INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE a NEW HORIZON of SAfety Reason

CATEGORIES OF INDUSTRIAL
HYGIENE & INDUSTRIAL HEALTH
ACTIVITIES
_"INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE " IS THE SCIENCE AND PRACTICE
DEVOTED TO THE ANTICIPATION, RECOGNITION,
EVALUATION AND CONTROL OF THOSE ENVIRONMENTAL
FACTORS AND STRESSES ARISING IN OR FROM THE
WORKPLACE THAT MAY CAUSE SICKNESS, IMPAIRED
HEALTH AND WELL-BEING, OR SIGNIFICANT DISCOMFORT
AMONG WORKERS AND MAY ALSO IMPACT THE GENERAL
COMMUNITY.
– HTTP://WWW.ABIH.ORG/DOCS/

CATEGORIES OF INDUSTRIAL
HYGIENE AND OCCUPATIONAL
HEALTH ACTIVITIES
_ WORKPLACE HAZARDS
– EXTERNAL SOURCES – CHEMICALS,
BIOLOGICALS, NOISE, RADIATION, AND OTHERS
– INTERACTIONS (ERGONOMICS)
_ EMERGENCY RESPONSE
_ OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH TRAINING
_ REGULATORY ACTIVITY
– OSHA – OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY & HEALTH
ADMINISTRATION
– MSHA – MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH
ASSOCIATION

INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE
PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES
_ AMERICAN INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE ASSOCIATION (AIHA),
HTTP://WWW.AIHA.ORG/
_ AMERICAN BOARD OF INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE (ABIH),
HTTP://WWW.ABIH.ORG/
_ THE AMERICAN CONFERENCE OF GOVERNMENTAL INDUSTRIAL
HYGIENISTS (ACGIH®), HTTP://WWW.ACGIH.ORG/ABOUT/
_ AMERICAN BIOLOGICAL SAFETY ASSOCIATION (ABSA),
HTTP://WWW.ABSA.ORG/
_ AMERICAN BOARD OF HEALTH PHYSICS (ABHP),
HTTP://HPS1.ORG/AAHP//ABHP/ABHP.HTM
_ CHEMICAL INDUSTRY INSTITUTE OF TOXICOLOGY (CIIT) -
HTTP://WWW.CIIT.ORG/
_ HUMAN FACTORS AND ERGONOMICS SOCIETY (HFES),
HTTP://WWW.HFES.ORG/
_ SOCIETY OF ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND CHEMISTRY (SETAC),
HTTP://WWW.SETAC.ORG/
TOXICOLOGY
_ TOXICOLOGY DEALS WITH THE
BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF CHEMICALS
_ A SUMMARY OF TOXICOLOGY:
– “ALL SUBSTANCES ARE POISONS: THERE IS NONE
WHICH IS NOT A POISON. THE RIGHT DOSE
DIFFERENTIATES A POISON AND A REMEDY.”
PARACELSUS (1493-1541)
_ THE QUESTIONS THAT ARE TYPICALLY
ADDRESSED INCLUDE
– WHAT IS THE TARGET OF A TOXICANT?
– WHAT IS THE MECHANISM OF ACTION?

TOXICANT TYPES
_WHAT ARE TYPICAL TOXICS?
– AIR POLLUTANTS
– CYANIDE
– RAT POISON, PESTICIDES,
HERBICIDES, INSECTICIDES,
NEMATICIDES
– DRUGS
– CLEANING PRODUCTS

EXPOSURE TO TOXICS
_THE ROUTES FOR EXPOSURE TO
TOXICS ARE:
– INHALATION – NOSE, LUNGS
– TOUCH – THROUGH THE SKIN
– INGESTION – MOUTH
– INJECTION – INTO THE MUSCLE OR BLOOD
STREAM