JUMP TO A MODULE

• Sourcing Information
• Foundational Principles of Health Hazard Evaluation
• Technology Overview
• Using the IHEST Tool
• Using the SDM 2.0 Tool
• Exposure Routes – Gases/Vapors
• Spatial Graphing Techniques
• Selecting Appropriate Occupational Exposure Limits (OEL)

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

• Identify the primary types of health hazards associated with chemicals
• Explain key chemical physical principles and how they relate to exposures and health hazards
• Find relevant, credible sources of chemical hazard information
• Differentiate among information source types Analyze strengths and limitations of sources of information

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

• Find relevant, credible sources of chemical hazard information, including the potential hazards associated with different classes of chemicals and chemical-physical properties
• Differentiate among information source types
• Analyze strengths and limitations of sources of information

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

•  Summarize the applied technology, that is the application to work and related work tasks
• Build process flow diagram, linking work and work tasks to process environment and potential hazards

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

• Organize work and work tasks and document in IHEST.
• Identify environmental characteristics (e.g. location such as workplace and hazard controls such as ventilation)
• Organize work and work task hazard information (e.g. chemical & physical properties)

Using the Industrial Hygiene Exposure Scenario Tool (IHEST): An Excel-Based Tool

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

• Demonstrate how to use the Structured Deterministic Model 2.0 to capture chemical hazard data
• Explain meaning of ‘Controlling Compound’ with a chemical mixture
• Apply SDM 2.0 to identify controlling compound

Using SDM 2.0 to Conduct a Preliminary Exposure Assessment

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

• Identify potential routes of exposure by analyzing gas/vapor properties of chemical hazards and work tasks.
• Construct preliminary exposure scenario using the IHEST tool.

Exposure Routes – Gases/Vapors

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

• Spatial graphing goals and advantages, and data gathering methods
• Measurement interpolation and spatial mapping in Excel
• Understand use of spatial mapping in various industries

Acquiring Spatial Data

Graphing Spatial Data

Case Studies

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

• Differentiate among the various types of occupational exposure limits
• Identify the predominant authoritative organizations that set occupational exposure limits
• Align OELs and occupational exposure scenarios

Types of Occupational Exposure Limits

Selecting an Occupational Exposure Limit