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The NIOSH Occupational Exposure Banding Process: Guidance for the Evaluation of Chemical Hazards

March 2017
NIOSH Docket Number 290, CDC-2017-0028

The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announces the availability of a draft Current Intelligence Bulletin entitled The NIOSH Occupational Exposure Banding Process: Guidance for the Evaluation of Chemical Hazards for public comment. NIOSH is seeking comments on the draft document and plans to have a public meeting to discuss the document. More information about the public meeting and instructions for registering to attend are available in the Federal Register notices below.

To view the notice and related materials, visit https://www.regulations.gov and enter CDC-2017-0028 in the search field and click “Search”.

The Public Meeting will be held on Tuesday, May 23, 2017 from 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Eastern Time. Please note that public comments may end before the time indicated, following the last call for comments. Members of the public who wish to provide public comments should plan to attend the meeting at the start time listed.

Reference Documents

  • Federal Register Notice: Federal Register Notice  Reopen June 21,2017
  • Federal Register Notice: Federal Register Notice Correction to Meeting Date
  • Federal Register Notice: Federal Register Notice [PDF – 197K]
  • Background Information: DRAFT: The NIOSH Occupational Exposure Banding Process: Guidance for the Evaluation of Chemical Hazards [PDF – 3M]
    Occupational exposure banding is a process of quickly assigning chemicals into specific categories or bands. These bands are assigned based on a chemical’s potency and the negative health outcomes associated with exposure to the chemical. The output of this process is an occupational exposure band (OEB), which corresponds to a range of exposure concentrations that is expected to be protective to worker health. Recently the National Institute for Occupational and Safety Health (NIOSH) has developed a process to apply the occupational exposure banding process to a broad spectrum of occupational settings. The NIOSH occupational exposure banding process uses available, but often limited, toxicological data to determine a potential range of chemical exposure levels that can be used as targets for exposure controls to reduce risk among workers.

Public Comment Period

Comments will be accepted until 11:59 p.m. ET on July 21, 2017

Written comments, identified by CDC-2017-0028 and docket number NIOSH-290, may be submitted by any of the following methods:

  • Federal rulemaking portal: Follow the instructions for submitting comments.Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency name and docket number. All relevant comments, including any personal information provided, will be posted without change to https://www.regulations.gov
  • Mail: NIOSH Docket Office
    1090 Tusculum Avenue
    MS-C34
    Cincinnati, OH 45226

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