CEN/TR 17055:2017

Workplace exposure - Measurement of chemical agents complying with the requirements given in EN 482 and either one of EN 838, EN 1076, EN 13205, EN 13890 and EN 13936 - Choice of procedures

This CEN Technical Report describes how the measuring procedures for chemical agents complying with the requirements given in EN 482 and either one of EN 838, EN 1076, EN 13890, EN 13936 and/or the EN 13205 series, as far as applicable, have been chosen.
This document refers on the selection of chemical agents and related substance groups and the establishment of corresponding method lists. It describes the evaluation of available measuring procedures in order to select for a particular chemical agent the most appropriate one.
This document is also intended to:
-   provide a means to compare for a given chemical agent a new measuring procedure with those listed in the database GESTIS Analytical methods [2];
-   to evaluate and rate a given measuring procedure (from an accepted source) for a given chemical agent not yet selected in the database GESTIS Analytical methods [2].

Exposition am Arbeitsplatz - Messung von chemischen Arbeitsstoffen, welche die Anforderungen nach EN 482 sowie nach einer von EN 838, EN 1076, EN 13205, EN 13890 und EN 13936 erfüllen - Auswahl von Verfahren

Exposition sur les lieux de travail - Mesurage des agents chimiques conformément aux exigences de l'EN 482 et de l'une des normes EN 838, EN 1076, EN 13205, EN 13890 et EN 13936 - Choix des procédures

Le présent Rapport technique du CEN (WI 00137065) décrit la manière dont ont été choisies les procédures pour le mesurage des agents chimiques conformes aux exigences spécifiées dans l'EN 482 et dans l'une des normes EN 838, EN 1076, EN 13890, EN 13936 et/ou EN 13205, dans la mesure où elles sont applicables.
Le présent document se rapporte à la sélection d'agents chimiques et de groupes de substances associés et à l'établissement des listes de méthodes correspondantes. Il décrit l'évaluation des procédures de mesure disponibles afin de sélectionner celle qui est la mieux adaptée à un agent chimique particulier.
Le présent document est également destiné à :
   fournir un moyen permettant de comparer, pour un agent chimique donné, une nouvelle procédure de mesure à celles listées dans la base de données GESTIS - Méthodes d'analyse [2] ;
   évaluer et classer, pour un agent chimique donné, une procédure de mesure donnée (provenant d'une source acceptée) ne figurant pas encore dans la base de données GESTIS - Méthodes d'analyse [2].

Izpostavljenost na delovnem mestu - Meritve kemičnih agensov v skladu z zahtevami standarda EN 482 in enega izmed standardov EN 838, EN 1076, EN 13205, EN 13890 in EN 13936 - Izbira postopkov

To tehnično poročilo CEN opisuje merila za izbiro merilnih metod, ki so v skladu z zahtevami standarda EN 482 in enega od standardov EN 838, EN 1076, EN 13205, EN 13890 in EN 13936.

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 14-Feb-2017
• ICS: 13.040.30 - Workplace atmospheres
• Technical Committee: CEN/TC 137 - Assessment of workplace exposure
• Drafting Committee: CEN/TC 137/WG 2 - General requirements for measuring procedures
• Current Stage: 6060 - Definitive text made available (DAV) - Publishing
• Start Date: 15-Feb-2017
• Due Date: 19-May-2017
• Completion Date: 15-Feb-2017
• Ref Project: SIST-TP CEN/TR 17055:2017 - Workplace exposure - Measurement of chemical agents complying with the requirements given in EN 482 and either one of EN 838, EN 1076, EN 13205, EN 13890 and EN 13936 - Choice of procedures

Standards Content (Sample)

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Workplace exposure - Measurement of chemical agents complying with the requirements
given in EN 482 and either one of EN 838, EN 1076, EN 13205, EN 13890 and EN
13936 - Choice of procedures
Exposition am Arbeitsplatz - Messung von chemischen Arbeitsstoffen, welche die
Anforderungen nach EN 482 sowie nach einer von EN 838, EN 1076, EN 13205, EN
13890 und EN 13936 erfüllen - Auswahl von Verfahren
Exposition sur les lieux de travail - Mesurage des agents chimiques conformément aux
exigences de l'EN 482 et de l'une des normes EN 838, EN 1076, EN 13205, EN 13890
et EN 13936 - Choix des procédures
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: CEN/TR 17055:2017
ICS:
13.040.30 Kakovost zraka na delovnem Workplace atmospheres
mestu
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

