198. A Risk-Based Approach for Assessing Industrial Hygiene Hazards in Forest Products Manufacturing Facilities and Timberland Operations

2002 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. Ellisor ◽  
K. Harrison ◽  
D. Cayton
Keyword(s):  
Industrial Hygiene ◽  
Forest Products ◽  
Manufacturing Facilities

Industrial Hygiene Review of Three Manufacturing Facilities in Senegal: Findings and Key Questions

2000 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 439-448
Author(s):  
Richard M. Lynch ◽  
Ismaila Mbaye
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Working Conditions ◽  
Poverty Reduction ◽  
Occupational Safety ◽  
Industrial Hygiene ◽  
The United States ◽  
Health Administration ◽  
Safety And Health ◽  
Political Economies ◽  
Manufacturing Facilities

An industrial hygiene review was conducted in pesticide, asbestos, and cement manufacturing facilities in Senegal to provide the Senegalese Ministry of Labor with recommendations for improving working conditions. Findings show severe under-reporting of occupational illnesses, and major shortcomings in terms of worker training, personal protective equipment use, emergency planning, and other traditional industrial hygiene controls. Despite these findings, a comparison between observed conditions and the proposed Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Safety and Health Program Management standard shows that these companies would probably not be considered grossly non-compliant by U.S. standards, and suggests that strong regulatory enforcement of actual working conditions remains a necessity. This analysis also suggests that compliance with the proposed standard would not in itself assure that such dire shortcomings as were observed could not legally exist here in the United States. Key differences between the political economies of developing nations and the United States suggest that improving working conditions requires a comprehensive planning effort addressing poverty reduction, environmental considerations, and economic growth. Three fundamental questions are proposed which should be addressed to improve working conditions in Senegal.

Examination of moisture content variation within an operational wet deck

TAPPI Journal ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 45-50 ◽  
Author(s):  
LAURENCE SCHIMLECK ◽  
KIM LOVE-MYERS ◽  
JOE SANDERS ◽  
HEATH RAYBON ◽  
RICHARD DANIELS ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Moisture Content ◽  
Southeastern United States ◽  
Forest Products ◽  
Time Domain Reflectometry ◽  
Water Application ◽  
Wood Moisture ◽  
International Paper ◽  
Content Variation ◽  
Moisture Variation

Many forest products companies in the southeastern United States store large volumes of roundwood under wet storage. Log quality depends on maintaining a high and constant wood moisture content; however, limited knowledge exists regarding moisture variation within individual logs, and within wet decks as a whole, making it impossible to recommend appropriate water application strategies. To better understand moisture variation within a wet deck, time domain reflectometry (TDR) was used to monitor the moisture variation of 30 southern pine logs over an 11-week period for a wet deck at the International Paper McBean woodyard. Three 125 mm long TDR probes were inserted into each log (before the deck was built) at 3, 4.5, and 7.5 m from the butt. The position of each log within the stack was also recorded. Mixed-effects analysis of variance (ANOVA) was used to examine moisture variation over the study period. Moisture content varied within the log, while position within the stack was generally not significant. The performance of the TDR probes was consistent throughout the study, indicating that they would be suitable for long term (e.g., 12 months) monitoring.

77. Industrial Hygiene Studies for an International Oil and Gas Company in the Middle East

2006 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. Rogers ◽  
W. Johnston ◽  
A. Maayergi
Keyword(s):  
Middle East ◽  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Industrial Hygiene

25. Development of a Geospatial Time Dependent Information System for Industrial Hygiene

2006 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Lacey ◽  
R. Espinosa ◽  
N. Esmen ◽  
K. Kennedy
Keyword(s):  
Information System ◽  
Industrial Hygiene ◽  
Time Dependent

257. Industrial Hygiene Field Equipment Management System

2003 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. Farwick ◽  
J. Zimmer
Keyword(s):  
Management System ◽  
Industrial Hygiene ◽  
Equipment Management ◽  
Field Equipment

10. Validation of Exposure Modeling Using Industrial Hygiene Sampling Data

2006 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. Hall ◽  
H. Basara ◽  
P. Jones ◽  
N. Esmen ◽  
G. Marsh ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Industrial Hygiene ◽  
Exposure Modeling
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