Supplement To EH40/2005 New And Revised Wels In Force, Latest Revision

JANUARY 2020

On 1 October 2007, the European Commission’s 2nd Directive on Indicative Occupational Exposure Limit Values (2006/15/EC) was implemented in Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

This directive requires Member States of the European Union to introduce domestic occupational exposure limits for the substances listed in the Annex to the directive. Additionally, the level of the domestic limit must take account of the Indicative Occupational Exposure Limit Value (IOELV).

The Health and Safety Commission has approved new and revised Workplace Exposure Limits (WELs) required to implement the 4th IOELV Directive that came into force on 31st January 2017.

The second edition of EH40/ 2005 was published in 2011, the third in 2018 and the fourth in 2020. These have been updated to include new and revised workplace exposure limits introduced by the 4th IOELV Directives in force from 31st January 2017 and implemented in Great Britain and Northern Ireland.