OSHA urged to take lead on workplace chemical risks

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September 10, 2010 at 09:42 PM
A public policy work group is urging OSHA to take a lead role in addressing worker handling of chemicals and use of biomonitoring data to set strategies for reducing harmful environmental chemicals in people. The recommendations are part of a wide-ranging set of draft proposals, now open to public comment, compiled by a public policy dispute resolution group on behalf of federal agencies. The collaborative project, dubbed the National Conversation on Public Health and Chemical Exposures, is backed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Agency for Toxic Substances and D