Banding together: making the case for occupational exposure bands.

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• Personal Author:
  Edmondson M ; Lentz, Thomas J.
• Description:
  Occupational hygienists and safety and health practitioners have a solid history involving the use of occupational exposure limits (OELs). The role of OELs in characterizing workplace exposures to potentially hazardous chemicals has been significant, and they also help to ensure appropriate protections are in place and functioning. In addition, OELs provide the means for hazard assessment and risk communication. Yet setting appropriate OELs is resource intensive, requiring dose-response data, exposure data, and technical expertise to accurately characterize hazards for risk management purposes. And in a world of work where the number of chemical substances in use vastly exceeds the number of chemicals with OELs, the search for additional strategies for chemical risk assessment and management began. One such strategy gaining stronger acceptance and increasing utility is occupational exposure banding and the use of occupational exposure bands (OEBs). [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Hazardous Substances Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Safety Toxicology
• Keywords:
  Industrial hygiene; Occupational exposure banding; Chemicals; Worker safety; Chemical hazards; Toxicology; Occupational safety and health; Chemical safety
• 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:
  DSI - Division of Science Integration
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  38-41
• Volume:
  33
• Issue:
  5
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20065141
• Citation:
  Synergist 2022 May; 33(5):38-41
• Email:
  tlentz@cdc.gov
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2022
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  The Synergist
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/248772/cdc_248772_DS1.pdf
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