Limiting Exposure through Industrial Hygiene Monitoring

Feb 25
08:52

2013

Leighanna Cumbie

Leighanna Cumbie

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Industrial Hygiene Monitoring is focused on limiting employee exposure to potential hazards they face daily on the jobsite. Employee safety is a key component and the goal is to avoid accident or injuries in the workplace. A Certified Industrial Hygienist can work with your company to bring a needed prospective of how to best protect employees throughout each day.

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Industrial Hygiene Monitoring is focused on limiting employee exposure to potential hazards they face daily on the jobsite.  Employee safety is a key component and the goal is to avoid accident or injuries in the workplace.  A Certified Industrial Hygienist can work with your company to bring a needed prospective of how to best protect employees throughout each day.

 

Industrial Hygiene Monitoring starts with the Certified Industrial Hygienist visiting your facility to understand what and how each job is conducted.  Detailed notes of the observations will be taken and aggregated.  A report will be put together to be given to the management team,Limiting Exposure through Industrial Hygiene Monitoring Articles along with recommendations for areas of concern.  Some of the recommendations will be procedural, while others may require Personal Protective Equipment to be issued to certain job roles.

 

The procedural recommendations may include limiting the time an employee is exposed to a certain hazard.  Another example would be an employee changing how they perform their job to improve their safety during the exposure to that hazard.  Personal Protective Equipment could include gloves for workers utilizing lumber or raw materials.  The gloves will be designed for that role.  Some gloves are designed to reduce items from puncturing the material, other gloves improve grip in slippery conditions, while still others are designed to insulate hands from extreme temperatures.  Each glove has a specific purpose based on the type of work being conducted.  A Certified Industrial Hygienist can help identify the hazards and the appropriate protection against that hazard. 

 

The Certified Industrial Hygienist should then make periodic visits to evaluate any changes in the production as it evolves.  Fit of the issued Personal Protective Equipment should be checked to ensure proper fit and functioning order.  Employees could lose or gain weight and require a different size.  Any damaged equipment should be replaced to ensure the worker is protected.

 

Click hereto contact a Certified Industrial Hygienist to focus on Industrial Hygiene Monitoring for your company.  The time and energy invested today can lead to a safer working environment tomorrow.  Successful companies focus on areas for improvement to continue to raise the bar.  Ongoing Industrial Hygiene Monitoring is one area that can have a significant impact on the accidents or injuries at your facility.  Your company has an obligation to protect the employees from the hazards faced on a daily basis.  OSHA can issue costly fines for companies found negligent of employee safety.