Employee Exposure Hazards
Which Exposure Limit Applies—And When?
I recently reviewed a report from an indoor air quality (IAQ) test conducted in a private residence. What stood out immediately was that the results
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I recently reviewed a report from an indoor air quality (IAQ) test conducted in a private residence. What stood out immediately was that the results
The first day of my Ergonomics course at the University of Michigan Professor Strong explained how chairs, mostly not adjustable in those days, were built
Sampling is more than just slapping a pump on an employee to see if their exposures exceed legal limits. The expectations of sampling strategy and
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OSHA has required air or noise sampling, they only accept sampling data from a CIH. Your concerns are related to employee exposures to chemicals on
Reusable versus disposable PPE. Both have their assets and defects. Disposable Must be kept in stock and a system to identify and respond when the
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It is not unusual for an employer to be aware of the employee exposure sampling requirements of standards such as 1910.95 Occupational Noise Exposure, or
If you guessed which group had the higher % of those 2.3 million Occupational fatalities, deaths from injuries or deaths from illnesses, I would bet
Noise is one of the most common occupational hazards in any industry. While the manufacturing sector is 13% of the American workforce this sector has
