... For the older folks in the group: consider NASA's Apollo I. Three men in a space, not designed for continuous occupancy; 100% oxygen atmosphere; non ...
Herb H
CHerbHickman@...
May 2, 2004 9:12 pm
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There's another reason it's a bad example. It was designed for continuous human occupancy. DGS ... For the older folks in the group: consider NASA's Apollo...
David Sarvadi
sarvadi@...
May 3, 2004 12:09 am
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Does anyone have experience with centralized house vac system to serve chemistry labs? I've searched the AIHAIH archives for info, and have not found answers...
Moravek, Paula
pmoravek@...
May 3, 2004 3:49 pm
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Dear List Members: Our company has hired a contractor to demolish a large, steel water tank internally lined with an asphalt coating. I was requested to...
Hello Robert; I was remotely involved in a very similar circumstance. We all had many of the same concerns. We approached the contractor with the concerns. ...
Chris Keefe
crkeefe@...
May 3, 2004 4:49 pm
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Please excuse the cross posting to safety and IH lists... Job Position Open - Certification Program Manager Full-time CIH position open in the ABIH Lansing...
I would be very careful and thoughtful before I installed such a vacuum system. The system used in some hospitals and in private homes are only used and...
Clarification: My earlier question is for a process "lab vacuum" system (rotovaps, buchner funnels, etc), sorry about the misnomer...my use of "house" was...
Moravek, Paula
pmoravek@...
May 3, 2004 7:10 pm
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Dear Herb: Thank you for clarifying several aspects of the Apollo I tragedy. In my feeble attempt to point out that the principles behind the confined space...
John Stevens
johnes@...
May 3, 2004 8:44 pm
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Hello AIHA List Participants, Please find attached two announcements regarding offerings at AIHce 2004. AIHA's distance learning department will be offering...
Don't miss an outstanding opportunity to volunteer for the AIHA Laboratory Quality Assurance Program (LQAP) Analytical Accreditation Board (AAB) or the LQAP...
Can someone quickly refresh my memory on the NIOSH approval for air hoses for supplied air respirator? My recollection is that everything from the connection...
Gordon, Kim
kgordon@...
May 5, 2004 2:34 pm
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Well I really blew this. I was reading the AIHAIH list and sent a reply to the HazMat101 list. Head not screwed on right this morning in that regard, but I...
Hello Robert, have you sampled the asphalt coating for asbestos or PCBs. The sampling for asbestos is required by 40 CFR 61.145(a) of the asbestos National...
William Stapleton
william.stapleton@...
May 6, 2004 2:31 pm
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Hi listers. I have a high paying temporary position with a client company in the Pittsburgh area for a CIH with semiconductor EHS experience. May lead to a...
In the AIHA's "Industrial Hygiene Reference and Study Guide" (revised 1st edition), authors Fleeger and Lillquist reference a "NIOSH rule of thumb". I like...
Can't say much about the NIOSH rule of thumb but Mulhuasen and Damiano's "Strategy for Assessing and Managing Occupational Exposures (AIHA stock No. 327-EA-98)...
Michael Harris
hamlinharris@...
May 7, 2004 5:45 pm
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Clemson University Environmental Health and Safety is seeking to add an individual to its close knit team of professionals. This position will develop,...
I'd look in the publications (internal and external) by Leidel and Busch from the mid 70s. They did a lot of the original work on statistical analysis of...
David Sarvadi
sarvadi@...
May 10, 2004 1:15 pm
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In response to Wane Baker's question about the origins of NIOSH's rule of thumb for determing the number of samples to collect for statistical power, I believe...
thanks, Gordon. your recollection is consistent with the comments I received from my contact at NIOSH. although this "rule of thumb" is not specifically...
All, I am submitting a proposal for a very large JHA opportunity located approximately 30 miles Southeast of Cleveland, OH. I would like to entertain responses...
Jeffrey Wawrzeniak
JWawrzeniak@...
May 11, 2004 7:49 pm
7004
Here is the file. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
eric.cowdrey@...
May 12, 2004 7:29 pm
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Industrial hygienist needed to work in the Washington State OSHA program (WISHA). Independently conducts enforcement inspections and investigations of any...
I've been in what seems to be a never ending discussion regarding factory calibration of noise dosimeters and associated acoustical calibrators. We use Quest...
Brad A Jones
brad_a_jones@...
May 13, 2004 1:08 pm
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I share the same concerns as Brad. The manufacturer recommends annual calibration of both the calibrator and the dosimeter. However, I agree with annual...
David Mazary
dmazary@...
May 13, 2004 2:19 pm
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Does anybody have a written plan or policy that outlines how their establishment will handle an OSHA inspection (or inspection by other regulatory bodies for...
Sanguedolce, Samuel x...
Samuel_Sanguedolce@...
May 13, 2004 4:05 pm
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I have always returned my dosimeters for an annual "calibration". My reasoning in doing this is that the calibrator used to check the units prior to each use...
cliff lester
clff_lester@...
May 13, 2004 5:16 pm
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I sold noise dosimeters for several years and never got a clear answer from the manufacturers as to why calibration of the dosimeters themselves was needed or...
