A range of legislative instruments are in place at EU level to manage and minimise the risks from occupational exposure to carcinogenic, mutagenic and reprotoxic substances. Carcinogenic chemicals can cause or promote cancers. Mutagenic chemicals can cause genetic mutations. Reprotoxic chemicals can damage the reproductive process.
This study assesses a number of options for moderning the current EU legislation, in particular regarding reprotoxic chemicals (see below baseline assessment, impact assessement, summary report and executive summary).