Which organization publishes safety data values used by industrial hygienists for exposure assessments?

• A. Occupational Safety and Health Administration
• B. Department of Labor
• C. Consumer Product Safety Commission
• D. National Safety Council

Answer: (A)

Industrial hygienists rely on published exposure limits to evaluate airborne hazards in the workplace. The organization that provides these safety data values for exposure assessments is the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, which publishes permissible exposure limits and related standards used in evaluating workplace hazards. The Department of Labor is the broader department that houses OSHA, but the specific source of the exposure values is OSHA. The Consumer Product Safety Commission focuses on consumer products rather than workplace exposures, and the National Safety Council is a nonprofit safety organization that offers guidance but does not publish enforceable regulatory exposure limits.