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Jurisdiction: Republic of Ireland
Commencement: 12th May 2021
Amends: Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (Chemical Agents) Regulations 2001
The Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (Chemical Agents) Regulations 2001 transpose Council Directive 98/24/EC on the protection of the health and safety of workers from the risks related to chemical agents at work. The Regulations also transpose the related Commission Directive 2000/39/EC establishing a first list of indicative occupational exposure limit values in implementation of Council Directive 98/24/EC, through an approved Code of Practice.
The Regulations define activity involving chemical agents, biological limit value, chemical agent, hazard, hazardous chemical agent, health surveillance, occupational exposure limit value and risk.
The Regulations set down obligations on employers as regards:-
The Regulations also set out duties for employees and they provide for prohibitions and exemptions relating to the production, manufacture, or use at work of specified chemical agents
The regulations revoke and replace:
Amendment
The Authority sets out the Codes of Practice* for work activities involving chemical agents, based on the relevant occupational exposure limit value.
*The Codes of Practice are written practical guidance, taking into consideration the legal requirements or prohibitions for work activities within industries.
The definition of ‘occupational exposure limit value’ is updated to mean the limit of the time-weighted average* of the concentration of a chemical agent within a worker’s breathing zone for a time period set out by the Codes of Practice.
*The time-weighed average is a worker’s daily exposure to hazardous substances which is calculated using the following:
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Jurisdiction: Republic of Ireland
Commencement: 20th November 2021
Amends:
The Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (General Application) Regulations 2007 sets out the specific duties of employers in relation to various work activities within a workplace such as use of equipment, personal protective equipment (PPE), electricity, work at height, noise, vibration etc. They supplement The Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005 (THE SHWW ACT 2005), which sets out the legal framework for safety, health and welfare duties for employers, employees and third parties (such as property owners, designers, manufacturers and others).
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