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Yodaiken, Ralph E. "Occupational Safety and Health." Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine 37, no. 4 (April 1995): 520. http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/00043764-199504000-00120.

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Honkasalo, Antero. "Occupational health and safety and environmental management systems." Environmental Science & Policy 3, no. 1 (February 2000): 39–45. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s1462-9011(99)00046-5.

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Jacobs, David E., and Linda Forst. "Occupational Safety and Health and Healthy Housing." Journal of Public Health Management and Practice 23, no. 6 (2017): e36-e45. http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/phh.0000000000000633.

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Onyenechere, Emmanuella C., Linus O. Asikogu, Lazarus Chikwendu, Faisal C. Emetumah, Ikechukwu Onyegiri, Obinna E. Ukanwa, Jorge C. Nkwo, Remy K. Nwokocha, and Christopher C. Onyeneke. "Occupational Health and Safety Conditions of Informal Sector Workers in Three Nigerian Cities." Afrika Focus 35, no. 2 (December 20, 2022): 318–42. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/2031356x-35020006.

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Abstract Despite its economic relevance, the informal sector in Nigeria is plagued by occupational health and safety (ohs) anomalies. This study assessed ohs conditions among informal sector workers (isw s) operating in three Nigerian cities (Sokoto, Owerri and Port Harcourt). A semi-structured questionnaire was used to collect data from a total of 717 isw s. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used in data analysis. Logistic regression was used in predicting good ohs practices, based on gender, education level, occupation, health impairments and common health and safety practices. The findings show that many isw s have inadequate water sources and sanitary facilities and poor occupational health and safety practices. The overall model was statistically significant in predicting the likelihood of having good ohs practices. The study concludes that ohs conditions among isw s are poor as a result of insufficient water and sanitation facilities and poor environmental health practices. Improved water and sanitation provision and ohs awareness and education programmes for isw s, in line with their specific occupations and susceptibility to certain kinds of occupational health impairment, are recommended.
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Chen, Qilong, Hongliang Li, and Xiao Pan. "Occupational Health Development and Safety Management of Enterprise Employees Based on the Perspective of Sustainable Environment." Journal of Environmental and Public Health 2022 (September 8, 2022): 1–10. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/3792356.

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In recent years, the economy of enterprises has developed rapidly. Most enterprises focus on economic interests and ignore the occupational health of employees, resulting in an increase in the occupational morbidity rate of employees. Occupational insecurity of corporate employees will reduce the work efficiency of employees. In turn, it will affect the economic development of the enterprise. Paying attention to the occupational health and safety development of corporate employees is a necessary measure for corporate economic development. The main reasons that endanger the occupational health of employees are the unreasonable discharge of pollutants and the substandard treatment of pollutants. The sustainable environmental strategy of enterprise development can well control the risk factors that endanger the occupation of enterprise employees, and it is conducive to the health and safety development of enterprise employees and enterprises. This paper studied the impact of sustainable environmental factors on the occupational health and safety development of enterprise employees through the fuzzy analytic hierarchy process and analyzed the impact on the occupation of enterprise employees according to the larger influencing factors. The experimental results showed that heavy metal wastewater, dust, hydrogen sulfide gas, and high-temperature radiation are the four most weighted impact indicators. Different concentrations of these four indicators are tested; when the concentration value of these impact indicators is low, it has little impact on the occupational safety and development of enterprise employees. However, when the concentration increases, the occupational safety and development of enterprise employees are seriously reduced. When the safety is the lowest, it is only 20%, and the development is only 23%. Carrying out sustainable environmental development can reduce the discharge of industrial waste; hence, while protecting the environment, the occupational health and safety and development potential of employees can be improved.
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Phoon, Wai‐On. "Occupational medicine, toxicology, biological monitoring, safety and environmental health, occupational hygiene." Environmental Management and Health 8, no. 5 (December 1997): 193–96. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/09566169710179265.

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Greife, Alice. "Occupational Health and Safety Surveillance." Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene 1, no. 11 (November 2004): D119—D120. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15459620490513484.

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Prihantini, Nur Nunu, Patar Hutagalung, and Silphia Novelyn. "Relationship of Occupational Safety and Health Knowledge to The Occupation of Paramedical Occupational Accidents." Journal of Drug Delivery and Therapeutics 12, no. 6 (November 19, 2022): 157–63. http://dx.doi.org/10.22270/jddt.v12i6.5688.

