Currently Germany - g - - - 40 h 30 h 1998 BAuA 2013a, b being (BAuA) revised Ireland Same as the EC 0.15 1998 NS NS 70 1998 NS H&SA 2011a, b (H&SA) (1998) regulations. Japan 0.1 1982 NS NS 40 1994 NS JSOH 2010 (JSOH) Same as the EC Luxembourg 0.15 1998 NS NS 70 1998 NS JOGDL 2002 (JOGDL) (1998) regulations. 50 New 30 Zealand 0.1 NS NS Inhalable 2010 NA NZ DoL 2011 BLRL) (or lower) i (DoL) objective <30 i 60 South 40 Africa 0.15 NS NS NS 2002 NS SA DoL 2002 (legislated j (SA DoL) BLRL) BLRL) Spain Same as the EC 0.15 NS NS NS NS NS INSHT 2013 70 (1998) regulations. 25 0.1 Total dust Lead-related work is Not 40 Sweden SWEA 2005a, b, completely forbidden for 1993 NS NS NS Respirable to (SWEA) pregnant or NIWL 2005 0.05 k BLRL) k dust work workers. Same as the German Switzerland 0.1 NS NS NS 40 l 10 l NS NS DFG (2005) values SUVA 2013 (SUVA) (see Section 2.1.2) 30 60 Not UK UK HSE 2002, 0.15 NS NS Inhalable NS NS to (HSE) 2012 m work m BLRL) USA 60 or 50 0.05 1978 NA NS 1978 1983 OSHA 1991 (OSHA) n (legislated BLRL) USA 2010, 2011, 0.05 1978 NS NS 60 NS NS (NIOSH) FR 1997
Germany (BAuA) - g - - - 40 h 30 h 1998 Currently being revised BAuA 2013a, b Ireland (H&SA) 0.15 1998 NS NS 70 1998 NS Same as the EC (1998) regulations. H&SA 2011a, b Japan (JSOH) 0.1 1982 NS NS 40 1994 NS JSOH 2010 Luxembourg (JOGDL) 0.15 1998 NS NS 70 1998 NS Same as the EC (1998) regulations. JOGDL 2002 New Zealand (DoL) 0.1 NS NS Inhalable 50 BLRL) objective <30 i 30 (or lower) i 2010 NA NZ DoL 2011 South Africa (SA DoL) 0.15 NS NS NS 60 BLRL) 40 (legislated BLRL) j 2002 NS SA DoL 2002 Spain 0.15 NS NS NS 70 NS NS Same as the EC (1998) regulations. INSHT 2013 Sweden (SWEA) 0.1 1993 NS Total dust 40 BLRL) k 25 Not to work k NS NS Lead-related work is completely forbidden for pregnant or workers. SWEA 2005a, b, NIWL 2005 0.05 Respirable dust Switzerland (SUVA) 0.1 NS NS NS 40 l 10 l NS NS Same as the German DFG (2005) values (see Section 2.1.2) SUVA 2013 UK (HSE) 0.15 NS NS Inhalable 60 BLRL) m 30 Not to work m NS NS UK HSE 2002, 2012 USA (OSHA) 0.05 1978 NA NS 60 or 50 (legislated BLRL) n 1978 1983 OSHA 1991 USA (NIOSH) 0.05 1978 NS NS 60 NS NS 2010, 2011, FR 1997
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