Employee notification of industrial hygiene sampling results IH Maturity Ladder Level 5 - Information provided subject to the 'Conditions for Sharing Materials and Advice' -

Good practice for an industrial hygiene program Government regulation Why notify employees? Good practice for an industrial hygiene program Government regulation Company policy Transparency Employee “right to know”

What types of samples are applicable? Personal samples Air Noise Radiation

When to notify? In general, “timely” By regulation OSHA examples (US) Noise: No time requirements Many substance-specific chemicals, e.g., acrylonitrile, benzene, butadiene, chromium, formaldehyde, etc., have similar requirement, “Within fifteen working days of receipt of results.”

Suggestion for tracking timeliness Use of spreadsheet

Contents of notification -- basic Date(s) of sample(s) What was happening Recount specific activity (for STEL or task based) List pertinent activities (for TWA) Material(s) being sampled Applicable exposure limit(s) for material(s) being sampled Results of sample(s) Same unit of measure as exposure limit Any specific regulatory requirements for content

Contents of notification -- advanced Comparison of results versus exposure limits Evaluation of PPE being used Recommendation on cartridge change-out Additional sampling needs Calculations used, e.g., Equivalent exposure for mixtures Sequential samples for TWA Full-shift extrapolations from short duration samples

Communication medium, and how to document Electronic, e.g., e-mail Return receipt? Paper Employee sign-off?

Software solutions to employee notifications? Review by Kevin Santee Appeared in August 2005 The Synergist magazine From www.openrangesoftware.com web site This slide does not represent a product endorsement; it is meant to provide an example of a software product that reports to address employee notification of sampling results.

Software solutions to employee notifications? From www.ess-home.com web site This slide does not represent a product endorsement; it is meant to provide an example of a software product that reports to address employee notification of sampling results.