Revised Industry Study Sees Lower Worker Risks From Chromium-6 Exposure

Industry officials have updated a 1975 study that forms the basis of OSHA and EPA risk values to protect workers and others from cancer as a result of inhaling hexavalent chromium (Cr6), finding that the new data shows significantly lower risks than the earlier version. The new data could help industry soften ongoing work by EPA to reassess the compound's risks though it is not clear whether industry will also seek to soften OSHA's existing standard. The original study --...