Article 3 / Scope — determination and assessment of risks
1.
This Directive shall apply to activities in which workers are or are likely to be exposed to carcinogens, mutagens or reprotoxic substances as a result of their work.
2.
In the case of any activity likely to involve a risk of exposure to carcinogens, mutagens or reprotoxic substances, the nature, degree and duration of workers’ exposure shall be determined in order to make it possible to assess any risk to the workers’ health or safety and to lay down the measures to be taken.
The assessment shall be renewed regularly and in any event when any change occurs in the conditions which may affect workers’ exposure to carcinogens, mutagens or reprotoxic substances.
The employer shall supply the authorities responsible at their request with the information used for making the assessment.
3.
When assessing the risk, account shall be taken of all other routes of exposure, such as absorption into and/or through the skin.
4.
When the risk assessment is carried out, employers shall give particular attention to any effects concerning the health or safety of workers at particular risk and shall, inter alia, take account of the desirability of not employing such workers in areas where they may come into contact with carcinogens, mutagens or reprotoxic substances.