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Introduction to Industrial Hygiene
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Session Objectives
Understand what industrial hygiene is
Recognize its importance in the workplace
Identify ways industrial hygiene helps protect you
Help promote industrial hygiene on the job
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Industrial hygiene is primarily about cleanliness and sanitation.
Industrial hygiene has little effect on most people’s jobs.
Industrial hygiene is entirely a management issue.
Industrial hygiene primarily involves hazards that affect your health.
Prequiz: True or False?
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What Is Industrial Hygiene?
Industrial hygiene—science of anticipating, recognizing, evaluating, and controlling workplace conditions that could cause injury or illness
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100 to 60 years ago in U.S.:
• Worker illness linked to job hazards
• Government investigates
• First IH programs
• Workers’ comp laws
Is IH New to the Workplace? 100 to 60 years ago in U.S.:
• Worker illness linked to job hazards
• Government investigates
• First IH programs
• Workers’ comp laws
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What Is the Connection Between IH & OSHA?
“We rely on industrial hygienists to evaluate jobs for potential health hazards.” —OSHA
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Industrial hygienists are involved in:
• Compliance
• Standards
• Technical assistance
• Enforcement
• Hazard ID & elimination
What Is the Connection Between IH & OSHA? (cont.)
Industrial hygienists are involved in:
• Compliance
• Standards
• Technical assistance
• Enforcement
• Hazard ID & elimination
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How Does IH Help Protect You on the Job?• Investigating
• Recommending
• Researching
• Anticipating and controlling
• Training
• Advising
• Enforcing
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Which Health and Safety Issues Does IH Cover?
IH deals with workplace hazards from A to Z.
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Choose the Right Answers
Which of these issues does IH cover?a. Noiseb. Occupational diseasesc. Ergonomics
Which is the correct definition of IH?a. The science of fitting jobs to workers.b. The science of anticipating, recognizing, evaluating,
and controlling workplace health hazards.
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Do you understand:
• What IH is?
• The connection between IH and OSHA?
• How IH helps protect you?
• Health and safety issues IH covers?
ReviewDo you understand:
• What IH is?
• The connection between IH and OSHA?
• How IH helps protect you?
• Health and safety issues IH covers?
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How Are WorkplaceHazards Identified?
Worksite analysis
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How Does IH Control Workplace Hazards?
ENGINEERING
WORK PRACTICE
ADMINISTRATIVE
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Engineering Controls
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Work Practice Controls
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Administrative Controls
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Examples of Job Hazards• Air contaminants
• Chemical hazards
• Biological hazards
• Physical hazards
• Ergonomic hazards
• Air contaminants
• Chemical hazards
• Biological hazards
• Physical hazards
• Ergonomic hazards
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Air Contaminants
• Dusts
• Fumes
• Mist
• Vapors
• Fibers
• Gases
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The degree of risk depends on:
• Nature and potency of material
• Magnitude and duration of exposure
• Route of entry
Hazards Due to Chemical PropertiesThe degree of risk depends on:
• Nature and potency of material
• Magnitude and duration of exposure
• Route of entry
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Biological Hazards
• Bacteria
• Viruses
• Fungi
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Physical Hazards• Electromagnetic
radiation
• Noise
• Vibration
• Illumination
• Temperature
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Ergonomic Hazards• Eye strain
• Repetitive motion injuries
• Lifting injuries
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How Can You Promote a Safe & Healthy Workplace?
ReportCooperateUse engineering controlsWear assigned PPE Follow safe work practices
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True or False?IH identifies workplace hazards by conducting administrative controls.
Engineering controls protect you by warning you of hazards.
Work practice controls primarily involve work schedules.
PPE is required when other controls alone can’t protect you.
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Do you understand:
• How workplace hazards are identified?
• How IH controls hazards?
• How you can help promote IH
ReviewDo you understand:
• How workplace hazards are identified?
• How IH controls hazards?
• How you can help promote IH
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Industrial hygiene plays an important role in your health and safety.
We can help prevent injuries and illness.
Do your part by reporting hazards and following safety rules.