Industrial Hygiene Procedure for Manufacturing/Handling of Mineral Fibres

*Assigned industry: Manufacturing/handling of man-made mineral fibres Assignment #3 - Final Assignment Assessment (worth 40% of final mark) Introduction to the assignment: In the final assignment of the course students will develop an Industrial hygiene procedure based on a specific industry that will be assigned to them. The procedure will document what will be accomplished and how and will also determine the scope (what the procedure will cover or be limited to), roles and responsibilities (who will contribute to the procedure implementation), definitions to explain technical features of the procedure, and references that list legislation, industry best practices, etc. The procedure will explain things such as the type of testing that should be conducted, where, under what circumstances, and where to send samples. For the purposes of this assignment occupational hygiene exposures to physical agents such as heat, cold, noise, vibration, and radiation (both ionizing & non-ionizing radiation) should be considered. Exposures to gases, vapours, mists, aerosols, fumes, smoke, dusts, fibres, and particulates should also be reviewed. Legislation such as Regulation 833 Control of Exposure to Chemical or Biological Substances should be reviewed, as should Material Safety Data Sheets for the substances or material under study. The purpose of this assignment is to help students learn how to develop an industrial hygiene procedure. The maximum number of pages allowed for the assignment is eight, not including the Title Page, Table of Contents, and References. Elements of the procedure should include: Title page Table of Contents Purpose (in place of an introduction) – Provide an outline of why industrial hygiene testing is to be conducted, what should be sampled and the permissible exposure limit for those substances or material. Scope – For example, if reviewing industrial baking the scope of the procedure may cover heat stress, cold stress, and exposure to baking products such as.....in areas of a facility. Definitions – For example; 8-hour TWA limit: means the time weighted average (TWA) concentration of a substance in air which may not be exceeded over a normal 8 hour work period. Industrial hygiene: means the science of anticipating, recognizing, evaluating, and controlling workplace conditions that may cause workers' injury or illness. Roles & Responsibilities – For example, a plant manager (VP Operations, etc.) may be responsible for allocating time & resources to accomplish tasks such as testing. A health & safety coordinator or manager may arrange for testing or perform testing if qualified. From research list who may be involved in performing certain tasks to complete hygiene testing. The Joint Health & Safety Committee (JHSC) may accompany those performing testing or review the results of testing. Review JHSC roles in legislation from the Ontario Occupational Health & Safety Act (OHSA). Communication to employees of the industrial hygiene procedure and testing that may be involved is vital so there is no confusion as to why it’s taking place (is it routine or was there an issue). Procedures – which may include; The type of testing pertinent to the industry being studied & the qualifications of those involved. When the testing should take place, based on ACGIH or other industry standards. How often testing should take place, based on legislation, ACGIH, CCOHS, & industry best practices. Where hygiene testing should typically take place within a facility, based on your research. What steps should be taken to protect worker health & safety if new installations or processes are introduced, based on legislation (OHSA) or industry best practices. Where exposure samples should be sent to ensure accurate results. Communications & Survey Results Analysis – which may include; Who to notify of test results within an organization. List what should be done with test results. What should they be compared to? How long should records be retained based on legislation or best practices. In the absence of legislated exposure limits list what standard should be adopted. If exposure limits are exceeded list a brief overview of next steps or corrective actions. References – List the source of information gathered. Provide the title, author, publisher, edition, year of publication and city - if web site, name of the web site, the information that was accessed, the specific link in the web site and date accessed. Research Sources: The ACGIH, NIOSH, CCOHS, HSE, Center for Disease Control (CDC) and U.S. Department of Labor websites should be very useful to you for this assignment. NIOSH also provides a manual of analytical methods (NMAM) that lists the methodology for carrying out hygiene testing on different of substances, in case you wish to review them.  Use your preferred search engine and type in the industry under study and the words "Industrial hygiene exposure limits" or other similar words and see what you come up with.  *On another note, if you copy or cut and paste any tables from websites, or copy phrases, you must indicate where they came from as per the instructions in the Bibliography. Report format: The assignment will be worth 40 points which represents 40% of the total grade for the course. The 40 points will be divided into: 1 point for the Title Page 1 point for the Table of Contents with pages numbered in the report 4 points for the Purpose of the Report 3 points for the Scope of the industrial hygiene procedure 4 points for the Roles & Responsibilities 4 points for the References (title, author, publisher, edition, year of publication and city - if web site, name of the web site, the information that was accessed, the specific link in the web site and date accessed.  12 points for the Procedure requirements that include the testing that may be involved for compliance purposes. 5 points for the communication and survey results analysis. 6 points for a one - page Discussion and Recommendations section that explains if the industry is doing enough to protect worker health and/or how it can improve, based on your research. The report should be typed, either 10 or 11 Arial or Calibri font.  If you wish you can use Arial Narrow 9 or 10 point for tables. The report must be in Microsoft Word or Adobe Acrobat. Please make sure your name appears in the file name.