CEN/TR 17055
TECHNICAL REPORT
RAPPORT TECHNIQUE
February 2017
TECHNISCHER BERICHT
ICS 13.040.30
English Version
Workplace exposure - Measurement of chemical agents
complying with the requirements given in EN 482 and
either one of EN 838, EN 1076, EN 13205, EN 13890 and
EN 13936 - Choice of procedures
Exposition sur les lieux de travail - Mesurage des Exposition am Arbeitsplatz - Messung von chemischen
agents chimiques conformément aux exigences Arbeitsstoffen, welche die Anforderungen nach EN 482
spécifiées dans l'EN 482 et dans l'une des normes EN sowie nach einer von EN 838, EN 1076, EN 13205, EN
838, EN 1076, EN 13205, EN 13890 et EN 13936 - 13890 und EN 13936 erfüllen - Auswahl von Verfahren
Choix des modes opératoires
This Technical Report was approved by CEN on 9 January 2017. It has been drawn up by the Technical Committee CEN/TC 137.

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Contents Page
European foreword . 3
Introduction . 4
1 Scope . 5
2 Measuring procedures . 5
2.1 General . 5
2.2 Selection of chemical agents . 5
3 Method lists . 6
3.1 General . 6
3.2 Origin of the measuring procedure . 6
3.3 Structure of the method lists . 9
4 Evaluation of measuring procedures . 10
4.1 General . 10
4.2 Rating. 10
4.3 Downgrade of a rating . 13
4.4 Expanded uncertainty . 14
Annex A (informative) Selection of chemical agents related to 2.2 . 15
Annex B (informative) Examples of method lists . 19
Bibliography . 28

