[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 29, Volume 9]
[Revised as of July 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 29CFR1990.102]

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                             TITLE 29--LABOR
 
CHAPTER XVII--OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT 
                          OF LABOR (CONTINUED)
 
PART 1990_IDENTIFICATION, CLASSIFICATION, AND REGULATION OF POTENTIAL 
OCCUPATIONAL CARCINOGENS--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 1990.102  Purpose.

    The Act provides, among other things, that

the Secretary, in promulgating standards dealing with toxic materials or 
harmful physical agents under this section, shall set the standard which 
most adequately assures, to the extent feasible, on the basis of the 
best available evidence, that no employee will suffer material 
impairment of health or functional capacity even if such employee has 
regular exposure to the hazard dealt with by such standard for the 
period of his or her working life. Development of standards under this 
section shall be based upon research, demonstrations, experiments, and 
such other information as may be appropriate. In addition to the 
attainment of the highest degree of health and safety protection for the 
employee, other considerations shall be the latest available scientific 
data in the field, the

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feasibility of the standards, and experience gained under this and other 
health and safety laws. Whenever practicable, the standard promulgated 
shall be expressed in terms of objective criteria and of the performance 
desired (section 6(b)(5)).


It is the purpose of the regulations of this part to carry out the 
intent of the Act with respect to the identification, classification, 
and regulation of potential occupational carcinogens.