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Occupational health and safety is a fundamental issue. Work accidents, directly or indirectly, can cause losses to the company, among others, late completion of work, decreased productivity, and healing costs for employees. This study aims to determine the relationship between knowledge of occupational safety and health behavior with the occurrence of paramedic work accidents at UKI Hospital in 2018. This type of research is correlational, with a total of 30 samples. This study found a relationship between knowledge of occupational safety and health with attitudes and actions to prevent work accidents among nurses at UKI Hospital. Keywords: Occupational Accident, Occupational Health and Safety, Paramedic.
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Nester, Robert M. "Occupational Safety & Health Administration." AAOHN Journal 44, no. 10 (October 1996): 493–99. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/216507999604401006.

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Frederic Green, John. "Occupational Safety and Health Training, in Occupational Medicine." Journal of Occupational & Environmental Medicine 38, no. 1 (January 1996): 99–100. http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/00043764-199601000-00025.

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Gonzales, Melissa 1963. "Occupational exposure to azinphos-methyl: Correlating biological markers to environmental residue levels." Thesis, The University of Arizona, 1992. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/291604.

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Peach harvester exposure to azinphos-methyl (AZM) residues estimated by the Transfer Factor (TF) ratio of Dislodgeable Foliar Residue (DFR) to Daily Dermal Exposure (DDE) was compared to estimates based on the relationship between dermal exposure and dialkylphosphate metabolite excretion. DFR was monitored in four orchards from the time of pesticide application through harvest. Eleven male harvesters wore cotton tee-shirt dosimeters and provided area-specific skin washes and wipes for DDE monitoring during work operations. Urinary dialkylphosphate metabolites of AZM were also monitored and compared to DDE results. During a later harvest for which DDE was not determined, the dermal exposure estimated by the TF (1,310 μg) was comparable to the estimates based on dialkylphosphate excretion (1,456-1,534 μg). A repeated measures ANOVA showed that harvesters' cholinesterase levels were significantly lower than 'non-harvesters'. No significant reductions in cholinesterase levels were detected over time.
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Reynolds, Tiffany L. "Analysis of Occupational Safety Practices across Regional Campuses at Ohio University." Ohio University / OhioLINK, 2014. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1398849131.

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Hassan, Syed Ahmed. "Health, safety and environmental practices in the construction sector of Pakistan." Thesis, Uppsala universitet, Institutionen för geovetenskaper, 2012. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-183327.

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Many south Asian countries are deficient in appropriate documentation, legislation and surveillance related to occupational health and safety (OHS). All these countries have high OHS incidence rate and labourers working in these countries are constantly exposed to occupational accidents and diseases. Although occupational accidents and work-related concerns have been in debate for a long time, no concrete moves have been taken, making situations worse and posing consistent coercions to an increasing labour force. The current research was carried out to examine the main hazards faced by construction workers in Pakistan and the response of health, safety and environment (HSE) department in plummeting these hazards and in certaining sustainability in construction companies in Pakistan. Workers working in the construction industry are incessantly bared to unsafe working conditions and have to confront several kind of hazards. This embraces exposure to sound, dust and toxic substances, issues of ergonomics, stress etc. This study employed a comprehensive fact-finding design. Data was harbored using interviews, academic articles and reports from international and national organisations. Employer, administration and labourers all lack knowledge about OHS issues in Pakistan. The majority of the labourers are unskilled, uninformed and unregistered. There are no native directives, which are coupled with both OHS and the construction industry. There is an absence of safety ethics, and neither reporting nor monitoring is conducted in the construction business. Companies see HSE issues as an economic burden which will eventually end up mounting production costs. Labourers don’t follow safety instructions; they don’t wear personal protective equipment (PPE), they reckon wearing this equipment would cause obstruction in their work and would influence their productivity. The use of PPE is essential in the construction activity, as it is considered as the last line of defence. All this has affected the construction industry tremendously collectively in terms of financial loss, human loss and image loss, and injury incidence rates have increased alarmingly. Implementation of sustainable development is a core responsibility of an HSE department. Dearth of HSE means lack of sustainability in the construction sector. Today, sustainability is an important aspect of development. It means that development should not only be economically feasable but also socially and environmentally viable both for current and future generations. There is much need to formulate new strict policy and laws or to amend old ones, laws which are effective and practical in promoting HSE and sustainability norms in the construction sector of Pakistan. The main hazards that are faced by construction workers are falling from height, lifting activity and electrocution. HSE departments play a chief role in minimizing worksite accidents and in promoting sustainable development in work settings. For ensuring sustainable practices on construction sites, HSE departments formulate integrated working policy, keeping in mind social, environmental and econmical aspects and considering inputs from all stakeholders. In addition, they look for innovative green technologies and green materials which are more environmental friendly, economical and require less energy.
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Allen, Andre Ramon. "A Technical Communication Internship at The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)." Miami University / OhioLINK, 2004. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1102077601.

