Linking industrial hygiene and health records

Mg, Ott; Hoyle, H. R.; Langner, Ralph R.; Scharnweber, H C

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“…Researchers whose primary focus is the study of specific industries or work environments have most often relied on linkage of company personnel and other records to describe and then categorize employee exposures [Lloyd and Ciocco, 1969;Gamble and Spirtas, 1976;Ott et al, 1975;Corn and Esmen, 1979;Bond et al, 1986]. The usual strategy has been to define work areas that are internally homoge neous in regard to exposure profiles and to link specific agent exposures to employees through knowledge of past work assignments and environmental data relevant to each work area.…”

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Assessment of exposure to chemicals in a complex work environment

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Hl³

1989

American J Industrial Med

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Exposure information was evaluated for two large chemical manufacturing facilities and a research and development center in support of occupational health studies of employees assigned to these facilities. Methodology and rationale underlying the exposure categorization are provided, and descriptive exposure statistics are presented for a sample of 774 employees. Analysis of work patterns and exposure profiles revealed that 1) employee transfers among various production work areas did not follow a predictable pattern, 2) over 41% of the chemicals identified were present in multiple work areas, and 3) individuals exposed to one chemical of toxicologic interest were also likely to be exposed to other similarly toxic materials. The use of both work area and chemical-specific exposure measures is recommended, as each may be helpful in addressing etiologic questions regarding complex work environments.

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Assessment of exposure to chemicals in a complex work environment

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1989

American J Industrial Med

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“…Most importantly, industry has knowledge of the changes over time that has decreased exposure to the workers (Ott et al, 1975). Therefore, communication of study results often can be accompanied by an individual assessment of lifetime exposures.…”

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Communication of epidemiology study results by industry: The Dow Chemical Company approach

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J Expo Sci Environ Epidemiol

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Communicating epidemiology study results to subjects, affected workers, and community members is an important part of compliance and alignment with our company's policies, industry's Responsible Care s Principles, and the doctrines of Good Epidemiology Practices. It is the responsibility of the investigators to interpret their research appropriately for each audience, and to assure that all who have a need or right to know get information in a form meaningful to them. We discuss study communication with examples from a recent evaluation of communication efforts within Dow and our experience with occupational and community studies on dioxin. We also discuss how we currently structure worker and community communication based on this experience. Since each Dow protocol must include a communication plan, when we agree to undertake a study, we are also agreeing to communicate study results. Depending upon the nature and type of the study, there may also be some prestudy communication. We encourage all investigators to share the results of their studies more broadly than just scientific publication and plan for the study communication before the study is initiated.

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Industrial Hygiene Survey, Records and Reports

Phillips¹

2001

Patty's Industrial Hygiene

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An integral and essential part of any good occupational health and industrial hygiene program is the administrative effort that supports and documents the work done by the hygienist. Often this is not perceived as one of the “fun” or challenging aspects of health and safety, but it is very necessary to maintain an effective program. The administrative activities include financial support for conducting the programs and suitable and useful records and reports, including program audits. Industrial hygienists collect, maintain, and use data for recognizing, evaluating, and controlling health hazards. Evaluation of exposure data for trends can be a useful tool for anticipating potential problems. Hygiene records include, but are not limited to, assessment of hazards, exposure measurements, development and maintenance of controls, training and education, and auditing. The industrial hygienist will need information to document which employee has worked at which job for what time period, including job descriptions from an exposure viewpoint and representative exposure data for the jobs. Record keeping in itself serves no useful purpose unless certain objectives have been defined and the records are translated into some form of report. The industrial hygienist must present data in a report format that is readily understandable, and in sufficient detail to permit the user to make adequate decisions. The report should reflect the special expertise of the industrial hygienist to interrelate all facets of the worker and the worker's environment in evaluating the potential impact on the worker's health. Effective reports can assist in future budget preparation and justification. One key report is an audit. A thorough audit is crucial to maintaining a strong program. The main purpose of an audit report is to keep senior management up to date on both the strengths and the opportunities for improvement. The industrial hygiene audit can stand alone or be integrated with safety and environmental audits. This chapter reviews the scope and contents of record keeping and reports and gives a few examples of workable forms. It also covers regulatory requirements and the role of the computer in record‐keeping systems. Another key administrative factor for the industrial hygiene program is obtaining business support and financing for the programs. Historically, this was known as budgeting, but in today's environment it is often a more complex issue, and there is a growing need to show the business value added by the industrial hygiene programs.

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Linking industrial hygiene and health records

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Assessment of exposure to chemicals in a complex work environment

Assessment of exposure to chemicals in a complex work environment

Communication of epidemiology study results by industry: The Dow Chemical Company approach

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