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CONTRIBUTORS
LORRAINE SEDLAK, FEATURE AUTHOR
Lorraine Sedlak, CIH, CSP, FAIHA, is director, ESH&S, at ITT Control and Connect Technologies in Irvine, Calif.
MARTIN HARPER, FEATURE AUTHOR Martin Harper, PhD, CIH, FAIHA, CChem, FRSC, is director of Scientific Research, Zefon International Inc., in Ocala, Fla.
FRANCISCO TRUJILLO, FEATURE AUTHOR
Francisco Trujillo, CSP, MSOS, MBA, is vice president at Miller and Long Concrete Construction in Bethesda, Md.
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THE DUAL-EMPLOYER RELATIONSHIP
WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR TEMP WORKER SAFETY?
Regulatory agencies in the United States and elsewhere are now paying closer attention to the oversight of temporary workers. Recent guidance from both federal OSHA and the state of California clarifies that temp agencies and host employers are jointly responsible for the health and safety of temporary workers.
BY LORRAINE SEDLAK AND DAVID HICKS
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QUARTZ-BUSTERS
OSHA representatives hope that the new Silica in Construction Standard will encourage and catalyze technological innovation for the detection of respirable silica. To that end, the authors of this article field-tested four commercially available direct-reading dust monitors that utilize light scattering technology at an active construction site.
BY FRANCISCO TRUJILLO, DONALD EWERT, AND COREY BENDER
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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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DEMOLITION OPERATIONS
Sponsored by Casella
Crystalline silica exposure poses a serious threat to thousands of workers employed in high-risk jobs, including building demolition. By taking simple precautions for dust-producing tasks and by implementing exposure control methods and effective air sampling, employers can limit silica exposures.
BY JUSTIN STEWART
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The Dual-Employer Relationship
Who Is Responsible for Temp Worker Safety?
