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Exposure
Monitoring
One of the
objectives of the industrial hygiene program is to ensure that
faculty, staff, and student exposures to hazardous chemicals are
minimized. To achieve this goal, staff members maintain the
equipment and expertise necessary to conduct air and water sampling
for quantifying employee exposures to hazardous agents. Once
activities are monitored, formal recommendations for eliminating or
reducing exposures can be given.
Respiratory
Protection
When it becomes
necessary to wear respiratory protection in the course of a work
assignment, safety personnel should be consulted to assist with
respirator selection, fit, and training. The Environmental Health
and Safety Department can evaluate work assignments to determine
the need for respiratory protection.
Hazard
Communication Training
If employees are
required to work with hazardous chemicals, they must be provided
with information concerning the hazards of those materials. The
Safety Department can assist departments in fulfilling the various
Hazard Communications requirements, including: chemical labeling,
workplace hazards, material safety data sheets, and
training.
Asbestos
Management
Due to their age,
many buildings at SRU contain asbestos containing materials (ACM).
The Environmental Health & Safety Department maintains records
on all of the known ACM locations on both campuses. Additionally,
the EH&S Department evaluates the condition of ACM to determine
the need for asbestos abatement projects. If asbestos is disturbed,
the asbestos management program acts as the campus resource to
determine the degree of hazard and recommend appropriate remedial
action.
Medical
Surveillance
Should exposure to
hazardous agents jeopardize the health of an employee, the EH&S
Department assesses the need for that employee to obtain medical
surveillance.
Noise
Evaluations
Where workplace
noise is a potential hazard or irritation, noise monitoring studies
are conducted as a means of reducing sound levels and
exposures.
Indoor Air
Quality
For concerns
regarding indoor air quality, the EH&S Department may be called
upon to provide monitoring of such agents as formaldehyde, carbon
monoxide, heat, humidity, odors, and volatile organic compounds.
Safety professional will assist in making your work environment as
comfortable as possible.
Ventilation
In order to ensure
that laboratory workers are not exposed to hazardous materials, the
EH&S Department periodically monitors air flow in all
laboratory fume hoods. Additionally, air handling systems can be
evaluated to ensure that adequate air flow is maintained within a
building.
Building
Access
Should there be
problems in accessing campus buildings, walkways, ramps, etc., the
EH&S office should be contacted to assist those having
problems.
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