Applicable worldwide, this valuable guide will enable you to develop, implement, and maintain the effective occupational health programs for your company needs. Authored by four experts responsible for environment, health, and safety at different General Electric businesses, it can help you avoid costly business as well as personal liabilities resulting from occupational health problems. This book describes the hazard recognition and control procedures essential to employee preventive health programs. Details the auditing and measurements process, and outlines the procedures necessary to monitor and ensure total effectiveness of your program, both immediate and long-term. A prime feature is the 1989-1990 TLVs (Threshold Limit Values) and BEIs (Biological Exposure Indices) published with permission of the American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists.

Applicable worldwide, this valuable guide will enable you to develop, implement, and maintain the effective occupational health programs for your company needs. Authored by four experts responsible for environment, health, and safety at different General Electric businesses, it can help you avoid costly business as well as personal liabilities resulting from occupational health problems. This book describes the hazard recognition and control procedures essential to employee preventive health programs. Details the auditing and measurements process, and outlines the procedures necessary to monitor and ensure total effectiveness of your program, both immediate and long-term. A prime feature is the 1989-1990 TLVs (Threshold Limit Values) and BEIs (Biological Exposure Indices) published with permission of the American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists.

Patty's Industrial Hygiene and Toxicology Volume 3A, 2nd Edition:Theory and Rationale of Industrial Hygiene Practice: The WorkEnvironment Edited by Lewis J. Cralley & Lester V. Cralley Thisaddition to Patty's classic reference series discusses themaintenance of standards to assure a safe and healthful workingenvironment. Twenty-one leading authorities cover a broad range oftopics, including: rationale; health promotion in the workplace;occupational health nursing; detecting disease produced byoccupational exposure; health surveillance programs in industry;and more. 1985 0 471-86137-5 822 pp. Patty's Industrial Hygiene andToxicology Volume 3B, 2nd Edition: Theory and Rationale ofIndustrial Hygiene Practice: Biological Responses Edited by LewisJ. Cralley & Lester V. Cralley Volume 3B discusses thebiological responses of the body to the various chemical andenvironmental hazards and stresses in the industrial workplace.Twenty-one leading authorities cover a broad range of topics,including: rationale; role of animal toxicology and pharmacokineticdata in the safety evaluation of chemicals; and more. 1985 0471-82333-3 753 pp. Industrial Hygiene Aspects of Plant OperationsVolume 1: Process Flows Editors: Lester V. Cralley & Lewis J.Cralley This reference is the first of a three-volume work thatconstitutes the most comprehensive treatise available on therecognition, measurement, and control of potential hazardsassociated with plant operations. Volume 1 fills an especiallyimportant and urgent need with its flow-sheet style of presentationdesigned to help readers graphically compare their own companyprocesses with those of other companies. 1986 0 471-62493-4 630 pp.Industrial Hygiene Aspects of Plant Operations Volume 2: UnitOperations and Product Fabrication Editors: Lester V. Cralley &Lewis J. Cralley In the first section, the contributors discussunit operations as distinct entities along an industry-wideconcept. In the second section, they cover the operations andprocedures for assembling parts and materials into final products.Each step in the unit operation and product fabrication flowincludes a discussion of specific health hazards with suggestionsfor their monitoring and control. 1986 0 471-62492-6 537 pp.Industrial Hygiene Aspects of Plant Operations Volume 3:Engineering Considerations in Equipment Selection, Layout, andBuilding Design Editors: Lester V. Cralley & Lewis J. CralleyStressing cost-effective design and sound engineering practicesthroughout, every chapter of this volume shows professionals how toestablish practical, long-term hazard control programs that willcontinue to meet high standards of industrial hygiene andconstantly changing government regulations. 1986 0 471-62491-8 785pp.

Over the past forty years, the Industrial Hygiene profession has significantly grown, and is expected to continue to grow as workplaces evolve in the development, management, and usage of hazardous materials. This growth in the profession is also related to the shift in public knowledge and perception regarding the acceptance of the health risk from activities performed at work and home. As time progresses, workplaces are being regulated to not only minimize the health imparts to the workforce, but also decrease the likelihood of negatively impacting the environment. Society has become more educated on the potential impacts on human health and the environment that hazardous materials, activities, and environments can pose. As such, there has been a noticeable decrease in the acceptance of risk by workers and the public. The accepted standard of performance for Industrial Hygiene has grown beyond compliance, but now also focuses on improving existing processes and practices to create a workplace free from work related injury and illness. Features: Shows application of risk mitigating techniques for industrial hygienists Explains the definition of risk and how it applies to health and safety management Defines the need for quality data management and continuous improvement in assessments Describes the role of the Industrial Hygienist and risk management when responding to emergencies Industrial Hygiene: Improving Worker Health through an Operational Risk Approach focuses on the implementation of Industrial Hygiene, using a risk-based approach, in an operational environment. The approaches and methods described in this book are designed to assist the Industrial Hygienist in managing workplace risks, including risks associated with anticipation, recognition, evaluation, and hazard control processes.

The science of occupational hygiene is growing, as is awareness amongst Australian employers of the importance of minimising occupational health and safety risk. Occupational Hygiene and Risk Management offers an innovative approach to learning about the practice and principles of occupational hygiene and managing risk in the workplace. This new edition of this widely used textbook has been extensively updated with new material on legislation and Australian and New Zealand standards. It also includes expanded sections on risk analysis and management. The theory of occupational hygiene is brought to life through case studies, illustrations and practical examples. Occupational hygiene aims to minimise ill-health from exposure to hazardous events by a process of identification, evaluation and control. These three stages form the foundation of this textbook as physical, psychological and emotional health risks are examined across the following topics: * Hazard identification * Dusts and particulate * Metals * Chemical contaminants * Noise and vibration * Heat and cold * Radiation and pressure * Biological hazards * Ergonomics * Risk analysis * Control * Risk management Occupational Hygiene and Risk Management is accompanied by a website with discussion questions, case studies, further readings and teacher resources, creating an invaluable resource for students and professionals. Visit www.allenandunwin.com/OHRM

This guideline provides background, roles and responsibilities, an introduction to infection control and a discussion of the hazards and controls, critical communication strategies, planning, and additional resources. It also provides industrial hygienists with resources, information, and tools to advise and provide recommendations to general workers, health care workers, and management, in order to protect workers. This guideline was developed in cooperation with several AIHA volunteer groups and other occupational health and safety agencies and professional associations

Focuses on the applications of toxicology principles to the practice of industrial hygiene, using case studies as examples.

Close calls, narrow escapes, or near hits. History has shown repeatedly that these "near-miss" incidents often precede loss producing events, but are largely ignored or go unreported because nothing (no injury, damage or loss) happened. Thus, many opportunities to prevent the accidents that the organization has not yet had are lost. Recognizing and