RESUMEN
There is a need for a method to establish industrial hygiene priorities so that our limited health resources can be directed to those chemicals and conditions of use that pose the greatest risk to employee health. The Health Team hazard rating method presented in this paper accomplishes this goal and has been used successfully for several years. Also presented is a proposed method for calculating hazard ratings for inhalation exposures to gases and vapors that may allow those responsible for promulgating standards to address the hazard rather than the toxicity of a regulated chemical.
Asunto(s)
Prevención de Accidentes , Gases , Enfermedades Profesionales/prevención & control , Seguridad , Humanos , Métodos , Modelos Teóricos , Enfermedades Profesionales/inducido químicamente , Medicina del Trabajo , Riesgo , Toxicología , VolatilizaciónRESUMEN
This report presents methodology used in a large chemical company for linking historical industrial hygiene sampling data and employee health data through the personnel record system. The problems encountered are described to alert investigators to the need for careful planning of systems for linking the three data bases.