Ethyleneglycol monomethyl ether (EGME) and ethyleneglycol monomethyl ether acetate (EGMEA). Health-based recommended occupational exposure limits

At the request of the Minister of Social Affairs and Employment, the Dutch Expert Committee on Occupational Safety (DECOS), a committee of the Health Council of the Netherlands, recommends health-based occupational exposure limits for airborne substances to which people are exposed in the workplace. These recommendations serve as a basis in setting legally binding occupational exposure limits by the State Secretary. In this report, the Committee considers the implications of exposure ethyleneglycol monomethyl ether (EGME) and ethyleneglycol monomethyl ether acetate (EGMEA) and recommends health-based occupational exposure limits for these substances of 0.5 mg/m3 (EGME) and 0.8 mg/m3 (EGMEA). Occupational exposure to concentrations below these levels will prevent health effects.