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3 August 2006 - HSE Consultation on New
Workplace Exposure Limits
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Workplace Exposure Limits (WELs) are concentrations of hazardous substances
in the air, approved by the Health and Safety Commission (HSC). Employers
have a responsibility to ensure that these limits are not exceeded in order to
protect the health of workers.
These WELs have been published by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) in
its publication - EH40/2005 Workplace Exposure Limits. The list of
current WELs is also available on the HSE website,
http://www.hse.gov.uk
The Health and Safety Commission (HSC) recently published a Consultation
Document seeking comments on proposals to introduce new and revised Workplace
Exposure Limits (WELs). The European Commission adopted the 2nd
Directive on Indicative Occupational Exposure Limit Values (IOELVs) (2006/15/EC)
in February, which lists 33 substances with exposure limits. Member
States must introduce a domestic occupational exposure limit by September 2007.
The consultation document seeks to introduce WELs for 7 substances where one
does not currently exist and reduce the limit of the WELs for 13 substances to
be introduced on 6 April 2007.
The consultation document can be found by clicking the following link:
Proposals to implement the second list of indicative occupational exposure limit
values (European Directive 2006/15/EC)
Comments on the proposals should be sent to:
Steve Mason
Health and Safety Executive
9SW Rose Court
2 Southwark Bridge
London
SE1 9HS
steve.mason@hse.gsi.gov.uk
Closing date for consultation: 27 September 2006.
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