2006/0222(COD)COM(2006)664

Workers' Asbestos Exposure Protection Directive

Proposal for a DIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on the protection of workers from the risks related to exposure to asbestos at work

Stage: In force, reached 16 Dec 2009
In force: In force since 5 Jan 2010 · CELEX 32009L0148
Procedure: Directive · Ordinary legislative procedure
Last activity: 5 Jan 2010

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Directive 2009/148/EC, in force since 2009, caps worker exposure to airborne asbestos at 0.1 fibres per cm³ as an 8-hour time-weighted average. It requires risk assessment, notification of work, work plans for demolition and removal, training, health surveillance and 40-year record retention. Member States must transpose it into national law and report every five years.

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