The member states support the upper limits proposed by the Commission to reduce the exposure of workers to carcinogens and mutagens, reaching a general approach on this issue at the Employment Council of 13 October. However, a third of them would like to see stricter values for exposure to chrome VI.
"Today's agreement brings us a step closer in our fight against the greatest cause of employment-related death in the European Union. Our aim is to help save 100,000 lives over the next 50...