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Questionnaire 1 - OELVs
Introduction
RPA Ltd (United Kingdom), together with FoBiG (Germany), Triskelion (the Netherlands),
Milieu (Belgium), and EPRD (Poland) have been contracted by the European Commission
(DG Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion) to support the evaluation of a possible
amendment of Directive 2004/37/EC on the protection of workers from the risks related to
exposure to carcinogens or mutagens at work (hereinafter referred to as the CMD).
Please note that this study is different to the RPA’s recent study that related to the European
Commission’s proposal to establish new or revised OELVs for a priority list of 13 chemical
agents[1] published in May 2016.
The objective of this study is to assess the impacts of some of the potential changes to the
CMD, which could include, amongst others, the establishment of Occupational Exposure
Limit Values (OELVs) for trichloroethylene, 1,2-dichloroethane, beryllium and inorganic
beryllium compounds, 1,2- dibromoethane, 1-chloro-2,3-epoxypropane, and 4,4’-
methylenedianiline (MDA), and Biological Limit Values (BLVs) for beryllium and inorganic
beryllium compounds and 4,4’- methylene-bis(2-chloroaniline) (MOCA). In addition, the
study evaluates the extent of exposure to hexachlorobenzene and the impacts of a potential
inclusion of some Process Generated Substances (PGSs) into Annex 1 of the CMD.
The subject of this questionnaire are the potential OELVs for the chemical agents listed
in the table below. Separate questionnaires have been developed for a) Biological Limit
Values (BLVs), b) hexachlorobenzene, and c) Process Generated Substances (Diesel Engine
Exhaust Emissions, Engine oils, Rubber process dust and fumes). These questionnaires are
available here.
Chemical agent CAS number OELV under consideration
(8 hr TWA)
Trichloroethylene 79-01-6 10 ppm
1,2-dichloroethane 107-06-2 8.14 mg/m3 (2
ppm)
1,2-dibromoethane 106-93-4 0.8 mg/m3 (0.1 ppm)
1-chloro-2,3-epoxypropane (epichlorohydrine) 106-89-8 1.9 mg/m3
1,4’-methylenedianiline (MDA) 101-77-9 80 μg/m3
Beryllium and inorganic beryllium compounds -
Four policy options:
A: 2 μg/m3
B: 0.6 μg/m3
C: 0.2 μg/m3
D: 0.02 μg/m3
(All options expressed as
inhalable fraction)
The purpose of the consultation exercise is to collect data and information feeding into the
assessment of the potential impacts of the measures under consideration and, in particular, the
evaluation of potential impacts on competitiveness and SMEs.
Responses to this questionnaire will be handled in the strictest confidence and will only be
used for the purposes of this study. In preparing our reports for the Commission (which,
subsequently, may be published), care will be taken to ensure that specific responses
cannot be linked to individual companies. If you have specific concerns about how your
views will be treated, you can contact us and we will be happy to discuss your concerns.
The deadline for completion of the questionnaire is 26th October 2016 . If you have any
questions about this survey or the study more generally, please contact Daniel Vencovsky
(daniel.vencovsky@rpaltd.co.uk or +44 (0)1508 528 465).
[1] See http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_MEMO-16-1655_en.htm and
https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/regdoc/rep/1/2016/EN/1-2016-248-EN-F1-1.PDF
Background information
1) Please provide the following details
First name: _________________________________________________
Last name: _________________________________________________
Company: _________________________________________________
Email address: _________________________________________________
Telephone number: _________________________________________________
In which country is your organisation based?
