1. Employee notification of industrial hygiene sampling results
IH Maturity Ladder Level 5
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2. 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”

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

4. 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.”

5. Suggestion for tracking timeliness
Use of spreadsheet

6. 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

7. 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

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

9. Software solutions to employee notifications?
Review by Kevin Santee
Appeared in August 2005 The Synergist magazine
From 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.

10. Software solutions to employee notifications?
From 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.