The facts on Diesel engine exhaust (DEE) in garages

Diesel engine exhaust (DEE) in garages

Last update June 5, 2025

Overview

Related carcinogens:

Diesel engine exhaust (DEE)

Type of intervention(s):

Inspection campaign

Number of inspections undertaken:

195 garages for the first inspection, 102 garages received also a second inspection

Duration of campaign:

Year round 2021-2022

Scope of intervention

Key duties

Control measures for DEE, like a plug-in filter and check on overall occupational health and safety management in the sector, like overall risk assessment

Focus of the Campaign

Check on control measures for DEE in garages during visits and inspections of companies

Key findings of intervention

Positive findings

At the first inspection 67% has incomplete control measures, after the second inspection this was reduced to 7%. The control measure ‘use a plug in filter’ is easy to implement.

Negative findings

Companies are aware of the risks of DEE but only 1/3 of the companies had taken the right measures.  Half of the visited companies had a proper risk assessment, the risk of DEE is not sufficiently elaborated.  

Key outcomes following intervention

Inspections have had an impact for the companies visited. Publishing about this on the website has raised wider awareness

Level and type of enforcement issued

  • Improvement notice
  • Fines

Key EU legislation

  • CAD
  • CMRD

Images

. Plug-in filter for trucks
Submitter of the inspection case
Netherlands Labour Authority
Country: Netherlands
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