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Farmer, Ruan Alexander. "Improving occupational health and safety in a petrochemical environment through culture change / R.A. Farmer." Thesis, North-West University, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/10394/4444.

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In spite of the vast technological progress and improvement in the standard of management systems within hazardous industries around the world, occupational health and safety incidents and fatalities continue to devastate thousands of lives each year. Throughout the last decade, significant improvement has been achieved in the reduction of health and safety incident rates across the South African petrochemical environment. However, a persistent roller-coaster fatality rate still prevails. Recent studies have shown that in order to conquer the relentless battle in realizing sustainable world-class health and safety performance, an organisation has to move beyond the traditional compliance orientated safety focus towards an interdependent safety culture in which safety is ubiquitous and embedded in the hearts of all employees. The root causes of more and more occupational health and safety incidents are no longer as a result of mechanical or systems failure, but instead originate from the attitude, values and beliefs of management and employees with regard to the significance of safety, also known as the safety culture. This has ignited a rising interest in the concept of safety culture among organisations because of the positive impact on occupational health and safety in reducing the potential for fatalities, injuries and workplace incidents. Hence the primary objective of this study is to determine the maturity of the current safety culture in the South African petrochemical environment by identifying particular culture shortfalls which could lead to hesitant progress towards the desired interdependent state. In order to reach this objective, three secondary objectives have also been set. Firstly, an understanding of the concept of organisational culture and safety culture is crucial. In simple terms, organisational culture can be described as the shared values, assumptions and beliefs in an organisation that ultimately direct employee behaviour. Organisational culture is characterised by three layers known as artefacts, espoused values and basic assumptions. These layers represent the manifestation of the organisational culture and vary in terms of outward visibility and resistance to change. Understanding and analysing these layers provide the reasons why employees behave in certain ways. Safety culture is a subset of organisational culture; in other words, it is the manifestation of the organisation?s attitude, values and commitment in regard to the importance of health and safety. Companies which have developed effective safety cultures have demonstrated unequivocal results in closing the elusive health and safety performance gap. Secondly, the fundamental components conducive of an effective safety culture were explored. These components include management and employee commitment to health and safety, accountability and involvement, communication and trust, risk awareness and compliance, competency and learning and finally recognition. Most of the components can be assigned to the artefact level or a combination of the level of artefacts and espoused values with only a small number more appropriately associated with the level of basic assumptions. The effectiveness within each of these areas ultimately dictates the nature of the safety culture and the success in preventing health and safety incidents. The focus of the last secondary objective was to determine the development stages leading to an effective safety culture known as an interdependent safety culture. Each of these stages represents the degree of maturity of the attitudes and commitment of management and employees in relation to the ongoing health and safety improvement in the organisation. The DuPont model suggests that in a reactive safety culture, safety is merely a natural instinct with no real perceived value for the individual or organisation. Moving towards a dependent safety culture, employees start to value safety but only so they do not get caught. The next stage called an independent safety culture is characterised by self preservation. In this stage, the mindset of employees changed towards an attitude of ?I do things safe so I do not get hurt?. In the final stage known as interdependent safety culture, employees embrace safety as a personal virtue not only for their own safety but also in contribution to the safety of their peers. In such a culture it is employees? desire to do things safely so that no-one gets hurt. An empirical study was conducted through a quantitative research approach in the form of a safety climate questionnaire. The target population consisted of first-line managers and non-managerial personnel within the production; maintenance; laboratory; technical, and the safety, health and environment departments in a petrochemical organisation. In light of the results emanating from the empirical study it can be concluded that an overall positive perception was observed towards the selected safety culture components indicative through the mean response scores above the neutral scale of 3. Older and more experienced employees demonstrated a more positive response to the safety compared to younger employees. However, several distinctive safety culture shortcomings were also identified. In the current safety culture, health and safety is sometimes overlooked due to productivity or cost implications. Employees tend to withhold safety related information to themselves as a culture of guilt prevails and mere compliance to safety standards is considered adequate. Solutions to health and safety problems are most of a short-term nature and do not address the root cause. It therefore provides evidence that the organisation under evaluation has not yet reached the desired safety culture maturity stage of interdependence. Although the study population is limited to a single organisation, the shortfalls identified could relate to the larger petrochemical environment and thus could explain the recent fluctuating health and safety performance. This assumption, however, can only be validated through further research within a much greater sample size inclusive of more than one organisation in the petrochemical environment. It is thus clear that the existing safety culture within the petrochemical organisation could lead to potential health and safety incidents if the shortcomings are not appropriately addressed.
Thesis (M.B.A.)--North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2011.
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Augustine, Steven. "Sound Attenuation Performance of Fiber-reinforced Polymer Composite Circumaural Hearing Protection Devices." Thesis, University of South Florida, 2015. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=1595804.

