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An occupational exposure limit is an upper limit on the acceptable concentration of a hazardous substance in workplace air for a particular material or class of materials. It is typically set by competent national authorities and enforced by legislation to protect occupational safety and health. It is an important tool in risk assessment and in the management of activities involving handling of dangerous substances.[1] There are many dangerous substances for which there are no formal occupational exposure limits. In these cases, hazard banding or control banding strategies can be used to ensure safe handling.

  1. ^ European Agency for Safety and Health at Work. "Occupational Exposure Limits". Retrieved 2008-04-24.

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Occupational exposure limit

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important component of the Hierarchy of Occupational Exposure Limits (OELs). The U.S. National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) has developed...

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recommended exposure limit (REL) is an occupational exposure limit that has been recommended by the United States National Institute for Occupational Safety...

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Threshold limit value

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The threshold limit value (TLV) is a level of occupational exposure to a hazardous substance where it is believed that nearly all healthy workers can...

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Permissible exposure limit

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physical agent such as high level noise. Permissible exposure limits were established by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). Most of...

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Occupational hygiene

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medicine Infection). Environmental and occupational hygienists are considered experts in exposure science and exposure risk management. Depending on an individual's...

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Scientific Committee on Occupational Exposure Limit Values

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on Occupational Exposure Limit Values (SCOEL) is a committee of the European Commission established in 1995 to advise on occupational exposure limits for...

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Occupational epidemiology

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Using meta-analysis, many occupational epidemiology studies can be synthesized in order to help set occupational exposure limits and make other kinds of...

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Occupational dust exposure

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Occupational dust exposure occurs when small particles are generated at the workplace through the disturbance/agitation of rock/mineral, dry grain, timber...

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Isocyanate

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"Airborne Isocyanate Exposures in the Collision Repair Industry and a Comparison to Occupational Exposure Limits". Journal of Occupational and Environmental...

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Exposure assessment

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Exposure assessment is a branch of environmental science and occupational hygiene that focuses on the processes that take place at the interface between...

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Indicative limit value

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European Union, indicative limit values, more exactly indicative occupational exposure limit values (IOELVs), are human exposure limits to hazardous substances...

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Occupational hazard

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irreversible. Chemical hazards are a subtype of occupational hazards that involve a wide variety of chemicals. Exposure to chemicals in the workplace can cause...

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Health and safety hazards of nanomaterials

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materials, occupational exposure limits have been developed to determine a maximum safe airborne concentration of nanomaterials, and exposure assessment...

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Dichloromethane

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Union, the Scientific Committee on Occupational Exposure Limit Values (SCOEL) recommends an occupational exposure limit for DCM of 100 ppm (8-hour time-weighted...

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Arsine

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NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards. "#0040". National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH). Levvy, G.A. (1946). "The Toxicity of Arsine...

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Chloroprene

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containers are used for the transport of chloroprene. A table of occupational exposure limits (OELs) from various jurisdictions follows. In general, the OELs...

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Hazard

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well known pathogens, and a variety of measures have been taken to limit human exposure to these microorganisms through food safety, good personal hygiene...

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Chemical hazard

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teratogens, reactants, and flammables. In the workplace, exposure to chemical hazards is a type of occupational hazard. The use of personal protective equipment...

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Arsenic

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National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) has set the recommended exposure limit (REL) to a 15-minute constant exposure of 0.002 mg/m3 (0...

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OEL

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manga Oracle Enterprise Linux, former name for Oracle Linux Occupational exposure limit Oxford English Limited Oliver Ekman-Larsson (born 1991), Swedish...

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Occupational toxicology

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input for performing occupational risk assessment, and establishing standards and regulation such as occupational exposure limits. As of 1983, around 60...

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Hydrazine

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other sites. The European Commission’s Scientific Committee on Occupational Exposure Limits (SCOEL) places hydrazine in carcinogen "group B—a genotoxic carcinogen"...

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List of occupational safety and health agencies

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Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (Sri Lanka) European Agency for Safety and Health at Work Scientific Committee on Occupational Exposure Limit Values...

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Tetrachloroethylene

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Scientific Committee on Occupational Exposure Limits (SCOEL) recommends for tetrachloroethylene an occupational exposure limit (8-hour time-weighted average)...

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Occupational safety and health

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Disease and Injury, almost 2 million people die each year due to exposure to occupational risk factors. Globally, more than 2.78 million people die annually...

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Berylliosis

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poisoning, which became rare following occupational exposure limits established around 1950. Berylliosis is an occupational lung disease. While there is no cure...

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Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002

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monitoring (reg.6(3)). The assessment must also consider any occupational exposure limit, in particular, those mandated by the HSE (reg.6(2)(f)) or by...

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Occupational Safety and Health Administration

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updated since 1971. The agency has issued non-binding, alternate occupational exposure limits that may better protect workers. Employers must also comply with...

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