Beryllium Standard Update. (May 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Phillips, Jennan A.
• Is Part Of: Workplace health & safety. Volume 67:Number 5(2019)
• Page Start: 264
• Page End: 264
• Publication Date: 2019-05
• Subjects: disease prevention -- Occupational Safety and Health Administration -- government regulation -- medical surveillance/risk -- occupational hazards -- occupational health and safety programs -- health literacy; Industrial nursing -- Periodicals; 610.734605
• DOI: 10.1177/2165079919836120
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2165-0799

Abstract

The updated Occupational Safety and Health Administration's (OSHA) beryllium standard for general industry, construction, and shipyards reduced exposure limits for this known human carcinogen and became effective in 2018. Occupational and environmental health nurses need to monitor updates recently proposed for general industry to clarify implementation of the standard.