The European Commission is proposing new measures to promote health and safety in the workplace throughout the Union. On Tuesday 10 January, it presented a range of new exposure value limits for seven cancer-causing chemical products. These values complete the first package of measures presented in May 2016 (see EUROPE 11551).
In the Union, the principles relating to protecting workers against carcinogenic agents are set out in framework directive 89/391/EC on health and safety in the...