ASTM E2565-09
(Guide)Standard Guide for Consensus-based Process for an Occupational Safety and Health Standard that Includes an Occupational Exposure Guideline
Standard Guide for Consensus-based Process for an Occupational Safety and Health Standard that Includes an Occupational Exposure Guideline
SIGNIFICANCE AND USE
This guide is designed to help identify and integrate affected stakeholder interests and to include relevant scientific and technical information when developing occupational safety and health standards that include or are proposed to include an OEG.
This guide shall be used when updating an occupational safety and health standard containing an OEG.
While use of the CBSD process is required for occupational safety and health standards that include an OEG, it may also be used to improve stakeholder involvement and technical input for other occupational safety and health standards.
The CBSD process is intended:
(1) to obtain representation on the committee or subcommittee from sectors that are substantially impacted by a specific standard project; and
(2) to obtain adequate input when the project requires review and analysis of information that is highly technical, very specialized or not widely available.
SCOPE
1.1 This guide presents a framework for a stakeholder-focused consensus-based decision-making process for occupational safety and health standard development activities that include adoption or development of occupational exposure guidelines (OEGs) as a part of Occupational Health and Safety standards.
1.2 This guide applies to safety and health standard development activities in which an occupational exposure guideline will be included as one element of a comprehensive standard that addresses safety and health management strategies such as communication, monitoring and controls. It is not meant to be used to develop an OEG apart from the context of such management strategies. In cases where other occupational exposure limit (OEL) establishing bodies have developed OELs, those may be reviewed, assimilated, or adapted rather than recreated ab initio.
1.3 This guide does not replace existing consensus-based, decision-making, or committee participation processes that are used to develop safety and health standards. It is intended to be used in conjunction with such processes to improve scientific and technical input and stakeholder involvement in occupational safety and health decision-making for such standards.
1.4 Limitations—This guide does not prescribe specific methods for generating or evaluating scientific and technical data related to assessing a particular occupational safety and health issue. Occupational safety and health standards apply to a wide variety of substances and occupational exposure circumstances. It is not possible to anticipate all situations where an OEG may be useful for a standard. This guide will be helpful in promoting appropriate balance and input, but the consensus process must deal with real world complexities that individual standards may involve.
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Designation: E2565 − 09
StandardGuide for
Consensus-based Process for an Occupational Safety and
Health Standard that Includes an Occupational Exposure
Guideline
This standard is issued under the fixed designation E2565; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope 2. Terminology
2.1 Definitions—Except as modified below this guide will
1.1 This guide presents a framework for a stakeholder-
utilize the definitions in Regulations Governing ASTM Techni-
focused consensus-based decision-making process for occupa-
cal Committees.
tional safety and health standard development activities that
include adoption or development of occupational exposure
2.2 Definitions:
guidelines (OEGs) as a part of Occupational Health and Safety
2.2.1 stakeholder, n—any individual, group, company,
standards.
organization, government, or other entity, which may be
directly affected by or has a stake in the outcome of the specific
1.2 This guide applies to safety and health standard devel-
consensus-based standard development process.
opment activities in which an occupational exposure guideline
2.2.2 consensus-based occupational safety and health stan-
will be included as one element of a comprehensive standard
that addresses safety and health management strategies such as dard development (CBSD) process, n—a process to provide
appropriate balance, scientific and technical information and
communication, monitoring and controls. It is not meant to be
stakeholder involvement for occupational safety and health
used to develop an OEG apart from the context of such
standards which include or are proposed to include an occu-
management strategies. In cases where other occupational
pational exposure guideline.
exposure limit (OEL) establishing bodies have developed
OELs, those may be reviewed, assimilated, or adapted rather
2.2.3 informed decision, n—agreement reached by affected
than recreated ab initio.
stakeholders, which is obtained by a process by which affected
stakeholders (1) are involved in a participative process that
1.3 This guide does not replace existing consensus-based,
creates common understanding of the issues, concerns and
decision-making, or committee participation processes that are
priorities held by all affected stakeholders; (2) assess, prioritize
used to develop safety and health standards. It is intended to be
and select actions to improve the problem situation; and (3)
used in conjunction with such processes to improve scientific
achieve consensus on specific initiatives related to the consen-
and technical input and stakeholder involvement in occupa-
sus based standard development process.
tional safety and health decision-making for such standards.
