Reports for public review Silicon carbide and Potassium cyanide

The Health Council of the Netherlands has published a draft report with an evaluation of the carcinogenic properties of ‘Silicon carbide’and ‘Potassium cyanide’. The draft reports are prepared by the Subcommittee on Classification of Carcinogenic Substances of the Dutch Expert Committee on Occupational Safety (DECOS) of the Health Council.

The President of the Health Council would like to give you the opportunity to comment on the drafts. The drafts are presented to the Working Conditions Committee of the Social Economic Council of the Netherlands, and to experts of employer’s organizations and trade unions. Also other interested parties or persons may comment.  Comments may be sent before October 31, 2011 to Dr G.B. van der Voet, The Health Council of The Netherlands, Subcommittee on Classification of Carcinogenic Substances, POBox 16052, 25 BB The Hague, The Netherlands. The comments will be taken into account in deciding on the final version of the document.

The final document will be presented to the State Secretary of Social Affairs and Employment. All comments received and the response of the Committee will be publicly available  from the moment of presentation of the final report.