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INDUSTRIAL HYGIENETopic 7

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Intro

• IH is an important of maintaining a safe working

envinronment.

• Common issues

• Indoor air quality

• Chemical hazards like mist

• Vapour from toxic solvent, dust noise and fume from welding

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Preventing Occupational Ilesses

• OSHA 1994 requires employers to be reponsible, as far

as practicable, to take necessary measure to prevent

occupational illnesses.

• Occupational illness prevention programs

• Engage industrial hygienest to anticipate and recognise

workplace environmenal factors.

• Industrial hygienes jobscope

• Identify potential risk factors

• Eveluating potential risks

• Implemen environmental sampling

• Develop control measure

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Environment Factors

• IH require to determine the

environment factor can

adverse health effects.

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Mode of entry for contiminants

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 Airborne Contaminants

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Exposure Monitoring

• IH collect data in process known as sampling to identify

the contaiminants:

• Direct reading  – Rough idea data

• Labotarory sampling  – High accuracy

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Factor for exposure

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Exposure Level

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Exposure Guideline