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Document ID (ISN)108628
CIS number 08-1141
ISBN(s) 3-88383-546-3
Year 1999
Convention or series no.
Title 1999 list of limit values - Occupational safety and health
Original title Grenzwerteliste 1999 - Sicherheit und Gesundheitsschutz bei der Arbeit [in German]
Bibliographic information Hauptverband der gewerblichen Berufsgenossenschaften (HVBG), Alte Heerstrasse 111, 53754 Sankt Augustin, Germany, 1999. 264p. Illus. Bibl.ref.
Abstract This list contains tables of the limit values for hazardous substances applicable in Germany (maximum workplace concentration [MAK], technical guidelines for exposure [TRK] and tolerance levels of exposure to biological agents [BAT] from the following directives (TRGS): TRGS 900 "Limit values relating to air in the workplace", TRGS 903 "Biological Tolerance values" and also the classifications of TRGS 905 "Index of substances which can cause cancer, genetic changes or have reproductive effects". Also included are limit values for air contaminants defined in other standards, noise, vibration, thermal stress, radiation, electricity, biomechanical stress and notes on the effects of biological agents. Replaces CIS 96-2239.
Descriptors (primary) threshold limit values; dangerous substances; biological threshold limits; harmful substances; warning notices; Germany
Descriptors (secondary) mutagens; antifertility effects; irritants; carcinogens; directive; list of chemical substances; genetic effects; TLV list; teratogens
Document type F - Information notes, codes of practice, standards
Country / State or ProvinceGermany
Subject(s) Toxic and dangerous substances
Broad subject area(s) Chemical safety
Browse category(ies) Genetic factors in reaction to exposures
Occupational exposure limits