INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE

Industrial hygiene

Question 1

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Which of the following is the BEST description of risk?

Question 6

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In your own words, define risk. What are the four functions of risk? How can these four functions be used to make risk decisions? List the factors that affect risk perception in the workplace. How can an industrial hygienist determine how much risk is acceptable?

Your response should be at least 200 words in length, as source material for your response. All sources used, must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying citations.

Question 7

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What are the elements of the risk-assessment paradigm? How can these elements be applied in a workplace setting in which an emergency responder is addressing a large spill of trichloroethylene? Describe how risk assessment can be used in industrial hygiene practice.

Your response should be at least 200 words in length as source material for your response. All sources used, must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying citations.

Question 8

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Define exposure assessment, and describe the seven steps involved in an exposure-assessment strategy. Apply each step to a scenario where you, as an industrial hygienist, are asked to describe a worker’s exposure to cadmium during a brazing operation.

Your response should be at least 200 words in length as source material for your response. All sources used, must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying citations.

Question 9

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Define instantaneous monitoring, integrated monitoring, personal monitoring, and area monitoring, and explain the differences among each one. Provide a scenario in which in each method would be used.

Your response should be at least 200 words in length as source material for your response. All sources used, must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying citations.

10

Select a material that has a specific OSHA health standard. Discuss the standard with your class being sure to explain the elements of the standard, exposure limits, training requirements, respiratory protection requirements, medical surveillance, etc. Find a MSDS on the material and compare what you learn from the standard to the MSDS as well – let us know what company prepared the MSDS. What are the other regulatory limits (if any) from ACGIH and NIOSH or any others listed on the MSDS. What changes to the standard would you suggest?