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E-book Laboratory Safety Guidance

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OSHA has established permissible exposure limits (PELs), as specified in 29 CFR 1910, subpart Z, for hundreds of chemical substances. A PEL is the chemical-specific concentration in inhaled air that is intended to represent what the average, healthy worker may be exposed to daily for a lifetime of work without significant adverse health effects. The employer must ensure that workers’ exposures to OSHA-regulated substances do not exceed the PEL. However, most of the OSHA PELs were adopted soon after the Agency was first created in 1970 and were based upon scientific studies available at that time. Since science has continued to move forward, in some cases, there may be health data that suggests a hazard to workers below the levels permitted by the OSHA PELs. Other agencies and organizations have developed and updated recommended occupational exposure limits (OELs) for chemicals regulated by OSHA, as well as other chemicals not currently regulated by OSHA. Employers should consult other OELs, in addition to the OSHA PEL, to make a fully informed decision about the potential health risks to workers associated with
chemical exposures. The American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH), the American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA), the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), as well as some chemical manufacturers have established OELs to assess safe exposure limits for various chemicals.

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Judul Seri

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No. Panggil

542.1 OSH l

Penerbit

USA : OSHA.,

Deskripsi Fisik

52 hlm

Bahasa

English

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Klasifikasi

542.1

Tipe Isi

text

Tipe Media

computer

Tipe Pembawa

online resource

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Subjek

Laboratories of Chemistry

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