Structure of the Commission
The members of the commission are representatives of universities, research institutions, industry and professional organizations. They are assisted by representatives from public authorities, who are included as "permanent guests".
The Scientific Office organises and coordinates the work of the commission and is responsible for verifying the content, for editing and for publishing the List of MAK and BAT Values and the scientific documentations.
The commission consists of working groups that prepare the proposals for the MAK values, BAT values, BLWs (biological values that serve as indicators for necessary protective measures) and EKA (exposure equivalents for carcinogenic materials) and classifications as carcinogenic, germ cell mutagenic, sensitizing, percutaneously absorbable or evaluate the risk of damage to the embryo or fetus. Further working groups are involved in developing and evaluating methods to analyse the air at the workplace and in biological materials.