European foreword
This document (CEN/TR 17055:2017) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 137
“Assessment of workplace exposure to chemical and biological agents”, the secretariat of which is held
by DIN.
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
patent rights. CEN shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
Introduction
Article 3 (10) of the Chemical Agents Directive 98/24/EC [1] called for suitable analytical methods for
hazardous substances in workplace atmospheres. However, CEN/TC 137 has adopted a significantly
different strategy of standardization which has not involved preparation of separate European
Standards for measuring procedures. Instead, CEN/TC 137 has developed several European Standards
that present general requirements for measuring procedures and which are used to test whether
measuring procedures meet these requirements. A measuring procedure that fulfils these requirements
is suitable for the measurement of hazardous substances in workplace atmospheres in the sense of
Directive 98/24/EC. To fulfil the demand of Directive 98/24/EC it is necessary to find out whether
measuring procedures are available that meet the requirements of the European Standards elaborated
by CEN/TC 137.
Several EU Members have committees or organisations which issue measuring procedures.
Furthermore, for example, the US National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) and
other institutions of Non-EU-Members publish suitable measuring procedures. The main aim of this
CEN Technical Report is to check whether these measuring procedures fulfil the requirements of
EN 482.
EN 482 is one of the basic standards elaborated by CEN/TC 137. Whereas, its first edition was already
published in 1994, the second edition was published in 2006 subsequent to a major revision that took
the principles on laid down in ISO/IEC Guide 98-3 (GUM). As consequence of the issue of the revised
EN 482 in 2006 its “daughter standards” EN 838, EN 1076, EN 13890 and EN 13936 needed to be
revised fundamentally, too. In 2012, a third edition of EN 482 was published taking into account the
changes introduced to its daughter standards during their revisions. In 2015, EN 482 has been amended
by introducing a new sub-clause dealing with chemical agents with low limit values and republished as
fourth edition of EN 482 consolidated with its Amendment 1.
The “major revision” of EN 482 was one main task of the European project “Analytical methods for
chemical agents” funded by the Commission under the Mandate BC/CEN/EN/TR 000/2002-16. The
second part of this project was the selection and examination of existing measuring procedures.
The European project report comprises measuring procedures for 126 high profile hazardous
substances. The measuring procedures were listed in “methods sheets” and selected (analytical)
methods were rated with regard to the requirements of the first edition of EN 482 published in 1994.
To make these lists and method sheets easily accessible, a database was established and made publicly
available on the IFA homepage designated as “GESTIS - Analytical methods” [2].
From today's point of view, the lists and method sheets are no longer up to date. For some chemical
agents the occupational exposure limit values have changed in recent years. Additionally, in the
meantime several new measuring procedures have been published which base on the requirements of
subsequent editions of EN 482.
For those reasons, it was decided to update the database “Analytical methods for chemical agents”
accordingly.
1 Scope
This CEN Technical Report describes how the measuring procedures for chemical agents complying
with the requirements given in EN 482 and either one of EN 838, EN 1076, EN 13890, EN 13936 and/or
the EN 13205 series, as far as applicable, have been chosen.
This document refers on the selection of chemical agents and related substance groups and the
establishment of corresponding method lists. It describes the evaluation of available measuring
procedures in order to select for a particular chemical agent the most appropriate one.
This document is also intended to:
— provide a means to compare for a given chemical agent a new measuring procedure with those
listed in the database GESTIS Analytical methods [2];
— to evaluate and rate a given measuring procedure (from an accepted source) for a given chemical
agent not yet selected in the database GESTIS Analytical methods [2].
2 Measuring procedures
2.1 General
Measuring procedures (“analytical methods”) for chemical agents in workplace atmospheres are
available from many sources. In Europe, for example in France, Germany, Spain and UK “official”
measuring procedures for workplace atmospheres are published. Furthermore, a number of
International Standards have been promulgated the use in this field, but the most important sources of
measuring procedures from countries outside Europe are those published by OSHA and NIOSH.
2.2 Selection of chemical agents
Further surveys show that there are about 2000 different chemical agents, mixtures and preparations
with existing limit values in Europe [3]. Beyond, many so called “derived no-effect levels” (DNEL's) have
been published by the European Chemical Agency (ECHA) since 2010 [4]. It is far beyond the
application range of the database to select measuring procedures for all chemical agents with a limit
value. In any case for many chemical agents no measuring procedure exists. Furthermore, due to the
very specific problems of fibre measurements and measurements of nanoparticles, no procedures for
these chemical agents are listed.
The selection of chemical agents is based mainly on the number of measurements carried out in France
and Germany. Both countries have similar databases for measurements in workplace atmospheres, and
in both countries several hundred thousand measurements have been performed since the early 1970s
[5], [6]. These databases give a very good overview about chemical agents of high priority. The chemical
agents for the method lists are mainly selected from that group of chemical agents which remained
more or less unchanged since 2006, and a few other criteria:
— high number of measurements;
— high profile substances (e.g. diesel fume);
— EU limit value and a reasonable number of measurements;
— limit values in most countries of the EU.
The following substances or groups of chemical agents were selected:
a) aerosols
— inhalable and respirable dust;
— crystalline silica;
— diesel fume;
— metal working fluids/oil mist.
b) metals
— Ag, As, Ba-soluble, Be, Cd, Co, Cr, Cr (VI), Cu, Hg, Mn, Ni, Ni-soluble, Pb, Sb, Sn.
c) Organic substances
— Acetonitrile, Acrylates, Alcohols, Aldehydes, Aliphatic amines, Aliphatic ester alcohols, Aliphatic
ethers, Alkanolamines, N-Alkyl-2-pyrrolidons, Amides, Chlorinated aromatic hydrocarbons,
Cresols, Cyclic ethers, hydrocarbons (aliphatic, aromatic, cyclic), Esters, Glycol esters,
Halogenated hydrocarbons (aliphatic), Isocyanates, Ketones (aliphatic and cyclic), Organic
acids, Oxiranes, Phenol
d) Gases
— CO, CO , NH , N O, NO, NO , PH , SO halogens
2 3 2 2 3 2,
e) Inorganic acids and alkaline substances
— Hydrogen cyanide and Cyanides, Hydrogen fluoride and fluorides, Hydroxides, Particulate
inorganic acids and anhydrides, Volatile inorganic acids
A list of the chemical agents selected for the database GESTIS – Analytical methods [2] is given in
Annex A.
3 Method lists
3.1 General
After selection of chemical agents and related substance groups the basic requirements given in 3.2 are
specified.
3.2 Origin of the measuring procedure
The following criteria are taken into account for the compilation of the measuring procedures:
a) The measuring procedure is examined by an independent group and has already been published in
another set of (measuring) procedures for measurements in workplace atmospheres.
b) The measuring procedure has been designed for personal exposure measurement and requires the
use of a personal sampler.
c) Measuring procedures either using static (area) sampling only or developed for ambient air are
excluded from further considerations.
The accepted sources are listed in Table 1.
Table 1 — Accepted sources of methods for workplace air measurements
Abbreviatio
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