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Personnel who work on the flight deck of an aircraft carrier are exposed to extreme levels of jet engine noise often in excess of 140 decibels (dB). The current circumaural hearing protective devices (CAHPD) employed by flight deck crewmen are inadequate for the level of protection required for these extreme levels of noise. Fiber-reinforced thermoset polymer composite (FRPC) materials such as aramid fibers used in body armor, have high theoretical values of acoustic impedance due to a fundamentally high modulus of elasticity and may offer a superior level of hearing protection over original equipment (OE) thermoplastic CAHPDs. The objective of this project was to measure and evaluate the attenuation of CAHPD’s constructed from FRPC materials. FRPC CAHPD ear cups were paired with OE thermoplastic CAHPD ear cups of equal shape and thickness, and the protected and unprotected A-weighted sound pressure level (SPL) was measured in continuous and impulse noise environments >80 dBA using a JOLENE manikin. These data were evaluated for paired differences between the protected and unprotected mean SPL, and OE protected and FRPC protected mean SPL and indicates that OE thermoplastic CAHPDs provide greater sound attenuation of continuous noise >80 dBA and aramid FRPC CAHPDs provide greater sound attenuation of impulse noise >80 dBA.

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Gubernot, Diane M. "Occupational Heat-Related Mortality in the United States, 2000-2010| Epidemiology and Policy Recommendations." Thesis, The George Washington University, 2015. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=3670444.

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Heat stress due to ambient outdoor temperatures is a workplace hazard that has not been well studied or characterized. The incidence of occupational heat-related illness is unknown. Heat-related morbidity and mortality have been well-studied at the population level, however it cannot be determined if these findings extend systematically to workers exposed to high heat conditions. Remarkably, there is no U.S. federal standard to protect workers from the peril of elevated environmental temperatures and few states have protective regulations. This dissertation research will add to the limited knowledge base of occupational heat-related illnesses, by characterizing worker fatalities due to environmental heat stress. Three independent, but related, research strategies were designed, executed, and completed to evaluate the current research, as well as knowledge gaps, and to thoroughly describe these fatalities based on available information.

This work was initiated with a thorough literature review to summarize research findings that characterize U.S. occupational heat-related morbidity and mortality and identify gaps in the existing research literature. This review of science, health, and medical databases found that few studies examine ambient heat stress or characterize the incidence of occupational heat-related illnesses and outcomes. Significantly more research examining the heterogeneity of worker and environmental risk factors to heat exposure is needed to identify unsafe working conditions and implement practical, evidence-based heat-stress policies and interventions. The subsequent study describes the epidemiological characteristics of heat-related deaths among workers in the U.S. from 2000 to 2010. Fatality data were obtained at the Bureau of Labor Statistics from the confidential on-site Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries database. Fatality rates and risk ratios with 95% confidence intervals were calculated by year, sex, age group, ethnicity, race, state, and industry. Between 2000 and 2010, 359 occupational heat-related deaths were identified in the U.S., for a yearly average fatality rate of 0.22 per 1 million workers. Highest rates were found among Hispanics, men, the agriculture and construction industries, the states of Mississippi and Arkansas, and very small establishments. This study provides the first comprehensive national profile of heat-related deaths in the U.S. workplace. Prevention efforts should be directed at small businesses, states, industries and individuals who may be at increased risk of heat stress.

Lastly, to further characterize these fatalities, research was performed to: 1) determine the ranges of heat index and temperature at which workers fatally succumb to environmental heat; 2) identify risk factors that may influence heat-related deaths; and 3) translate these findings to policy recommendations. The Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries and the National Climate Data Center were used to identify worker heat-related deaths in the U.S., 2000- 2010, and to assign a maximum daily temperature and heat index to each case. Demographic, meteorological, and geographical variables were analyzed to evaluate any differences in fatal heat exposure. The National Weather Service temperature alert tools, the Excessive Heat Event warning and the heat index category chart, were utilized to assess community threshold suitability for workers subjected to exertional heat stress. Of the 327 cases that qualified for the analysis, there were no differences found in mean temperatures and heat indexes between the sexes, races, age groups, ethnic groups, and industries. Southern workers died at significantly higher temperatures than workers in the North. This study supports the use of heat index and temperature as a guide when evaluating environmental conditions for workers.

