Worker Advocates Push CA Bill That Links PEL-Setting Process To Federal Risk Assessments

California worker advocates are pushing a bill likely to be debated in next year's legislative session that would change the Cal/OSHA process of setting permissible exposure limits (PELs) by requiring that the limit be based on the most protective health based-exposure level, but the state's business community strongly opposes the measure. The bill was introduced earlier this year but will be considered as a two-year bill, and is not likely to come up for consideration until next year. The effort comes as federal OSHA also wrestles with the issue of outdated federal PELs. The bill, filed by As