EUROPEAN LEGAL FRAMEWORK RELATED TO UNDERGROUND MINING AND TUNNELLING CONCERNING COMMISSION DIRECTIVE (EU) 2017/164,31 JANUARY ESTABLISHING A FOURTH LIST OF INDICATIVE OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE LIMIT VALUES

摘要

Directive (EU) 2017/164 establishes a fourth list of Indicative Occupational Exposure Limit Values (IOELVs) to protect workers from risks from exposure to hazardous chemicals. It states that in underground mining and tunnelling, Member States may benefit from a transitional period regarding IOELVs for NO, NO_2 and CO, during which the existing established IOELVs may be applied. The European Advisory Committee on Health and Safety at Work questions technical feasibility of the proposed IOELVs in underground mining (CO; NO; NO_2) and in tunnelling (NO; NO_2). Challenges arise concerning availability of measurement methodologies for compliance with proposed IOELVs (NO_2) in underground mining and tunnelling environments.