Health & Safety EU parliament backs tougher chemical exposure limits for industrial workers Member states will have two years to transpose lower thresholds under new directive tackling occupational cancers iStock.com/Md Ariful Islam Image Freya Gilbert Deputy Editor Wednesday 07 October 2026 The EU parliament has voted to impose new limits on workers’ exposure to carcinogens and inorganic compounds under the Carcinogens, Mutagens, and Reprotoxic Substances Directive (CMRD) as the bloc Get AccessContinue reading International Employment LawyerAlready have access? Login now Email Enter your email address. Password Enter the password that accompanies your email address. Reset your passwordLog in Need access? Find out how to enjoy unlimited accessGet access For more on legislative change across the globe, see the IEL Monitor – IEL’s forward-looking tracking tool that covers developments in labour and employment law around the world. You might also like... Health & Safety MEPs vote to curb worker chemical exposure across industrial sectors Health & Safety MEPs endorse Asbestos Directive and call for new limits on chemical exposure Health & Safety “Waiting for them to die”: Black lung miners face years without benefits Health & Safety Flight attendant’s breast cancer an occupational disease, French court rules