HEEG opinions

The Human Exposure Expert Group (HEEG) prepared opinions in the context of the BPD in order to provide guidelines towards a harmonised approach to biocide exposure assessment for industry and competent authorities.

However, in the absence of more recent references (e.g. recommendations of the BPC Ad hoc Working Group on Human Exposure), the HEEG opinions listed below can still be used in the framework of the BPR, notwithstanding the references to the BPD and without prejudice to the scientific content.

• HEEG opinion 1 - Mixing loading model 7 alternatives [PDF]
  • Annex v2.2.1 – Calculator for RISKOFDERM Dermal Model [XLS]
• HEEG opinion 2 - Potential & Actual Hand Exposure [PDF]
• HEEG opinion 3 - Use of ConsExpo for the Exposure Assessment for Professional Users [PDF]
• HEEG opinion 4 - Amendment of TNsG on Human exposure to biocidal products Antifouling painting model [PDF]
• HEEG opinion 5- Human exposure assessment to biocidal products used in metalworking fluids (PT13) [PDF]
  This HEEG opinion has been replaced by Recommendation 7 of the Ad hoc Working Group on Human Exposure
  • Recommendation 7 – Professional exposure PT13[PDF]
• HEEG opinion 6 - Harmonising the use of new and old versions of the TNsG on human exposure and of BEAT [PDF]
• HEEG opinion 7 - Choice of secondary exposure parameters for PTs 2, 3 and 4 [PDF]
• HEEG opinion 8 - Defaults and appropriate models to assess human exposure for dipping processes (PT 8) [PDF]
• HEEG opinion 9 - Default protection factors for protective clothing and gloves [PDF]
• HEEG opinion 10 - Harmonising the number of manipulations in the assessment of rodenticides (anticoagulants) [PDF]
• HEEG opinion 11 - Exposure model Primary exposure scenario - washing out of a brush which has been used to apply a paint [PDF]
  • Annex - General exposure calculator for washing out of brushes [XLS]
• HEEG opinion 12 - Harmonised approach for the assessment of rodenticides (anticoagulants) [PDF]
• HEEG opinion 13 - Assessment of inhalation exposure of volatilised biocide active substance [PDF]
• HEEG opinion 14 - An approach to identification of worst-case human exposure scenario for PT6 [PDF]
• HEEG opinion 15 has been replaced by HEAdhoc Recommendation 17
• HEEG opinion 16 - Biocidal products: model for dipping of hands/forearms in a diluted solution [PDF]
• HEEG opinion 18 - For exposure assessment for professional operators undertaking industrial treatment of wood by fully automated dipping [PDF]