Guidance for the evaluation, risk assessment and control of chemical embryo-fetotoxins.

The recognition, evaluation, and control of embryotoxins in the workplace are toxicologically and administratively complex and present challenging circumstances to the occupational health professional and to the workplace manager. Accommodating the expectations of society and complying with existing laws and regulations make this complex problem even more difficult. By carefully applying the same toxicological considerations and control measures as are used for other chemicals which present different toxic hazards, exposures of susceptible persons to embryotoxins can be prevented or maintained at safe levels without unnecessary restriction of the opportunity for meaningful employment for any class of persons.