Open AccessOccupational health standards. An international comparison.
Author(s) -
Bo Holmberg,
Margareta Winell
Publication year - 1977
Publication title -
scandinavian journal of work, environment and health
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.621
H-Index - 103
eISSN - 1795-990X
pISSN - 0355-3140
DOI - 10.5271/sjweh.2796
Subject(s) - environmental health , international standard , occupational safety and health , business , political science , medicine , computer science , law , telecommunications
The background for establishing standards for toxic agents is reviewed, and the standards of 14 different countries, including Sweden, are compared with special reference to criteria and organizational aspects. The differences among countries in the numerical limit values for toxic substances are largely due to differences in definitions, biomedical criteria, technical feasibility and sociopolitical judgements.