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Occupational Safety and Health. OSHA has set no specific limits for sodium and potassium sibcates (88). A pmdent industrial exposure standard could range from the permissible exposure limit (PEL) for inert or nuisance particulates to the PEL for sodium hydroxide, depending on the rate of dissolution and the concentration of airborne material. Material safety data sheets issued by siUcate producers should be consulted for specific handling precautions, recommended personal protective equipment, and other important safety information. 

Operating and maintenance costs for safety instruments and interlocks, fire protection systems, personal protective equipment, and other safety equipment. 

Ensure that the contractor/subcontractor can implement a comprehensive health and safety program in compliance with applicable regulations, including accident prevention programs, medical surveillance, training, work practice controls, use of personal protective equipment, and so on. 

Heterogeneous catalysts are often located at the top of a reactor and manipulated with temporary handling equipment. To avoid exposure to toxic dust, local ventilation should be installed if this is impracticable, scrupulous use of personal protective equipment and rigid compliance with systems-of-work are essential. Respiratory equipment may include self-contained or line-fed breathing apparatus. 

Kelly White, pharmaceutical sampling technician, takes a sample of magnesium hydroxide from a drum of this strong base. Notice the extraordinary personal protective equipment and contamination protection. 

Develop and implement a plan of action, including safety considerations, consistent with Standard Operating Procedures and within the capability of the available personnel, personal protective equipment, and control equipment. 

In a nutshell, continued vigilance by the workers coupled with the use of personal protective equipment and unrelenting surveillance by the management remain the best remedy for prevention of accidents, be it explosions or fires. Further, we must learn a lesson from each accident but unfortunately this does not really happen [35]. The findings of the enquiries and investigations conducted do not yield meaningful results. The main reasons being ... 

The information on each substance in the book includes, as available, synonyms, trade names, physical description, health effects, toxicity/exposure limits, industry use data, and NIOSH National Occupational Exposure Survey data. NIOSH National Occupational Hazard Survey data OSHA/exposure data, engineering controls, personal protective equipment, and storage... 

Personal protective equipment and employee conduct required to control exposure... 

In all aspects of site investigations, health and safety considerations should take priority. Staff should be suitably trained and adequately supervised. Particular care should be taken with monitoring locations that pose particular difficulties for access or that are unsafe in any other way. Risk assessments should be prepared in advance and reviewed at regular intervals. Suitable personal protective equipment and emergency equipment and protocols should be available. 

A written program developed and implemented by an employer designating proceedures, equipment, personal protective equipment, and work practices that are capable of protecting employees from the health hazards presented by hazardous chemicals usid in that particular workplace. 

Minimally, all hospital personnel (e.g., nurses, physicians, security, and triage) who have a designated role in a HAZMAT response must be trained to the first responder awareness level (Levitin Siegelson, 2002). Staff must be comfortable with knowing how to locate and use personal protective equipment and with the decontamination process (see chapter 26, Mass Casualty Decontamination, for further discussion). 

Every hospital must prepare to treat victims of HAZMAT accidents before an event occurs. The hospital must provide appropriate HAZMAT training, provide personal protective equipment, and develop and disseminate policies and procedures necessary to quickly and efficiently treat contaminated patients (Levitin Siegelson, 1996, 2002 Pfaff, 1998). Guidelines for the initial management of patients with acute toxic exposures have been established by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Initial treatment protocols are agent specific and are provided for review (see Table 25.13 CDC, 2006b). At a minimum, nurses should be aware of the guidelines and how to access them quickly at the point of care (see Table 25.14). 

Nursing education must help nurses attain the skill sets that will allow them to respond to large-scale disaster and mass casualty events while still providing for their own personal safety. These skills include rapid physical assessment and disaster triage, decontamination and the use of personal protective equipment and the allocation of scarce resources. 

This book provides an advanced level of study of industrial hygiene engineering situations with emphasis on the control of exposure to occupational health hazards. Primary attention is given to industrial ventilation, noise and vibration control, heat stress, and industrial illumination. Other topics covered include industrial water quality, solid waste control, handling and storage of hazardous materials, personal protective equipment, and costs of industrial hygiene control. 

Establishing selection guidelines for personal protective equipment and correlated work safety practices for the protection of handlers of agricultural pesticides is a challenge. A balance must be achieved between the goal of reducing the risks to the handlers and the reality of the limitations and complexities imposed by the agricultural workplace enviromnent. Owners,... 

Be sure that the people who clean and maintain your personal protective equipment and other work clothes know that they can be harmed by touching the pesticide that remains on the contaminated items. Tell them that they should ... 

Inspect containers regularly for tears, splits, breaks, leaks, rust, or corrosion. When a container is damaged, pnt on appropriate personal protective equipment and take immediate action. If the damaged container is an aerosol can or fumigant tank that contains pesticides under pressure, use special care to avoid accidentally releasing the pesticide into the air. When a container is damaged ... 

Remove personal protective equipment and contaminated clothing... 

The Occupational Safety and Health Act, 29 U.S.C. 651 et seq. (1970) Employers must provide a place of employment free from recognized hazards to safety and health, such as exposure to toxic chemicals, excessive noise, mechanical dangers, heat or cold stress, or unsanitary conditions. Employers must provide personal protective equipment and training, including communication of hazards. Eacilities must undergo hazard analysis. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is established to promote best practices, inspect facilities, set standards, and enforce the law. 

Workers exposed to butter yellow should wear personal protective equipment and their work should be carried out only in restricted areas. Technical measures should prevent any contact with the skin and mucous membranes. After use, clothing and equipment should be placed in an impervious container for decontamination or disposal. Preemployment and periodic medical examination should focus on liver function. 

Workers exposed to BHA should wear personal protective equipment and take measures to prevent any contact with the skin and mucous membranes. 

Workers exposed to BHT should wear personal protective equipment and take measures to prevent any contact with the skin and mucous membranes. The American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists recommends that occupational exposure to airborne BHT not exceed lOmgm (threshold limit value) as an 8h time-weighted average or 20mgm. ... 

The CAC has supported the recycling of decontaminated munitions bodies, but it has not directly taken positions on other secondary or closure wastes, such as personal protective equipment and carbon filters. The CAC would probably... 

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