UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON – DOWNTOWN

 

ENGR 4310 - INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE INSTRUMENTATION

 

LECTURE NOTE OUTLINE – CHAPTER 1

 

WEEK 1

 

I.                    Professional Ethics

A.                 Organizations

B.                 Code of Ethics

C.                 Occupational Health and Safety Team

1.                  Goal

2.                  Team Members

3.                  Management Commitment

4.                  Functions of Team Members

 

II.                 Federal Regulations

A.                 OSHAct

B.                 Duties

C.                 OSHA/NIOSH

 

III.               Environmental Factors/Stresses

A.                 Chemical Hazards

1.                  MSDS

2.                  Solvents

3.                  Toxicity versus Hazard

B.                 Physical Hazards

1.                  Noise/Sound Pressure Levels

2.                  Extremes of Temperature

a.                   Measurements

b.                  Heat Stress

c.                   Cold Stress

3.                  Ionizing Radiation

4.                  Nonionizing Radiation

5.                  Pressure Extremes

C.                 Ergonomic Hazards

1.                  Biomechanics

2.                  Vibration

3.                  Lifting

4.                  Workplace Design

D.                 Biological Hazards

 

 

 

IV.              Routes of Entry

A.                 Inhalation

B.                 Absorption

C.                 Ingestion

D.                 Skin and Eyes

 

V.                 Types of Airborne Contaminants

A.                 Dusts

B.                 Fumes

C.                 Smoke

D.                 Aerosols

E.                  Mists

F.                  Gases

G.                 Vapors

H.                 Respiratory Hazards/Oxygen-Deficient Atmospheres

 

VI.              Threshold Limit Values

A.                 TLV-TWA

B.                 TLV-STEL

C.                 TLV-C

D.                 Skin Notation

E.                  Mixtures

 

VII.            Federal Occupational Safety and Health Standards

A.                 PELs/TWA

B.                 29 CFR 1910.1000

 

VIII.         Evaluation

A.                 Hazard Recognition

B.                 Information Required

C.                 Degree of Hazard

D.                 Air Sampling

 

IX.              Occupational Skin Diseases

A.                 Dermatitis

B.                 Causes

C.                 Prevention

 

X.                 Control Measures

A.                 Engineering Controls

B.                 Ventilation

C.                 PPE

D.                 Administrative Controls

 

 

 

UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON – DOWNTOWN

 

ENGR 4310 - INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE INSTRUMENTATION

 

LECTURE NOTE OUTLINE – CHAPTER 28

 

WEEK 1

 

I.                    OSHA

A.                 Secretary of Labor

B.                 General Duties and Obligations

C.                 Key Provisions

D.                 State Plans      

 

II.                 OSHA Standards

A.                 Categories

B.                 Standards Development

C.                 Hazard Communication

 

III.               OSHAct

A.                 Enforcement

B.                 Field Operations

C.                 Reorganization and Reinvention

D.                 IH Inspections/Procedure

E.                  Employer’s Occupational Health Programs

F.                  Compliance Programs

G.                 Citations

H.                 Engineering Controls

 

IV.              NIOSH

A.                 Responsibilities

B.                 Testing and Certification

C.                 Research

D.                 Training

E.                  Recommendations for Standards

F.                  Field Investigations

 

V.                 Other Agencies

A.                 Mining

B.                 EPA

1.                  TOSCA

2.                  RCRA

3.                  CERCLA

 

 

 

UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON – DOWNTOWN

 

ENGR 4410 - INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE INSTRUMENTATION

 

LECTURE NOTE OUTLINE – CHAPTER 29

 WEEK 1

 

I.                    Agency Creation

A.                 Overview

B.                 OSHA Program Structure

1.                  Universal Coverage

2.                  Employer Obligations

3.                  Enforcement

4.                  Employee Participation

5.                  Checks and Balances

6.                  Role of the States

7.                  Information and Data

8.                  Training and Education

 

II.                 Early Agency Activities

A.                 Secretary/Department of Labor

B.                 Compliance Activity

C.                 Start-Up Standards

D.                 Asbestos

E.                  States/Workers

F.                  Injury/Illness Rates

 

            III.       Health Standards

                  A.        Issues

            B.         Preambles

C.        Requirements

D.        Promulgation

E.                  Court Precedents

F.                  Procedural Scrutiny

G.                 Emergency Standards

H.                 Balanced Approach

1.                  Cotton Dust

2.                  Hearing Conservation

3.                  Hazard Communication

4.                  Asbestos

5.                  Field Sanitation

6.                  Ethylene Oxide


 

IV.              Re-Evaluating OSHA

A.                 Bloodborne Pathogens

B.         Asbestos

C.        Ethylene Oxide

D.        Lead

E.         Lab Safety and Health

F.         Cotton Dust

G.        Cadmium

H.        PSM

I.          LO/TO

J.          Grain Handling

K.        HAZWOPER

L.         Confined Spaces

M.        Construction Standards

 

V.                 Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission

 

VI.              Overview of the New OSHA

A.                 Standards Activity

1.                  Ergonomics

2.                  Tuberculosis

3.                  Final Standards

4.                  Pending Health Standards

5.                  Safety Standards

6.                  Standards Procedure