Asbestos: Geometric mean exposures and percent exceeding designated occupational exposure limits by major industry division, MSHA and OSHA samples, 1979-2015
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SIC - Standard Industrial Classification PEL - permissible exposure limit REL - recommended exposure limit GM - geometric mean f/cc - fibers per cubic centimeter MSHA - Mine Safety and Health Administration OSHA - Occupational Safety and Health Administration * The MSHA PEL is 2 f/cc.
Note:
The NIOSH REL is 0.1 f/cc.
See appendices for source description, methods, and agents.
Source:
MSHA Metal/Nonmetal Mine Data. OSHA Integrated Management Information System. OSHA Information System.
Citation:
NIOSH 2019. Work-Related Lung Disease Surveillance System (eWoRLD). 2019-934 U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Respiratory Health Division, Morgantown, WV. Available at: <https://wwwn.cdc.gov/eWorld/Data/934> March 28, 2024.
Reference Number: 2019-934
Date Posted: February 2019