short-term exposure limit

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The maximum concentration of a chemical to which workers may be exposed continuously for up to 15 minutes without danger to health or work efficiency and safety.

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limit permissible exposure limit			9 parts per million (ppm), three times the occupational short-term exposure limit. Meth's pollution epidemic by Potera, Carol / Environmental Health Perspectives Santa Clarita had a record smoggy season last year, with 25 days exceeding the short-term exposure limit. VALLEY CATCHES SOME FRESH AIR COOLER SUMMER HELPING KEEP SMOG AT BAY by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA) The final standard, which is expected to prevent at least 79 cancer deaths over a 45-year working lifetime, also includes a 15-minute short-term exposure limit (STEL) of 5 ppm and an action level of 0. OSHA cuts butadiene permissable exposure limit to 1 ppm upon joint ... by Rubber World			short radial extensor muscle of wrist short rib-polydactyly syndrome short rotation rye grass short sight short stature SHORT Syndrome short thermal test short- pointing short-acting short-acting insulin short-arm cast short-bowel syndrome short-chain fatty acids short-cone technique short-coupled short-course tuberculosis chemotherapy short-crowned milkweed short-gut syndrome short-leg cast short-leg cast with walker short-nosed cattle lice short-PR-normal-QRS syndrome short-tailed short-tailed shearwater short-term behavior patterns short-term exposure limit short-term memory short-wave diathermy short-winded short-woolled shortage shortage area Shorted Blessed Test Shorthorn shorting Shortness of Breath shortnosed louse shorts shortsighted shortsightedness shortwave diathermy shot shot therapy shot-silk retina Shotgun Shotgun Approach Shotgun Cloning Shotgun Experiment Shotgun Hand Engine Harvesting Shotgun Method Shotgun Sequencing			Short-Term Brands Short-term capital gain Short-term capital gain short-term capital gain or loss Short-Term Capital Gains Short-Term Capital Loss Short-Term Capital Losses Short-Term Capital Losses Short-Term Capital Movements Short-Term Case Management Short-term Commitment and Long-term Estimate Short-Term Consultant Short-Term Credit Short-term debt Short-term debt Short-term debt Short-term debt Short-Term Debts Short-Term Disability Benefit Short-Term Disability Insurance Short-Term Disability Leave Short-Term Discount Note short-term discount notes Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy Short-term Economic Statistics Working Party Short-Term Energy Short-Term Energy Outlook Short-Term Evangelical Mission Short-Term Exchange Fellowship short-term exposure limit Short-Term Financial Assistance Short-Term Financial Management Short-term financial plan Short-term financial plan Short-Term Financial Planning Short-Term Financial Plans Short-Term Fluctuation Short-Term Follow-Up Short-Term Frequency Stability Short-term gain Short-Term Gain or Loss Short-Term Gains Short-Term Hypoxic Response Short-Term Incentive Plan Short-Term Integrated Forecasting System Short-Term Intensive Training Short-Term Interest Rate Short-Term Interest Rate Futures and Options Short-term interest rates Short-Term Intravesical Therapy Short-Term Investment Fund Short-Term Investment Funds Short-term investment services Short-Term Liabilities Short-Term Liabilities Short-Term Liability Short-Term Liability

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