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Industrial hygiene inspection procedures guide

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:5653439

This is the first of three volumes of a manual intended to provide industrial hygienists with essential technical information in order to determine compliance with regulations, evaluate control measures, investigate problems in individual plants as well as on an industry-wide basis, and provide data for consultation with all parties concerning health problems. The main topics covered include: evaluation of the work environment in regard to hazardous conditions, statistical methods of sampling, recognition, evaluation and survey of the conditions; sampling and analysis of hazardous conditions, such as gases, vapors, aerosols, dusts, fumes, mists, physical hazards, radiation and airflow measurement; medical and biological procedures; interferences, limitations, precautions, calibrations, sampler collection efficiency and stability determination; calibration instruments and techniques for flow and volume calibration; data tables of more than 550 hazardous materials.

Research Organization:
Ryckman, Edgerley, Tomlinson and Associates, Inc., St. Louis, MO (USA)
OSTI ID:
5653439
Report Number(s):
PB-82-155458
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English