Occupational Hygiene Management Guide / Edition 1

by Shirley K. Jones

Overview

Applicable worldwide, this valuable guide will enable you to develop, implement, and maintain the effective occupational health programs for your company needs. Authored by four experts responsible for environment, health, and safety at different General Electric businesses, it can help you avoid costly business as well as personal liabilities resulting from occupational health problems. This book describes the hazard recognition and control procedures essential to employee preventive health programs. Details the auditing and measurements process, and outlines the procedures necessary to monitor and ensure total effectiveness of your program, both immediate and long-term. A prime feature is the 1989-1990 TLVs (Threshold Limit Values) and BEIs (Biological Exposure Indices) published with permission of the American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780873712552
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	02/28/1990
Pages:	205
Product dimensions:	8.25(w) x 11.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Stanley E. Jones is currently Corporate Program Manager of Industrial Hygiene for General Electric Company in Fairfield, Connecticut. He is responsible for monitoring and supporting the development and operation of effective occupational hygiene programs throughout General Electric's worldwide operations and providing technical assistance to company management and health professionals through the processes of review, consultation, recommendation, liaison and representation, and program appraisal. Born and educated in England, Mr. Jones majored in electrical engineering at a local technical college. He began his career with Imperial Chemical Industries, with responsibilities allied to the maintenance, construction, and commissioning of chemical and petrochemical plants. After coming to the United States in 1965, he accepted a position with The Budd Company in its Detroit Automotive Division. Since joining General Electric Company in 1966, his positions have included Manager of Health and Safety Assurance for General Electric's Engineered Materials Group (six specialty chemical businesses); Manager of Health, Safety and Environmental Engineering; and Specialist in Safety and Environmental Engineering for the Metallurgical Division. In these positions, Mr. Jones was responsible for the design, implementation, and overall effectiveness of industrial hygiene, safety, and environmental protection programs and regulatory compliance for as many as 35 U.S. and worldwide manufacturing operations.

Table of Contents

Section 1: Program Overview — Executive Summary — Purpose — Scope — Responsibility — Management Function Responsibility Chart — Sample Company Policy — Sample Procedure — Section 2: Program Guidelines and Recommended Practices — Introduction — Administration — Recognition — Exposure Assessments — Hazard Reduction Procedures — Hazard Communication — Training — Recordkeeping — Use of Support Lc:.boratories /Consultants — Section 3: Auditing and Measurement — Introduction — Auditing and Measurement Procedures — Organization and Procedures — Occupational Illness and Injury Experience — Hazard Identification and Control — Training and Communications — APPENDICES — Appendix A: Typical Program Elements — Appendix B: Chemical and Physical Agents: Descriptions and Sources — Appendix C: Toxicology — Appendix D: Threshold Limit Values and Biological Exposure Indices for 1989-1990 — Appendix E: Recommended Reference Materials — Appendix F: Glossary.