TLVTLV® and BEI and BEI® Committees: Committees:The Decision Making ProcessThe Decision Making Process

Presented at AIHceMay 13, 2003, Dallas, TX

Bill Wells PhD, CIH, CSP, ModeratorDennis Casserly, PhD, CIH & Marilyn Hallock, CIH Monitors

Forum OverviewForum Overview

• Pat Breysse: Introduction

• Lisa Brosseau: TLV®-CS Committee

• Larry Lowry: BEI® Committee

• Tom Bernard: TLV®-PA Committee

• Ken Martinez: Bioaerosols Committee

ACGIH,ACGIH,®®

the TLVs the TLVs®® and BEIs and BEIs®®

Patrick N. Breysse, PhD, CIHJohns Hopkins University

Bloomberg School of Public HealthChair, ACGIH®

What Is ACGIHWhat Is ACGIH®®??

• Membership Society (founded in 1938)

• Not-for-profit, Non-governmental Association (501(c)(6) organization)

• Multi-Disciplinary Membership

• Traditionally Neutral on Public Positions

MembershipMembershipApril 2003April 2003

45%

4% 3%

48%

Regular Associate Student Retired

Government& Academia

Private Industry& Others

Membership by Membership by Profession, Profession, 20032003

Industrial Hygienist 39%

Administrator/Manager 12%

OH&S Professional 6%

Environmental Professional 4%

Safety Professional 3%

Other (Engineer, Scientist, Toxicologist, Professor, etc.)

~36%

Technical Technical CommitteesCommittees

Committees provide the creativity,

initiative, and technical expertise that

has made ACGIH® what it is today and

what it will be tomorrow.

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CoreCore Mission Mission

Ex. Director& Staff

BEI

TLV-CS

TLV-PA

ExposureAssessm ent

Criteria

A ir Sam plingInstrum ents

Bioaerosols

IndustrialVentilation

Assessm ent& Control

M ethodology

Agr S&H

Construction

InfectiousAgents

SmallBusiness

OccupationalSector

Applications

Computer

International

PCCAIHA/ACGIH

Professional& IntersocietyCoordination

Awards

Finance

Nominating

Administration&

Governance

Air SamplingProcedures

AIHA/ACGIHOutreach

PublicPositions

Taskforces

Board of Directors

ACGIH Members

ACGIHACGIH®® Statement Statement of Positionof Position

ACGIH®® is not a standards setting body.

TLVs®® and BEIs®® –

• Are an expression of scientific opinion.

• Are not consensus standards.

• Are based solely on health factors; it may not be economically or technically feasible to meet established TLVs®® or BEIs®®.

ACGIHACGIH®® Statement Statement of Positionof Position

TLVs®® and BEIs®® –

• Should NOT be adopted as standards without an analysis of other factors necessary to make appropriate risk management decisions.

• Can provide valuable input into the risk characterization process. The full written Documentation for the numerical TLV®® or BEI®® should be reviewed.

Conflict of InterestConflict of Interest

• Basis for Conflicts of Interest:– Employment– Financial benefit– Personal– Professional

• Avoid perceived as well as real conflict of interest

Conflict of InterestConflict of Interest

• Committee members serve as individuals– they do not represent organizations and/or

interest groups

• Members are selected based on expertise, soundness of judgement, and ability to contribute

Full d isclosure ofpossib le conflicts of

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COI Process at ACGIHCOI Process at ACGIH®®

Today’s RoundtableToday’s Roundtable

• Chemical Substances - TLV

• Biological Exposure Indices (BEI)

• Physical Agents – TLV

• Bioaerosols Committee