Exposure limits

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3. Exposure limits

3.1.1. The concentrations of airborne asbestos in the working environment

should not exceed the exposure limits approved by the competent authority after

consultation with recognised scientific bodies and with the most representative

organisations of the employers and workers concerned.

3.1.2. The aim of such exposure limits should be to eliminate or to reduce, as

far as is practicable, hazards to the health of workers exposed to airborne asbestos fibres.

3.1.3. In accordance with national legislation and practice, the exposure levels

of airborne asbestos in the working environment should be established

(a) by legislation; or

(b) by collective agreement or by any other agreements drawn up between employers

and workers; or

(c) by any other channel approved by the competent authority after consultation with

the most representative employers' and workers' organisations.

3.1.4. The exposure limits should be periodically reviewed in the light of

technological progress and advances in technical and medical knowledge concerning the

health hazards associated with exposure to asbestos dust and particularly in the light of

results of workplace monitoring.1

1 The exposure limits for airborne asbestos in the working environment adopted in various

countries are presented in Appendix A.

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