After more than 10 years since the last revision, an amendment to the Ordinance on Hazardous Substances (GefStoffV) [1] is due this year. I have already dealt with this topic in another blog post. Among other things, the focus is on carcinogenic hazardous substances. Here, acceptance and tolerance concentrations are gaining in importance. Today, I
An amendment to the Hazardous Substances Ordinance (GefStoffV) [1] is due before the end of the year. The Hazardous Substances Ordinance itself has already been amended more frequently, for example in 2010 by adapting it to the REACH and CLP Regulations. There have also been various amendments since 2010, the last one in July 2021.
Working with a hazardous substance with low risk significantly reduces the occupational health and safety effort for this substance. This is already evident in its definition as a low risk substance. Definition of hazardous substance with low risk The term "hazardous substance" and the attribute "low risk" are both terms from the Ordinance on Hazardous
An updated Ordinance on Hazardous Substances (GefStoffV) has been available since November. This update provides continuity with the European Regulation (EC) No. 1272/2008 (CLP) and its designations. The regulation for the implementation of Directive 2014/27/EU and the amendment to the Occupational Health and Safety Regulations describes, among other things, these amendments to the Ordinance on
