 596/2009/EC, 18 July 2009

    This list contains a non-exhaustive inventory of substances that fall within the European Union's hazardous substance definitions, as provided on: (1) Table 3 of Annex VI to the CLP Regulation 1272/2008/EC; (2) Annex III of Directive 2000/54/EC (Biological Agents); Candidate List of SVHCs; and REACH Annexes XIV and XVII (Authorisation and Restriction lists). They can be considered hazardous for purposes of the General Product Safety Directive 2001/95/EC.

Protection of Pregnant and Breastfeeding Workers Directive
  • Protection of Pregnant and Breastfeeding Workers Directive, Annex I+II
    EU. Chemical Agents: Annexes I & II, Directive 92/85/EEC on Pregnant Workers, 28 November 1992 (updated by table 3 of Annex VI to CLP, 5 October 2018)

    This list contains a non-exhaustive inventory of substances to which pregnant workers and workers who have recently given birth or are breastfeeding may not be exposed. Employers are obligated to prevent the exposure of these workers to any agents that may have adverse health effects on either mother or child. The inventory originates from Table 3 of Annex VI to the CLP.

Protection of Young People Directive
  • Physical, Biological and Chemical Agents & Processes and Work
    EU. Non-Exhaustive List of Banned Substances, Directive 94/33/EC on Young People at Work, 20 August 1994, as amended by Dir 2014/27/EU, March 5, 2014 (Based on Table 3 of Annex VI to CLP, inter alia)

    This list contains biological and chemical agents, in accordance with Art. 7 and points 2 and 3 of the Annex to Directive 94/33/EC, to which young persons (under 18 years of age) may not be exposed at the workplace. The list is a non-exhaustive inventory of such substances based on: 1) agents of risk groups 3 and 4 under Directive 2000/54/EC; 2) Table 3 of Annex VI to the CLP Regulation; 3) and Annex I of Directive 2004/37/EC.

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Substance names and other identifiers

Regulatory process names
Hardwood dusts
CMD - Carcinogens and Mutagens Directive, Annex III - OELVs
Wood
Food Contact Materials (FCM) Framework Regulation - Annex I and Art. 5
Wood powder
Construction Product Regulation - Annex I (3) - Hazardous Substances, General Product Safety Directive - Hazardous Substances
Work involving exposure to hardwood dusts
Protection of Pregnant and Breastfeeding Workers Directive, Annex I+II, Carc and Muta Directive, Annex I - Substances, Mixtures & Processes, Fertiliser Regulation- Annex I, E.3 (chelating and complexing agents), Other