Thursday, November 05, 2009
Fairfax: NEP on hex chrome coming soon
A National Emphasis Program on OSHA's new hexavalent chromium standard may be launched next month, according to Richard Fairfax, the agency's director of Directorate of Enforcement Programs. In an exclusive interview with Safety+Health magazine, Fairfax said the hex chrome NEP is in the final stages of a review process.
Proponents of the standard had petitioned OSHA for more than 10 years to issue a hex chrome standard that would include updated permissible exposure limits. Following a series of lawsuits, a court forced OSHA to issue a standard; full compliance is required by May 31, 2010.
Read the December issue of Safety+Health for more from the Fairfax interview.
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