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The guidance contained in this section is intended to serve as a general reminder of the risks that you may encounter during the examination and sampling procedures and of the safety equipment that you should use and the precautions you should take.
You must refer to the EU legislation and guidance and that of your national administration for further information.
National and EN (European norm) standards are being aligned with ISO standards. These standards apply to much of the safety and personal protective equipment mentioned in this section. You should always refer to the source material for them. Any references included in this section are valid at the time of publication but may change subsequently.
Links to key websites
Occupational Health and Safety
| OSHA: European Agency for Safety and Health at Work | http://osha.europa.eu/en |
| Health and safety legislation | https://osha.europa.eu/en/safety-and-health-legislation |
| European Health and Safety Directives | https://osha.europa.eu/en/safety-and-health-legislation/european-directives |
| Health and safety guidelines | http://osha.europa.eu/en/legislation/guidelines |
| National links to the OSHA | https://osha.europa.eu/en/about-eu-osha/national-focal-points |
| Risk assessment: roles and responsibilities | https://osha.europa.eu/en/publications/factsheet-80-risk-assessment-roles-and-responsibilities |
Standards
| CEN: European Committee for Standardisation | https://www.cencenelec.eu/ |
| Regulation (EU) 2016/425 (on personal protective equipment) | https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/en/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32016R0425 |
| International Organisation for Standardisation | http://www.iso.org/iso/home.html |
| UN Globally Harmonised System for Transport of Dangerous Goods | http://www.unece.org/trans/danger/publi/ghs/ghs_rev02/ 02files_e.html |
European Legislation
| Classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures (CLP) | Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 |
| Registration, evaluation, authorisation and restriction of chemicals (REACH) | Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 |
The guidance contained in this section intended to serve as a general reminder of the risks that are sometimes encountered during the examination and sampling procedure and of the safety equipment that you should use and precautions that you should take.
You must refer to the legislation and the guidance of your national administration for more information.