Because an (unborn) child is extra sensitive to some hazardous substances, additional measures apply if you (m/f/x) want to have children, are pregnant or are breastfeeding.
What to look out for:
- Do not work with carcinogenic, mutagenic and reprotoxic substances if there is any risk of exposure. [Create links to N8.2]. These substances can have a harmful effect on the fertility of both women and men, have an effect on the unborn child or be harmful through breastfeeding.
- If you work with cytostatics or inhalation anesthetics and you follow the prescribed measures, you do not need to take any additional measures. [link to Cytostatics Pregnant and breastfeeding]
- You are not allowed to work with lead and lead-containing substances (Article 4.108 Working Conditions Decree).
- You may not work with the biological agents Toxoplasma and the Rubella virus (unless it has been confirmed that you are immune to them) (Article 4.109 Working Conditions Decree).
- From the moment of reporting until the end of the pregnancy, the maximum equivalent radiation dose incurred during work with radioactive substances or ionizing radiation for the unborn child may not exceed 1mSv (Article 7.36 of the Basic Safety Standards for Radiation Protection Decree).
- It is forbidden to work with carcinogenic, mutagenic or reprotoxic substances (CMR substances) that are harmful in the event of pregnancy or the desire to have children (see table above).
If, despite all the measures, you are still concerned about the risks to the (unborn) child, consult your manager, the occupational health and safety advisor, radiation doctor or the company doctor. This may mean that you temporarily get other work or temporarily do not have to perform certain actions.