Chemical Risks to Workers
Do you realize the implications from this dangerous,
and morally depraved act ???????
POTENTIAL IMPACT OF INDUSTRY LITIGATION ON
COMMUNICATING CHEMICAL RISKS TO WORKERS
The American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) has
expressed concern over the recent lawsuit filed by
industry groups challenging the Occupational Safety
and Health Administrations (OSHA) use of threshold
limit values (TLVs) used to communicate the risk of
exposure limits to chemical hazards through OSHAs
Hazard Communication Standard (HazCom).
ASSE is concerned that if successful, this suit could
prevent workers from obtaining the best available
information on chemical exposure limits from employers
under the HazCom standard by preventing the inclusion
of TLVs on material safety data sheets (MSDSs), a
practice that has existed for 25 years.
The issue of setting appropriate exposure limits for
dangerous chemicals being used in the workplace is a
difficult one that calls for cooperative efforts,
said ASSE President Donald S. Jones, Sr., P.E., CSP.
We feel OSHA is trying to ensure that employees have
the best scientific data available on exposure limits
to certain hazardous chemicals.
The lawsuit against OSHAs use of TLVs in the HazCom
Standard reinforces the need for all stakeholders to
address updating workplace exposure limits, an effort
that may well require direction from Congress as well
as leadership from OSHA.
For more information please go to www.asse.org
To view complete release go to
http://www.asse.org/newsroom/release.php?pressRelease773
SOURCE The American Society of Safety Engineers
Nicole Camiola
New Equipment Digest
Online Content Editor
Filed under: OSHA, MSDS, ASSE, American Society of
Safety Engineers
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