...Section 6(b) (5) of the OSHAct directed the Secretary of Labor to set standards for such hazards that "most adequately assures, to the extent feasible,...impairment of health or functional capacity" even if exposed over a working lifetime. The Act also provided that where appropriate, that these and others...

...workplace. Benzene, 448 US at 641-42; see also 29 USC § 655(b)(5) (limiting standards to those that assure that no employee "will suffer material impairment...capacity even if such employee has regular exposure"); (2) the proposed standard must substantially reduce or eliminate that risk, Benzene, 448 US at 641-42;...

...of Labor to set ths standard that "most adequately assures, to the extend feasible, on the -7basis of the best available evidence, that no employee will...material impairment of health or functional capacity. The paramount consideration under the Act is "the highest degree of health and safety protection for...

...substances or other harmful physical agents, OSHA "shall set the standard which most adequately ensures, to the extent feasible, on the basis of the best available...with by such standard for the period of his working life."28 This language, particularly the phrase "to the extent feasible," both grants OSHA a considerable...

...employment." Section 6(b)(5), for toxics, requires the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to "set the standard which most adequately assures, to...material impairment of health or functional capacity. ..." Immediately following OSHA's benzene and cotton dust regulations, industry groups argued that...

...directs the agency "in promulgating standards dealing with toxic materials or harmful physical agents" to "set the standard which most adequately assures, to...suffer material impairment of health or functional capacity."14 In the face of significant doubt that any level of exposure to carcinogens could be deemed...

...163. The Court has approved the Occupational Safety and Health Act provision requiring the agency to "set the standard which most adequately assures, to...best available evidence, that no employee will suffer any impairment of health." Industrial Union Dept., AFL-CIO v. American Petroleum institute, 448 US...

...labor is charged by the act with setting health standards that will assure ("insofar as practicable") that "no employee will suffer material impairment...if such employee has regular exposure to the hazard ... for the period of his working life."91 Under the regulatory scheme, standards issued by the Department...

...employment," and that the secretary of labor should set standards "which most adequately assure[], to the extent feasible, on the basis of the best available...employee will suffer material impairment of health." Similarly broad delegations characterize other modern regulatory statutes. The Supreme Court construed...

...assure safe and healthy working conditions. The Secretary must set a standard for toxic substances that "most adequately assures to the extent feasible, on...functional capacity even if such employee has regular exposure."69 The standards take into consideration safety and health as well as feasibility. One type...