( ) Austria
( ) Belgium
( ) Bulgaria
( ) Croatia
( ) Cyprus
( ) Czech Republic
( ) Denmark
( ) Estonia
( ) Finland
( ) France
( ) Germany
( ) Greece
( ) Hungary
( ) Ireland
( ) Italy
( ) Latvia
( ) Lithuania
( ) Luxembourg
( ) Malta
( ) Netherlands
( ) Poland
( ) Portugal
( ) Romania
( ) Slovakia
( ) Slovenia
( ) Spain
( ) Sweden
( ) United Kingdom
( ) Other
Please specify the country in which your organisation is established:
_________________________________________________
2) What size is your company? For enterprise size definitions, please refer to
the following link: http://ec.europa.eu/growth/smes/business-friendly-environment/sme-
definition/index_en.htm
( ) Micro enterprise (less than 10 persons employed)
( ) Small enterprise (10-49 persons employed)
( ) Medium-sized enterprise (50-249 persons employed)
( ) Large enterprise (250 or more persons employed)
Relevant chemical agents
3) Which of the following chemical agents does your company produce or use? For the
purposes of this questionnaire, the term 'use' refers to any activity during
which occupational exposure to the relevant chemical agent may occur.
Production Use
Trichloroethylene
(CAS No. 79-01-
6)
[ ] [ ]
1,2-dichloroethane
(CAS No. 107-06-
2)
[ ] [ ]
1,2-dibromoethane
(CAS No. 106-93-
4)
[ ] [ ]
1-chloro-2,3-
epoxypropane
(epichlorohydrine)
(CAS No. 106-89-
8)
[ ] [ ]
1,4’-
methylenedianiline
(MDA) (CAS No.
101-77-9)
[ ] [ ]
Beryllium and/or
inorganic
beryllium
compounds
[ ] [ ]
Trichloroethylene (CAS No. 79-01-6)
4) How many people at your company are occupationally exposed to trichloroethylene
and at what concentration?
Number of workers exposed:: _________________________________________________
Concentration (please specify unit)::
_________________________________________________
Duration and frequency of exposure (please specify unit)::
_________________________________________________
Please describe the activity/process during which exposure occurs::
_________________________________________________
5) What would be the likely impact on your company of reducing exposure to a level
below the OELV under consideration (trichloroethylene: 1ppm 8 hour TWA)?
Significant
negative
impact
Moderate
negative
impact
No
impact
Moderate
positive
impact
Significant
positive
impact
One off costs
(investment)
( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
Operating costs ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
Level playing
field in the
internal market
( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
Occupational
health & safety
( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
Competitiveness
vis-à-vis third
countries
( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
Staff wellbeing
and comfort
( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
6) Please provide further details about the likely impacts:
____________________________________________
____________________________________________
____________________________________________
____________________________________________
7) What measures would your company have to implement to meet the OELV
under consideration (trichloroethylene: 1ppm 8 hour TWA)? This could
include, for example, additional Personal Protective Equipment, changes to
the production process, etc.
____________________________________________
____________________________________________
____________________________________________
____________________________________________
8) Please estimate the cost (in €) of the measures identified in your response to the
previous question.
One-off (investment) cost (in €):
_________________________________________________
Additional operating costs (€ per year):
_________________________________________________
1,2-dichloroethane (CAS No. 107-06-2)
9) How many people at your company are occupationally exposed to 1,2-dichloroethane
and at what concentration?
Number of workers exposed:: _________________________________________________
Concentration (please specify unit)::
_________________________________________________
Duration and frequency of exposure (please specify unit)::
_________________________________________________
Please describe the activity/process during which exposure occurs::
_________________________________________________
10) What would be the likely impact on your company of reducing exposure to a level
below the OELV under consideration (1,2-dichloroethane: 8.14 mg/m3 8-hr TWA/2
ppm 8-hr TWA)?
Significant
negative
impact
Moderate
negative
impact
No
impact
Moderate
positive
impact
Significant
positive
impact
One off costs
(investment)
( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
Operating costs ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
Level playing
field in the
internal market
( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
Occupational
health & safety
( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
Competitiveness
vis-à-vis third
countries
( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
Staff wellbeing
and comfort
( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
11) Please provide further details about the likely impacts:
____________________________________________
____________________________________________
____________________________________________
____________________________________________
12) What measures would your company have to implement to meet the
OELV under consideration (1,2-dichloroethane: 8.14 mg/m3 8-ht TWA/2 ppm
8-hr TWA)? This could include, for example, additional Personal Protective
Equipment, changes to the production process, etc.
