10 μg/m3 (respirable)* 1 μg/m3 (inhalable) Environment 10 μg/m3 (respirable)* Beryllium and its inorganic compounds See for a non-exhaustive list (examples) of the relevant beryllium compounds. D2) What would be the impact of the following OELs for beryllium and its inorganic compounds? Although a wide range of potential OELs is being assessed in this study, the limit values given below are used as reference points for this questionnaire: 1 OEL at the level proposed in SCOEL REC 175 Be: 0.02 µg/m3 (inhalable fraction) 2 OEL at the level of the lowest current national OEL Be: 0.1 (inhalable) μg/m3 in EU Member States 3 Median and mode of national OELs in EU Member Be: 2 (inhalable) μg/m3 States Significant Moderate Moderate Significant Impact OEL negative negative No impact positive positive impact impact impact impact 0.02 µg/m3 (inhalable) Costs for 0.2 μg/m3 companies (inhalable) 2 μg/m3 (inhalable) 0.02 µg/m3 (inhalable) Costs for public 0.2 μg/m3 authorities (inhalable) 2 μg/m3 (inhalable) 0.02 µg/m3 (inhalable) 0.2 μg/m3 Competitiveness (inhalable) 2 μg/m3 (inhalable) 0.02 µg/m3 (inhalable) 0.2 μg/m3 SMEs (inhalable) 2 μg/m3 (inhalable) Occupational 0.02 µg/m3 health (inhalable)
10 μg/m3 (respirable)* Environment 1 μg/m3 (inhalable) 10 μg/m3 (respirable)* Beryllium and its inorganic compounds See for a non-exhaustive list (examples) of the relevant beryllium compounds. D2) What would be the impact of the following OELs for beryllium and its inorganic compounds? Although a wide range of potential OELs is being assessed in this study, the limit values given below are used as reference points for this questionnaire: 1 OEL at the level proposed in SCOEL REC 175 Be: 0.02 µg/m3 (inhalable fraction) 2 OEL at the level of the lowest current national OEL in EU Member States Be: 0.1 μg/m3 (inhalable) 3 Median and mode of national OELs in EU Member States Be: 2 μg/m3 (inhalable) Impact OEL Significant negative impact Moderate negative impact No impact Moderate positive impact Significant positive impact Costs for companies 0.02 µg/m3 (inhalable) 0.2 μg/m3 (inhalable) 2 μg/m3 (inhalable) Costs for public authorities 0.02 µg/m3 (inhalable) 0.2 μg/m3 (inhalable) 2 μg/m3 (inhalable) Competitiveness 0.02 µg/m3 (inhalable) 0.2 μg/m3 (inhalable) 2 μg/m3 (inhalable) SMEs 0.02 µg/m3 (inhalable) 0.2 μg/m3 (inhalable) 2 μg/m3 (inhalable) Occupational health 0.02 µg/m3 (inhalable)
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