I9: Explore the Current State of OEL Development and Implementation
Tue, 6/2: 3:45 PM - 4:45 PM CDT
Education Sessions
Education Sessions
Ernest N. Morial New Orleans Convention Center
Room: 291
CM Credit Hours: 1
Description
Occupational Exposure Limits (OELs) are essential for protecting worker health, yet the global landscape remains fragmented and inconsistent. The session explores the current state of OEL development and implementation, highlighting disparities in scientific methodology, regulatory approaches, and practical application. It addresses key barriers to successful implementation, including limited laboratory infrastructure and gaps in professional competency. Drawing on international case studies and comparative analyses, the session outlines a vision for a more harmonized, health-protective, and equitable system. Topics include the tension between risk science and risk policy, challenges in applying OELs across diverse workplace settings, and the urgent need to address the chemical risk gap where no limits exist.
Scalable tools such as hazard banding and control banding will be discussed, especially for low-resource environments. Practical examples will illustrate the complexity of developing OELs and dermal benchmarks, as well as the financial and resource demands of establishing OELs and implementing Occupational Exposure Bands.
The session concludes with strategic recommendations to strengthen scientific foundations, foster global collaboration, expand practitioner capacity, and invest in laboratory infrastructure and research, ensuring that protective standards are not only developed but effectively applied.
Scalable tools such as hazard banding and control banding will be discussed, especially for low-resource environments. Practical examples will illustrate the complexity of developing OELs and dermal benchmarks, as well as the financial and resource demands of establishing OELs and implementing Occupational Exposure Bands.
The session concludes with strategic recommendations to strengthen scientific foundations, foster global collaboration, expand practitioner capacity, and invest in laboratory infrastructure and research, ensuring that protective standards are not only developed but effectively applied.
Learning Outcomes
Upon completion, the participant will be able to:
• Identify key disparities in OEL development and implementation across global jurisdictions.
• Explain the scientific and policy-based factors that influence OEL derivation.
• Analyze systemic barriers and enablers to the successful implementation of OELs.
• Identify opportunities to strengthen occupational hygiene infrastructure and workforce capacity at national, regional, and global levels.
• Evaluate practical tools such as exposure and control banding for use in low-resource settings.
• Identify key disparities in OEL development and implementation across global jurisdictions.
• Explain the scientific and policy-based factors that influence OEL derivation.
• Analyze systemic barriers and enablers to the successful implementation of OELs.
• Identify opportunities to strengthen occupational hygiene infrastructure and workforce capacity at national, regional, and global levels.
• Evaluate practical tools such as exposure and control banding for use in low-resource settings.
Content Level
Intermediate
Core Competencies
Exposure Assessment
Health Regulations
Risk Assessment
Keywords
Exposure Assessment
Occupational epidemiology
Risk assessment and management
Toxicology
Session Availability
In-person
OnDemand
Virtual
Targeted Audience
Professional
Transfer of Knowledge
Case Studies
Live Polling