PELs are the consensus-based limits that allot how long an individual can be exposed to a substance without experiencing harmful effects. Decades have passed since the agency's PELs were created – ...

Recently, OSHA launched a high-profile effort to address its permissible exposure limits (PELs) for chemicals in the workplace. OSHA last attempted to update its PELs – which are over four decades old ...

"There's gotta be a better way. If we go chemical by chemical, it'll take us centuries," Assistant Secretary Michaels said. Is it possible OSHA will get something done on the thorny issue of ...

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration wants to overhaul its approach to reducing workplace exposure to hazardous chemicals — and the agency is asking for your help. For the next six months ...

OSHA said it received many requests from stakeholders seeking more time so they can research and formulate responses to questions included in the RFI. Mar 20, 2015 OSHA has extended the comment period ...

Every day, employees in sterilization plants, medical supply warehouses, and industrial facilities inhale a chemical that could quietly kill them. Ethylene oxide (EtO) is used to sterilize about 20 ...