Exposure limits in various countries

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A. Exposure limits in various countries

(as at October 1983)

Country Regulations Limit values

(f = fibre)

Australia National Health and Amosite 1.0 f/ml

Medical Research Chrysotile 1.0 f/ml

Council Crocidolite 0.1 f/ml

Austria July 1980 1,250 particles/cm³ (dust containing < 2.5% asbestos)

600 particles/cm³ (dust containing 2.5-15% asbestos)

300 particles/cm³ (dust containing 15-50% asbestos)

150 particles/cm³ (dust containing > 50% asbestos)

Belgium January 1980 Amosite 2.0 f/ml

Chrysotile 2.0 f/ml

Crocidolite 0.2 f/ml

Canada Special regulation in In 1982 the Province of Ontario adopted:

each province1 Amosite 0.5 f/ml

Chrysotile 1.0 f/ml

Crocidolite 0.2 f/ml

Cyprus Amendment 1981, All types of asbestos 2.0 f/ml

No. 1705

Czechoslovakia

Ministry of Health, Dust containing asbestos:

Czechoslovak Socialist (a) below 10%: 4 mg/m³

Republic, Guide-lines (b) over 10%: 2 mg/m³

No. 46, 11 May 1978

Denmark Crocidolite 0.1 f/ml

All other types of asbestos 1.0 f/ml

Finland 23 September 1976 All types of asbestos 2.0 f/ml

France Decree No. 77-949, All types of asbestos 2.0 f/ml

17 September 1977

Federal Republic of Germany

1 July 1982 All types of asbestos 1.0 f/ml

India Model Rule 123-A Amosite 0.5 f/ml

under section 112 Chrysotile 2.0 f/ml

of the Factories Act Crocidolite 0.2 f/ml

Other forms 2.0 f/ml

Indonesia2 Amosite 1.0 f/ml

Chrysotile 1.0 f/ml

All other types of asbestos 4.0 f/ml

Ireland 1972, 1975 Amosite 2.0 f/ml

Chrysotile 2.0 f/ml

Crocidolite 0.2 f/ml

1 Other provinces including Quebec still have a time-weighted average (TWA) of "less or equal" to 2.0

f/ml for asbestos in general.

2 Crocidolite given no standard but understood to be banned.

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