{"id":18311,"date":"2024-01-18T13:41:40","date_gmt":"2024-01-18T12:41:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.red-on-line.com\/changes-to-workers-protections-from-the-risks-of-exposure-to-asbestos\/"},"modified":"2025-08-21T14:51:27","modified_gmt":"2025-08-21T12:51:27","slug":"changes-to-workers-protections-from-the-risks-of-exposure-to-asbestos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.red-on-line.com\/gb\/blog\/changes-to-workers-protections-from-the-risks-of-exposure-to-asbestos\/","title":{"rendered":"Changes to workers\u2019 protections from the risks of exposure to asbestos"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Among the other amendments:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>When assessing the risk presented by asbestos in the workplace, there should be a priority to remove the asbestos or materials containing asbestos before considering other options.<\/li><li>The exposure limits of activities and the requirements relating to this exposure are amended : until 20 December 2029, workers should not be exposed to an airborne concentration of asbestos in excess of 0,01 fibres per cm3 as an 8-hour time-weighted average (TWA) (from 21 December 2029, 0,01 fibres per cm3 as an 8-hour TWA excluding fine fibers, or 0,002 fibres per cm3 as an 8-hour TWA)<\/li><li><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n<span class=\"separator separator--center separator--gradient separator--md\"><\/span>\n\n\n<h4><span class=\"has-inline-color has-color-5-color\"><strong>EHS regulatory compliance and monitoring \u2013 an expert solution to ensure your organization\u2019s compliance <\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Stay ahead of evolving HSE requirements across 300+ jurisdictions, with daily updates curated by our in-house legal experts.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"bttn-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.red-on-line.com\/gb\/solutions\/regulatory-compliance-and-monitoring\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"bttn  bttn--md\"><span class=\"bttn__cont-label-icon\"><span class=\"bttn__label\">Discover Red-on-line\u2019s regulatory compliance and monitoring solution.<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On 30 November 2023 the European Parliament and Council published Directive (EU) 2023\/2668 amending Directive 2009\/148\/EC on the protection of workers from the risks related to exposure to asbestos at work. 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