SCOEL Occupational Exposure Limits

Bolt, H.M., Huici-Montagud, A. (2008) Strategy of the scientific committee of occupational exposure limits (SCOEL) in the derivation of occupational exposure limits for carcinogens and mutagens. Archives of Toxicology 82(1) 61-64. 

SCOEL, Scientific Committee on Occupational Exposure Limits for Lead (2000). Recommenda-tionfrom Scientific Committee on Occupational Exposure Limits for Lead and its Inorganic Compounds. EU Scientific Committee on Occupational Exposure Limits. 

Health based values and what is technically feasible. Recent discourse on the OELs that are used in practice in the coimtries of the EU, goes to some lengths to be clear that they do not represent safe levels of exposure for all workers, nor is it intended that they should set a limit below which it is unnecessary or undesirable to reduce exposures fiirther. The Scientific Committee on Occupational Exposure Limits (SCOEL) is quite clear about this, stating for example ... 

In February 2006 a second list of indicative occupational exposure limit values was established by directive 2006/15/EC. A total of 33 substances, which have been evaluated by the SCOEL on the basis of the latest scientific data, are listed in the annex to this directive (see Table 6.8). 

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The European Commission is advised about OELs by the Scientific Committee on Occupational Exposure Limits (SCOEL) [83]. As a result legally binding as well as indicative OELs (as an indication of what should be achieved) are laid down in European Directives. Each Member State in the European Union establishes then-own national OELs, based on the European Directives. The corresponding national lists usually include more substances than the Directive. National OELs can again be legally binding or indicative limits. 

Occupational Exposure Limits (SCOEL). OSHA publications 7. https //osha.europa.eu/en/publications/magazine/6... 

Directive. Member States are obliged to introduce an occupational exposure limit for these substances in accordance with national legislation and practice that takes the lOELV into account. lOELVs are based on recommendations by the European Commission s Scientific Committee on Occupational Exposure Eimits (SCOEL). These European limits are incorporated into the list of WEE standards. 

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