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Alain LOMBARD: Toxicology and occupational health and safety consultant, Allotoxconsulting
INTRODUCTION
National regulatory agencies define ELVs for chemical substances produced or handled in the country, in order to protect workers potentially exposed to these substances.
This fact sheet will help you understand how VLEPs are defined and calculated, and their impact on the substance to which they apply.
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ECETOC: Guidance on Assessment Factors to Derive a DNEL; Technical Report N°110, 2010.
ECHA: Guidance on information requirements and chemical safety assessment Chapter R.8: Characterisation of dose [concentration]-response for human health, version 2.1, 2012.
ECHA: How to prepare toxicological summaries in IUCLID and how to derive...
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In particular, ECHA publishes a guide for characterizing concentrations in order to protect the health of exposed persons, and a guide for determining exposure to chemicals. These guides are published by ECHA, the European Chemicals Agency.
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