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CONTRIBUTORS
BOB LIECKFIELD, JR., FEATURE AUTHOR
Bob Lieckfield, Jr., CIH, FAIHA, is a senior consultant, HSE Division at Apex Companies, LLC.
MATTHEW J. MEINERS, FEATURE AUTHOR Matthew J. Meiners, CIH, is consulting scientist at the Bureau Veritas Pharmaceutical Industrial Hygiene Laboratory in Lake Zurich, Ill.
RYAN F. LEBOUF, FEATURE AUTHOR
Ryan F. LeBouf, PhD, CIH, is a research industrial hygienist with the Respiratory Health Division at NIOSH in Morgantown, W. Va.
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PURE MANAGEMENT
HOW TO APPLY RISK-BASED THINKING IN LABORATORIES
ISO/IEC 17025 introduces the concept of “risk-based thinking,” a management model that places responsibility for defining and organizing a laboratory’s policies and procedures directly on laboratory management. How should labs implement risk-based thinking to meet the standard’s requirements?
BY BOB LIECKFIELD, JR.
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SAMPLING FOR DRUGS IN UNCONTROLLED ENVIRONMENTS
ASSESSING HAZARDOUS AND HIGHLY POTENT DRUG EXPOSURES IN NONTRADITIONAL WORKPLACES
Illicit manufacture and use of opioids have led to concerns that workers in uncontrolled environments as well as the general public are at risk for potential exposures. What can we learn from the pharmaceutical industry about assessing exposure risks to hazardous drugs, including illicit drugs, in these uncontrolled environments?
BY MATTHEW J. MEINERS AND DONNA S. HEIDEL
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A NEW METHOD FOR WHOLE-AIR SAMPLING
NIOSH METHOD 3900 FOR SAMPLING VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS USING EVACUATED CANISTERS Whole-air sampling into evacuated canisters requires no prior knowledge of air concentrations. Canisters can handle chemical air concentrations ranging from sub-part per billion to part per million, and the technique is amenable to a wide range of compounds.
BY RYAN F. LEBOUF, DRU A. BURNS, ANAND RANPARA, AND ALAN ROSSNER
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THE EVOLUTION OF PERSONAL AIR SAMPLING
Sponsored by Casella
Who can remember a time before the personal air sampler, or PAS? My guess is that not many do. Commercially, the PAS dates back to the early 1960s in Europe and the U.S.—a time when AIHA only had a few hundred members.
BY JUSTIN STEWART
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MONITORING GETS PERSONAL, BUT WILL EMPLOYEES WEAR IT?
Sponsored by CasellaIf 22 million U.S. workers are still exposed to noise that may damage their hearing, despite recognition of noise-induced hearing loss since the 1960s, then it stands to reason that something is going wrong. What will it take for NIHL to be taken more seriously?
BY JUSTIN STEWART
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PURE Management
How to Apply Risk-Based Thinking in Laboratories