Population-level heat index threshold alerts are unsuitable for preventing exertional heat stress and new warning systems should be developed. Since heat-related health hazards at work can be anticipated before they manifest, preventive measures can be implemented before illness occurs. With no federal regulatory standards to protect workers from environmental heat exposure, and with climate change as a driver for adaptation and prevention of heat disorders, it is increasing sensible and imperative for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration to take action. National leadership is needed to promulgate regulations, develop new heat alert tools using the heat index as a metric, and promote state-specific occupational heat stress prevention policies.

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Cartwright, Elizabeth 1959. "Malignant emotions: Indigenous perceptions of environmental, social and bodily dangers in Mexico." Diss., The University of Arizona, 1998. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/282765.

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This dissertation is based on ethnographic fieldwork conducted in San Pedro Amuzgos, Oaxaca and on La Coasta Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico. In it I trace the movements of migrant farmworkers who come from southern Mexico to work in the grape fields of Sonora. Within that context of movement and change, I focus on understanding how illnesses are perceived and how they are healed. First I explore this issue, in depth, in their homeplace in rural Oaxaca. I follow specific illness events among residents of Amuzgos and I allow individuals actions and their reflections on those actions act as a corrective to static notions of the "Latino Folk Illnesses" that exemplify the way in which residents of this small village conceptualize their bodily problems. Local understandings of illnesses are embedded in the village as a specific Place where the topography of the village is inhabited by dangerous spirits that cause health problems for the Amuzgos. To heal, is to heal the Place where negative things occurred as well as the bodies that manifest negative symptoms. Following the Amuzgos up to the fields of Sonora, I focus on how the changing environmental context influences their perceptions of the sources of illnesses and the ways in which they treat them. In particular, I focus on the ways in which they conceptualize the health problems that arise from exposures to the pesticides that are ubiquitous in the fields and camps where they live and work.
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Simon, Philippe 1964. "Long-term integrated sampling to characterize airborne volatile organic compounds in indoor and outdoor environments." Thesis, McGill University, 1997. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=34455.

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Sampling methods used for the assessment of exposure to volatile organic chemicals (VOCs) in the workplace or for environmental studies are now limited to an upper integrative sampling time of 24 hours or less. Generally, these methods lack versatility and are difficult to use. A passive sampler that can extend sampling periods was developed as part of this research. This novel sampler relies on capillary tubes to restrict and control ambient air entry into an evacuated sample container.
A mathematical model was derived by modifications to the Hagen-Poiseuille and ideal gas laws. This model defines the relationship between container volume and capillary geometry (length/internal diameter) required to provide selected sampling times. Based on theoretical considerations, simulations were performed to study the effects of dimensional parameters. From these results, capillaries having 0.05 and 0.10 mm internal diameters were selected according to their ability to reduce sampling flow rates and to increase sampling times. Different capillary lengths were tested on various sampler prototypes. It was found that a constant sampling flow rate was delivered when a maximum discharge rate was established under the influence of a pressure gradient between a vacuum and ambient pressure. Experimental flow rates from 0.018 to 2.6 ml/min were obtained and compared with model predictions. From this comparison, empirical relationships between capillary geometry and maximum discharge rate given by the pressure gradient were defined. Essentially, based on these empirical relationships, capillary sampling flow controller specifications can be calculated to offer extended integrated sampling periods. On this basis, sampler prototypes were configured for stationary sampling and personal sampling.
Studies, based on theory, have indicated that factors such as temperature, humidity and longitudinal molecular diffusion are not likely to influence the passive sampling process. Subsequent experiments confirmed that temperature changes should not significantly affect flow rates delivered by controllers, and that molecular diffusion does not have any impact on the representativeness of long-term samples. Recovery tests provided acceptable results demonstrating that selected capillaries do not contribute to adsorption that could seriously affect the validity of this sampling approach.
Field demonstration studies were performed with both stationary and personal sampler prototypes in the indoor and outdoor environments. The performance of the sampler compared favorably, and in some instances, exceeded that of accepted methodology. These novel samplers were more reliable, had greater versatility and principally, allowed sampling periods extending from hours to a month. These inherent qualities will assist industrial hygienists and environmentalists in the study of emission sources, pollutant concentrations, dispersion, migration and control measures. This novel sampler is presently the only device available for the effective study of episodic events of VOC emission.
Selected capillary geometries acting as a restriction to the entry of ambient air into evacuated sample container can provide a simple, versatile and reliable alternative for the collection of VOCs. This approach can contribute to a better understanding of VOC effects on human health and the environment.
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Rossner, Alan. "The development and evaluation of a novel personal air sampling canister for the collection of gases and vapors /." Thesis, McGill University, 2002. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=84428.

