Unreasonably strict radiation exposure limits are holding back nuclear power development, according to a July report from Idaho National Laboratory (INL) researchers. The report challenges the current ...
To protect astronauts from cancer-causing radiation in space, NASA should proceed with proposals to set a universal career-long radiation dose limit of ~600 millisieverts (mSv), says a new report from ...
Despite decades of scientific evidence linking ethylene oxide to cancer and other serious health effects, OSHA’s 40-year-old exposure limits continue to leave medical sterilization and manufacturing ...
Modern Industrial Hygiene: Building Smarter, Data-Driven Exposure Assessment Programs A veteran industrial hygienist examines how exposure assessment has evolved—and why today’s IH programs must ...
A study will be conducted to review the methods the Department of Defense proposes for determining occupational exposure guidelines for trichloroethylene (TCE) in situations where vapor intrusion is ...
Scientists have found that a worker's lifetime exposure to "permissible" levels of silica dust results in a considerable risk of developing silicosis. New research led by Imperial College London has ...
Seyfarth Synopsis: Employers often fail to appreciate the ramifications of industrial hygiene data and medical records. Even non-detect records must be maintained for 30+ years and provided to ...