Hazardous substances monitoring

In all the cases of strategic decision-making concerning the use of a hazardous substance monitoring compliance with the OEL it has been of relatively limited significance in determining outcomes. 

Hazardous substance monitoring Analysis of electrolyte vapors and airborne volatiles and particulates released during abuse tests... 

Medical monitoring and surveillance programs enable occupational health professionals to identify adverse health effects caused by exposure to hazardous substances and conditions and to discuss plans with site workers, industrial hygienists, safety professionals, and line management to prevent exposures and protect workers. These goals can be accomplished through two objectives ... 

L. A medical surveillance program must be in place to assess and monitor the health and fitness of employees. A medical surveillance program helps assess and monitor the health and fitness of employees working with hazardous substances. The contractors at Sites A, E, H, and K and one subcontractor at Site I appear to have established medical surveillance programs that with minor exceptions were consistent with HAZWOPER requirements. 

Monitor pollution in real time. Processes should be monitored in real time for the formation of hazardous substances. 

Analytical methodologies need to be further developed to allow for real-time, in-process monitoring and control prior to the formation of hazardous substances. 

ATSDR also strongly recommends that information and data for an incinerator s design, testing, operation, and monitoring be shared with the public. The Agency endorses this approach as being consistent with the community right-to-know requirements already in place for industries that use and store hazardous substances in the community. 

The ISO protocol for the biochemical response EROD (ISO 23893-2/AWI) as a recent example of a bioanalytical (biomarker) [49,50] method standardised under ISO for fish needs harmonisation with the other test systems and between the laboratories (users) before implementation. Use of biomarkers (biochemical responses) in multi-arrays for environmental monitoring according to Hansen et al. [50] is complementary to chemical analysis since they can alert for the presence of ecotoxic compounds. Bringing into the WFD, the effect-related approaches concerning bioassays and biomarkers are only relevant in the context of the QN of environmental relevant substances and the good chemical status. But it is rather difficult to transfer the monitored biochemical responses or biomarkers into an operational effect-related standard. They serve as the basis for environmental protection against hazardous substances. In relation to... 

The first type of monitoring Sis are constructed from actual safety related deviations from normal operation like small releases of hazardous substances, failures of safety related hardware, near misses, etc. This category of monitoring Sis are typified as the safety deviations category. 

The Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act (SARA) addresses closed hazardous waste disposal sites that may release hazardous substances into any environmental medium. Title 111 of SARA also requires regular review of emergency systems for monitoring, detecting, and preventing releases of extremely hazardous substances at facilities that produce, use, or store such substances. 

The announcement of new regulations or initiatives for enforcement. A market opportunity is created for innovative products and services when the users of hazardous substances expect new regulations or the monitoring authorities initiate new checks. The SubChem case studies demonstrated that a clearly perceived initiative is frequently more effective than an attempt at the saturation monitoring of regulations. 

Because airborne and volatile contaminants can present a significant threat to industrial workers health and safety, identification and quantification of these airbome and volatile contaminants through air/soil monitoring is an essential component of a health and safety program at an industrial site having hazardous substances. The purpose of air and soil monitoring is to identify and quantify airbome and volatile hazardous contaminants in order to determine the level of plant worker s protection needed. 

Simple or automated offline or online biodegradability tests can be performed by measuring CO2 or CH4 gas production or O2 consumption [13]. Biosensors may utilize either whole bacterial cells or enzymes to detect specific molecules of hazardous substances. Toxicity can be monitored specifically by whole-cell sensors whose bioluminescence may be inhibited by the... 

DNB and 1,3,5-TNB are designated as hazardous substances (EPA 1978, 1987b) and are subject to groundwater monitoring requirements (EPA 1987a, 1988b). 

Kneip J, Crable V. 1988. Metals in urine - method 119. In Methods for biological monitoring A manual for assessing human exposure to hazardous substances. Washington, DC American Public Health Association, 229-235. 

This chapter discusses CSDP monitoring of employee health status as it relates to the workplace. A responsible industrial operation involving hazardous substances must have an effective occupational and environmental health program to monitor workers for health effects that might result from unknown exposures to chemical or physical agents during normal operations or from accidental exposures during upset conditions. 

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