Recommendation of Occupational Exposure Limits (2001–2002)

Recommendationof Occupational Exposure Limits (2001)(2002) The Japan Society for Occupational Health (JSOH) recommends the Occupational Exposure Limits (OELs) as reference values for preventing adverse health effects on workers caused by occupational exposure to chemical substances, continuous or intermittent noise, impulsive or impact noise, heat stress, cold stress, whole-body vibration, hand-arm vibration and time-varying electric, magnetic and electromagnetic fields.Characteristics of OELs and Instructions for Users 1. OELs should be applied by individuals well-trained and experienced in occupational health.2. OELs cannot be applied in cases where exposure duration or work intensity exceeds the prerequisite conditions for setting an OEL. 3. OELs are set based on various information obtained from experiences in industries and experiments on humans and animals.However, the quantity and