workplace exposure assessment and field monitoring strategies
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WORKPLACE EXPOSURE ASSESSMENT AND FIELD MONITORING STRATEGIES. Eduardo J Salazar-Vega, MPH CPH Jan Koehn, MS CIH. BASIC ELEMENTS. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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WORKPLACE EXPOSURE ASSESSMENT AND FIELD MONITORING STRATEGIES
Eduardo J Salazar-Vega, MPH CPHJan Koehn, MS CIH
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Industrial Hygiene (IH) is that science devoted to the anticipation, recognition, measurement, evaluation, and control of adverse stresses or agents which could cause sickness and impaired health among workers and the community. The basic goal of IH is to promote a safe and healthful work environment.
BASIC ELEMENTS
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Anticipation Recognition Evaluation Control
INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE
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Integrated with other systems for defining, prioritizing, and managing worker health protection.
EXPOSURE ASSESSMENT SYSTEM
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Used to determine the needs and priority for health hazard controls, build exposure histories, and demonstrate regulatory compliance.
ASSESSMENT RESULTS
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State-of-the-art approach has shifted from compliance monitoring which focuses on the maximum-risk employee to determine whether exposures are above or below established limits, to comprehensive exposure assessment, which emphasizes characterization of all exposures for all workers on all days.
EXPOSURE CHARACTERIZATION
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Basic Characterization Exposure Assessment Further Information Gathering Health Hazard Control Reassessment Documentation
STRATEGY OVERVIEW
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• Collect and organize information• Understand tasks being performed,
materials used, process operations, and control measures
• Develop exposure conditions
BASIC CHARACTERIZATION
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• Define Similar Exposure Groups (SEGs)• Define exposure profiles• Determine acceptability of exposure profiles
for each SEG
EXPOSURE ASSESSMENT
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• Exposure Monitoring• Exposure Modeling• Biological Monitoring• Toxicological Data Generation• Epidemiological Data Generation
FURTHER INFORMATION GATHERING
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Prioritized based on findings from exposure assessment
Diagnostic monitoring can be employed
HEALTH HAZARD CONTROLS
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Updates on a timely basis Comprehensive management-of-change process
REASSESSMENT
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Communication Recommendations Record Keeping
DOCUMENTATION
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Comprehensive Strategy Compliance Strategy Limited, Specific Survey
EXPOSURE ASSESSMENT GOALS
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1. Hazardous agents in workplace2. Health effects associated with excessive
exposures3. OELs for each agent4. Workforce organization and staffing5. Significant sources of exposure; process
separations and tasks and work procedures involved
6. Control measures
WALK-THROUGH SURVEY
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Facility tour and observations Personnel interviews Record reviews Regulatory standards Literature
SOURCES OF INFORMATION
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Type of agent Use and properties Routes of exposure Potential health effects Pertinent OELs
ENVIRONMENTAL AGENTS
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Raw Materials Intermediates Products Byproducts Additives Maintenance/construction Materials
Laboratory Chemicals Hazardous Waste Physical Agents Biological Agents
CATEGORIES OF AGENTS
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Process Job Task Environmental Agent
SEGs DETERMINANTS
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Tiered, cyclic process Qualitative/Quantitative Level of uncertainty about specific level of exposure
OELs reference (10%) Modeling
EXPOSURE ASSESSMENT
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INITIAL ASSESSMENT
Exposure Assessment
QualitativeData Quantitative
Dara
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Minor: if expected exposure is less than 1/10 OEL, if it is not likely to have an adverse effect to health, or if exposure does not create a regulatory issue.
EXPOSURE SCENARIOS
Major: if expected exposure is equal or greater than 1/10 OEL, if it is likely to have an adverse effect to health, or if exposure creates a regulatory issue.
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EXPOSURE RATINGS
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They can be defined based on:: Monitoring dataDatos de monitoreo
Personal sampling Reference measures
Surrogate data Data from exposure to other agents Data from exposure to other
operation/process Modeling
Based on physical and chemical properties
Based on process’ information
EXPOSURE RATINGS
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CHARACTERIZING THE EXPOSURE
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CHARACTERIZING THE EXPOSURE
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Exposure and variability are low enough to create no more than the minimal risk associated with the exposure profile.
They might not need immediate action, but monitoring is performed to verify them.
ACCEPTABLE EXPOSURES
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They are easier to determine.◦ Exposure values are high enough, e.g.
exceed the OEL◦ There is evidence of adverse health effects,
e.g. a worker passed out as a consequence of a hot environment (heat stress)
◦ If dermal contact is observed when the dermal route is an important route of exposure.
UNACCEPTABLE EXPOSURES
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Exposure cannot be classified as acceptable nor unacceptable. There is no conclusion.◦ Few data◦ Many dermal exposures fall into this category.
It can be solved in two different ways◦ Collecting additional data.◦ Categorizing the exposure as unacceptable and
controlling it.
UNCERTAIN EXPOSURES
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Exposure profile Judge acceptable at “10%of OEL” Resolve uncertainties Prioritization of SEGs
FURTHER INFORMATION GATHERING
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Measurement of exposure concentrations during a given time period. Monitoring data are used to help resolve, refine, or confirm the exposure assessment.
MONITORING
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Baseline Compliance Diagnostic
MONITORING OBJECTIONS
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Inhalation Ingestion Skin or Eye Absorption
EXPOSURE PATHWAYS
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Area Personal Averaging Times
EXPOSURE MONITORING
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OSHA PELs ACGIH TLVs NIOSH RELs AIHA WEELs
OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE LIMITS
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Full-shift8-hour Time Weighted Average
Short-Term Exposure Limits (STELs)15-30 minute work tasks
Ceiling limits
MONITORING PERIODS
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Who What Where When Why How Many How Long How to Sample
SAMPLING STRATEGY DESIGN
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Regulatory Compliance Corporate Requirement Comprehensive Description Establish Exposure Levels Diagnostic Evaluation Risk Assessment
WHY QUESTION?
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Everything? Workplace Inventory Exposure Assessment Priority Ranking System
WHAT QUESTION?
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Process Operations Loading/Unloading Areas Blending Locations Maintenance/Repairs Storage
WHERE QUESTION?
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Multiple Shifts Different Seasons Variable Weather Manufacturing Methodologies
e.g. cyclic, batch, continuous
WHEN QUESTION?
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Operations Maintenance Laboratory Support Transportation
WHO QUESTION?
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Full-shift Partial Period Short-term Grab Samples Others
HOW LONG QUESTION?
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Potential Elevated Exposures Representative “Worst-case”
HOW MANY QUESTION?
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Questions?
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SCENARIOS ANDAPPLICATIONS