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NIOSH Floats Guide For Chemical 'Banding,' An Alternative To OSHA Limits


April 18, 2017 at 05:28 PM
NIOSH is seeking comment on a draft guide detailing a chemical classification system that allows users to assess workers' risks to substances that lack exposure limits and regulators have only limited data, an approach that could serve as an alternative to OSHA's enforceable limits given the difficulty in setting such standards.

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