Question #2:
What are some types of standards that you are aware of in occupational and environmental health?
Answer:
- Legal frameworks for overall working environment and work processes, for example, the Occupational Health and Safety Act.
- Standards for instituting medical surveillance programmes, for example, the Lead Regulations.
- Standards for exposure levels or biological indices e.g occupational exposure levels as per the Hazardous Chemical Substances Regulations.
- Standards established by international agencies, such as the International Labour Organisation’s Codes of Practice.
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