Answer either one of the two.
Scenario # 1: "Health and Safety Plan for 9/11 Recovery Operations - Lessons Learned"
You are the Industrial Hygiene advisor for a committee formulating lessons learned from the 9/11 Response Operations. Numerous recovery workers at the 9/11 site reported serious health issues.
Instructions: After reading the case scenario above, use the published reports of the 9/11 recovery operations that include the reports of adverse health effects and your knowledge of industrial hygiene, to identify and thoroughly discuss the following:
1. Recommended industrial hygiene role as member of a Recovery Response Team.
2. Major potential health hazards present at the 9/11 site.
3. Occupational Medical Surveillance of Recovery Workers.
4. Industrial Hygiene Sampling Plan to characterize exposure levels. Address both specific direct reading instruments and air sampling requiring laboratory analysis.
5. Personal protective equipment requirements with established action levels for up-grade of protection or evacuation.
6. Work practice and administrative controls.
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Scenario #2: "Designing a Baseline Occupational Health Survey"
You were recently hired as the "Corporate Industrial Hygienist" for a mining company. The company has over 45 sites where construction aggregate is mined. One half of the mining sites are located in regions with granite rock known to contain high levels of crystalline free silica. The mining operations include a pit where the rock is drilled, blasted and then loaded onto haul trucks. The haul trucks transport the rock to the plant where it is processed through a series of crushers and screens.
You are the only Industrial Hygienist. Each of three Divisions with 15 sites each has one Safety Manager. Each site has a technician who performs quality control checks of the products.
Instructions: After reading the case scenario above, design a baseline Occupational Health Survey that evaluates both exposure levels and the health of workers. The primary focus of the survey should be crystalline silica with a secondary focus on noise. Be sure to thoroughly discuss the following:
1. Describe the specific industrial hygiene sampling to be performed.
2. Identify the specific sampling equipment and laboratory analysis to be employed.
3. Describe the content of an Occupational Medical Surveillance Program.
4. Identify the specific medical surveillance to be performed.