Employee notification of industrial hygiene sampling results IH
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Employee notification of industrial hygiene sampling results IH Maturity Ladder Level 5 - Information provided subject to the 'Conditions for Sharing Materials and Advice' -
Why notify employees? n n n Good practice for an industrial hygiene program Government regulation Company policy Transparency Employee “right to know” 2
What types of samples are applicable? n Personal samples – Air – Noise – Radiation 3
When to notify? n In general, “timely” n By regulation – OSHA examples (US) Noise: No time requirements u Many substance-specific chemicals, e. g. , acrylonitrile, benzene, butadiene, chromium, formaldehyde, etc. , have similar requirement, “Within fifteen working days of receipt of results. ” u 4
Suggestion for tracking timeliness n Use of spreadsheet 5
Contents of notification -- basic n n n Date(s) of sample(s) What was happening – Recount specific activity (for STEL or task based) – List pertinent activities (for TWA) Material(s) being sampled Applicable exposure limit(s) for material(s) being sampled Results of sample(s) – Same unit of measure as exposure limit Any specific regulatory requirements for content 6
Contents of notification -- advanced n n n Comparison of results versus exposure limits Evaluation of PPE being used Recommendation on cartridge change-out Additional sampling needs Calculations used, e. g. , – Equivalent exposure for mixtures – Sequential samples for TWA – Full-shift extrapolations from short duration samples 7
Communication medium, and how to document n Electronic, e. g. , e-mail – Return receipt? n Paper – Employee sign-off? 8
Software solutions to employee notifications? Review by Kevin Santee Appeared in August 2005 The Synergist magazine From www. openrangesoftware. com web site This slide does not represent a product endorsement; it is meant to provide an example of a software product that reports to address employee notification of sampling results. 9
Software solutions to employee notifications? From www. ess-home. com web site This slide does not represent a product endorsement; it is meant to provide an example of a software product that reports to address employee notification of sampling results. 10