American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA)
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Ethylene Oxide

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American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA) filed 1 comment on this docket between Nov 18, 2025 and Nov 18, 2025. 8 other organizations filed here. The comment window closed 269d ago.

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Nov 18, 2025· Comment from Sloan, Lawrence; American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA)· OSHA-2025-0018-0013

OSHA's proposed generalizations, if not paired with clear equivalency guidance, risk shifting complex respirator selection and cartridge change out decisions to employers without adequate direction - particularly for immediately dangerous to life or health (IDLH) atmospheres and agent specific constraints (e.g., ethylene oxide sorbent limitations, methylene dianiline [MDA], or formaldehyde STEL scenarios). OSHA should retain non-exhaustive examples of acceptable respirator configurations mapped to exposure tiers (action level, PEL, STEL, IDLH) and common tasks, while referencing §1910.134 for program elements; an appendix crosswalk should state that following the mapped equivalents constitutes compliance. See attached for additional comments.

Abstract

Revision of the Ethylene Oxide Standard 1910.1047; 1926.1147; 1915.1047; 1917.1; 1918.1.

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