TY - JOUR T1 - Occupational health standards. An international comparison. JO - Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Health PY - 1977/3VL - 3 IS - 1 SP - 1 EP - 15 AU - Holmberg, Bo AU - Winell, Margareta M3 - doi: 10.5271/sjweh.2796 UR - https://www.sjweh.fi/show_abstract.php?abstract_id=2796 KW - comparison KW - health standard KW - international aspect KW - international comparison KW - maximum allowable concetration KW - occupational health standard KW - occupational standard KW - sanitary norm KW - threshold limit value N2 -

The background for establishing standards for toxic agents is reviewed, and the standards of 14 different countries, including Sweden, are compared with special reference to criteria and organizational aspects. The differences among countries in the numerical limit values for toxic substances are largely due to differences in definitions, biomedical criteria, technical feasibility and sociopolitical judgements.

SN - 0355-3140 ER -