Occupational exposure to ethylene oxide; Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Advance notice of proposed rulemaking.
Notice is given that OSHA is undertaking, through rulemaking procedures under section 6(b) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (the Act), 29 U.S.C. 655(b), a reevaluation of the current occupational health standard regulating employee exposure to ethylene oxide (EtO), 29 CFR 1910.1000, Table Z-1. This notice summarizes the information currently available to OSHA concerning the production and use of EtO, estimates of employee exposure, and the potential health effects of employee exposure to EtO. The notice also invites interested parties to submit data, views and comments regarding the development of a new standard for EtO and the appropriate scope of coverage.
D005027:Ethylene Oxide / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control*; D014481:United States; D014489:United States Occupational Safety and Health Administration