Immediately Dangerous to Life or Health
Immediately Dangerous to Life or Health :
As defined by NIOSH, an immediately dangerous to life or health condition is a situation "that poses a threat of exposure to airborne contaminants when that exposure is likely to cause death or immediate or delayed permanent adverse health effects or prevent escape from such an environment". NIOSH also states that the purpose of establishing an IDLH is to "ensure that the worker can escape from a given contaminated environment in the event of failure of the respiratory protection equipment"
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