Reproductive Hazards - Standards

Standards

OSHA has standards specific to chemicals such as lead; 1, 2-Dibromo-3 Chloropropane; and ethylene oxide that are known to have an adverse effect on the reproductive system. This section highlights OSHA standards and documents related to reproductive hazards.

OSHA Standards

Reproductive Hazards - Possible Solutions

Reproductive Hazards - Possible Solutions

Possible Solutions

Hierarchy of Controls

Washington State Department of Labor and Industries Technical Report No. 21-3-1999, (August 1999). In this 1999 publication, Washington State Department of Labor and Industries defines hierarchy of controls as "a ranking of methods that can be used in the workplace to prevent or minimize worker exposures - from the most effective to the least effective.

Reproductive Hazards - Overview

Reproductive Hazards - Overview

Overview

Exposure to reproductive hazards in the workplace is an increasing health concern. Reproductive hazards are substances or agents that may affect the reproductive health of women or men or the ability of couples to have healthy children. These hazards may cause problems such as infertility, miscarriage, and birth defects.

Radiation - Overview

Radiation - Overview

Overview

Radiation may be defined as energy traveling through space. Non-ionizing radiation is essential to life, but excessive exposures will cause tissue damage. All forms of ionizing radiation have sufficient energy to ionize atoms that may destabilize molecules within cells and lead to tissue damage.

Radiation sources are found in a wide range of occupational settings. If radiation is not properly controlled it can be potentially hazardous to the health of workers.

The following link to information about non-ionizing and ionizing radiation in the workplace.