Legal Opinion
Public Citizen Health Research Group v. Thorne G. Auchter, Assistant Secretary, Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided March 15, 1983No. 83-1071PublishedCited by 69 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion Per Curiam.
2Per curiam
In this expedited appeal, Assistant Secretary of Labor Thorne G. Auchter 1 challenges a January 5,1983, district court order, 554 F.Supp. 242, order directing the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to issue by January 25, 1983, an emergency temporary standard (ETS) regulating workplace exposure to ethylene oxide (EtO), a synthetic organic chemical. 2 Used, inter alia, as a sterilizing agent, fumigant, pesticide, and industrial chemical additive, EtO is critically employed as a sterilant in the health care and medical products industries. The exposure of…
3Cases cited15 opinions
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4Cited by69 opinions
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