A silent epidemic: occupational exposure limits are insufficiently protecting individual worker health
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Setting limits for safe exposure to toxic agents in the workplace is a complex process involving science, law, and policy. Development and use of occupational exposure limits (OELs) transcends national interests and international borders. Even though OELs have a lengthy history, and they form the cornerstone of most occupational risk assessment and risk management plans, their effectiveness in ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Health
سال: 2019
ISSN: 0355-3140,1795-990X
DOI: 10.5271/sjweh.3864