[PDF] Basic Guide To Industrial Hygiene eBook

Author : RonaldM. Scott
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 494 pages
File Size : 17,27 MB
Release : 2018-05-03
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 135146468X

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Basic Concepts of Industrial Hygiene covers the latest and most important topics in industrial hygiene today. The textbook begins with a look at the history and basis for industrial hygiene, which provides students with a foundation for understanding later developments. The book contains an in-depth discussion of new OSHA regulations, such as HAZWOPER and Process Safety, which deal with high hazard situations. It also features a chapter on biological hazards of current concern in health care, including tuberculosis, AIDS, and hepatitis B.

Author : Richard S. Brief
Publisher :
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 25,20 MB
Release : 1975
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN :

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Textbook on occupational health - contains 23 sections on various aspects of occupational health and occupational safety, covering pertinent fields of physics, mathematical analysis, chemical analysis, calibration of measuring instruments, industrial toxicology, etc. Bibliography pp. 4 to 13, diagrams, graphs and tables.

Author : Shirley K. Jones
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 16,77 MB
Release : 1990-02-28
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780873712552

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Applicable worldwide, this valuable guide will enable you to develop, implement, and maintain the effective occupational health programs for your company needs. Authored by four experts responsible for environment, health, and safety at different General Electric businesses, it can help you avoid costly business as well as personal liabilities resulting from occupational health problems. This book describes the hazard recognition and control procedures essential to employee preventive health programs. Details the auditing and measurements process, and outlines the procedures necessary to monitor and ensure total effectiveness of your program, both immediate and long-term. A prime feature is the 1989-1990 TLVs (Threshold Limit Values) and BEIs (Biological Exposure Indices) published with permission of the American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists.

Author : Debra Nims
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 50,46 MB
Release : 1999-01-28
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 0471299839

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This book provides environmental technology students with anenjoyable way to quickly master the basics of industrial hygiene.Like all the books in the critically acclaimed Preserving theLegacy series, it follows a rapid-learning modular format featuringlearning objectives, summaries, chapter-end reviews, practicequestions, and skill-building classroom activities. Throughout thetext, sidebars highlight critical concepts, and more than 90high-quality line-drawings, photographs, and diagrams help toclarify concepts covered. Author Debra Nims begins with a fascinating historical overview ofthe art and science of industrial hygiene, followed by a concisereview of key concepts and terms from biology and toxicology. Shethen offers in-depth practical coverage of: * Identifying hazards or potential hazards * Sampling and workplace evaluations * Hazard control * Toxicology, occupational health, and occupational healthstandards * Airborne hazards * Dermatoses and contact hazards * Fire and explosion hazards * Occupational noise * Radiation * Temperature extremes * Repetitive use traumas With its comprehensive coverage and quick-reference format, Basicsof Industrial Hygiene is also a handy refresher and workingreference for practicing environmental technicians and managers.

Author : Robert G. Confer
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 562 pages
File Size : 41,67 MB
Release : 1994-04-15
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780873713870

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This timely reference presents guidelines for establishing industrial hygiene programs. Organizations with established industrial hygiene programs, as well as those without, find this comprehensive reference a must when evaluating existing procedures and developing grass roots programs. The author presents a 50-element set of performance criteria for evaluating industrial hygiene programs. Information for these 50 elements is based on established industry practice, consensus standards, technical literature, trade association publications, and evolutionary procedures that are implemented based on their effectiveness in protecting the health of employees. This reference includes an objective statement, general background information, a considerations section addressing exposure/control issues, and a checklist for each element.