Occupational exposure limit

An occupational exposure limit is an upper limit on the acceptable concentration of a hazardous substance in workplace air for a particular material or class of materials. It is typically set by competent national authorities and enforced by legislation to protect occupational safety and health. It can be a tool in risk assessment and in the management of activities involving handling of dangerous substances.^[1]. There are many dangerous substances for which there are no formal occupational exposure limits. In these cases, control banding strategies can be used to ensure safe handling.

References

1. ^ European Agency for Safety and Health at Work. "Occupational Exposure Limits". http://osha.europa.eu/good_practice/topics/dangerous_substances/oel. Retrieved 2008-04-24. 

Bibliography

• Dikshith, T. S. S. & Diwan, P. V. (2003). Industrial Guide to Chemical and Drug Safety. Wiley-IEEE. pp. pp189–191. ISBN 0471236985. http://books.google.com/?id=8589gU9ILbEC&pg=PA189&lpg=PA189.  (Google Books)
• Topping, M. (2001). "Occupational Exposure Limits for Chemicals". Occupational and Environmental Medicine 58 (2): 138–144. doi:10.1136/oem.58.2.138. PMC 1740099. PMID 11160994. http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=1740099. 

See also

• Threshold Limit Value
• Indicative limit value

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