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NIOSH (National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health) Testimony on NIOSH/OSHA Responsibilities by J. F. Finklea on April 27, 1977.

PB90181231

Publication Date	1977
Page Count	16
Abstract	The testimony concerned the report of the General Accounting Office (GAO) on how the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) have met their responsibilities for setting new health standards for workers in the United States. GAO concluded that faster standards development was needed to protect workers exposed to toxic substances. Four major areas of concern from the GAO report included: criteria document publication, priority setting, carcinogen policy, and general research. Criteria Documents contained recommended environmental limits for workers exposed to a particular substance, group of substances, or physical agents; they also contained the rationale for that limit and other relevant information. The setting of priorities for research was constantly being revised, based on new information as it is received. NIOSH supported the recommendation from GAO that a uniform policy be established for identifying and regulating cancer causing chemicals. Scientific opinion on the kind of evidence used in classifying a substance as a human carcinogen has been changing over the years and NIOSH policy has reflected these changes. A statement of progress in analyzing the adequacy of the material safety data sheets as collected by the General Services Administration was included.
Keywords	Industrial medicine Standards Public administration Exposure Toxicity Hazardous materials Carcinogens Toxic substances Occupational safety and health Testimony
Source Agency	National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
NTIS Subject Category	57U - Public Health & Industrial Medicine 57Y - Toxicology 70F - Public Administration & Government 68G - Environmental Health & Safety
Corporate Authors	National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, OH.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	199011

NIOSH (National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health) Testimony on NIOSH/OSHA Responsibilities by J. F. Finklea on April 27, 1977.

NIOSH (National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health) Testimony on NIOSH/OSHA Responsibilities by J. F. Finklea on April 27, 1977.
PB90181231

Publication Date	1977
Page Count	16
Abstract	The testimony concerned the report of the General Accounting Office (GAO) on how the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) have met their responsibilities for setting new health standards for workers in the United States. GAO concluded that faster standards development was needed to protect workers exposed to toxic substances. Four major areas of concern from the GAO report included: criteria document publication, priority setting, carcinogen policy, and general research. Criteria Documents contained recommended environmental limits for workers exposed to a particular substance, group of substances, or physical agents; they also contained the rationale for that limit and other relevant information. The setting of priorities for research was constantly being revised, based on new information as it is received. NIOSH supported the recommendation from GAO that a uniform policy be established for identifying and regulating cancer causing chemicals. Scientific opinion on the kind of evidence used in classifying a substance as a human carcinogen has been changing over the years and NIOSH policy has reflected these changes. A statement of progress in analyzing the adequacy of the material safety data sheets as collected by the General Services Administration was included.
Keywords	Industrial medicine Standards Public administration Exposure Toxicity Hazardous materials Carcinogens Toxic substances Occupational safety and health Testimony
Source Agency	National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
NTIS Subject Category	57U - Public Health & Industrial Medicine 57Y - Toxicology 70F - Public Administration & Government 68G - Environmental Health & Safety
Corporate Authors	National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, OH.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	199011