Menu
Language
Search
Exhaust gases from diesel engines – TRGS 554 (DE)

Exhaust gases from diesel engines - TRGS 554 (DE)

Type of measure: Organizational, Personal protection, Technical
This is a link to a verified source of information.
https://www.baua.de/DE/Angebote/Regelwerk/TRGS/TRGS-554.html
April 20, 2024
Carcinogens involved
Diesel engine exhaust (DEE)
Occupations at risk
Animal Breeder
Assembly Line Workers
Automotive Technicians (Mechanics)
Blasters
Bridge Engineer
Chemical Engineers and Formulators
Coating Applicators
Compost Facility Operators
Crop Farmer
Dairy Farmers
Driller
Emergency Medical Technician (EMT)
Environmental Compliance Officers
Equipment Maintenance Technicians
Farm Manager
Feed Mill Operators and Technicians
Fire Captain/ Lieutenant
Fire Chief, Fire Commander or head of fire service
Fire damage restoration technician
Fire Investigator
Firefighter
Forest Ranger
Forest Technician
Forester
Geologist
Geotechnical Engineer
Heavy Equipment Operator
Horticulturist
Livestock Farmer
Log Grader and Marker
Logging Equipment Operator
Logistics and Supply Chain Personnel
Mine Surveyor
Miner
Mining engineer
Packaging and Logistics Personnel
Packaging and shipping personnel
Packaging and shipping personnel in the sale of food
Packaging technician and engineer
Paramedic
Parts specialist in maintenance and repair of motor vehicles
Quarry worker
Recycling facility manager
Sales representative
Soldiers and military Personnel
Surface preparation worker
Swine Producers
Tire technician
Transport worker
Transportation engineer
Transportation planner
Transportation specialist
Truck driver in the sale of food
Vehicle mechanic
Veterinarian
Waste collector
Wholesale representative
Sectors involved
Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities, Forestry and logging, Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles, Mining and quarrying, Treatment and coating of metals, Wholesale of solid, liquid and gaseous fuels and related products
General facts

Facts about cancer-causing agents:

  • The direct costs of carcinogen exposure at work across Europe are estimated at 2.4 billion Euros per year.
  • Every year, about 120.000 persons get cancer from exposure to carcinogens at work
  • Every year, almost 100.000 people die from cancer that was caused by exposure at work
  • Annually more than 100.000 people die because of work-related cancer.
Language
Search
Understand the risks
Know the risks for your occupation

Are you being exposed to carcinogens at work? Find it out here.
Know the facts of each carcinogen

Learn about the risks, exposure limits and possible measures.
Know your rights and duties

What do employers legally have to do? What are workers’ rights?

Take action

Implement prevention strategies

Prevention from cancer-causing agents is key! What can you do?
Find solutions

Find measures and good practices to reduce or eliminate exposure.
Educate to raise awareness

Teach future workers and professionals to work and life healthier and safer.
About us
About the Roadmap on Carcinogens

This website is an initiative from the Roadmap on Carcinogens.
Collaborate with us

We invite a network of professionals to join us: labour inspectorates, educational institutions, trainers and experts.
News and updates

Read about developments and activities to tackle work-related cancer.
Sign up for our newsletter to become part of our community. Or follow us on LinkedIn and join the conversation!