Industrial hygiene evaluation methods
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Industrial hygiene evaluation methods
Lewis Publishers, c1995
- (alk. paper)
Available at 6 libraries
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Evaluation of the occupational environment is a major aspect of occupational health/industrial hygiene practice. Numerous methods are used to evaluate the occupational environment for physical, chemical, and biological agents, and ergonomic factors that pose potential risks to the health of workers. This comprehensive textbook introduces several related basic industrial hygiene methods for evaluating occupational hygiene.
The text is divided into short units that provide a concise overview and summary of basic concepts, followed by a technical exercise. The step-by-step exercises can be conducted in an occupational setting where the applicable agents are detectable and measurable and/or other factors are observable. As an alternative, simulated evaluation exercises can be conducted in the classroom or laboratory. In either case, the student will gain an understanding of the basic concepts for collecting qualitative and quantitative data both directly and indirectly related to industrial hygiene practice.
Table of Contents
Evaluation of Hazardous Environmental Agents and Factors
Hazardous Environmental Agents and Factors
Monitoring and Analytical Instruments Used to Evaluate the Occupational Environment: Generic Descriptions and Related Calibration Aspects
Evaluation of Airborne Total Particulate: Integrated Personal and Area Monitoring Using an Air Sampling Pump with a Polyvinyl Chloride Filter Medium
Evaluation of Airborne Respirable Particulate: Integrated Personal and Area Monitoring Using an Air Sampling Pump with a Polyvinyl Chloride Filter Medium and Dorr-Oliver Cyclone
Evaluation of Airborne Fibers as Asbestos: Integrated Personal and Area Monitoring Using an Air Sampling Pump with a Cellulose Ester Fiber Filter Medium
Evaluation of Airborne Metal Dusts and Fumes: Integrated Personal and Area Monitoring Using an Air Sampling Pump with a Cellulose Ester Fiber Filter Medium
Evaluation of Airborne Particulate: Instantaneous Area Monitoring Using a Direct-Reading Aerosol Meter
Evaluation of Airborne Organic Gases and Vapors: Integrated Personal and Area Monitoring Using an Air Sampling Pump with a Solid Adsorbent Medium
Evaluation of Airborne Inorganic and Organic Gases, Vapors, and Mists: Integrated Personal and Area Monitoring Using an Air Sampling Pump with a Liquid Absorbent Medium
Evaluation of Airborne Combustible and Oxygen Gases: Instantaneous Area Monitoring Using a Combined Combustible and Oxygen Gas Meter
Evaluation of Airborne Inorganic and Organic Gases and Vapors: Instantaneous Area Monitoring Using a Piston or Bellows Air Sampling Pump with a Solid Sorbent Detector Tube Medium
Evaluation of Airborne Toxic Gases and Vapors: Instantaneous Area Monitoring Using Organic Gas and Vapor Meters
Evaluation of Surface and Source Contaminants: Monitoring Using Wipe and Bulk Sample Techniques
Evaluation of Airborne Bioaerosols: Integrated Area Monitoring Using an Air Sampling Pump with an Impactor and Nutrient Agar Medium
Evaluation of Airborne Sound Levels: Instantaneous Area Monitoring Using a Sound Level Meter with Octave Band Analyzer
Evaluation of Airborne Sound Levels: Integrated Personal Monitoring Using an Audio Dosimeter
Evaluation of Personal Hearing Thresholds: Instantaneous Personal Monitoring Using an Audiometer
Evaluation of Heat Stress: Instantaneous Area Monitoring Using a Wet-Bulb Globe Temperature Assembly and Meter
Evaluation of Illumination: Instantaneous Area Monitoring Using an Illumination Meter
Evaluation of Airborne Nonionizing Microwave Radiation: Instantaneous Monitoring Using a Microwave Meter
Evaluation of Airborne Nonionizing Low Frequency Electromagnetic Radiation: Instantaneous Area Monitoring Using a Combined Electric and Magnetic Field Meter
Evaluation of Airborne Ionizing Radiaion: Instantaneous Area Monitoring Using an Ionizing Radiation Meter
Evaluation of Ergonomic Factors: Conducting Anthropometric and Workstation Measurements
Evaluation of Air Pressure, Velocity, and Flow Rate: Instantaneous Monitoring of a Ventilation System Using a Pitot Tube with Manometer and a Velometer
Evaluation of Personal Protective Equipment: Selection, Maintenance, and Fit of Dermal and Respiratory Protective Devices
Evaluation of Personal Pulmonary Function: Instantaneous Monitoring Using an Integrated Electronic Spirometer
Bibliography
Appendix A: Industrial Hygiene Sampling Strategies and Statistical Analysis
Index
by "Nielsen BookData"