# Regulation of the Minister of Health – OHS and chemical agents (PbB 30/15)

Regulation of the Minister of Health of 30 December 2004 on occupational health and safety related to the presence of chemical agents in the workplace (rozporządzenie w sprawie bezpieczeństwa i higieny pracy związanej z występowaniem w miejscu pracy czynników chemicznych)

- Status: In force
- Legal order: Poland
- Legal area: Chemicals and worker health
- Dz.U. 2025 poz. 836 (consolidated text), as amended (Dz.U. 2026 poz. 694)
- Business profile: Smelting, Semi-fabrication, Recycling

## In brief

Transposes Directive 98/24/EC and, as regards the biological limit value for lead, Directive 2024/869: mandatory PbB monitoring, value of 30 and, from 2029, 15 µg/100 ml.

## Key obligations

- determination of the presence of a hazardous chemical agent and documented risk assessment (§ 2, § 3(1))
- reassessment of the risk upon a change in composition, process or medical knowledge and at the request of the physician (§ 4)
- elimination or reduction of risk to a minimum (§ 6(1))
- mandatory biological monitoring of PbB by AAS or an equivalent method where there is exposure to lead (§ 13(1))
- permissible PbB: 30 µg/100 ml until 31.12.2028 (§ 13a), 15 µg/100 ml from 1.01.2029 (§ 13(2))
- recommendation: PbB of women of childbearing age ≤4.5 µg/100 ml (§ 13(3) – ‘it is recommended’)

## Competent authority

National Labour Inspectorate, State Sanitary Inspection

## Penalties

Art. 283 § 1 of the Labour Code – fine of PLN 2,000 to 60,000

## Entry into force

02.02.2005

## Application

§ 13a (PbB 30 µg/100 ml) from 28.05.2026 to 31.12.2028; § 13(2) (15 µg/100 ml) from 1.01.2029

## Key dates

- 27.05.2026: last day of application of the lead admissible biological concentration (DSB) of 50 µg/100 ml
- 28.05.2026: entry into force of Dz.U. 2026 poz. 694 – PbB 30 µg/100 ml
- 01.01.2029: PbB 15 µg/100 ml (§ 2 of the Regulation Dz.U. 2026 poz. 694)

## Related acts

- [Directive 98/24/EC – chemical agents at work](https://igmnir.org/dane/prawo/en/eu-cad/)
- [Directive 2024/869 – lead (OEL, BLV) and diisocyanates](https://igmnir.org/dane/prawo/en/eu-cmrd-2024-869/)
- [Regulation on medical examinations of employees (lead – § 13a)](https://igmnir.org/dane/prawo/en/pl-badania-lekarskie/)

## Official sources

- [Text of the act](https://isap.sejm.gov.pl/isap.nsf/DocDetails.xsp?id=WDU20050110086)
- [Consolidated text](https://isap.sejm.gov.pl/isap.nsf/DocDetails.xsp?id=WDU20250000836)
- [Journal of Laws – Dz.U. 2026 poz. 694](https://dziennikustaw.gov.pl/DU/2026/694)

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Register as of: 22.10.2026. The official text of the act prevails. IGMNiR. On the website: https://igmnir.org/en/law/#akt-pl-bhp-czynniki-chemiczne