INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE

WHAT IS OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH

 OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH
is a discipline with a broad scope involving three major fields

• Occupational Safety

• Occupational Health

• Industrial Hygiene
 Occupational Safety
• deals with understanding the causes of accidents at work and
ways to prevent unsafe act and unsafe conditions in any
workplace
 Occupational Health

• is a broad concept which explains how the different hazards

and risks at work may cause an illness and emphasizes that
health programs are essential in controlling work-related
and/or occupational diseases.
 Industrial Hygiene

• The identification, evaluation, and control of physical,

chemical, biological and ergonomic hazards in the workplace
• The promotion and maintenance of the highest degree of
physical, mental and social well-being of workers in all
occupations;
Three Steps to Control
Accidents & Work-related illness:

 Identify
 Evaluate
 Correct
Identify the Hazard
 Inspection

(Before)
 Investigation

(After)
 Leading cause of Fatal Accidents
In Construction Sites:
• Falls from heights
• Excavation and Trench
Work
• Construction Machineries
and Equipment
• Cranes and Elevators
• Electrical Accidents
 Leading cause of Fatal Accidents
In Construction Sites:
• Falls from heights
• Excavation and Trench
Work
• Construction Machineries
and Equipment
• Cranes and Elevators
• Electrical Accidents
 Leading cause of Fatal Accidents
In Construction Sites:
• Falls from heights
• Excavation and Trench Work
• Construction Machineries
and Equipment
• Cranes and Elevators
• Electrical Accidents
 Leading cause of Fatal Accidents
In Construction Sites:
• Falls from heights
• Excavation and Trench
Work
• Construction Machineries
and Equipment
• Cranes and Elevators
• Electrical Accidents
 Leading cause of Fatal Accidents
In Construction Sites:
• Falls from heights
• Excavation and Trench
Work
• Construction Machineries
and Equipment
• Cranes and Elevators
• Electrical Accidents
Evaluate the Hazard
 OSHA standards

 NIOSH

 OEL / PEL

 ACGIH

 TLV
Control Measures in the Workplace

 Engineering
 Administrative
 Personal
Protective
Equipment
Engineering Methods
- Eliminate or reduce the hazard
- Substitute Initial design specification
- Reduce the hazard
 Initial Design

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 Initial Design

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Administrative Methods
- control of employees exposure
• Scheduled reduced work hours in
contaminated areas
• Increased breaks
• Training
• Medical Exams
Personal Protective Equipment
- barrier aids in controlling individual
exposure to hazards
 Hierarchy of Controls
• Engineering Control
• Administrative Control
• PPE (personal protective equipment)
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Hazard Control Measures
1. • Eng:
• Admin:
2. • Eng:
• Admin

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