In formally requesting input from stakeholders about its bid to update chemical permissible exposure limits (PELs), OSHA is “initiating a national dialogue” about ways to prevent work-related illness caused by exposure to hazardous substances.
With that, David Michaels, PhD, MPH, Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health, opened the next phase of OSHA PEL rulemaking: a Request for Information (RFI) that was published in the National Register last week.