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Health, Safety & Environment

The Technical Committee is putting expertise together around Health, Safety and Environmental aspects of ESA members’ products
  
  • Safety at the workplace
  • Best Available Techniques
  • Best practices for safe use and storage of sulphur dioxide and sulphur trioxide
  • Responsible Care
  • Extended Safety Data Sheets for sulphuric acid, oleum, sulphur trioxide and sulphur dioxide
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Sulphuric acid mist at the workplace

In December 2009 the Commission Directive 2009/161/EU has set a new Occupational Exposure Limits (OEL) for sulphuric acid mist (0.05mg/m³ for TWA (time weighted average, i.e. 8 hours)).

Article 4.1. of the Directive states that “Member States shall bring into force the necessary laws, regulations and administrative provisions to comply with this Directive by 18 December 2011 at the latest.”

The exposure of 0.05mg/m3 must be measured in the thoracic fraction.
The ESA proposes a methodology “Sampling and Determination of Sulfuric Acid Mist”, which has been accredited by the Dutch Accreditation Council (RvA) according ISO 17025. The proposed method is freely available on simple request, please contact us. (+ link to contact page)

European companies where workers are likely to be exposed to sulphuric acid mist are encouraged to take contact with their national association/authorities for ensuring compliance.