International Workshop "Occupational Safety and Health during the Use of Biocides" on 03./04.04.2006 in Dortmund
How can the Biocidal Product Directive and occupational safety and health benefit from each other?
From April 3rd to April 4th 35 experts on occupational safety and health coming from 12 member states of the European Union and the European Commission met at the BAuA in Dortmund to discuss occupational safety and health during the use of biocides.
In these days the first biocidal active substances are evaluated under Directive 98/8/EC concerning the placing of biocidal products on the market. It appears that professionals are exposed predominantly or even exclusively to active substances.
Under Directive 98/24/EC rules concerning health and safety during the use of chemicals at work, including biocidal products, are laid down. These rules, however, only give general guidance. In practice additional specification is necessary to fulfil the requirements of the Directive 98/24/EC which could (among others) be a result of the evaluation process for biocides.
The workshop was meant as a contribution to the ongoing harmonisation process for occupational risk assessment and management in the context of the Biocidal Product Directive. It was the right time to address the interrelation between biocidal legislation and worker protection legislation and seek how both could benefit from each other. The first experiences show that for the time being the member states have different strategies to deal with occupational safety and health issues und the instruments for risk reduction at the workplace. On this background the German national authority for risk assessment at the workplace invited international experts to discuss the first experiences with the review programme and develop new ideas for the future.
Monday, April 3rd, 2006
Welcome note by the president of BAuA (PDF, 203KB)
President of the BAuA, Hans-Jürgen Bieneck
Occupational Safety and Health in the Biocidal Directive (PDF, 101KB)
Kirsten Rasmussen, ECB, European Union
Risks at the Workplace that will Influence Annex I - Inclusion (PDF, 656KB)
Sabine Darschnik, Federal Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (BAuA)
Influence of Good Working Practice on Exposure - Example Spray Application (PDF, 154KB)
Stephanie Melching-Kollmuß, Fraunhofer ITEM, Germany
The Principles of Good Practice for the Control of Exposure to Biocides (PDF, 556KB)
Stephen Kinghorn-Perry, HSE's Occ. Hyg. Unit, UK
The OEL as an Instrument in Occupational Safety and Health (PDF, 511KB)
Ruud Woutersen, TNO, The Netherlands
The Biocide Directive as a new Chance for the Protection of Workers (PDF, 712KB)
Eva Lechtenberg-Auffarth, Federal Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (BAuA)
Tuesday, April 4th, 2006
Assessing (Dermal) Exposure loading in the Evaluation Process of Biocidal Products (PDF, 1MB)
Joop van Hemmen, TNO, The Netherlands
Advantages of Real Time Monitoring of Exposure to Risk Management - a Real Case Study (PDF, 1MB)
John Perkins, Dow AgroSciences European Research Centre, UK
Thought Starters for further Discussions
Ideas for sound and robust Exposure Assessments (PDF, 214KB)
Dagmar Holthenrich, Federal Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (BAuA)
Suggestions for Harmonisation of Reference Values (PDF, 179KB)
Sabine Darschnik, Federal Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (BAuA)
Promising Risk Management Options for Biocides (PDF, 186KB)
Urs Schlüter, Federal Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (BAuA)
Panel Discussion
Panel Discussion: The Future for Occupational Safety and Health in Biocide Regulations (PDF, 211KB)
Chairman:
Reiner Arndt (BAuA, Germany)
On the Panel:
Kirsten Rasmussen (ECB, European Union)
Sabine Darschnik (BAuA, Germany)
Joop van Hemmen (TNO, The Netherlands)
Stephen Kinghorn-Perry (HSE, UK)