____________________________________________
____________________________________________
____________________________________________
____________________________________________
13) Please estimate the cost (in €) of the measures identified in your response to the
previous question.
One-off (investment) cost (in €):
_________________________________________________
Additional operating costs (€ per year):
_________________________________________________
1,2-dibromoethane (CAS No. 106-93-4)
14) How many people at your company are occupationally exposed to 1,2-
dibromoethane (CAS No. 106-93-4) and at what concentration?
Number of workers exposed:: _________________________________________________
Concentration (please specify unit)::
_________________________________________________
Duration and frequency of exposure (please specify unit)::
_________________________________________________
Please describe the activity/process during which exposure occurs::
_________________________________________________
15) What would be the likely impact on your company of reducing exposure to a level
below the OELV under consideration (1,2-dibromoethane: 0.8 mg/m3 8-hr TWA/0.1
ppm 8-hr TWA)?
Significant
negative
impact
Moderate
negative
impact
No
impact
Moderate
positive
impact
Significant
positive
impact
Staff
wellbeing
and
comfort
One off costs
(investment)
( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
Operating costs ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
Level playing
field in the
internal market
( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
Occupational
health & safety
( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
Competitiveness
vis-à-vis third
countries
( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
16) Please provide further details about the likely impacts:
____________________________________________
____________________________________________
____________________________________________
____________________________________________
17) What measures would your company have to implement to meet the
OELV under consideration (1,2-dibromoethane: 0.8 mg/m3 8-hr TWA/0.1
ppm 8-hr TWA)? This could include, for example, additional Personal
Protective Equipment, changes to the production process, etc.
____________________________________________
____________________________________________
____________________________________________
____________________________________________
18) Please estimate the cost (in €) of the measures identified in your response to the
previous question.
One-off (investment) cost (in €):
_________________________________________________
Additional operating costs (€ per year):
_________________________________________________
1-chloro-2,3-epoxypropane (epichlorohydrine) (CAS No
106-89-8)
19) How many people at your company are occupationally exposed to 1-chloro-2,3-
epoxypropane (epichlorohydrine) (CAS No 106-89-8) and at what concentration?
Number of workers exposed:: _________________________________________________
Concentration (please specify unit)::
_________________________________________________
Duration and frequency of exposure (please specify unit)::
_________________________________________________
Please describe the activity/process during which exposure occurs::
_________________________________________________
20) What would be the likely impact on your company of reducing exposure to a level
below the OELV under consideration (epichlorohydrine: 1.9 mg/m3 8-hr TWA)?
Significant
negative
impact
Moderate
negative
impact
No
impact
Moderate
positive
impact
Significant
positive
impact
One off costs
(investment)
( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
Operating costs ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
Level playing
field in the
internal market
( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
Occupational
health & safety
( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
Competitiveness
vis-à-vis third
countries
( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
Staff wellbeing
and comfort
( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
21) Please provide further details about the likely impacts:
____________________________________________
____________________________________________
____________________________________________
____________________________________________
22) What measures would your company have to implement to meet the
OELV under consideration (epichlorohydrine: 1.9 mg/m3 8-hr TWA)? This
could include, for example, additional Personal Protective
Equipment, changes to the production process, etc.
____________________________________________
____________________________________________
____________________________________________
____________________________________________
23) Please estimate the cost (in €) of the measures identified in your response to the
previous question.
One-off (investment) cost (in €):
_________________________________________________
Additional operating costs (€ per year):
_________________________________________________
1,4’-methylenedianiline (MDA) (CAS No. 101-77-9)
24) How many people at your company are occupationally exposed to 1,4’-
methylenedianiline (MDA) (CAS No. 101-77-9) and at what concentration?
