Managing Asphyxiation Hazards from Cryogenic Gases
Issues to Consider for Safety, Monitoring, and Ventilation
CONTENTS
MANAGING ASPHYXIATION HAZARDS FROM CRYOGENIC GASES
ISSUES TO CONSIDER FOR SAFETY, MONITORING, AND VENTILATION
This article presents best practices and common mistakes in managing the asphyxiant hazards associated with cryogenic fluids, which have the potential to rapidly displace oxygen due to their unique physical properties.
BY SCOTT MYERS
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SYSTEMATIC ASSESSMENTS
IMPROVING PROFESSIONAL JUDGMENT WITH THE STRUCTURED DETERMINISTIC MODEL 2.0
Due to resource, technological, and temporal constraints, the vast majority of occupational hygiene exposure assessments are conducted without exposure measurements. For this reason, hygienists need alternate strategies to inform or aid their professional judgment.
BY SUSAN ARNOLD, PULENG MOSHELE, MARK STENZEL, AND DANIEL DROLET
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OEHS AND DISABILITY
BUILDING A MORE ACCESSIBLE AND ACCOMMODATING PROFESSION
Three OEHS professionals who identified themselves as disabled or as living with a disability shared insights with The Synergist that can help start a conversation about how the OEHS profession can better serve disabled practitioners and workers.
BY ABBY ROBERTS
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CONTRIBUTORS
SCOTT MYERS, FEATURE AUTHOR
Scott Myers, CIH, CSP, CAC, is senior consultant, industrial hygiene and safety, for Citadel EHS in Seattle, Washington.
SUSAN ARNOLD, FEATURE AUTHOR
Susan Arnold, PhD, CIH, FAIHA, is an associate professor in the Division of Environmental Health Sciences at the University of Minnesota.
ABBY ROBERTS, FEATURE AUTHOR
Abby Roberts is the assistant editor at The Synergist.
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