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DSM Gains Congressional Support for Requesting OSHA Revisit Sunscreen as PPE

Wants agency to see sunscreen as more than “weather-related” protection and be covered by employers.

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By: Christine Esposito

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DSM says it has the support of 11 members of Congress to ask the US Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) for a review of existing standards exempting employer coverage of sunscreen for outdoor workers so that standards better reflect the understanding that sunscreen is critical personal protective equipment (PPE) and not for “weather-related” protection only. Skin cancer is the most common form of cancer today; more than 5 million people are diagnosed in the US alone each year...

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