essay question for Industrial Hygiene

Unit IV Case Study

Analysis of an Air

-

Sampling Report

Click

here

to view a PDF of a typical sampling report. Compose a two

-

to three

-

page

analysis

that addresses the following

questions:

1.

What is the purpose of the exposure assessment?

2.

Why was the exposure assessment conducted

?

3.

What type of sampling (personal or area) was conducted

,

and why?

4.

What are the chemicals that were sampled, and what are their hazards?

5.

What are the most likely routes of exposure given the nature of the business?

6.

Describe the sampling equipment and

methods used to collect the sample.

7.

Provide an overview of the results

,

including an explanation of the “additive formula,” and discuss them

in relation

to the applicable exposure limit.

8.

Were there any off

-

normal or unplanned incidents relative to sample c

ollection?

9.

Provide a summary of the recommendations made by Sam “IH” Sampler.

10.

Comment on the thoroughness of the study. Did you feel that the exposure assessment was comprehensive? If

not, what additional information would you provide?

11.

Comment on who the t

arget audience would be for this report. If you were the

p

lant

d

irector of ACME Printing,

would you be comfortable with sharing this with an auditor from

the

O

ccupational

S

afety and

H

ealth

A

dministration (OSHA)

? Do you have any concerns related to sharing

this with your employees?

In addition to addressing the listed questions, you should consider using additional background materials to support your

analysis

. Materials should be cited using APA formatting style to include in

-

text citations and a reference

list. You should

also paraphrase information obtained from outside sources; that is, use your own words. Do not simply cut and paste

materials from outside sources. Limit directly quoted materials to no more than three to five sentences for the entire cas

e