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A continuing challenge in occupational hygiene is that of estimating exposure to the multitude of airborne chemicals found in the workplace and surrounding community. Occupational exposure limits (OELs) have been established to prescribe the acceptable time weighted average for many different chemicals. Comparing the OELs to the measured workplace concentration allows occupational hygienists to assess the health risks and the need for control measures. Hence, methods to more effectively sample contaminants in the workplace are necessary to ensure that accurate exposure characterizations are completed. Evacuated canisters have been used for many years to collect ambient air samples for gases and vapors. Recently, increased interest has arisen in using evacuated canisters for personal breathing zone sampling as an alternative to sorbent samplers. A capillary flow control device was designed at McGill University mid 1990s. The flow control device was designed to provide a very low flow rate to allow a passive sample to be collected over an extended period of time. This research focused on the development and evaluation of a methodology to use a small canister coupled with the capillary flow controllers to collect long term time weighted air samples for gases and vapors.
A series of flow rate experiments were done to test the capillary flow capabilities with a 300 mL canister for sampling times ranging from a few minutes to over 40 hours. Flow rates ranging from 0.05 to 1.0 mL/min were experimentally tested and empirical formulae were developed to predict flow rates for given capillary geometries. The low flow rates allow for the collection of a long term air sample in a small personal canister.
Studies to examine the collection of air contaminants were conducted in laboratory and in field tests. Air samples for six volatile organic compounds were collected from a small exposure chamber using the capillary-canisters, charcoal tubes and diffusive badges at varied concentrations. The results from the three sampling devices were compared to each other and to concentration values obtained by an on-line gas chromatography. The results indicate that the capillary-canister compares quite favorably to the sorbent methods and to the on line GC values for the six compounds evaluated.
Personal air monitoring was conducted in a large exposure chamber to assess the effectiveness of the capillary-canister method to evaluate breathing zone samples. In addition, field testing was performed at a manufacturing facility to assess the long term monitoring capabilities of the capillary-canister. Precision and accuracy were found to parallel that of sorbent sampling methods.
The capillary-canister device displayed many positive attributes for occupational and community air sampling. Extended sampling times, greater capabilities to sample a broad range of chemicals simultaneously, ease of use, ease of analysis and the low relative cost of the flow controller should allow for improvements in exposure assessment.
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Books on the topic "Environmental and occupational health and safety"

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Arezes, Pedro M., João S. Baptista, Mónica P. Barroso, Paula Carneiro, Patrício Cordeiro, Nélson Costa, Rui B. Melo, A. Sérgio Miguel, and Gonçalo Perestrelo, eds. Occupational and Environmental Safety and Health. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-14730-3.

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Alaska. Dept. of Labor. Occupational health and environmental control: Occupational safety and health standards. [Juneau]: Alaska Dept. of Labor, Division of Labor Standards and Safety, 1985.

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Association, National Environmental Health, ed. Illustrated dictionary of environmental health & occupational safety. Boca Raton: Lewis Publishers, 1996.

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Arezes, Pedro M., J. Santos Baptista, Paula Carneiro, Jacqueline Castelo Branco, Nélson Costa, J. Duarte, J. C. Guedes, Rui B. Melo, A. Sérgio Miguel, and Gonçalo Perestrelo, eds. Occupational and Environmental Safety and Health III. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-89617-1.

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Arezes, Pedro M., J. Santos Baptista, Rui B. Melo, Jacqueline Castelo Branco, Paula Carneiro, Ana Colim, Nélson Costa, et al., eds. Occupational and Environmental Safety and Health IV. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-12547-8.

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Arezes, Pedro M., J. Santos Baptista, Mónica P. Barroso, Paula Carneiro, Patrício Cordeiro, Nélson Costa, Rui B. Melo, A. Sérgio Miguel, and Gonçalo Perestrelo, eds. Occupational and Environmental Safety and Health II. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-41486-3.

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Occupational health and safety. Burlington, VT: Gower, 2010.

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Safety & health: SH. Chicago, IL: National Safety Council, 1987.

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Richard, Howells, ed. Occupational health and safety law. 3rd ed. London: M & E Pitman, 1997.

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Barrett, Brenda. Occupational health and safety law. 2nd ed. London: Pitman, 1995.

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Book chapters on the topic "Environmental and occupational health and safety"

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Mcintyre, Andrew, Harmony Scofield, and Steven Trammell. "ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND SAFETY (EHS) AUDITING." In Handbook of Occupational Safety and Health, 613–37. Hoboken, NJ, USA: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/9781119581482.ch19.

