2026 Code of Practice for the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (Chemical Agents) Regulations (2001 to 2026) and the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (Carcinogens, Mutagens and Reprotoxic Substances) Regulations (2024 and 2026)

This Code of Practice provides practical guidance as to the observance of the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (Chemical Agents) Regulations 2001 (S.I. No. 619 of 2001), as amended by the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (Chemical Agents) (Amendment) Regulations 2015 (S.I. No. 623 of 2015) and the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (Chemical Agents) (Amendment) Regulations 2021 (S.I. No. 231 of 2021) and the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (Chemical Agents) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 (S.I. No. 127 of 2026 ) (hereinafter collectively referred to as the ‘Chemical Agents Regulations’) and the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (Carcinogens, Mutagens and Reprotoxic Substances) Regulations 2024 (S.I. No. 122 of 2024) as amended by the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (Carcinogens, Mutagens and Reprotoxic Substances) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 (S.I. No. 128 of 2026) (hereinafter referred to as the ‘CMRS Regulations’) in relation to occupational exposure limit values (OELVs) for a number of chemical agents as listed in the Code, having regard to the provisions of the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005.