Improving Monitoring Practices
Toward the Systematic Adoption of Real-Time Particulate Monitors in Occupational Hygiene
CONTENTS
IMPROVING MONITORING PRACTICES
TOWARD THE SYSTEMATIC ADOPTION OF REAL-TIME PARTICULATE MONITORS IN OCCUPATIONAL HYGIENE
This article explores the strengths and limitations of established time-integrated monitoring methodologies for aerosols, discusses how real-time particulate monitors may add to these methodologies, and highlights barriers or roadblocks to the adoption of RTPM.
BY EMANUELE CAUDA, EELCO KUIJPERS, MAAIKE LE FEBER, AND ANJOEKA PRONK
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FILLING THE GAPS
SURVEY CLARIFIES NEEDS FOR IMPROVEMENT IN EXPOSURE ASSESSMENT
Last year, AIHA surveyed OEHS professionals regarding their airborne chemical exposure assessments. This interview presents perspectives on the responses from two individuals who helped develop the survey and analyze its findings.
AN INTERVIEW WITH JOHN MULHAUSEN AND MICHELE TWILLEY BY ED RUTKOWSKI
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DÉJÀ VU
WHY ARE OSHA’S TOP TEN CITATIONS ALMOST ALWAYS THE SAME?
The ball has dropped, the champagne is gone, and new calendars are going up everywhere. A common sentiment this time of year is “the more things change, the more they stay the same.” This adage seems especially appropriate for the annual report of OSHA’s ten most cited violations.
BY MATTHEW PARKER AND BRYAN SEAL
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CONTRIBUTORS
EMANUELE CAUDA, FEATURE AUTHOR
Emanuele Cauda, PhD, is the director of the NIOSH Center for Direct Reading and Sensor Technologies as well as an adjunct
professor at the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health.
JOHN MULHAUSEN, FEATURE AUTHOR
John Mulhausen, PhD, CIH, CSP, FAIHA, retired in 2018 from 3M where he worked for 31 years in a variety of global health and safety risk management roles, most recently as director of corporate safety and industrial hygiene.
MATTHEW PARKER, FEATURE AUTHOR
Matthew Parker, MS, CIH, CSP, ARM, is an industrial hygienistat Paragon Tech Services. He is a member and past chair of the
AIHA Safety Committee.
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