Occupational Health & Safety Hub.com » PEL http://ohshub.com Health & Safety at the Center of Our World Thu, 17 May 2012 02:12:43 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 AIHA Petitions OSHA for Lowering Noise PEL, Again http://ohshub.com/aiha-petitions-for-lowering-osha-noise-pel-again/ http://ohshub.com/aiha-petitions-for-lowering-osha-noise-pel-again/#comments Wed, 29 Apr 2009 01:44:43 +0000 admin http://ohshub.com/?p=529 AIHA, in a letter to Jordan Barab of OSHA, strongly encouraged OSHA to consider reducing the 8-hour TWA for noise from 90 dBA to 85 dBA and a 3 decibel exchange rate. A copy of the letter, dated April 28, 2009, can be found HERE. The letter is very similar to one AIHA submitted [...]]]> aihaAIHA, in a letter to Jordan Barab of OSHA, strongly encouraged OSHA to consider reducing the 8-hour TWA for noise from 90 dBA to 85 dBA and a 3 decibel exchange rate. A copy of the letter, dated April 28, 2009, can be found HERE. The letter is very similar to one AIHA submitted to Edwin Foulke of OSHA in March of 2007. A copy of this letter can be found HERE.

Is a reduction in the noise PEL on the horizon?

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