title: [Environmental and occupational exposure to vitreous fibers: the initiatives of the European Commission].
abstract: The recent classification of a certain number of glass fibres by the European Commission within the framework of the Council Directive 67/548/CEE has reopened the debate on the carcinogenicity of these fibres at the level of the European Union. There is the risk of a law suit being field before the Court of Justice in Luxembourg against Germany, "guilty" of not having observed Community regulations. As regards worker protection, the recent Council Directive on chemical agents reviews the legal aspects concerning both preventive measures and the setting of limit values of occupational exposure.
authors.affiliation: Unità di salute, Igiene e Sicurezza del Lavoro, Commissione Europea, Lussemburgo.
authors.forename: G A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Aresini
mesh_terms: D000395:Air Pollutants, Occupational / Q000009:adverse effects; D002273:Carcinogens; D002516:Ceramics / Q000009:adverse effects; D004781:Environmental Exposure; D005898:Glass; D006801:Humans; D019016:Mineral Fibers / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000592:standards; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology*; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D016273:Occupational Exposure; D012307:Risk Factors; D017640:Silicates / Q000009:adverse effects; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D000395:Air Pollutants, Occupational; D002273:Carcinogens; D019016:Mineral Fibers; D017640:Silicates; C009753:fiberglass