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Document ID (ISN)102098
CIS number 03-1025
ISSN - Serial title 1725-2555 - Official Journal of the European Union - Journal officiel de l'Union européenne
Year 2003
Convention or series no. 2003/18/CE 2003/18/EC
Title Directive 2003/18/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 March 2003 amending Council Directive 83/477/EEC on the protection of workers from the risks related to exposure to asbestos at work [European Union]
Original title Directive 2003/18/CE du Parlement européen et du Conseil du 27 mars 2003 modifiant la directive 83/477/CEE du Conseil concernant la protection des travailleurs contre les risques liés à l'exposition à l'amiante pendant le travail [Union européenne] [in French]
Directiva 2003/18/CE del Parlamento Europeo y del Consejo, de 27 de marzo de 2003, por la que se modifica la Directiva 83/477/CEE del Consejo sobre la protección de los trabajadores contra los riesgos relacionados con la exposición al amianto durante el trabajo [in Spanish]
Bibliographic information 15 Apr. 2003, Vol.46, No.L 97, p.48-52.
Internet access http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/pri/en/oj/dat/2003/l_097/l_09720030415en00480052.pdf [in English]
http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/pri/fr/oj/dat/2003/l_097/l_09720030415fr00480052.pdf [in French]
http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/pri/es/oj/dat/2003/l_097/l_09720030415es00480052.pdf [in Spanish]
Abstract Modification of Directive 83/477/EEC (see CIS 84-327). Contents: new listing of substances included within the concept of asbestos; changed conditions under which workers are authorized to work while exposed to low concentrations of asbestos; changed details of what a notification of working with asbestos should contain; general prohibition of work in the presence of asbestos, with exemptions noted; statement of principle concerning the reduction of asbestos exposure levels to a minimum; new rules concerning the determination of asbestos concentrations; new exposure limit (8h TWA) of 0.1 fibre/cm3; changed provisions concerning the responsibilities of employers for reducing exposure.
Descriptors (primary) threshold limit values; respirable dust; asbestos; European Union
Descriptors (secondary) notification of dangerous substances; responsibilities of employers; prohibition of use; directive; dust measurement
Document type A - Laws, regulations, directives
Country / State or ProvinceEuropean Union
Subject(s) Standards and directives with the force of law
Broad subject area(s) Chemical safety
Browse category(ies) Asbestos
Occupational exposure limits