The ABCs of OELs–a Discussion of Occupational Exposure Limits

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• Personal Author:
  Lentz, Thomas J.
• Description:
  During presentations spanning perspectives from government to industry to consensus groups, both national and international, panelists and the audience acknowledged the importance and complexity of the task of developing and communicating appropriate exposure guidelines and limits for chemicals in the workplace. WEELs, NCELs, PELs and RELs were common acronyms heard throughout the session, as the panelists explained the theory and processes for determining acceptable concentrations for chemicals in the workplace and described their relevance to other OELs. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Air Pollutants, Occupational Air Pollution, Indoor Environmental Exposure Environmental Pollution Irritants Occupational Health Safety Skin Workplace
• Keywords:
  Air-contamination Environmental-pollution Exposure-limits Respiratory-irritants Skin-irritants Work-environment
• ISSN:
  1066-7660
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  EID - Education and Information Division
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  12
• Issue:
  10
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20022217
• Citation:
  Synergist 2002 Oct; 12(10):17-18, 26
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2003
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  The Synergist
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:cdb9551552e184d936ca2ae422daeb4ba58cbec8397ab6ea37ea1da4e740171240ef9dd8b3acb186569e72951d89a97fdf677f04526f926fc478d49ccb7730c0
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/199074/cdc_199074_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 585.97 KB ]