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Zolnikov, Tara Rava. "Occupational Safety and Health." In Autoethnographies on the Environment and Human Health, 39–51. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-69026-1_4.

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Fundo, A., M. Carrasqueira, B. Dias, J. Santos, D. Antunes, J. Dias, and C. Jacinto. "Safety Score Permit (SSP) to Enhance Safety Performance." In Occupational and Environmental Safety and Health II, 3–12. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-41486-3_1.

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Viscusi, W. Kip. "Occupational Safety and Health in the 1990s." In The Social Response to Environmental Risk, 187–206. Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands, 1992. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-2954-1_8.

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Reis, Angelica Mufato, Juliana Vieira Schmidt Teixeira, Lizandra Garcia Lupi Vergara, and Sérgio Dinis Teixeira de Sousa. "Worker Location-Based Safety Performance Indicator." In Occupational and Environmental Safety and Health II, 65–73. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-41486-3_8.

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Barros, Carla, Pilar Baylina, and Liliana Cunha. "Impact of Psychosocial Risk Factors on Workers’ Health: Contributions of a Subjective Health Indicator." In Occupational and Environmental Safety and Health II, 557–66. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-41486-3_60.

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Viterbo, Lilian Monteiro Ferrari, Maria Alzira Pimenta Dinis, Diogo Guedes Vidal, André Santana Costa, Pedro Vinícius Gomes Oliveira, Jardel Gomes do Nascimento, and Hélder Simões. "Health Risk Assessment in Oil Industry in Bahia, Brazil: The Worker’s Health Risk Index (WHRI)." In Occupational and Environmental Safety and Health II, 311–21. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-41486-3_34.

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Filho, Luiz Gonzaga Chiavegato, Danilo de Brito Garcia, and Marta Santos. "Local Information System on Occupational Accidents: Subsidies for the Development of Public Policies on Occupational Health." In Occupational and Environmental Safety and Health II, 331–39. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-41486-3_36.

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Jääskeläinen, Aki, Sari Tappura, and Julius Pirhonen. "Safety Performance Measurement Maturity in Finnish Industrial Companies." In Occupational and Environmental Safety and Health II, 41–49. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-41486-3_5.

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Duarte, B., and M. L. Matos. "Occupational Exposure to Saw Dust: A Case Study." In Occupational and Environmental Safety and Health II, 173–80. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-41486-3_19.

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Conference papers on the topic "Environmental and occupational health and safety"

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Lightfoot, Richard M., and Oslem Susler. "Occupational Health and Safety Risk Profiling." In SPE International Health, Safety & Environment Conference. Society of Petroleum Engineers, 2006. http://dx.doi.org/10.2118/98935-ms.

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Rubtsova, N. B., S. Y. Perov, and A. Y. Tokarskiy. "OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ELECTROMAGNETIC SAFETY MAINTENANCE. ISSUES AND PROSPECTS." In The 16th «OCCUPATION and HEALTH» Russian National Congress with International Participation (OHRNC-2021). FSBSI “IRIOH”, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.31089/978-5-6042929-2-1-2021-1-432-436.

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Abstract: The brief analysis of different frequency ranges and generation modes electromagnetic field (EMF) occupational and environmental safety problems and prospects improvement criteria and principles are presented. Permissible limit values of ≥3 – 30 and ≥50-300 MHz frequency ranges magnetic field EMF component occupational exposure have been developed based on joint application of domestic and foreign principles of EMF regulation.
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Lauridsen, Oyvind, Eirik Bjerkebaek, Inger Danielsen, and Grete Loland. "Work Hours and Serious Occupational Injuries." In SPE International Health, Safety & Environment Conference. Society of Petroleum Engineers, 2006. http://dx.doi.org/10.2118/98614-ms.

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Degan, G. A., D. Lippiello, and M. Pinzari. "Occupational health and safety management systems: comparison between BS OHSAS 18001:2007 and Italian Decree 81/2008." In ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH RISK 2009. Southampton, UK: WIT Press, 2009. http://dx.doi.org/10.2495/ehr090391.

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Tretyakov, Vitaliy P., and Sergei S. Epatko. "Generating Business Game “Occupational and Health Safety”." In 2018 Third International Conference on Human Factors in Complex Technical Systems and Environments (ERGO). IEEE, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ergo.2018.8443931.

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Salmah, Umi, Isyatun Mardiyah Syahri, Sri Novita Lubis, and Yenny Obsi Satra. "Independence in Resolving Safety and Health Issues and Occupational Occupations of Road Sweepers in Town X." In International Conference of Science, Technology, Engineering, Environmental and Ramification Researches. SCITEPRESS - Science and Technology Publications, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.5220/0010080005950599.

