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Industrial Hygiene: Unit VIII Essay

Unit VIII Essay

White Paper

You are an industrial hygienist for a major pharmaceutical company. The CEO has contacted you

regarding a new product line that will be produced in your facility. The new product involves the handling

and use of an engineered nanomaterial. To date, your company’s health and safety program has not had to

address any safety concerns associated with handling and use of these materials.

Using the Centers for Disease Control document in the Required Reading section below as your

authoritative source, prepare a three-to five-page “white paper” that provides an overview of

engineered materials and includes a discussion of the following:

 background and industry overview of engineered nanomaterials,

 exposure control strategies,

 nanotechnology processes and engineering controls,

 hazard control evaluations,

 health hazards associated with exposures, and

 conclusions and recommendations

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As you prepare your paper, keep in mind that this should be a high-level overview that is understandable

to all employees in the organization: from upper management to production workers.

All sources used, including your textbook, should be cited and referenced properly using APA format.

Required Reading

Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry. (2002). Public health statement

for Beryllium. Retrieved from http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/PHS/PHS.asp?id=339&tid=33

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. (2013). Current strategies for

engineering controls in nanomaterial production and downstream handling

processes (DHHS [NIOSH] Publication no. 2014-102).

Retrieved from http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/2014 - 102/pdfs/2014-102.pdf