ANTICIPATION, RECOGNITION, EVALUATION, AND CONTROL OF HEALTH HAZARDS
An industrial hygiene assessment is useful to confirm suspect low exposures to hazardous materials, to determine adequacy of exposure controls, to establish an exposure baseline, to comply with OSHA routine exposure requirements, and to determine exposure compliance with that which management has established as an in-house acceptable exposure level. Omega Southwest Consulting seeks to creatively design exposure controls in order to control costs. Certified Industrial Hygienist with broad base of expertise.
Assessment and Control Approaches
Toxic Substances and Chemical Health Hazards
- Welding Fumes
- Chemicals (e.g., solvents, formaldehyde, acids, caustics)
- Metals (e.g., lead, mercury, arsenic)
- Carcinogens
- Toxic gases (e.g., carbon monoxide, hydrogen sulfide, ozone, sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxide)
- Cutting fluids (e.g., oil mists, endotoxins, microbial growth)
- Nuisance dust (respirable and non-respirable)
- Asbestos and non-asbestos fibers (e.g., fiberglass)
- Silica
- Unknowns (e.g., process by-products)
Physical Health Hazards
- Noise
- Ionizing radiation (X-ray emissions)
- Non-ionizing radiation (e.g., radio frequency and visual light)
- Heat stress
- Building lighting
Administrative and Design Programs
Assessment Components
- Exposure Control Design and Recommendations
- Chemical inventory and Hazard Communication Programs
- Emergency Action and Emergency Response Programs
- Design/Assessment of Local Exhaust Ventilation
Support Activities
- Employee Training
- OSHA compliance audits
- Environmental Safety and Health Audits and Audit Reviews