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Table 1 The Early History of Institutional Occupational Exposure Limit (OEL) Development
![Figure 1 A hierarchy of risk-based occupational exposure benchmarks. As more toxicological and epidemiological data become available, one moves up the hierarchy. Adapted from a version of the hierarchy developed by Laszcz-Davis et al.(Citation22) © AIHA. Reproduced by permission of AIHA. Permission to reuse must be obtained from the rightsholder.](/cms/asset/3f780ddf-3fc2-486b-a692-3afc784f71bd/uoeh_a_1060327_f0001_b.gif)
![Figure 2 Graphical representation of the fraction of chemicals in commerce with occupational exposure limits (OELs). (REACH data from ECHA, 2011;(Citation40) data from 18 international organizations from Schenk et al., 2008a(Citation36)). © AIHA. Reproduced by permission of AIHA. Permission to reuse must be obtained from the rightsholder.](/cms/asset/dc0142dd-a8ac-457a-aefd-35bb138a5624/uoeh_a_1060327_f0002_b.gif)
Table 2 Variability in Exposure Limits Derived for n-hexane
![Figure 3 Potential sources of variability in science and policy decisions taken during the establishment of occupational exposure limits (OELs).](/cms/asset/eb66ca4b-bf3f-4f57-a8fd-6e1e1de8a0a1/uoeh_a_1060327_f0003_b.gif)
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