Standardization Occupational Safety and Health

Code of Federal Regulations, Tide 29, part 1910.1200, OSHA Hazard Communication Standard, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Washington, D.C. 

OSHA. 1998. OSHA fact sheets. Hazard communication standards. Occupational Safety and Health Administration. U.S. Department of Labor. httr) //www.osha-slc.gov/OshDoc/Fact data/FSN093-26.html... 

General Services Administration, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Department of Justice, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, National Bureau of Standards, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Tennessee Valley Authority, Department of Transportation, and the Small Business Administration. 

Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards Occupational Safety and Health Act and Administration Permissible Exposure Level Reasonably Available Control Technology... 

There are many hazards that exist in a school environment that can result in harm to faculty, staff, and students. These hazards can include falls, cumulative trauma, and natural disasters. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has created a regulation that is commonly referred to as its hazard communication standard (Occupational Safety and Health Administration, 1996), but it focuses only on the use of hazardous chemicals in the workplace. OSHA addresses the general need for employers to communicate to employees the hazards of various chemicals that are used at work. These chemicals can include products used by maintenance staff, janitorial staff, contractors, visitors, and teachers. Hazardous chemicals must be identified and included within the scope of a school hazard communication program. This chapter will explore the primary components of the hazard communication standard that apply to the use of hazardous chemicals in a school. The regulation will need to be read in its full text to identify all issues, details, and exemptions that might apply. 

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, "A Recommended Standard for Occupational Exposure to Acrylonitrile," DHEW Publ. No. 78—116, U.S. Government Printing Office Washington, D.C., 1978. 

Criteria fora Lecommended Standard—Occupational Exposure to Inorganic Fluorides NTIS Document PB-246692, National Institute foi Occupational Safety and Health, Rockville, Md., 1975. 

Code of Federal Kegulations Tide 29, Occupational Safety and Health Superintendent of Documents GPO Washington, D.C. 20402 Safety regulations and standards issued by OSHA. 

It is good practice to keep concentrations of airborne nickel in any chemical form as low as possible and certainly below the relevant standard. Local exhaust ventilation is the preferred method, particularly for powders, but personal respirator protection may be employed where necessary. In the United States, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) personal exposure limit (PEL) for all forms of nickel except nickel carbonyl is 1 mg/m. The ACGIH TLVs are respectively 1 mg/m for Ni metal, insoluble compounds, and fume and dust from nickel sulfide roasting, and 0.1 mg/m for soluble nickel compounds. The ACGIH is considering whether to lower the TLVs for all forms of nickel to 0.05 mg/m, based on nonmalignant respiratory effects in experimental animals. 

High performance Hquid chromatography (hplc) may be used to determine nitroparaffins by utilizing a standard uv detector at 254 nm. This method is particularly appHcable to small amounts of nitroparaffins present, eg, in nitro alcohols (qv), which caimot be analyzed easily by gas chromatography. Suitable methods for monitoring and deterrnination of airborne nitromethane, nitroethane, and 2-nitropropane have been pubUshed by the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) (97). Ordinary sorbant tubes containing charcoal are unsatisfactory, because the nitroparaffins decompose on it unless the tubes are held in dry ice and analyzed as soon after collection as possible. 

Health and Safety. Petroleum and oxygenate formulas are either flammable or combustible. Flammables must be used in facUities that meet requirements for ha2ardous locations. Soak tanks and other equipment used in the removing process must meet Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) standards for use with flammable Hquids. Adequate ventilation that meets the exposure level for the major ingredient must be attained. The work environment can be monitored by active air sampling and analysis of charcoal tubes. 

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) regulates the exposure to chemicals ia the workplace. From the poiat of view of the inorganic pigments iadustry, the limits estabUshed for lead and cadmium exposure are particularly important. A comprehensive lead standard adopted by OSHA ia 1978 has been successful ia reduciag the potential for lead contamination ia the workplace. 

The National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), under the Department of Health and Human Services, works with OSHA. It is NIOSH s responsibihty to determine safe exposure limits for chemical substances and to recommend to OSHA that these limits be adopted as standards. 

The Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) covers a broad range of issues relating to worker health and safety, many of which impact the power generation industry (16,17). The Act sets standards designed to protect worker health and safety, particularly in industrial settings. The Occupational Health and Safety Administration, organized under the U.S. Department of Labor, implements and enforces OSHA standards and periodically updates poHcies governing worker health and safety. 

Occupational Safety and Health. OSHA has set no specific limits for sodium and potassium sibcates (88). A pmdent industrial exposure standard could range from the permissible exposure limit (PEL) for inert or nuisance particulates to the PEL for sodium hydroxide, depending on the rate of dissolution and the concentration of airborne material. Material safety data sheets issued by siUcate producers should be consulted for specific handling precautions, recommended personal protective equipment, and other important safety information. 

NIOSH, Criteriafor a recommended standard Occupational Exposure to n-Filkane Monothiols, U.S. Dept, of Health, Education and Welfare, PubUc Health Service, Center for Disease Control, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Sept. 1978. 

Workplace. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OHSA) has estabUshed workplace permissible exposure limits (PEL) for chromium metal and three forms of chromium compounds. OSHA s PEL for chromic acid and chromates is 0.1 mg/m 3 both a ceiling, ie, no exposure above this concentration is allowed, and an 8-h time-weighted average (TWA). Chromium metal and insoluble chromium salts have an 8-h TWA PEL of 1.0 mg/m Cr, and the same standard is 0.5 mg/m Cr for soluble Cr(III) and Cr(II) compounds (144). 

Exceptions to the preceding requirements would apply where explosionproof equipment is needed building ceiling heights are such that the standard 3.7-m (12-ft) lift is all that wih ever be needed and loads will never exceed 1 to 1.5 tons. Safety requirements for lift trucks are mandated by OSHA, by NIOSH (National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health), by State Depts. of Labor, and often by individual company standards. Among these requirements are backup-movement signals, seat belts, overhead framework for pro-... 

The motivation for ensuring good indoor air quality should be obvious. The Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 emphasizes the need for standards to protect the health and safety of workers. To fulfill this need, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) has developed a strategy for disseminating information that assists employers to protect their workers from workplace hazards. This strategy includes the development of Special NIOSH Hazard Reviews, which support and complement the major standards development and hazard documentation activities of the Institute. These documents deal with... 

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