Legal Opinion

Public Citizen Health Research Group v. Tyson

Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit

Decided July 25, 1986No. Nos. 84-1252, 84-1392 and 85-1014PublishedCited by 43 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion for the Court filed by Senior Circuit Judge McGOWAN.

McGOWAN, Senior Circuit Judge:

In these consolidated cases, we review the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s rule limiting exposure to ethylene oxide, a chemical widely used in manufacturing and in hospital instrument sterilization. The Administration’s rule sets a long-term exposure limit but does not set a short-term limit. We find substantial evidence in the record to support ■ OSHA’s long-term exposure limit. We thus affirm that aspect of the rule. We also find, however, that OSHA’s decision not to issue a short-term…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Consolidated Edison Co. v. National Labor Relations BoardSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
  2. Motor Vehicle Mfrs. Assn. of United States, Inc. v. State Farm Mut. Automobile Ins. Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1983
  3. Universal Camera Corp. v. National Labor Relations BoardSupreme Court of the United States · 1951
  4. Citizens to Preserve Overton Park, Inc. v. VolpeSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  5. Ashwander v. Tennessee Valley AuthoritySupreme Court of the United States · 1936

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3Cited by43 opinions

  1. Building and Construction Trades Department, Afl-Cio v. William E. Brock, Secretary of Labor, Asbestos Institute, Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing, Intervenors. American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations v. United States Department of Labor, Asbestos Institute, Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing, Intervenors. Asbestos Information Association/north America, Etc. v. Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Asbestos Institute, Building and Construction Trades Department, Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing, Intervenors. Asbestos Information Association/north America Etc. v. Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Asbestos Institute, Building and Construction Trades Department, Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing, IntervenorsCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1988
  2. State of New York and State of Florida v. William K. Reilly, Administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Institute of Resource Recovery, Governmental Refuse Collection and Disposal Association, Inc., Pinellas County, Florida, National Association of Counties and the National League of Cities, Marion County, Oregon, Greater Detroit Resource Recovery Authority, United States Conference of Mayors and the National Resource Recovery Association, City of Indianapolis, Intervenors. Natural Resources Defense Council v. William K. Reilly, Administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Institute of Resource Recovery, Governmental Refuse Collection and Disposal Association, Inc., Pinellas County, Florida, National Association of Counties and the National League of Cities, Marion County, Oregon, Greater Detroit Resource Recovery Authority, United States Conference of Mayors and the National Resource Recovery Association, City of Indianapolis, IntervenorsCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1992
  3. Mail Order Ass'n of America v. United States Postal ServiceCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1993
  4. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. v. MuszynskiCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2001
  5. Animal Legal Defense Fund, Inc. v. GlickmanCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2000

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