Each Response should be a minimum of 200 words in length. Required to use at least your textbook as source material for your response. All sources used, including the textbook, must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying citations.
Question 1. Discuss the differences between area sampling and personal sampling and explain how each is used as part of an exposure assessment program. Be sure to include some discussion on why area sampling should not be used to directly compare a worker's exposure to the PEL or TLV.
Question 2. A local furniture manufacturing plant contacted you to assist with OSHA compliance matters. Describe how you would go about determining if the plant must comply with the OSHA Formaldehyde standard. Note: The plant uses phenol formaldehyde resin in the manufacture of medium density fiberboard used as the backing for furniture.
Question 3. You are the safety professional at a small chemical processing plant and have responsibility for the confined space program. The confined spaces at the site include several large aboveground storage tanks that hold petroleum distillates like xylene and toluene. Discuss the type of direct reading instrument that you would need to use as part of an OSHA compliant confined space atmospheric testing program.
Reference book :Plog, B. A., & Quinlan, P. (2012). Fundamentals of industrial hygiene (6th ed.). Itasca,