Designation:E2565−15StandardGuideforConsensus-basedProcessforanOccupationalSafetyandHealthStandardthatIncludesanOccupationalExposureGuideline1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationE2565;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thisguidepresentsaframeworkforastakeholder-focusedconsensus-baseddecision-makingprocessforoccupa-tionalsafetyandhealthstandarddevelopmentactivitiesthatincludeadoptionordevelopmentofoccupationalexposureguidelines(OEGs)asapartofOccupationalHealthandSafetystandards.1.2Thisguideappliestosafetyandhealthstandarddevel-opmentactivitiesinwhichanoccupationalexposureguidelinewillbeincludedasoneelementofacomprehensivestandardthataddressessafetyandhealthmanagementstrategiessuchascommunication,monitoringandcontrols.ItisnotmeanttobeusedtodevelopanOEGapartfromthecontextofsuchmanagementstrategies.Incaseswhereotheroccupationalexposurelimit(OEL)establishingbodieshavedevelopedOELs,thosemaybereviewed,assimilated,oradaptedratherthanrecreatedabinitio.1.3Thisguidedoesnotreplaceexistingconsensus-based,decision-making,orcommitteeparticipationprocessesthatareusedtodevelopsafetyandhealthstandards.Itisintendedtobeusedinconjunctionwithsuchprocessestoimprovescientificandtechnicalinputandstakeholderinvolvementinoccupa-tionalsafetyandhealthdecision-makingforsuchstandards.1.4Limitations—Thisguidedoesnotprescribespecificmethodsforgeneratingorevaluatingscientificandtechnicaldatarelatedtoassessingaparticularoccupationalsafetyandhealthissue.Occupationalsafetyandhealthstandardsapplytoawidevarietyofsubstancesandoccupationalexposurecir-cumstances.ItisnotpossibletoanticipateallsituationswhereanOEGmaybeusefulforastandard.Thisguidewillbehelpfulinpromotingappropriatebalanceandinput,buttheconsensusprocessmustdealwithrealworldcomplexitiesthatindividualstand...
