Developing an Effective Industrial Hygiene Monitoring Strategy

Why Should You Attend:

This webinar starts with the foundational concepts of dose and exposure pathways. It uses this basic knowledge along with chemical inventory lists and safety data sheets required under the OSHA Hazard Communication Standard (29 CFR Part 1910.1200) to identify IH monitoring needs. The health hazard evaluation process is introduced as a means of prioritizing these IH monitoring needs so that an IH monitoring plan can be developed and implemented. This prioritized IH monitoring plan can then be used to identify specific sampling and monitoring needs.

Webinar participants will learn how to match an IH monitoring plan sampling need to the appropriate sampling and analytical method. IH monitoring does not end after sample collection, however. This webinar will include information about selecting appropriate IH analytical laboratories and identifying shipping needs as well as interpretation of the results obtained. Collectively, the content of this webinar will aid in the development of a cost-effective yet practical strategy for IH monitoring consistent with prevailing standards of practice.

All functional groups that have a need to understand the foundations of industrial hygiene, health hazard evaluations and IH sampling / monitoring as well as sample analysis and interpretation of results should participate in this webinar.

Areas Covered in the Seminar:

• Industrial Hygiene principles and concepts.
• What are the different measures of dose and their importance?
• What are the potential exposure pathways and what are their implications for IH sampling / monitoring?
• How can chemical inventory lists and safety data sheets support the IH monitoring plan?
• Applying the health hazard evaluation process to prioritize IH monitoring needs.
• Developing the IH monitoring plan.
• Finding and applying appropriate sampling and analytical methods.
• Selection of IH analytical laboratories and sample shipment.
• Interpreting results.

Who Will Benefit:

• Health and Safety Professionals
• Industrial Hygienists
• Hazardous Materials Professionals
• Monitoring Technicians
• Operational Managers / Supervisors

Instructor Profile:

Robert L. Collins, MPH, PE, CSP, CIH, is a Certified Industrial Hygienist with an undergraduate degree in Chemical Engineering and advanced degrees in Occupational Safety and Health as well as Public Health. He has 35 years of domestic and international experience in industry, consulting, research and education. His publications cover a wide variety of subjects from incident prediction and prevention to indoor environmental control and process safety management. He is currently a practicing industrial hygienist for a large research facility.

Topic Background:

The application of industrial hygiene (IH) principles into practice can be a daunting challenge. There will be many times when a health and safety professional receives a call from the field asking them to bring out their handy-dandy sampler to tell them that a work space is safe. Those unfamiliar with IH sampling will assume that there is a single instrument that can give them real-time monitoring results that can be acted upon instantly. This is not the reality, however. In every case, the health and safety professional will need to have some idea what they are looking for before they can select the appropriate sampling and analytical method and test for it.

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