Code of Practice 2021

This Code of Practice is effective from 18th May 2021 and replaces the 2020 Code of Practice for the Chemical Agents and Carcinogens Regulations.

Layout of the Code of Practice

Schedule 1 now contains a list of all EU Commission derived occupational exposures limit values (OELVs) and includes new Binding OELVs from three recent amendments of the Carcinogens and Mutagens Directive and IOELVs from the Fifth List EU Directive (EU) 2019/1831  .

Schedule 2 contains a list of Advisory OELVs derived from non-EU sources.

Schedule 3 lists intended changes and those substances under review from the commission.

Schedule 4 lists carcinogenic substances, mixtures and processes and Schedule 5 contains the CAS number index

Code of Practice Chemical Agent and Carcinogens Regulations 2021