2.2.4 occupational exposure guideline (OEG), n—a guide-
1.4 Limitations—This guide does not prescribe specific
line used in an ASTM standard for limiting exposure to a
methods for generating or evaluating scientific and technical
chemical, physical, or biological agent to prevent unacceptable
data related to assessing a particular occupational safety and
risk of harm to worker populations. OEGs may be established
health issue. Occupational safety and health standards apply to
for mixtures.
a wide variety of substances and occupational exposure cir-
2.2.4.1 Discussion—An OEG may take one or more of
cumstances. It is not possible to anticipate all situations where
several forms and should include considerations of the aver-
an OEG may be useful for a standard. This guide will be
aging time (for example, ceiling, short term limits, full shift
helpful in promoting appropriate balance and input, but the
limits, etc.) and the target (individual workers, process or
consensus process must deal with real world complexities that
activity, population, position, etc.).
individual standards may involve.
2.2.5 occupational exposure limit (OEL), n—generic term
limiting exposure to a chemical, physical or biological agent.
1 3. Summary of Guide
This guide is under the jurisdiction ofASTM Committee E34 on Occupational
Health and Safety and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee E34.01 on
3.1 The consensus-based occupational safety and health
Terminology.
standard development (CBSD) process is established to iden-
Current edition approved Feb. 15, 2009. Published March 2009. DOI: 10.1520/
E2565-09. tify affected stakeholders, facilitate relevant scientific and
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technical input, and provide appropriate balance with the goal approval, the committee or subcommittee shall identify scien-
of optimizing decision-making with respect to occupational tific and technical issues and information relevant to the
safety and health standards that include an OEG. standards development process. A general request for submis-
sion of relevant scientific and technical information will be
3.2 TheCBSDprocessfacilitatesinformeddecision-making
made to the Society.
among affected committee and subcommittee members with
5.2.2 The committee or subcommittee shall evaluate its
consensus developed through ASTM’s review and ballot pro-
membership to determine if additional critical information,
cedures. This guide promotes stakeholder involvement and
resources or expertise outside its membership is needed to
technicalinput,butdoesnotspecifyprecisedeliberationdetails
complete development of an appropriate standard. If necessary,
or decision criteria.
a general request for additional scientific and technical input
and participation shall be made.
4. Significance and Use
5.2.3 Additional scientific and technical input may be ob-
4.1 This guide is designed to help identify and integrate
tained in one or more of the following ways:
affected stakeholder interests and to include relevant scientific
(1) experts may be recruited to the committee or subcom-
andtechnicalinformationwhendevelopingoccupationalsafety
mittee as members; or
and health standards that include or are proposed to include an
(2) experts may be invited to participate in committee or
OEG.
subcommittee activities as advisors or correspondents; or
4.2 This guide shall be used when updating an occupational
(3) information may be developed through independent
safety and health standard containing an OEG.
meetings or scientific symposia where experts are invited to
present current assessments of the scientific or technical issues
4.3 While use of the CBSD process is required for occupa-
of interest.
tional safety and health standards that include an OEG, it may
5.2.3.1 The committee shall communicate its activities
also be used to improve stakeholder involvement and technical
through liaison with scientific, professional, governmental and
input for other occupational safety and health standards.
non-governmental organizations with potential interest in the
4.4 The CBSD process is intended:
standard project or in the OEG element of the standard project.
(1) to obtain representation on the committee or subcom-
Input and concerns of such organizations shall be considered
mittee from sectors that are substantially impacted by a specific
by the committee, i
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