Question #1:
What do you think are the roles of standards in occupational health?
Answer:
The fundamental role of any standard in occupational health is to establish a benchmark which is expected to protect the health of workers. However, this raises several questions:
- Is it expected to protect the health of ALL the workers exposed to the hazard that the standard specifies?
- Does adhering to the standard protect the health of workers at all times in all types of conditions?
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