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de Jong, G. "Management of Occupational Health Worldwide." In SPE Health, Safety and Environment in Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Conference. Society of Petroleum Engineers, 1991. http://dx.doi.org/10.2118/23198-ms.

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Keil, C., and S. Yimer. "78. Ethiopian Occupational Health and Safety Regulatory Environment." In AIHce 2006. AIHA, 2006. http://dx.doi.org/10.3320/1.2758985.

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Zungu, M. "1701f Occupational and environmental health and safety in primary health care in south africa." In 32nd Triennial Congress of the International Commission on Occupational Health (ICOH), Dublin, Ireland, 29th April to 4th May 2018. BMJ Publishing Group Ltd, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/oemed-2018-icohabstracts.1192.

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Hinton, Jack Joseph. "Health Hazard Profiles: A Field Guide to Oil & Gas Service Industry Occupational Health and Hygiene." In SPE Americas E&P Health, Safety, Security, and Environmental Conference. Society of Petroleum Engineers, 2011. http://dx.doi.org/10.2118/141759-ms.

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Reports on the topic "Environmental and occupational health and safety"

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Voelz, G. L. Occupational health and environment research 1983: Health, Safety, and Environment Division. Progress report. Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI), May 1985. http://dx.doi.org/10.2172/5516711.

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Musen, L. G. Program desk manual for occupational safety and health -- U.S. Department of Energy Richland Operations, Office of Environment Safety and Health. Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI), August 1998. http://dx.doi.org/10.2172/344993.

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Lesperance, A. M., M. R. Siegel, and M. D. McKinney. A review of occupational safety and health issues relevant to the environmental restoration program: Selected case histories and associated issues. Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI), October 1992. http://dx.doi.org/10.2172/6730854.

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Lesperance, A. M., M. R. Siegel, and M. D. McKinney. A review of occupational safety and health issues relevant to the environmental restoration program: Selected case histories and associated issues. Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI), October 1992. http://dx.doi.org/10.2172/10189180.

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Kennedy, Alan, Jonathon Brame, Taylor Rycroft, Matthew Wood, Valerie Zemba, Charles Weiss, Matthew Hull, Cary Hill, Charles Geraci, and Igor Linkov. A definition and categorization system for advanced materials : the foundation for risk-informed environmental health and safety testing. Engineer Research and Development Center (U.S.), September 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.21079/11681/41803.

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Novel materials with unique or enhanced properties relative to conventional materials are being developed at an increasing rate. These materials are often referred to as advanced materials (AdMs) and they enable technological innovations that can benefit society. Despite their benefits, however, the unique characteristics of many AdMs, including many nanomaterials, are poorly understood and may pose environmental safety and occupational health (ESOH) risks that are not readily determined by traditional risk assessment methods. To assess these risks while keeping up with the pace of development, technology developers and risk assessors frequently employ risk-screening methods that depend on a clear definition for the materials that are to be assessed (e.g., engineered nanomaterial) as well as a method for binning materials into categories for ESOH risk prioritization. In this study, we aim to establish a practitioner-driven definition for AdMs and a practitioner-validated framework for categorizing AdMs into conceptual groupings based on material characteristics. The definition and categorization framework established here serve as a first step in determining if and when there is a need for specific ESOH and regulatory screening for an AdM as well as the type and extent of risk-related information that should be collected or generated for AdMs and AdM-enabled technologies.
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CORPS OF ENGINEERS WASHINGTON DC. Safety and Occupational Health: FUSRAP Accident Reporting Policy. Fort Belvoir, VA: Defense Technical Information Center, December 2001. http://dx.doi.org/10.21236/ada403823.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY WASHINGTON DC. Force Health Protection (FHP): Occupational and Environmental Health (OEH) Threats. Fort Belvoir, VA: Defense Technical Information Center, June 2001. http://dx.doi.org/10.21236/ada402362.

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Gabos, Kevin G. Defense Occupational and Environmental Health Readiness System (DOEHRS) Guidance. Fort Belvoir, VA: Defense Technical Information Center, July 2009. http://dx.doi.org/10.21236/ada510897.

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DeWeerd, A., and K. Relihan. Safety assessment for waste management; Environmental, safety and health. Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI), September 1995. http://dx.doi.org/10.2172/10123027.

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Lu, Po-Yung. (Health risk assessment on environmental, occupational, and life style hazards). Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI), January 1989. http://dx.doi.org/10.2172/7098522.

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