AIHA submits comments for OSHA's RFI regarding PELs
The American Industrial Hygiene Association® (AIHA) earlier this month filed comments for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's Request for Information (RFI) on Chemical Management and Permissible Exposure Limits (PELs). Published in the Federal Register on October 10, 2014, Volume 79, number 197, page 61383, the RFI outlines potential revisions to OSHA's current risk and feasibility assessment approaches and requests additional information regarding chemical management for the workplace that may be more efficient, while still protecting worker health and safety.
AIHA's submission to OSHA includes a copy of the AIHA white paper "Permissible Exposure Limits (PELs)" and comments compiled from AIHA Volunteer Groups. The white paper includes the following recommendations: