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Ann. occup. Hyg., Vol. 46, No. 5, pp. 435-437, 2002
© 2002 British Occupational Hygiene Society
Published by Oxford University Press

Editorial

Occupational Exposure Limits—Britain Tries Again

T. L. OGDEN

Editor-in-Chief

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BRITAIN’S EXPOSURE LIMITS

Since the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH) Regulations came into force about 12 yr ago, Britain has had a legally enforceable system of exposure limits. This is now likely to have a major overhaul.

There are at present two types of limit, Occupational Exposure Standards (OESs), which broadly speaking are supposed to be set low enough to prevent any ill-health developing, and Maximum Exposure Limits (MELs), which are set for substances that have ‘serious health implications’ and for which it is not always practicable to achieve a level that will prevent disease. OESs can be exceeded under some circumstances, and exposure by inhalation does not have to be reduced any further than the OES. MELs define a maximum permissible exposure, but exposure must also be reduced as far as reasonably practicable. (This is a legally defined concept which means that exposures must be reduced to a level where . . . [Full Text of this Article]

THE PROBLEMS

THE SOLUTION?

QUESTIONS


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