INFORMATION DATE 19891017 DESCRIPTION USDOL Program Highlights-Access to Employee Exposure and Medical Records SUBJECT Access to Employee Exposure and Medical Records U.S. Department of Labor Prog...

On June 22, 1984, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued a standard which set a limit on worker exposure to ethylene oxide (EtO) averaged over an either hour day to protect about 68,000 workers exposed to the substance. The standard was amended April 6, 1988, to further reduce the health risk associated with EtO by requiring control of short-term exposure to EtO as well. Workers primarily employed by hospitals and medical products manufacturers will benefit most from the 1988 amendment.

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