Press release - MEPs adopt new rules to limit exposure to harmful substances at the workplace
MEPs adopt new rules to limit exposure to harmful substances at the workplace
- MEPs adopt new rules to limit exposure to harmful substances at the workplace
- Rules for exposure to lead updated for the first time in 40 years
- Limit values for diisocyanates for first time ever
- Better protection for those working to ensure the green transition
On Wednesday, Parliament adopted new exposure limit values for lead for the first time in forty years and for diisocyanates for the first time ever. - Both substances are widely used to renovate buildings and to produce batteries, wind turbines, and to make electric vehicle lighter.
- By limiting their exposure to these chemicals, the EU is protecting those working in the green transition.
- Past exposure to lead
Some workers have been exposed to lead over several years and have accumulated blood-lead levels well above any new limit value.