A very important part of the Industrial Hygiene profession is reducing the risk associated with health hazards. This requires the IH to be familiar with workplace controls. OSHA has used the Hierarchy of Controls as an acceptable approach to recommending and implementing controls for reducing risks in the workplace. Make sure you are familiar with the Hierarchy of Controls. The controls at the top of the pyramid are the most effective at reducing risk. Most facilities will not be able to eliminate a hazard or substitute a hazard with another that has less risk, because of requirements for production. Therefore, for health hazards the most commonly used controls tend to be engineering controls, and for airborne exposures, ventilation is the most commonly used engineering control. The readings this week are from textbook Fuller, T. P. (2015). Essentials of industrial hygiene. Itasca, IL: National Safety Council. Chapters 1, 8, and 11. also see web page and a power point presentation in the study guide please review. The assignment this week consists of two parts please combine into one submittal. In the first part, you will discuss the use of two types of ventilation systems to reduce the concentrations of airborne health hazards in the AAP facility. In the second part you will discuss engineering controls for the noise exposures in the hydraulic press area of AAP.

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