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Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (Chemical Agents) (Amendment) Regulations 2021

11 May 2022
Amends/Commences: Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (Chemical Agents) Regulations 2001
 
Comes into force:  12th May 2021
 
Jurisdiction: Republic of Ireland
 
Minor definitional changes are made to the Codes of Practice related to activities involving chemical agents based on the relevant occupational exposure limits. These changes include the definition of ‘occupational exposure limit value’ being updated to mean the limit of the time-weighted average of the concentration of a chemical agent within a worker's breathing zone for a time period set out by the Codes of Practice. 
 
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