Industrial hygiene definition

This chapter covered only a small proportion of the vast number of chemicals that can be found in the workplace. For more definitive information on a wide variety of toxic substances, the reader is referred to standard references on industrial toxicology. Of these, one of the most useful for a quick summary of toxic effects and management is Chemical Hazards in the Workplace by N. H. Proctor and J. P. Hughes. Definitive reviews of many chemicals are published by the American Industrial Hygiene Association and the National Safety Council among others. Sources are given in Appendix III. 

The rating factor (RF) can be assessed using industrial hygiene professional judgment or monitored data. NRRF is the non-routine rating factor for non-routine work defined as job task or activities which are done seasonally, occasionally or cyclical. The definitions listed for RRF apply. 

Confer, R. G. and T. R. Confer. 1999. Occupational Health and Safety Terms, Definitions, and Abbreviations, 2nd ed. Boca Raton, FL Lewis Publishers. This covers about 5,000 terms in the areas of industrial hygiene, safety, occupational medicine, and other related areas in acoustics, chemistry, physics, and biology. Terms on bacteriology, environmental health, epidemiology, illumination, mathematics, and microscopy are also included. 

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