Methanol

At request of the Minister of Social Affairs and Employment, the Dutch Expert Committee on Occupational Exposure Safety (DECOS), a committee of the Health Council, proposes health-based recommended occupational exposure limits for chemical substances in the air at the workplace. These recommendations serve as a basis in setting legally binding occupational exposure limits by the minister.

In this report, the committee discusses the consequences of occupational exposure to methanol and recommends a health-based occupational exposure limit. The committee’s conclusions are based on scientific papers published prior to April 2009.