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- Publisher
- Karger
- Copyright
- © 1993 S. Karger AG, Basel
- ISSN
- 1016-4901
- eISSN
- 2504-2599
- DOI
- 10.1159/000463256
- Publisher site
- See Article on Publisher Site
Abstract
The European Community has been actively developing a framework of lawgoverning the protection of the health and safety of workers since the late1970s. A number of the directives which now apply, or are in the process ofbeing transposed into the national laws of EC Member States, impose requirementsconcerning the evaluation and control of risks arising from work activitieswhich have a direct relevance to indoor air quality. The Community isalso now actively developing a list of exposure limit values which will provideair quality criteria to be met as part of the overall system of control. Whetheror not there is a need for further legislation covering indoor air quality inworkplaces, and particularly in non-industrial workplaces, is a subject ofdebate. It seems that at the present time there is an insufficiently clear definitionof what factors need to be more tightly controlled for legislation to beeffective. However, experience suggests that there is clearly scope for the betterapplication of current good practice in the design and use of buildings.
Journal
Indoor Environment – Karger
Published: Jan 1, 2017
Keywords: European Community directives; Health and safety at work; Workplace air; Standards; Regulation