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Workplace Safety & Health Company IH consultants are trained to inventory and assess confined spaces of various types and sizes.
Industrial Hygienists may wear Hazmat or other chemical protective clothing when evaluating highly hazardous atmospheres or environments.
An IH consultant uses sound level meters to assess noise levels in industrial environments.
Industrial Hygienists place noise dosimeters on factory employees to monitor employee exposure to noise levels.
Lockout/tagout involves assessing a machine’s operation and identifying all energy sources.
Tagout of electrical switches in a control room warns employees not to start equipment.
An Industrial Hygienist uses an X-Ray Fluorescence (XRF) analyzer to determine lead-based paint concentrations on a facility’s exterior.
We do air sampling for airborne contaminants using sorbent tubes.
Industrial Hygienists use a filter cassette equipped with a cyclone to collect respirable dust samples.
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Relevant Article: Georgia Paint Company Exposed Workers to Amputation, Electrical Hazards, OSHA Says
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A paint manufacturer has been cited by OSHA for six safety violations that involved amputation, electrical and other safety hazards following an April 2014 inspection at the Plaid Enterprises Inc. craft paint production in Decatur, Ga. OSHA initiated the inspection there in response to a complaint.
OSHA claims that a staffing agency provided temporary workers for the Plaid Enterprises' facility, but that it neither maintained supervision at the company nor was knowledgeable about the facility's hazardous conditions. No citations were proposed for staffing company. Proposed penalties for Plaid Enterprises Inc. total $84,500.
Read entire article - https://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_table=NEWS_RELEASES&p_id=26787
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