Environmental Protection Agency occupational hazards

All toxic materials were disposed of in accordance with the policy of UTMDACC to handle and dispose of hazardous waste, which is in accordance with the regulations of the Environmental Protection Agency, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Federal Department of Transportation, Texas Department of Health, and the Texas Water Commission. [Pg.98]

EL = emissions level ERA = Environmental Protection Agency HSDB = Hazardous Substances Data Bank lARC = International Agency for Research on Cancer IRIS = Integrated Risk Information System NIOSH = National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health OEL = occupational exposure limit OSHA = Occupational Safety and Health Administration PEL = permissible exposure limit RAC = reference air concentration REL = recommended exposure limit RCRA = Resource Conservation and Recovery Act RfD = reference dose TLV = threshold limit value TWA = time-weighted average WHO = World Health Organization... [Pg.190]

CAS = Chemical Abstracts Services DOT/UN/NA/IMCO = Department of Transportation/United Nations/North America/International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code EPA = Environmental Protection Agency HSDB = Hazardous Substance Data Bank NCI = National Cancer Institute NIOSH = National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health OHM/TADS = Oil and Hazardous Materials/Technical Assistance Data System RTECS = Registry of Toxic Effects of Chemical Substances... [Pg.204]

The American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists threshold limit value, 8 h time-weighted average (TWA) is 2.0mgm , and this is also the US Occupational Safety and Health Administration permissible exposure limit, 8 h TWA. Hydroquinone is listed as a US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) hazardous air pollutant... [Pg.1367]