Germany TRGS 900 Workplace exposure limits updated
2020-03-13
2-Chlorethanol, Chloroethylene, Ethanethiol, Methanethiol, Methanol, Methyl formate and Polyethylene glycols (PEG 200-600).
On 13 March 2020, the German Committee on Hazardous Substances (Ausschuss für Gefahrstoffe – AGS) Technical Rules for Hazardous Substances (TRGS) 900 Workplace exposure limits were updated.
The following substance were added:
Bitumen: steam and aerosol for the hot processing of distillation and air-rectified bitumen
Dichloroacetic acid and its salts
The following substance was deleted:
Zirconium and water insoluble compounds
The limits of the following substances were updated:
2-Chlorethanol
Chloroethylene
Ethanethiol
Methanethiol
Methanol
Methyl formate
Polyethylene glycols (PEG 200-600)
Yordas Group, 13 March 2020
; https://www.yordasgroup.com/hive/news/article/858