The mission of the committee is:
To develop guidelines for responding to potential releases of airborne substances for use in community emergency planning.
The draft Trichlorosilane ERPG is currently available for public review till November 13, 2009. If you have any comments send them to Mili Mavely at mmavely@aiha.org
Trichlorosilane ERPG for Public Review
Goals and Objectives:
Goal: Publish brief summaries and estimates of tolerable-effect thresholds, not intended as exposure recommendations, to assist in the planning for accidental, episodic chemical releases.
Objective: Review the health and safety data on the chemicals of greatest concern in the United States.
Strategies:
- Assign evaluators to review and revise toxicology summaries on chemicals of concern.
- Meet as a full committee four times a year to review summary documents and to develop estimates of tolerable exposure levels.
- Prepare emergency response guidelines for publication and distribution by the AIHA national office.
- Prepare and maintain documentation supporting the guidelines
Publications:
- 2009 Emergency Response Planning Guidelines (ERPG) and Workplace Environmental Exposure Levels (WEEL) Handbook
- 2009 Emergency Response Planning Guidelines (ERPG) Update Set
- 2008 Emergency Response Planning Guidelines (ERPG) Update Set
- 2007 Emergency Response Planning Guidelines (ERPG) Update Set
- 2006 Emergency Response Planning Guidelines (ERPG) and Workplace Environmental Exposure Levels (WEEL) Handbook