On Thursday 11 October, the European Parliament and Council of the EU agreed to set 0.05 mg/m³ as the cap on diesel fumes, as desired by MEPs, after the fourth meeting on the second review of Directive 2004/37/EC on exposure to carcinogens and mutagens at work.
"The Commission had the courage to open a dossier that is very tricky because it requires ambition for the health of workers and at the same time it requires us to take into account the truth of corporate life", said the European...