SDS Studio™Definition: An occupational exposure limit is the maximum airborne concentration of a substance that workers may be exposed to, set as an 8-hour average and often a 15-minute short-term value.
EU indicative and binding limits come from directives under 98/24/EC and 2004/37/EC, and each Member State sets its own national list. The SDS must show the limits of the country where it is used.
That is why translating an SDS is not enough: section 8.1 must be rebuilt with the target country's limits and legal references.
EU indicative limits come from Directives 2000/39/EC, 2006/15/EC, 2009/161/EU, 2017/164/EU and 2019/1831/EU under Directive 98/24/EC; binding limits for carcinogens from Directive 2004/37/EC. A multi-country SDS may list several countries' values.