NIOSH Comments to DOL on Occupational Safety and Health Administration Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: Occupational Exposure to Formaldehyde by J. D. Millar, July 30, 1985

摘要

The testimony contains comments from NIOSH regarding the general format provided by OSHA in the Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking regarding the occupational exposure to formaldehyde (50000). NIOSH recommends an exposure limit of 1 part per million (ppm) as a 30 minute ceiling to protect against the irritative effects of formaldehyde. NIOSH also recommends that the chemical be considered a potential occupational carcinogen and that exposure be kept to the lowest feasible limit. In the case of formaldehyde, it has been established that some workers experience symptoms of irritation as a result of relatively brief exposures at concentrations of 2 ppm. Adherence to an action level would avoid such problems.