National Occupations Standards

Cogent, in conjunction with the petroleum industry, has developed National Occupational Standards (NOS) for ... 

The Level 3 Downstream Field and Control Room Operations S/NVQs have not been extensively applied in fuel storage terminals but, if applied correctly, these National Occupational Standards could be equally well applied to control room (automatic control systems) or field operations (manual control systems and/or a mix of the two control systems. 

Cogent National Occupational Standards Bulk Liquid Operations Level 2 Cogent National Occupational Standards Downstream Operations Level 3 Management of contractors... 

These standards then inform the content of National Vocational Qualification (NVQ) systems and other qualifications. There are a wide range of National Occupational Standards, many of which are relevant to the education service, that is early years workers, play workers, youth workers and so on. 

DfES (2004) National Occupational Standards for Learning Development and Support Services for Children, Young People and Those Who Care for Them, DfES Publication Department. 

This volume includes evaluations of the carcinogenicity of several chemical intermediates or additives to which a large number of workers are exposed in various industries. Information on the extent of occupational exposures to many of these compounds in the United States was available from the National Occupational Exposure Survey (NOES) conducted by the United States National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH). NOES was a nationwide observational survey conducted in a sample of 4490 establishments from 1981 to 1983. The target population was defined as employees working in establishments or job sites in the United States of America employing eight or more workers in a defined list of Standard Industrial Classifications. 

Occupational standards for JP-8 are primarily based on knowledge about the toxicity of kerosene and naphtha (a petroleum distillate fraction). National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) guidelines include an 8-hour (hr) time-weighted-average recommended exposure limit (TWA-REL) for naphtha of 400 milligrams per cubic meter (mg/m3) (100 parts per million (ppm)) (NIOSH... 

Emissions from individual sources can be closely regulated, both within a facility (occupational standards) and outside it (with New Source Performance Standards at the federal level and/or Air Toxic Hot Spots regulations in California). The National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) began in 1970, with the passage of the Occupational Safety and Health Act, to develop recommended exposure limits (RELs) for chemicals in the workplace. In 1974, NIOSH joined with OSHA to update the OSHA program for PELs for a wide variety of substances, incorporating cancer potency data as it became available over subsequent years. Their evaluations were published in criteria documents. Special Hazard Reviews, and summarized in a Compendium of Policy Documents and Statements (NIOSH 1992). Available information is periodically updated in the NIOSH Pocket... 

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