Blog: Occupational Hygiene Insights
Insights on occupational hygiene, chemical safety, and workplace exposure management
White Spirit OELV: Application to Complex Hydrocarbon Mixtures
SCOEL SUM/087 itself states that its OELV applies to all complex C6–C12 hydrocarbon mixtures — with one critical …
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Aluminium OEL: Why 'as Al' Is Missing
The Dutch Health Council's aluminium guidance is expressed as compound, not as element — with real consequences for your …
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Recap: 34th NVvA Symposium 2026 — TrAHnsitie
The occupational hygienist as strategic partner in a changing world
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DOHSBase at the 34th NVvA Symposium 2026
Meet us at the NVvA Symposium in Zeist – April 1-2, 2026
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ECHA Portal Links Restored in DOHSBase
Over 500,000 deep links to the ECHA database have been updated after platform migration
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Major Update to the Dutch Chemical Safety Dataset
Transition from legacy sources to consolidated online databases improves reliability and speed
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What's in a Name: Chromate
Organic chromium compounds labelled 'chromate' by ECHA are CrIII, not CrVI — and the distinction matters for your risk …
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Stoffenmanager Integration Restored
The DOHSBase data export to Stoffenmanager is fully operational again
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Webinar: SZW List 2026
Presentation on the SZW List 2026 and its impact on limit values in DOHSBase
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Webinar: Limit Values Hierarchy in DOHSBase
Presentation and video on the hierarchy of limit values as applied in DOHSBase
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Isocyanates: Exposure Limits Across Jurisdictions
A technical overview of isocyanate OELs from ECHA RAC, the Dutch Health Council, and UK HSE
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IARC Cancer Evaluations in DOHSBase: Monographs 117-130 Added
How DOHSBase helps you track carcinogenic substances under EU and national regulations
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New Dutch Legal Limit Values: What Changed in December 2022
Staatscourant nr 32933 brings ppm values for gases, a 100x reduction for arsenic and revised flour dust limits
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CGC Meeting: Group Approach to Substance Assessment
DOHSBase presented at the Contact Group Chemistry meeting on group limit values and risk assessment
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DOHSBase Update August 2021: SZW List, Isocyanates and More
Major database update with SZW list integration, improved advisory values and customer-requested evaluations
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The Science Behind Kick-Off Values: Our 2016 Peer-Reviewed Research on Hazard Banding
How a study of 229 substances across four hazard banding systems validated the methodology that powers DOHSBase's …
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From 1,000 to 325,000 Substances: The 1994 Article That Introduced DOHS-Base
A recently rediscovered 1994 publication in Arbeidsomstandigheden reveals the original vision behind what is now …
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