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Occupational safety as a duty







       Optimal air quality in the laboratory is not an option, but a legal obligation
       based on several regulations.





       Regulation                Focus



       Hazardous Substances      Protection against hazardous substances; Attention: TOP principle (Technical measures
       Ordinance (GER)           take precedence over organizational and personal measures).
       (GefStoffV)






       DIN EN 14175              The European standard for fume hoods. It regulates the requirements for the safety and
       (Fume Cupboards)          performance of fume hood systems in laboratories.







       CEN/TS 17441              European technical specification, focusing on safe, efficient, and risk-based air
                                 exchange rates.








       DIN EN 16000              Regulates the measurement and assessment of indoor air pollutants (e. g. VOCs –
                                 volatile organic compounds).








       Occupational              The EU sets legally binding occupational exposure limits (e.g., in Directive 2004/37/EC
       Exposure Limits           for carcinogens and mutagens). These were supplemented in 2024/2025 by new limits
       (OEL)                     for substances such as benzene and cobalt.






       REACH (Regulation         Regulates the registration and evaluation of chemicals. New additions for 2026
       EC 1907/2006)             include stricter limits for formaldehyde and PFAS (“perpetual chemicals”).








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