Setting Regulatory Standards: The Government Should Speak With One Voice

摘要

The Environmental Protection Agency is authorized through statutes such as the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act and others to develop action thresholds for both residential and commercial worker exposures. Similarly, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration is authorized to protect workers from significant risks in the workplace for which the agency develops its own regulatory action thresholds. There is often considerable confusion and overlap regarding whether EPA or OSHA has authority at a given workplace.