S.L. 646.16 Art. 1Title, scope and applicability.

(1) The title of these regulations is the Protection of the Health and Safety of Workers from the Risks related to Chemical

Agents at Work Regulations.

(2) The scope of these regulations is to:

(a) lay down minimum requirements for the protection of workers from risks to their health and safety arising, or likely to arise, from the effects of chemical agents that are present at the workplace or as a result of any work activity involving chemical agents;

(b) implement Directive 2014/27/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 amending Council Directives 92/58/EEC, 92/85/EEC, 94/33/EC, 98/24/EC and Directive 2004/37/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, in order to align them to Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 on classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures;

(c) implement Commission Directive (EU) 2017/164 of 31 January 2017 establishing a fourth list of indicative occupational exposure limit values pursuant to Council Directive 98/24/EC, and amending Commission Directives 91/222/EC, 2000/39/EC and 2009/161/EU;

(d) implement Commission Directive (EU) 2019/1831 of 24 October 2019 establishing a fifth list of indicative occupational exposure limit values pursuant to Council Directive 98/24/EC, and amending Commission Directive 2000/39/EC;

(e) Directive (EU) 2024/869 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 March 2024 amending Directive 2004/37/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and Council Directive 98/24/EC as regards the limit values for lead and its inorganic compounds and for diisocyanates.

(3) These regulations apply where hazardous chemical agents are present or may be present at the workplace, and shall be without prejudice to the provisions for chemical agents to which measures for radiation protection apply pursuant to other regulations as may be prescribed.

(4) These regulations shall apply for carcinogens and mutagens at work without prejudice to more stringent and, or specific provisions contained in any other law or regulation on the protection of workers from the risks related to exposure to carcinogens and mutagens.

(5) As far as the transport of hazardous chemical agents is concerned, the provisions of these regulations shall apply without prejudice to more stringent and, or specific provisions contained in any other law or regulation.