title: [Principles of establishing occupational exposure limits for carcinogens in Poland and in other EU countries].
abstract: The principles of determining exposure limits for carcinogens adopted in Poland, the European Union and in other selected countries of the EC are discussed in this article. Carcinogens and/or mutagens pose a direct health risk to people exposed to them. If carcinogens cannot be eliminated from the work and living environments, their exposure should be kept at the lowest possible level. To assess health risk for carcinogens it is necessary to determine the probability of developing a disease or of death from cancer as a result of occupational exposure to carcinogenic substances.
authors: Zaldad Zagroezeń Chemicznych, Pylowych i Biologicznych, Pracownia Toksykologii / Department of Chemical, Aerosol and Biological Hazards, Laboratory of Toxicology, Centralny Instytut Ochrony Pracy-Państwowy Instytut Badawczy / Central Institute for Labour Protection- National Research Institute, Warszawa, Poland josko@ciop.pl
authors: Jolanta
authors: J
authors: Skowroń
authors: Zaldad Bezpieczeństwa Chemicznego / Department of Chemical Safety, Instytut Medycyny Pracy im. prof. J. Nofera / Nofer Institute of Occupational Medicine, Lódz, Poland
authors: Slawomir
authors: S
authors: Czerczak
mesh_terms: D002274:Carcinogens, Environmental / Q000633:toxicity*; D004784:Environmental Monitoring / Q000592:standards*; D005062:European Union; D006801:Humans; D007391:International Cooperation; D008452:Maximum Allowable Concentration; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D016273:Occupational Exposure / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D016272:Occupational Health / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D009787:Occupational Medicine; D011044:Poland
chemical_list: D002274:Carcinogens, Environmental