The Health Council of the Netherlands has published a draft evaluation report on the health hazards and recommendation for cancer risk values for wood dust, which is prepared by the Dutch Expert Committee on Occupational Safety (DECOS) and the Nordic Expert Group for Criteria Documentation on the Health Risks of Chemicals (NEG). The Council and NEG aim to contribute to health and safety in the workplace through these reports.
The Health Council would like to give you the opportunity to comment on the draft report. The draft has been send to the Working Conditions Committee of the Social Economic Council of the Netherlands, and to experts of employer’s organisations and trade unions. Other interested parties or persons are also invited to comment.
Please note that this is a draft report that will be finalised after comments received during public consultation have been considered. When citing from this report, please indicate that you are citing from a draft version.
Comments may be submitted to Dr R.H. Mennen (draftOSH@gr.nl), scientific secretary, The Health Council of The Netherlands, Dutch Expert Committee on Occupational Safety (DECOS). The comments will be taken into account when drafting the final version of the advisory report.
Comments may be submitted until March 2, 2026. Please follow the instructions for submitting comment on the draft advisory report wood dust.