Number of workers exposed:: _________________________________________________
Concentration (please specify unit)::
_________________________________________________
Duration and frequency of exposure (please specify unit)::
_________________________________________________
Please describe the activity/process during which exposure occurs::
_________________________________________________
25) What would be the likely impact on your company of reducing exposure to a level
below the OELV under consideration (MDA: 80 μg/m3 TWA)?
Significant
negative
impact
Moderate
negative
impact
No
impact
Moderate
positive
impact
Significant
positive
impact
One off costs
(investment)
( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
Operating costs ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
Level playing
field in the
internal market
( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
Occupational
health & safety
( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
Competitiveness
vis-à-vis third
countries
( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
Staff wellbeing
and comfort
( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
26) Please provide further details about the likely impacts:
____________________________________________
____________________________________________
____________________________________________
____________________________________________
27) What measures would your company have to implement to meet the
OELV under consideration (MDA: 80 μg/m3 TWA)? This could include, for
example, additional Personal Protective Equipment, changes to the
production process, etc.
____________________________________________
____________________________________________
____________________________________________
____________________________________________
28) Please estimate the cost (in €) of the measures identified in your response to the
previous question.
One-off (investment) cost (in €):
_________________________________________________
Additional operating costs (€ per year):
_________________________________________________
Beryllium and inorganic beryllium compounds
29) Does your company use and/or produce beryllium or inorganic beryllium
compounds?
[ ] We use beryllium
[ ] We produce beryllium
[ ] We use inorganic beryllium compounds
[ ] We produce inorganic beryllium compounds
30) If you use and/or produce inorganic beryllium compounds, please tell us
which ones?
_________________________________________________
31) How many people at your company are occupationally exposed to beryllium and/or
inorganic beryllium compounds and at what concentration(s)?
Number of workers exposed:: _________________________________________________
Concentration (please specify unit)::
_________________________________________________
Duration and frequency of exposure (please specify unit)::
_________________________________________________
Please describe the activity/process during which exposure occurs::
_________________________________________________
Policy Option A: 2 μg/m3 8-hr TWA (inhalable fraction)
32) What would be the likely impact on your company of reducing exposure to a level
below the OELV considered under Option A (Be and inorganic Be compounds: 2 μg/m3
8-hr TWA inhalable fraction)?
Significant
negative
impact
Moderate
negative
impact
No
impact
Moderate
positive
impact
Significant
positive
impact
One off costs
(investment)
( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
Operating costs ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
Level playing
field in the
internal market
( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
Occupational
health & safety
( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
Competitiveness
vis-à-vis third
countries
( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
Staff wellbeing
and comfort
( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
33) Please provide further details about the likely impacts:
____________________________________________
____________________________________________
____________________________________________
____________________________________________
34) What measures would your company have to implement to meet the
OELV considered under Option A (Be and inorganic Be compounds: 2 μg/m3
8-hr TWA inhalable fraction)? This could include, for example, additional
Personal Protective Equipment, changes to the production process, etc.
____________________________________________
____________________________________________
____________________________________________
____________________________________________
35) Please estimate the cost (in €) of the measures identified in your response to the
previous question.
One-off (investment) cost (in €):
_________________________________________________
Additional operating costs (€ per year):
_________________________________________________
Policy Option B: 0.6 μg/m3 8-hr TWA (inhalable fraction)
36) What would be the likely impact on your company of reducing exposure to a level
below the OELV considered under Option B (Be and inorganic Be compounds: 0.6
μg/m3 8-hr TWA inhalable fraction)?
