| Document ID (ISN) | 77076 |
| CIS number |
01-956 |
| ISBN(s) |
0-7076-0500-8 |
| Year |
1988 |
| Convention or series no. |
S.I. 219 of 1988
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| Title |
European Communities (Protection of Workers) (Exposure to Lead) Regulations, 1988 [Ireland] |
| Bibliographic information |
Government Publications Sales Office, Sun Alliance House, Molesworth Street, Dublin 2, Ireland, 1989. 28p. |
| Internet access |
http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/ZZSI219Y1988.html [in English]
|
| Abstract |
These Regulations implement in Ireland the provisions of Council Directive 82/605/EEC (see CIS 83-1783) of 28 July 1982 on the protection of workers from the risks related to exposure to metallic lead (Pb) and its ionic compounds at work. Contents: definitions; application; assessment; air monitoring; hygiene; clinical assessment and biological surveillance; clinical examination; protective and preventive measures; provision of information; limit values (air concentration: 150µg/m3, TWA over 40h per week; blood Pb level: 70µg Pb/100mL in individual workers; ALAU measurement: 20mg/g creatinine); procedures for air monitoring; what to do if limits are exceeded; occupational health registers; duties of appointed doctors; access to information; responsibilities of workers; enforcement; offences and penalties. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
conditions of exposure; lead and compounds; Ireland |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
responsibilities of employers; responsibilities of employees; ALAD; taking of samples; exposure evaluation; biological threshold limits; supply of personal protective equipment; health service records; sanitary facilities; labour inspection; penalties; determination in air; medical supervision; exposure tests; blood monitoring; replaced; law; lead |
| Document type |
A - Laws, regulations, directives |
| Country / State or Province | Ireland |
| Subject(s) |
Standards and directives with the force of law
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| Broad subject area(s) |
Chemical safety
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| Browse category(ies) |
Lead and compounds
Inorganic substances
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