| Document ID (ISN) | 68499 |
| CIS number |
97-176 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0003-4878 - Annals of Occupational Hygiene |
| Year |
1995 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Fairhurst S. |
| Title |
The uncertainty factor in the setting of occupational exposure standards |
| Bibliographic information |
June 1995, Vol.39, No.3, p.375-385. 6 ref. |
| Abstract |
In recent years new programmes have appeared within the European Communities and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development involving risk assessment of chemicals in relation to their potential health effects on various sections of the human population, including workers. As an element of such programmes, judgements are required to be made about the acceptability of occupational exposure to chemicals at particular levels, taking into account the toxicological data available. Some of these programmes seek to establish "health-based" occupational exposure limits. Uncertainty factors have a significant influence in such considerations. There is notable absence of published information in relation to the quantitative aspects of decision-making in this area. This paper discusses the current situation regarding uncertainty factors involved in deriving a "health-based" occupational exposure limit, The Occupational Exposure Standard in the United Kingdom. The uncertainty factors involved in the proposals of the WATCH (Working Group on the Assessment of Toxic Chemicals) panel of the Health and Safety Commission's Advisory Committee on Toxic Substances for occupational exposure standards for substances considered in the period 1990-1993 have been analyzed. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
health programmes; CE; European Communities; exposure; determination of exposure limits; standardization; chemical products |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
draft standard; comment on standard; future trends |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | United Kingdom |
| Subject(s) |
Toxic and dangerous substances
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Chemical safety
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Workplace health promotion
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