National standards and guidelines

Development of national standards and guidelines governing aspects of clinical practice, including equipment nse and further monitoring of specific issues ... 

Figure 13.1. Collection on national standards and guidelines on VRS. For a color version of the figure, see www.iste.co.uk/jacob/safety.zip...

NCCLS Infobase 99 (1999) NCCLS approved standards and guidelines. National Committee for Clinical Laboratory Standards, Wayne, PA. 

The federal government is concerned about the amount of hexachloroethane that you are exposed to in the environment. The government has established standards and guidelines to prevent you from being overexposed. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has set a limit of 1 part per million (ppm) for the hexachloroethane in workplace air over an 8-hour workday. The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) considers hexachloroethane as a potential occupational carcinogen (can cause cancer) and recommends 1 ppm in air as a tolerance value. 

Draft and revise national standards and research guidelines of pharmaceuticals... 

The Codex Alimentarius Commission serves as the seminal global reference point for consumers, food producers and processors, national food control agencies and the international food trade. Codex standards and guidelines cover over 200 food commodities and provided the safe limits for over 3000 contaminants and residues. In 1985, UN Resolution 39/248 adopted guidelines advising governments to support and, as far as possible, adopt standards from the Codex. 

Exposure Standards and Guidelines The acceptable daily intake and reference dose for permethrin are both 0.05 mg kg day Relevant Website http //toxnet.nlm.nih.gov - TOXNET, Specialized Information Services, National Library of Medicine. Search for Permethrin. 

Plutonium is regulated primarily as a radioactive material and the applicable standards and guidelines are set by entities involved in radiation protection. There are no US Occupational Safety and Health Administration or National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health exposure limits for plutonium. 

Highly persistent and bioaccumulative chemicals are generally recognized as environmental hazards prompting national and international regulatory agencies to develop standards and guidelines to characterize these chemical attributes. Persistent ehemicals resist natural environmental breakdown and may be present in the environment for many decades. Persistence... 

OSHA has some standards for confined space activities as previously noted (see note 19). The American National Standards Institute has a standard for working in confined spaces. Other countries have standards and guidelines on work in confined spaces. ... 

Addendum A outlines The Risk Assessment Process. Addendum B gives the Progression of Occupational Hygiene Issues Flow. 2. Referenced and Related Standards Relative American National Standards and other standards and guidelines that pertain to the purpose of the standard are listed. 

Harmonized CEN Standards are standards based on the guidelines of the Council of Europe. The preparation of these standards was requested by the European Commission from the appropriate CEN committees. These standards are drawn up by the European standards institutions CEN/CENELEC together with the national standards institutions, and are published by the European Commission in the Official Journal of the European Communities as harmonized standards. These standards are then converted into national standards, and are denominated as the Harmonized Standards (e.g. DIN-EN). 

The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) serves as the administrator and coordinator of the US private-sector voluntary standardization system. ANSI oversees the creation, promulgation, and use of product specifications, standards, and guidelines that cover a wide variety of American manufactured products. ANSI facilitates the development of American National Standards (ANS) by accrediting the procedures of standards-devel-oping organizations (SDOs). These groups work cooperatively to develop voluntary national consensus standards. Accreditation by ANSI signifies that the procedures used by the standards body in connection with the development of American National Standards meet ANSI s essential requirements for openness, balance, consensus, and due process. 

Standards and guidelines for the assessment procedure (e.g., FEMA 310/1998/ ASCE 31-02 or relevant ministerial decrees at national level)... 

Standards and guidelines for the detailed assessment and retrofit design (e.g., EEMA-356/2000/ASCE SEl 41-06 or EC 8-3 005, National Annexes, etc.)... 

Guidelines for the Blood Transfusion Services in the United Kingdom, National Institute For Biological Standards and Control, Potters Bar, 1992. 

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