Table 2.
Role of worker DNELs as private OELsa
| Occupational hygienists | Safety engineers | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Worker DNELs from: | Registrants count (%) | ECHA RAC count (%) | Registrants count (%) | ECHA RAC count (%) |
| Do you see a role for worker DNELs as private OELs? | ||||
| Yes, possibly | 27 (19) | 36 (26) | 23 (12) | 18 (9) |
| Yes, has already used | 44 (32) | 47 (34) | 16 (8) | 23 (12) |
| Combined Yes | 71 (51) | 83 (60) | 39 (20) | 41 (21) |
| No | 10 (7) | 8 (6) | 27 (14) | 18 (9) |
| Not familiar with these | 23 (17) | 17 (12) | 89 (45) | 74 (37) |
| Did not answer | 35 (25) | 31 (22) | 43 (22) | 65 (33) |
| If yes, worker DNELs would correspond to | ||||
| Step 0 | 3 (4) | 3 (4) | 5 (13) | 5 (12) |
| Step I | 5 (7) | 22 (26) | 14 (36) | 13 (32) |
| Step I or IIb | 2 (3) | 5 (6) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
| Step II | 31 (44) | 29 (35) | 10 (26) | 15 (37) |
| Step II or IIIb | 5 (7) | 4 (5) | 1 (3) | 0 (0) |
| Step III | 17 (24) | 12 (15) | 5 (13) | 6 (15) |
| Did not answer | 8 (11) | 8 (10) | 4 (10) | 2 (5) |
aPercentages may not sum to 100 due to rounding off.
bRespondents filled in two options.