CURRENT ISSUE
PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT
A Primer on Eye and Face Protection
Due to our eyes’ critical role in our lives, protecting these organs from hazards must be a priority at work and at home. A query on the NIOSH website found approximately 90,000 eye-related emergency room visits in 2020. The critical nature of our eyes and the volume of injuries reinforces the need for an effective eye protection protocol.
NIOSH
Introducing the National Firefighter Registry for Cancer
To better understand the burden of cancer and cancer risk factors within the fire service, it’s necessary to assemble a large and diverse cohort of firefighters that can be followed over a long period.
ERGONOMICS
DEI Through Ergonomics
While most corporate diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts focus on demographic diversity, successful workplaces must be prepared to deal with diversity in terms of physical ability and disability.
ENGINEERING CONTROLS AND VENTILATION
OEHS Professionals and Ventilation
Ventilation is used to provide comfortable, healthy, and safe environments for workers and building occupants. But invariably, something goes wrong with many ventilation systems. IHs are often expected to find potential problems and suggest corrections.
INSTRUMENTATION
Practical Examples of Alarm-Setting Guidance, Part 1
Setting alarms for direct-reading instruments can be the most complex part of implementing a real-time detection system. Recent developments have prompted discussion in the OEHS professional community regarding the determination of alarm setpoints or thresholds.
BY THE NUMBERS
Blastomycosis Outbreak in Michigan
In late February, public health authorities were notified that several people who worked at the Billerud paper mill in Escanaba, Michigan, were exhibiting symptoms of atypical pneumonia, which was later diagnosed as blastomycosis.
COMMUNITY
Workshop Explores Uses of IH Exposure Data for Occupational Risk Assessment
The second workshop in the Many Paths – One Goal series elaborated on the many reasons why IH data are collected and how approaches vary depending upon the objective of the exposure assessment.
FROM THE ARCHIVES
PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT
Selecting Protective Clothing for Mixtures
From the November 2021 issue: Chemical protective clothing (CPC) is heavily relied upon in many facilities for protection against dermal hazards. But not all CPC is equally protective against all chemicals, and selecting the appropriate garment or glove is even more complicated when the substance of interest is a mixture of multiple chemicals.
PSYCHOLOGICAL SAFETY
Implementing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the Workplace
From the March 2021 issue: Today, diversity, equity, and inclusion are part of the fabric of the work environment. DEI improves productivity, performance, profitability, and morale; and reduces health and safety risks; limits liability; and promotes a greater sense of self-worth and belonging.
SPONSORS
INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE
Reflections on Wildland Firefighting
From the January 2023 issue: For two summers in the 1960s, John C. Ratliff fought wildland fires in the Pacific Northwest of the U.S., and in 1972 he became a smokejumper. Although wildland firefighting today is quite different, his experiences provide insight into the many industrial hygiene concerns associated with this work.
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