OSHA extends comment period for exposure to ionizing radiation
OSHA will announce in the Aug. 1, 2005 Federal Register that it is extending until Nov. 28, 2005, the period for the public to submit comments and information to help the agency determine what action, if any, OSHA should take to update its standards for occupational exposure to ionizing radiation.
The agency is extending the comment period to give stakeholders adequate time to comment on the National Academy of Science's Biological Effects of Ionizing Radiation (BEIR) VII report on health risks for exposure to low levels of ionizing radiation, which was not issued until June 29, 2005.