Toward a Typology of Dynamic and Hazardous Work Environments

Scharf, Ted; Vaught, Charles; Kidd, Pamela; Steiner, Lisa; Kowalski, Kathleen M.; Wiehagen, Bill; Rethi, Lynn L.; Cole, Henry P.

doi:10.1080/20018091095429

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“…It places a higher priority on more protective controls (e.g., hazard elimination and substitution) over less protective methods (e.g., engineering controls such as ventilation or isolation, and workplace policies). 52,53 Personal protective equipment (PPE) is always considered a last resort and should only be used as a method of exposure control when all other controls have been implemented and have not sufficiently reduced the hazard. We did not consider PPE for prevention of exposure due to pesticide drift, as its use will not prevent drift.…”

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Application of the Industrial Hygiene Hierarchy of Controls to Prioritize and Promote Safer Methods of Pest Control: A Case Study

2009

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SYNOPSISIn 2005, the California Department of Public Health, Occupational Health Branch (OHB) investigated an incident of pesticide exposure and identified 27 vineyard workers who became ill due to drift of cyfluthrin, a pesticide being applied to a neighboring orange field to control katydids. Another pest, citrus thrips, was also present in the field. We investigated safer alternatives for katydid and thrips control to prevent illness due to pesticide exposure and used the industrial hygiene hierarchy of controls to prioritize the control methods.OHB evaluated factors that contributed to pesticide exposure and identified safer alternatives by conducting literature reviews on katydid and thrips control, drift prevention technology, and other relevant topics, and by interviewing integrated pest management advisors, conventional and organic growers, equipment manufacturers, county agricultural commissioners, pest control advisors, regulatory agencies, and others. We prioritized methods using the industrial hygiene hierarchy of controls. We identified safer pest control practices that incorporated hazard elimination, chemical substitution, engineering controls, and administrative controls, including employer policies and government regulations.

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Application of the Industrial Hygiene Hierarchy of Controls to Prioritize and Promote Safer Methods of Pest Control: A Case Study

2009

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“…Mining is a major undertaking involving the use of complex heavy machinery, equipment and processes as well as numerous and diverse worker activities that take place in a dynamic, challenging environment (Scharf et al, 2001). In other industries that are similarly dynamic and unpredictable, such as the construction industry, a large proportion of hazards go undetected (Carter and Smith, 2006).…”

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Defining hazard from the mine worker�s perspective

2016

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In the recent past, the mining industry has witnessed a substantial increase in the numbers of fatalities occurring at metal and nonmetal mine sites, but it is unclear why this is occurring. One possible explanation is that workers struggle with identifying worksite hazards and accurately assessing the associated risk. The purpose of this research was to explore this possibility within the mining industry and to more fully understand stone, sand and gravel (SSG) mine workers' thoughts, understandings and perceptions of worksite hazards and risks. Eight mine workers were interviewed and asked to identify common hazards they come across when doing their jobs and to then discuss their perceptions of the risks associated with those identified hazards. The results of this exploratory study indicate the importance of workers' job-related experience as it applies to hazard identification and risk perception, particularly their knowledge of or familiarity with a task, whether or not they had personal control over that task, and the frequency with which they perform that task.

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“…Whether on the surface or underground, the process of unearthing ores can be described as dynamic works [4,5]. The recent literature suggests that the mining job is in a condition of continuous transformation.…”

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“…Vibrant work courses in the mining industry have introduced the preventive concept of safety and health risks, and these risks have not been always steady. Furthermore, these hazards are not continuously correctable through hierarchal models, proposing a categorized accent on engineering control, administrative management, and personal protective equipment (PPT) [5].…”

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Ergonomic Inputs for the Improvement of Safety and Health Exercises in the Mining Industry

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2017

J Ergonomics

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Toward a Typology of Dynamic and Hazardous Work Environments

Cited by 51 publications

References 7 publications

Application of the Industrial Hygiene Hierarchy of Controls to Prioritize and Promote Safer Methods of Pest Control: A Case Study

Application of the Industrial Hygiene Hierarchy of Controls to Prioritize and Promote Safer Methods of Pest Control: A Case Study

Defining hazard from the mine worker�s perspective

Ergonomic Inputs for the Improvement of Safety and Health Exercises in the Mining Industry

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