Grain dust. Health-based recommended occupational exposure limit

At the request of the Minister of Social Affairs and Employment, the Health Council of the Netherlands sets health-based recommended occupational exposure limits (HBROEL) for existing substances in the air in the workplace.

In this report, the Committee discusses the health consequences of occupational exposure to grain dust for employees in the grain and animal feed industries. Subsequently, the Committee recommends a health-based occupational exposure limit. The Committee’s conclusions are based on scientific papers published before September 2010.