What can I find in the OEL databank?
This website contains information on Occupational Exposure Limits (OELs) for substances in the Netherlands. Here you can find:
- The current public (i.e., statutory) OEL for a substance in the Netherlands. You can search for substances by:
- Name, or
- CAS registry number
- The current status of all public OELs either set or under consideration in the Netherlands. For each substance, the following information is available:
- The present OEL, as set by the Minister or Deputy Minister for Social Affairs and Employment
- The stages completed to date in the procedure for setting a new or replacement OEL:
- OEL recommended to the Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment – date of publication of report submitted by SER Subcommittee on OELs (hereafter referred to as the OEL Subcommittee)
- OEL Subcommittee feasibility study – starting date and closing date for the submission of information
- Health-based recommendation submitted – date of publication of report by the Dutch Health Council’s Expert Committee on Occupational Standards or the Scientific Committee for Occupational Exposure Limits (SCOEL) of the European Commission
- Inclusion in the Programme for Classification (which often leads to inclusion in the Working Programme for setting an OEL) – date
- Useful links to information about:
- The health basis for an OEL
- The recommendations made by the SER’s OEL Subcommittee to the Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment (in Dutch only)
- The information supplied in specific cases for the feasibility study (in Dutch only)
- The publication of a new or replacement OEL by the Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment
- Background information on:
- What is an OEL?
- How is an OEL set in the Netherlands?
- News, including information on:
NB The databank also includes OELS that were applicable as statutory or administrative OELs prior to 1 January 2007, but which expired upon the introduction of the new system on 1 January 2007. These OELs now fall within the private domain (see How is an OEL set in the Netherlands?). Provided these are health-based OELs, they may serve as the basis for company OELs.
Disclaimer
Whilst great effort has been made to ensure that the information in this databank is correct, we do not assume any responsibility or liability for the consequences of any errors or deficiencies.
- Issues being dealt with by the OEL Subcommittee
- Relevant national and international developments
- A link to OELs in EU and other countries (coming soon)