industrial hygiene service Articles

Beryllium Exposure to Workers – OSHA Proposes New Beryllium Standard

In August 2015, OSHA proposed a new rule to further control workers’ exposures to beryllium. The Beryllium Standard (29 CFR 1910.1024) went into effect on March 10, 2017. The exposure assessment provision went into effect on March 12, 2018. The change rooms and showers provisions go into effect on March 11, 2019 and the engineering controls requirement go into effect on March 10, 2020. Most ...

Nov. 14, 2018

By Atlantic Environmental, Inc.

Top 10 Most Cited Workplace Safety Violations for Fiscal Year 2015

The American Board of Industrial Hygiene® (ABIH®) reminds workers and industry of the need to address health and safety hazards in the workplace. Recently, the Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) named its top ten most cited violations of 2015 at the National Safety Council Congress and Expo. OSHA publishes this annual list to alert employers and employees about ...

Dec. 8, 2015

By American Board of Industrial Hygiene (ABIH)

Testing/Sampling and Analysis for Beryllium

OSHA has issued the a new Permissible Exposure Level (PEL) for Beryllium. The new PEL will reduce the 8-hour time weighted average exposure from 2 micrograms per cubic meter of air (2 ug/m3) to 0.2 ug/m3—a ten-fold reduction! and an action level of 0.1 ug/m3. A 15 minute STEL is proposed at 2 ug/m3. Further, OSHA intends to develop a complete standard for Beryllium identified as 29 CFR ...

Apr. 3, 2018

By Atlantic Environmental, Inc.

Testing/Sampling and Analysis for Beryllium

OSHA has issued the a new Permissible Exposure Level (PEL) for Beryllium. The new PEL will reduce the 8-hour time weighted average exposure from 2 micrograms per cubic meter of air (2 ug/m3) to 0.2 ug/m3—a ten-fold reduction! and an action level of 0.1 ug/m3. A 15 minute STEL is proposed at 2 ug/m3. Further, OSHA intends to develop a complete standard for Beryllium identified as 29 CFR ...

Apr. 3, 2018

By Atlantic Environmental, Inc.

Mold Remediation Guidance For Indoor Environment

Remediation contractors are generally very conscientious, trying hard to bring each project to a condition where it will pass “clearance testing” (the Post-Remediation Verification [PRV] inspection) on the first try. Sometimes the cleaning attempts are unsuccessful. This will certainly cost the contractor additional cleaning time and therefore money, and it may damage their ...

Nov. 17, 2011

By Indoor Environmental Technologies (IET)

Industrial hygiene case study

Service performed: Industrial hygiene monitoring at a pharmaceutical manufacturing facility Summary: Our environmental staff performed testing and consulting to determine employee exposure levels to hazardous chemicals at a large manufacturing facility. Engineering controls and personal protective equipment were also evaluated for its effectiveness during the manufacturing process of ...

Jun. 25, 2014

By EFI Global, Inc.

Beryllium Exposure to Workers – OSHA Proposes New Beryllium Standard

Top 10 Most Cited Workplace Safety Violations for Fiscal Year 2015

Testing/Sampling and Analysis for Beryllium

Testing/Sampling and Analysis for Beryllium

Mold Remediation Guidance For Indoor Environment

Industrial hygiene case study

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