Medical surveillance and programs on industrial hygiene at RCRA facilities
- Ash Grove Cement Co., Overland Park, KS (United States)
Some special areas where much progress in industrial hygiene and safety has been made in the past few years are; training, personal protective equipment, uniforms, personal monitoring, area monitoring, and medical surveillance. Before one can begin to construct programs for worker protection, some knowledge of potential exposures must be gained. The best place to start is the Waste Analysis Plan, and the list of wastes that a particular site is authorized to receive. Waste Codes are listed within a facility`s Part A and Part B permits. Actual facility receipt of wastes are well documented within Load Records and other documentation. A facility`s training program forms the heart of a health and safety program. Every TSD facility should have developed a matrix of job titles and required training. Every facility must also make a commitment to providing a wide range of personal protective equipment, including a wide array of disposables. Some facilities will benefit from the occasional use of the newer respirator quantitative fit-testing devices. All facilities are urged to rent or borrow this type of equipment periodically. Quantitative respirator fit-testers are capable of revealing important deficiencies in a respirator program. Providing uniforms is a newer means of protecting workers. The use of uniforms is an effective means for addressing the idea of carry-home-waste. The use of disposables including boots, must be integrated into a Uniform Program if the program is to be effective. In addition, employees must strictly understand that uniforms must not leave the facility at any time, including lunch time.
- OSTI ID:
- 234031
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-9404294-; TRN: IM9624%%135
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: Waste combustion in boilers and industrial furnaces, 1994, Kansas City, MO (United States), 20-22 Apr 1994; Other Information: PBD: 1994; Related Information: Is Part Of Waste combustion in boilers and industrial furnaces; PB: 326 p.
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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