I recently conducted a heat stress survey at a facility with 12-hour work shifts. The WBGT measurements I collected approached the 8-hour ACGIH TLVs for heat...
... The TLV for Heat stress is NOT and 8-hour TWA. Although not stated explicitly, it is essentially a 1-hour time-weighted average. The work-rest regimen...
I have been asked a question regarding ventilation requirements in battery rooms that I can't seem o find any answers to. Can anyone supply me with any...
Brad A Jones
brad_a_jones@...
Aug 4, 2003 8:01 pm
5902
The TLVs for 'continuous work' are for 8-hour days and 5 days/week only. Once you have WBGT values that trigger the work-rest regime, based on metabolic work...
Z. Filip
zfilip@...
Aug 4, 2003 9:57 pm
5903
Jim: The last that I looked at RDF (it was ten years ago, and in a solid waste facility that made the fuel), I spent a lot of time thinking about metals, and...
Chris Marlowe
Chrismarlowe@...
Aug 5, 2003 4:35 am
5904
Brad: According to the 24th edition of the ACGIH Ventilation Manual (2001), pages 10-6 and 10-7, the minimum ventilation required (cfm) per vehicle in a room ...
Wallace, David (MOL)
David.Wallace@...
Aug 5, 2003 1:37 pm
5905
With the changes in the criteria for determine a recordable STS, we felt a need to assess the quality of the finding from our hearing test service. To...
Occupational and environmental health in Southeast Asia will be the focus of an international scientific conference to be held in Hanoi, Vietnam on November...
Rebecca Cohen
rcohen18@...
Aug 6, 2003 1:25 pm
5907
CSPI "Conflicted Science" Conference Announcement, Report, & News for July 11th Meeting: The Center for Science in the Public Interest's Integrity in Science...
Rebecca Cohen
rcohen18@...
Aug 6, 2003 5:29 pm
5908
Does anyone have experince monitoring during heating/melting of PVC products? Any suggestions on decomposition/combustion products would be appreciated....
Posted on Duke's Occupational & Environmental Medicine Listserv. ... To: Occ-Env-Med-L@... Sent: 8/7/03 10:37:35 AM Subject: [OEM] Politics and Science...
Rebecca Cohen
rcohen18@...
Aug 7, 2003 4:03 pm
5910
Does anyone have an electronic copy of a Aerosol Size Distribution Chart? I'm looking for a similar chart to the one in Patty's Industrial Hygiene Volume 1,...
Two question for the group: 1. Visible mold om carpets try to clean or just remove? 2. Clearance levels for mold remediation: What are others using? Total...
seniorih@...
Aug 7, 2003 6:43 pm
5912
I'm disappointed to see that Duke University is spending their valuable time and resources posting email messages that are clearly partisan political attacks...
CIH MSPH
cihmsph@...
Aug 7, 2003 7:46 pm
5913
Don't slam Duke for this message. Listservs are systems that allow the sharing of ideas, opinions, discussions and facts. No University has control over the...
Michael D. Sauda, CSP
sauda@...
Aug 7, 2003 8:44 pm
5914
I agree that thi issue of manipulation of scientific information should be discussed. And it is also true that complaints of this are not limited to this...
David Sarvadi
sarvadi@...
Aug 7, 2003 9:06 pm
5915
If the PVC is heated to a point below that where decomposition occurs, then little material will be released from the plastic. However if any chlorinated...
Hi Listers. You may recall that I am a recruiter, and a contributor to The Synergist. I currently have a contract position for an Industrial Hygienist with one...
MidAtlantic Environmental Hygiene Resource Center (MEHRC), a nonprofit IAQ training center, announces its Fall IAQ training schedule. Courses are approved by...
We are in the process of investigating the cause of a mason's highly elevated blood lead (160 ug/dl). Mortar pigment is one of the possible causes. Do any of...
Julia Zhu
jxz03@...
Aug 8, 2003 3:54 pm
5920
Coloured mortars: Reds, yellow, browns and blacks-made from iron oxides Greens- made from Chromium oxide Blue- made from Cobalt Ultramarine blues- made from...
susheetha_reddy@...
Aug 8, 2003 6:06 pm
5921
I believe the chapter that Lynne Harris and I edited in the 3rd (?) edition of Patty's had lots of information about the decomposition products of PVC and...
David Sarvadi
sarvadi@...
Aug 8, 2003 9:08 pm
5922
Julia: You may want to consider at least two other sources that would commonly be encountered by masons: window glazing/caulking compounds and exterior paint...
Brenda Ames
brenames@...
Aug 8, 2003 10:02 pm
5923
Murray: I agree with what you wrote, but feel that one additional detail is needed to complete the picture: If the PVC is heated to a point where decomposition...
Chris Marlowe
Chrismarlowe@...
Aug 8, 2003 10:23 pm
5924
Hi! I've been wondering if there is any truth in the claim on the hazards of re-use of recycled water bottle. See the article below from Algonquin. Would the...
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Information in spanish http://www.uaw.org/es/solidarity/03/0703/safe01.cfm Franklin E. Mirer, PhD, CIH Health and Safety Department ...
Frank Mirer
fmirer@...
Aug 9, 2003 3:14 pm
5926
Issue won't stop. Monitor for plasticizer, particulate. Special concern for smaller fractions, especially < 1 micron. Use EPA reg for PM10 or PM2.5 as the...
Frank Mirer
fmirer@...
Aug 9, 2003 3:30 pm
5927
When a supposed scientific study is reported only in a newspaper, it's not likely to be of any value. It is plausible that bacterial concentrations could build...
Herb H
CHerbHickman@...
Aug 11, 2003 3:29 am
5928
Don't forget to check the metal contaminant levels in the original water bottles themselves. A year or so ago we tested three brands of bottled water because...
