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Occupational Exposure Limits
15 published works
Ogletree Deakins Insights
Workplace Chemical Protection Program Requirements: When OSHA Didn’t Act, the EPA Did
Quick Hits The EPA’s Workplace Chemical Protection Program under Section 6 of the Toxic Substances Control Act has introduced stringent occupational exposure limits for certain chemicals that are significantly lower…
Nano and Other Emerging Chemical Technologies Blog
ACGIH® Will Not Proceed with TLV® for Carbon Nanotubes in 2022
By Lynn L. Bergeson, Carla N. Hutton
As reported in our January 4, 2021, blog item, the American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH®) Threshold Limit Values for Chemical Substances (TLV®-CS) Committee included carbon nanotubes on its…
Nano and Other Emerging Chemical Technologies Blog
Comment Period Begins on Draft NIOSH Report on Approaches to Developing Occupational Exposure Limits or Bands for Engineered Nanomaterials
By Lynn L. Bergeson, Carla N. Hutton
On July 13, 2021, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) announced the availability of a draft technical report entitled Approaches to Developing Occupational Exposure Limits or Bands…
Nano and Other Emerging Chemical Technologies Blog
NIOSH Will Request Information on Engineered Nanomaterials to Evaluate in Developing OELs
By Lynn L. Bergeson, Carla N. Hutton
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) is scheduled to publish a Federal Register notice on December 17, 2019, requesting information on toxicological and physicochemical data of engineered…
Nano and Other Emerging Chemical Technologies Blog
ACGIH® Will Not Proceed with TLV® for Carbon Nanotubes in 2019
By Lynn L. Bergeson, Carla N. Hutton
As reported in our January 31, 2018, blog item, the American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH®) Threshold Limit Values for Chemical Substances (TLV®-CS) Committee included carbon nanotubes on its…
Nano and Other Emerging Chemical Technologies Blog
NIOSH Will Hold Public Meeting and Seeks Comments on Draft CIB on the Occupational Exposure Banding Process: Guidance for the Evaluation of Chemical Hazards
By Lynn L. Bergeson, Carla N. Hutton
On March 15, 2017, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) published a Federal Register notice announcing the availability of a draft Current Intelligence Bulletin (CIB) entitled The…
Nano and Other Emerging Chemical Technologies Blog
NIOSH Publishes Blog Item on Art and Science of OELs for Nanomaterials
By Lynn L. Bergeson, Carla N. Hutton
On February 1, 2017, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) posted a blog item entitled “The Art and Science of OELs for Nanomaterials.” According to the item,…
Nano and Other Emerging Chemical Technologies Blog
ISO Standard Provides Overview of Frameworks for Developing OELs and OEBs for NOAAs
By Lynn L. Bergeson, Carla N. Hutton
On November 21, 2016, the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) released ISO/TR 18637:2016, “Nanotechnologies -- Overview of available frameworks for the development of occupational exposure limits and bands for nano-objects…
Nano and Other Emerging Chemical Technologies Blog
SCOEL Discusses Nanomaterials during March Meeting
By Lynn L. Bergeson, Carla N. Hutton
The European Commission’s (EC) Scientific Committee on Occupational Exposure Limits (SCOEL) met on March 7-9, 2016. The meeting minutes include the following summary regarding SCOEL’s discussion of nanomaterials: Several chemical…
E2 Law Blog
OSHA Significantly Reduces Exposure Limits to Beryllium and its Compounds
By Frank Citera
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) proposes to amend its existing exposure limits for occupational exposure in general industry to beryllium and beryllium compounds and to promulgate a substance-specific…