Work practices.

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• Personal Author:
  Todd W
• Description:
  I reiterate that the NIOSH role is to perform research. We provide input into the development of criteria documents. We also provide technical information for the solution of occupational safety and health problems. The OSHA Act states a priority in the use of control methods. First priority is given to engineering controls, which Bob Hughes has just addressed himself to. His section deals with the cause and how to engineer the cause out of the process or how to control the hazardous material or materials in the process. Second in priority is sub-part G of the OSHA regulations which refers to administrative controls, that is, not allowing the workers to be exposed to harmful levels beyond the recommended exposure limits. For example, scheduling worker time in high toxic level areas so as to limit his exposure. Third priority is the use of personal protective equipment. So, the user would resort to personal protective equipment only if he cannot solve the problem by the first and second method that is by engineering controls or by administrative controls.
• Subjects:
  Accidents, Occupational Occupational Health Safety Staff Development
• Keywords:
  Control-methods Control-systems Control-technology Engineering-controls Exposure-limits Hazardous-materials Occupational-exposure Occupational-hazards Occupational-health Personal-protective-equipment Toxic-effects Toxic-materials Toxins Work-practices

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• Publisher:
  NIOSH
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Conference/Symposia Proceedings
• Place as Subject:
  Kentucky ; Ohio ; OSHA Region 4 ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  NPPTL - National Personal Protective Technology Laboratory
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  56-57
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20031052
• Citation:
  Proceedings of NIOSH Styrene-Butadiene Briefing, April 30, 1976, Covington, Kentucky. Cincinnati, OH: NIOSH, 1976 Apr; :56-57
• Editor(s):
  Ede L
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1976
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  Proceedings of NIOSH Styrene-Butadiene Briefing, April 30, 1976, Covington, Kentucky
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:4a7e81cccd1067a062a224e8f8c964fa3ab9763b6f66869a83deca4255dde7c3ee48fe6c47591f1bc31134a228300fedefb13514d94e1eb8255c3795aa23b348
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/181458/cdc_181458_DS1.pdf
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