personal protection system Articles
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Industrial hygiene assessment of a large chemical manufacturing facility – Case Study
Challenge: Antea®Group was contracted by a large international chemical manufacturing organization to provide a plant-wide industrial hygiene assessment of chemical and noise exposures within their facility. The overall objective of the project was to evaluate worker exposures, compare results as to compliance with applicable regulations and guidelines, and to provide recommendations for ...
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New Chemical hazards in the workplace
In the days when Industrial Hygiene became a recognized scientific discipline, smoke stacks belched black smoke in River Rouge, MI and Pittsburgh, PA. Men worked in clouds of coal and asbestos dust and labor was hard, physical and usually dangerous. Personal protective equipment was rare; its use, even rarer and its protective effect marginal. Today, the face of manufacturing has changed ...
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Industrial Hygiene in the Age of the Coronavirus
News about the Coronavirus is practically inescapable these days. The virus has seemed to come from out of nowhere and is causing many people to panic. And although there are still many questions about the virus, one thing is certain – It is communicable. Thus, it is important for people who work around others, and this is most of us, to know how to create as safe and as hygienic a ...
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What is an Occupational Health Consultant? How do I find one?
Occupational Health and Safety People engaged in manufacturing, the folks who make the products we all use every day, are exposed to a wide variety of chemical liquids, gases, vapors, fumes, fibers, dust, microbes, and other particulates, which all have the capacity to cause harm. Of course, just because something can hurt you, doesn’t mean that it will. Then again, even ordinary drinking ...
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What Is Occupational Health?
So who determines whether a particular chemical, microbe, or particulate is likely to hurt a worker who is exposed during the course of his or her work activities? Enter the Industrial Hygienist, also referred to as an Occupational Health Specialist or Occupational Hygienist. People engaged in manufacturing, the folks who make the products we all use every day, are exposed to a wide variety of ...
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Intro to Industrial Hygiene
Let's take a peek behind the curtain of one of our practitioner specialties--industrial hygiene. Read on for an interview with one of Antea Group's experienced pros. What is Industrial Hygiene? Industrial hygiene is a science and art devoted to the anticipation, recognition, evaluation, prevention, and control of those environmental factors or stresses arising in or from the workplace which may ...
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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 ...
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Personal Protective Equipment: The Weakest Link in Employee Protection
Look at the Big Picture and Follow Through When Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) is provided without training and oversight, the PPE itself can become the hazard. The process starts with Hazard Assessment and Control. PPE is supposed to be a temporary protection until an engineering or work practice control can be put in place to remove the potential for exposure. Example at OSHA ...
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Environmental and Occupational Health Response to SARS, Taiwan, 2003
Industrial hygiene specialists from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) visited hospitals and medical centers throughout Taiwan. They assisted with designing and evaluating ventilation modifications for infection control, developed guidelines for converting hospital rooms into SARS patient isolation rooms, prepared designs for the rapid conversion of a vacated ...
By E-CO
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Facility safety management - MC Technologies spurs innovation in hazardous chemical management
Hazard Controls for Chemical Use Just MSDSs Are Not Enough to Protect Workers More than 20 years after the Employee Right to Know Act gave new rights to employees who work in facilities that store hazardous chemicals, individuals in the workplace are still being critically injured, still being diagnosed with terminal illness, and still dying from exposure to hazardous chemicals. Though no major ...
By Incora
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Site Specific Health and Safety Plans (HASP)
More and more construction projects require a site-specific Health and Safety Plan (HASP) regardless of the nature of the work performed. This includes both government and private construction projects, not just highway projects, building demolitions, excavations and of course where hazardous waste may be present. Also, there is usually a requirement for a sign-off by a Certified Industrial ...
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Comments on 2011 Proposed SNURs Prompt Proposal Regarding Hierarchy of Controls
On July 28, 2016, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed changes to the existing regulations governing significant new uses of chemical substances under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) to align these regulations with revisions to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) Hazard Communications Standard (HCS), as well as changes to the OSHA ...
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Air sampling/testing at Construction sites
Hazardous Materials at Construction Sites Hazardous materials such as silica, lead, metals, pesticides, chemicals, and gases are often found on construction sites. Where ground or groundwater testing identified hazardous materials that may be carried off-site during excavation or just routine construction activities where dust or fumes may be generated, air sampling is necessary to protect ...
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Understanding Impacts of California Wildfires on Residents, Emergency Responders and Remediation Workers with Advanced Sampling Methods and Analysis
Exposure Assessment – Industrial Hygiene IH Monitoring Plan Scope based on Impact Assessment Identify Risks to Measure Select Substances and Routes of Exposure of Concern Select Monitoring Methods for all identified risks Develop Logistics Plan for locations as needed Equipment Competent Personnel Sampling Media Safety for IH sampling personnel Identify laboratory and ...
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Risk Assessment and Brownfields: Determining Exposure to Site Contaminants
The USEPA’s Brownfields Program USEPA’s Brownfields Program was established to facilitate the rehabilitation of contaminated property for redevelopment. EPA has set forth criteria that must be met before a revitalized property can be used for residential, commercial or industrial purposes. The focus of these criteria is the long-term protection of residents, employees or visitors of ...
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Monitoring Benzene Exposure for Safety and Health
Monitoring Benzene exposure: Choosing the right solution for safety and health As a common carcinogen found in many industrial applications, there is a need to protect against benzene exposure for workers, the public and the environment. It is essential to choose detection instrumentation that is designed specifically to monitor benzene. Due to its hazardous nature, it is not something that ...
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3 Steps for Mitigating Hearing Loss in the Workforce
The Center for Disease Control (CDC) estimates 22 million workers are exposed to potentially damaging noise at work each year and the effects go far beyond loss of hearing. Exposure to excessive noise can affect more than just workers’ hearing. It can also create dangerous situations, such as an inability to hear warning signals, a decline in one’s ability ...
By Moldex
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Risk assessment and brownfields-determining exposure to site contaminants
The USEPA’s Brownfields Program was developed to facilitate the rehabilitation of contaminated property for re-development. EPA has set forth criteria that must be met for a revitalized property to be used for residential, commercial or industrial purposes. The main thrust of these criteria is the long-term protection of residents or visitors (including shoppers and business employees). As ...
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What is a volatile organic compound (VOC)?
Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) include a wide range of both natural and synthetic substances. VOCs are chemical compounds – mixtures of more than one element – where one of the elements is carbon. They are described as volatile because they evaporate easily, releasing molecules into the atmosphere. VOCs can be detected by specialised VOC detectors utilising photoionsation ...
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Risk Assessment and Contaminated Properties: Determining Exposure to Site Contaminants
USEPA’s Brownfields Program was established to facilitate the rehabilitation of contaminated property for redevelopment. EPA has set forth criteria that must be met before a revitalized property can be used for residential, commercial or industrial purposes. The focus of these criteria is the long-term protection of residents, employees or visitors of a new facility. There are numerous ...
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