The NIOSH Occupational Exposure Banding Process: Guidance for the Evaluation of Chemical Hazards
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August 2017
NIOSH Docket Number 290, CDC-2017-0028
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced the availability of a draft Current Intelligence Bulletin entitled The NIOSH Occupational Exposure Banding Process: Guidance for the Evaluation of Chemical Hazards for public comment. NIOSH sought comments on the draft document and held a public meeting to discuss the document. The Public Meeting was held on Tuesday, May 23, 2017 from 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Eastern Time.
To view the notice and related materials, visit https:www.regulations.gov and enter CDC-2017-0028 in the search field and click “Search”.
Reference Documents
- Federal Register Notice: Federal Register Notice Reopening of Comment Period
- Federal Register Notice: Federal Register Notice Correction to Meeting Date
- Federal Register Notice: Federal Register Notice [PDF – 197K]
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Background Information: DRAFT: The NIOSH Occupational Exposure Banding Process: Guidance for the Evaluation of Chemical Hazards [PDF – 3M]
Occupational exposure banding is a process of quickly assigning chemicals into specific categories or bands. These bands are assigned based on a chemical’s potency and the negative health outcomes associated with exposure to the chemical. The output of this process is an occupational exposure band (OEB), which corresponds to a range of exposure concentrations that is expected to be protective to worker health. Recently the National Institute for Occupational and Safety Health (NIOSH) has developed a process to apply the occupational exposure banding process to a broad spectrum of occupational settings. The NIOSH occupational exposure banding process uses available, but often limited, toxicological data to determine a potential range of chemical exposure levels that can be used as targets for exposure controls to reduce risk among workers.
- Page last reviewed: August 9, 2017
- Page last updated: August 9, 2017
- Content source:
- National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Education and Information Division