Short-Time Exposure Limit 
Short-Time Exposure Limit
Definition
Extremely high concentration of an agent to which a person is exposed, either occasionally or for a very short time. Short-time exposure limits are peak values that are measured during a shift and that occur regularly.
In the SAP application component Occupational Health you assign a rating to the short-time exposure limit for each agent in an object type. In the system, the entry for the short-time exposure limit is directly related to the
long-term average for the agent to which a person is exposed.
One of the tasks of a group of workers in a tire manufacturing plant is manning a tire press. While the press is closed and the tire is being vulcanized, the workers are not exposed to any sort of agent. When the press is opened for a short time, steam escapes. The workers are directly exposed to this steam. During this time, the exposure measured is very high and is recorded as a short-time exposure limit.