Occupational Safety and Health Administration Permissible Exposure Limits
URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Occupational_Safety_and_Health_Administration_Permissible_Exposure_Limits
GPTKB entity
Statements (28)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
regulatory standard
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| gptkbp:abbreviation |
gptkb:OSHA_PELs
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| gptkbp:appliesTo |
United States workplaces
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| gptkbp:basisFor |
scientific and industrial hygiene data
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| gptkbp:contrastsWith |
ACGIH Threshold Limit Values
NIOSH Recommended Exposure Limits |
| gptkbp:covers |
hundreds of chemicals
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| gptkbp:criticizedFor |
being outdated
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| gptkbp:documentedIn |
29 CFR 1910 Subpart Z
29 CFR 1915 Subpart Z 29 CFR 1926 Subpart Z |
| gptkbp:enforcedBy |
gptkb:OSHA
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| gptkbp:exceedanceRequires |
personal protective equipment
engineering controls |
| gptkbp:firstPublished |
1971
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Occupational Safety and Health Administration Permissible Exposure Limits
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| gptkbp:legalStatus |
enforceable by law
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| gptkbp:measures |
parts per million
milligrams per cubic meter |
| gptkbp:purpose |
protect worker health
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| gptkbp:regulates |
workplace air contaminant concentrations
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| gptkbp:setIn |
gptkb:Occupational_Safety_and_Health_Administration
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| gptkbp:type |
ceiling limit
short-term exposure limit time-weighted average |
| gptkbp:updated |
rarely
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:OSHA_PELs
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
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