Jan. 27, 2005: SMACNA Urges OSHA To Exclude Welding From Hexchrome Standard
CHANTILLY, Va. - The Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors' National Association (SMACNA) has urged that the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) exclude welding from its proposed rule on occupational exposure to hexavalent chromium (hexchrome) until there is significant data justifying additional regulatory intervention.
In comments submitted on behalf of its 4,500 contributing contractor firms, SMACNA stated that the proposed OSHA standard for hexchrome, as it relates to welding, is not based on sound, modern science or realistic economic data concerning the relationship of hexchrome and welding.