Is the New EN689 a Better Standard to Test Compliance With Occupational Exposure Limits in the Workplace?

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To evaluate the performance of three measurement strategies to test compliance with occupational exposure limits of similarly exposed groups (SEGs): the old and new versions of EN689, and the BOHS-NVvA guidance on measuring compliance.

Methods

Respirable dust exposures concentrations (n = 1383) measured within the member companies of IMA-Europe were used to compare compliance decisions between the three measurement strategies. A total of 210 SEGs of which 158 with repeated measurements were analysed. An R studio OHcomplianceStrategies package was created for the purpose.

Results

The old EN689 strategy resulted in the highest number of compliant SEGs in the preliminary tests and statistical test (49-52% and 83%) with lower percentages of compliance with the n

SUBMITTER: D'Errico A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8922169 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature