Job Diseases: EU Improves Protection Against Toxic Chemicals at Work
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Cobalt is in batteries for electric cars. In high concentrations it can cause cancer. New rules are supposed to protect workers.
Luxembourg – Workers in the European Union (EU) are expected to be better protected from harmful chemicals in the future. EU countries have finally given the green light to stricter limit values for several substances that can cause cancer or asthma, including batteries for electric vehicles, or are involved in...
In the future, workers in the EU will be better protected against harmful chemicals. EU countries have finally given the green light to stricter limit values for several substances that can cause cancer or asthma. These substances are found, among other things, in batteries for electric vehicles or are produced in steel production. The new rules are expected to prevent around 1,700 lung cancer cases and 19,000 other diseases over the next 40 yea…
On Monday the Member States of the European Union approved a review of Community legislation to strengthen the protection of workers from exposure to hazardous substances present in different industrial processes, such as battery manufacturing, steel production or the textile sector, which they estimate to be [...] Entry The EU approves new occupational exposure limits to chemicals used in batteries, steel and textiles aparece primero en Forbes …
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