YL-tall

English translation: occupational exposure limit

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Norwegian term or phrase:YL-tall
English translation:occupational exposure limit
Entered by: Charles Ek

14:38 May 30, 2010
Norwegian to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Chemistry; Chem Sci/Eng
Norwegian term or phrase: YL-tall
Velg et produkt med lavest mulig YL-tall, de inneholder de svakeste løsemidlene.

I'm having trouble finding an English equivalent for this on the Internet.
Dawn Nixon
Norway
Local time: 20:10
occupational exposure limit
Explanation:
See the first reference link for many English examples. The second link is the source for the example sentence from the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work.
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Charles Ek
United States
Local time: 14:10
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Thank you, much appreciated :)
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VOC


Explanation:
From reference 2
"The control of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) has been a concern in this country for decades and has been mandated for the past 20 years. The Clean Air Act of 1990 created standards to protect public health by requiring sources to control emissions from hazardous air pollutants."

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Note added at 4 hrs (2010-05-30 19:16:56 GMT)
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Just found the following:
"Tidlige var det også krav til kjemikalier som inneholdt organiske løsemidler med merking av et YL-tall (yrkeshygienisk luftbehov) og YL-gruppe (Regler omkring YL-merkingen). Dette kravet falt bort 01.07.2005. Noen leverandører merker likevel sine produkter med YL-tall på frivillig basis. Produkter som klassifiseres som billakkprodukter skal med virkning fra 01.01.2007 være merket med VOC tall. VOC tallet angir innhold av løsemidler i gram pr. ltr. produkt i bruksferdig stand." from
http://www.handboka.no/Vgs/Veiled/Nbf/bilskave5.htm

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    Reference: http://www.wisegeek.com/how-do-i-choose-the-best-low-voc-mat...
    Reference: http://www.ishn.com/Articles/Article_Rotation/BNP_GUID_9-5-2...
eodd
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Charles Ek: The VOC number is a measure of certain of the constituents of a substance, not the permissible concentration of the substance in the air in a workplace.
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occupational exposure limit


Explanation:
See the first reference link for many English examples. The second link is the source for the example sentence from the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work.

Example sentence(s):
  • Occupational Exposure Limit values (OELs) are set by competent national authorities or other relevant national institutions as limits for concentrations of hazardous compounds in workplace air.

    Reference: http://tinyurl.com/22s69av
    Reference: http://osha.europa.eu/en/topics/ds/oel
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