NASF Government & Industry Affairs Update: Selected Developments
The American Conference of Government Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH) intends to develop new Threshold Limit Values (TLVs) and Biological Exposure Indices (BEIs) for nickel and cobalt.
New Nickel and Cobalt Health Hazard Guidelines to Be Developed by ACGIH
The American Conference of Government Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH) intends to develop new Threshold Limit Values (TLVs) and Biological Exposure Indices (BEIs) for nickel and cobalt. The TLVs for nickel were last updated in 1998 and the most recent BEI review was in 2007. TLVs and BEIs are developed as guidelines to assist in the control of health hazards.
The TLV committee may move forward and develop new listings by the end of 2011 or 2012. These decisions, along with EPA's publication of a new nickel risk assessment and European Union action on nickel compounds, will inform future U.S. regulatory decisions.
In the meantime, the current OSHA guidelines for soluble nickel compounds (e.g., nickel chloride, nickel nitrate, nickel sulfate, nickel acetate and other compounds), can be viewed here.
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