Significant
negative
impact
Moderate
negative
impact
No
impact
Moderate
positive
impact
Significant
positive
impact
One off costs
(investment)
( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
Operating costs ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
Level playing
field in the
internal market
( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
Occupational
health & safety
( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
Competitiveness
vis-à-vis third
countries
( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
Staff wellbeing
and comfort
( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
37) Please provide further details about the likely impacts:
____________________________________________
____________________________________________
____________________________________________
____________________________________________
38) What measures would your company have to implement to meet the
OELV considered under Option B (Be and inorganic Be compounds: 0.6
μg/m3 8-hr TWA inhalable fraction)? This could include, for example,
additional Personal Protective Equipment, changes to the production process,
etc.
____________________________________________
____________________________________________
____________________________________________
____________________________________________
39) Please estimate the cost (in €) of the measures identified in your response to the
previous question.
One-off (investment) cost (in €):
_________________________________________________
Additional operating costs (€ per year):
_________________________________________________
Policy Option C: 0.2 μg/m3 8-hr TWA (inhalable fraction)
40) What would be the likely impact on your company of reducing exposure to a level
below the OELV considered under Option C (Be and inorganic Be compounds: 0.2
μg/m3 8-hr TWA inhalable fraction)?
Significant
negative
impact
Moderate
negative
impact
No
impact
Moderate
positive
impact
Significant
positive
impact
One off costs
(investment)
( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
Operating costs ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
Level playing
field in the
internal market
( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
Occupational
health & safety
( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
Competitiveness
vis-à-vis third
countries
( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
Staff wellbeing
and comfort
( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
41) Please provide further details about the likely impacts:
____________________________________________
____________________________________________
____________________________________________
____________________________________________
42) What measures would your company have to implement to meet the
OELV considered under Option C (Be and inorganic Be compounds: 0.2
μg/m3 8-hr TWA inhalable fraction)? This could include, for example,
additional Personal Protective Equipment, changes to the production process,
etc.
____________________________________________
____________________________________________
____________________________________________
____________________________________________
43) Please estimate the cost (in €) of the measures identified in your response to the
previous question.
One-off (investment) cost (in €):
_________________________________________________
Additional operating costs (€ per year):
_________________________________________________
Policy Option D: 0.02 μg/m3 8-hr TWA (inhalable
fraction)
44) What would be the likely impact on your company of reducing exposure to a level
below the OELV considered under Option D (Be and inorganic Be compounds: 0.02
μg/m3 8-hr TWA inhalable fraction)?
Significant
negative
impact
Moderate
negative
impact
No
impact
Moderate
positive
impact
Significant
positive
impact
One off costs
(investment)
( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
Operating costs ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
Level playing
field in the
internal market
( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
Occupational
health & safety
( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
Competitiveness
vis-à-vis third
countries
( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
Staff wellbeing ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
and comfort
45) Please provide further details about the likely impacts:
____________________________________________
____________________________________________
____________________________________________
____________________________________________
46) What measures would your company have to implement to meet the
OELV considered under Option D (Be and inorganic Be compounds: 0.02
μg/m3 8-hr TWA inhalable fraction)? This could include, for example,
additional Personal Protective Equipment, changes to the production process,
etc.
____________________________________________
____________________________________________
____________________________________________
____________________________________________
47) Please estimate the cost (in €) of the measures identified in your response to the
previous question.
One-off (investment) cost (in €):
_________________________________________________
Additional operating costs (€ per year):
_________________________________________________
Other sources of information/further consultation
48) Are you aware of any position papers, evaluations, or other relevant
sources of information that would be useful for estimating the extent of
exposure to the relevant chemical agents and assessing the impacts of the
OELVs under consideration? If so, please specify how the consultants could
gain access to such studies (Internet links, author name and affiliation, etc.).
____________________________________________
____________________________________________
____________________________________________
____________________________________________
49) Would you be willing to take part in a follow up telephone interview?
( ) Yes
( ) No
50) If yes, please provide your contact details (if you have not already done
so):
Name: _________________________________________________
Email Address: _________________________________________________
Phone Number: _________________________________________________
Thank You!
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