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NIOSH Testimony to DOL on the Occupational Safety and Health Administration Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response by R. A. Lemen, October 14, 1987.

PB91152496

Publication Date	1987
Page Count	18
Abstract	The testimony discussed the views of NIOSH concerning worker safety in waste operations and emergency response. The past work of NIOSH in this area includes publications and recommendations made to other agencies. Chemical and physical agents at hazardous waste operations should be controlled so that workers are not exposed to concentrations that exceed the NIOSH recommended exposure limits (RELs). All dermal contact with substances that may harm the skin or be absorbed through it should be avoided. Exposure to biological agents should be controlled. Industrial hygiene monitoring data must be used as the basis for decision making at hazardous waste sites, including decisions on medical surveillance and the selection of personal protective equipment and clothing. Employers should institute a medical surveillance program for all workers who may be exposed to chemical, physical or biological agents at hazardous waste operations. Employers must provide personal protective equipment when there is a potential for hazardous exposure which cannot be controlled by engineering methods or work practices.
Keywords	Environmental surveys Occupational safety and health Industrial medicine Hazardous materials Waste disposal Protective equipment Occupational exposure Personnel development Emergency planning Respirators Training analysis Skin(Anatomy) Maximum permissible exposure Lethal dosage Decision making Testimony
Source Agency	National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
NTIS Subject Category	68G - Environmental Health & Safety 68C - Solid Wastes Pollution & Control 57U - Public Health & Industrial Medicine 57Y - Toxicology 91I - Emergency Services & Planning
Corporate Authors	National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, OH.
Supplemental Notes	See also PB91-151282.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	199110

NIOSH Testimony to DOL on the Occupational Safety and Health Administration Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response by R. A. Lemen, October 14, 1987.

NIOSH Testimony to DOL on the Occupational Safety and Health Administration Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response by R. A. Lemen, October 14, 1987.
PB91152496

Publication Date	1987
Page Count	18
Abstract	The testimony discussed the views of NIOSH concerning worker safety in waste operations and emergency response. The past work of NIOSH in this area includes publications and recommendations made to other agencies. Chemical and physical agents at hazardous waste operations should be controlled so that workers are not exposed to concentrations that exceed the NIOSH recommended exposure limits (RELs). All dermal contact with substances that may harm the skin or be absorbed through it should be avoided. Exposure to biological agents should be controlled. Industrial hygiene monitoring data must be used as the basis for decision making at hazardous waste sites, including decisions on medical surveillance and the selection of personal protective equipment and clothing. Employers should institute a medical surveillance program for all workers who may be exposed to chemical, physical or biological agents at hazardous waste operations. Employers must provide personal protective equipment when there is a potential for hazardous exposure which cannot be controlled by engineering methods or work practices.
Keywords	Environmental surveys Occupational safety and health Industrial medicine Hazardous materials Waste disposal Protective equipment Occupational exposure Personnel development Emergency planning Respirators Training analysis Skin(Anatomy) Maximum permissible exposure Lethal dosage Decision making Testimony
Source Agency	National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
NTIS Subject Category	68G - Environmental Health & Safety 68C - Solid Wastes Pollution & Control 57U - Public Health & Industrial Medicine 57Y - Toxicology 91I - Emergency Services & Planning
Corporate Authors	National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, OH.
Supplemental Notes	See also PB91-151282.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	199110