Industrial Hygiene Monitoring helps assess your company with current problems and implement solutions to reduce those hazards moving forward. The amount of exposure that each employee has to a hazard increases their susceptibility to incur harmful effects. A Certified Industrial Hygienist can work with your company to put barriers of protection for employees throughout the facility.
Industrial Hygiene Monitoring helps assess your company with current problems and implement solutions to reduce those hazards moving forward. The amount of exposure that each employee has to a hazard increases their susceptibility to incur harmful effects. A Certified Industrial Hygienist can work with your company to put barriers of protection for employees throughout the facility.
Each employee has different exposures to hazards on a daily basis. The job responsibilities might have one employee working from heights, while another works around dangerous fumes. Each employee needs adequate protection from those hazards. Industrial Hygiene Monitoring helps identify each hazard the employee is exposed to on a daily basis. Once the hazard is identified, the Certified Industrial Hygienist can competently recommend a solution to distance that employee from the hazard. The employee working from heights might be given a harness to ensure a slip or fall is not incurred from a height. The employee working near fumes could be issued a specific respirator with a filter to remove harmful particles in the air.
The ongoing health and wellbeing of each employee is then improved. The Industrial Hygiene Monitoring does not simply stop there. Regular visits by the Certified Industrial Hygienist can ensure the harness is still properly functioning and is not damaged. The filters on the respirators issued should also be changed and fit retested. Employees can experience weight gain or loss which could impact the effectiveness of their Personal Protective Equipment. Continuing Education can also ensure the employee understands the dangers they face and how to stay safe while working in hazardous environments.
The workplace of modern facilities presents many hazards that must be overcome through constant Industrial Hygiene Monitoring. Workers that stay health and safe are productive on the job and have every chance to help the company succeed moving forward. Worker compensation claims can be costly and reduce productivity while the worker recovers. Click hereto contact a Certified Industrial Hygienist to work with your company. Industrial Hygiene Monitoring can ensure your company takes the appropriate steps to safeguard each employee from the hazards faced daily. Industrial Hygiene Monitoring focuses on the exposure to hazards in the different job roles at your facility. Each proactive step places another layer of protection around each employee to keep them safe while performing their duties. Successful companies analyze each step of the production process looking for weaknesses to improve upon to strengthen the entire operation.
Occupational Health Overcomes Everyday Hazards
Many workers face different types of hazards on a daily basis. Each company has a responsibility to proactively protect their employees from hazards encountered in the workplace. Accidents or injuries can bring production to a halt, reduce the workforce while the employee is recovering and lead to costly worker compensation claims. A Certified Industrial Hygienist can help your company improve the Occupational Health present at your facility.
The Risk from Asbestos
Asbestos poses a major health risk in many office buildings and homes due to the wide adoption and usage of asbestos as an insulator in the construction process. Asbestos can be found in the glue beneath vinyl flooring or in material applied to concrete to regulate the temperature between floors in an office building. These buildings and homes are being remodeled and modernized as an update to the space, but the demolition process can be hazardous if asbestos is present. Test for asbestos prior to starting your next remodeling project to ensure workers are safe.
Communicating the Dangers with HazCom
Hazard Communication focuses on explaining the dangers present at the workplace. The employees have a right to understand the hazards present and how to remain safe on the jobsite. A Certified Industrial Hygienist can work with your company to fulfill the HazCom requirement set forth by OSHA.
