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EPID 511    R. Leonard Vance, PhD, JD, CIH

Industrial Hygiene: Hazard Identification and Evaluation
CREDITS: 3 credit hours 
INSTRUCTOR:  R. Leonard Vance, Ph.D; Associate Professor
PHONE:  (804) 828-4548; FAX 828-9773
OFFICE: 324, Grant House; 1008 East Clay St.
EMAIL:  vance@hsc.vcu.edu

 

COURSE OBJECTIVES:

1. Acquaint students with methods used by industrial hygienist to identify and evaluate, human exposure to toxic contaminants & harmful physical agents in the workplace & in the environment.
2. Acquaint students with industrial hygiene exposure assessment, sampling and analysis methodologies.
3. Acquaint students with the regulatory framework surrounding the use and implementation of industrial hygiene techniques for protecting people.
4. Develop in students an understanding of the ethical issues confronting industrial hygienists and other health professionals.

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promote health and well-being through commitment to public health
education, excellence in research, and dedication to community service.

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EPID 511:  BASIC INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE

                                                     

DATE	CLASS	TITLE	SPEAKER
1/17/06	1	Introduction and Overview; Ch. 1 Occupational Exposure Limits, Ch. 3	L. Vance, Ph.D., CIH
1/24	2	Air Monitoring & Sampling Equipment Demo;  Ch. 10, 11,12, 13, 14, 15	M. Miller, MS, CIH D. Jones, MS, CIH
1/31	3	Environmental & Occupational Toxicology; Ch. 2	TBA
2/7	4	Legal Aspects of the Occ’l Environment; Ch. 4	L. Vance, JD, Ph.D.
2/14	5	Epidemiological Surveillance, Ch. 5 Comprehensive Exposure Ass’ment; Ch. 6	L. Vance, Ph.D., CIH
2/21	6	Evaluating & Modeling Worker Exposure; Workplace Risk Assessment Ch. 7, 8, 9	L. Vance, Ph.D., CIH
2/18	7	Air Monitoring & Sampling Theory;  Ch. 10, 11,12, 13, 14, 15	L. Vance, Ph.D., CIH
3/7	exam	First Exam
3/14		SPRING BREAK
3/21	8	Industrial Hygiene Calculations	L. Vance, Ph.D., CIH
3/28	9	Noise, Vibration , Ultrasound; Ch.21 Paper due	L. Vance, Ph.D., CIH
4/4	10	Industrial Hygiene Laboratory Visit & Experiments; Ch. 1-25	J. Calpin, MS, CIH L. Vance, Ph.D., CIH
4/11	11	Biological Monitoring & BEI’s; Ch. 16;	J. Saady, Ph.D., DABFT
4/18	12	Occupational Skin Disease; Ch. 18 Student presentations	E. Kitces, MD, Ph.D.
4/25	13	IAQ and Mold Evaluations; Ch. 20	L. Vance, Ph.D., CIH
5/2	14	Field Trip: VCU Health System and Hospital	M. Miller, MS, CIH D. Jones, MS, CIH
5/9	exam	Final Exam

GRADING:

First Exam 30%
Final Exam 40%
Class Project - Paper & Presentation 30%

Each student will perform a field project.  The project is to be approved in advance by the instructor.  The in class presentation on the project shall be accompanied by a  paper outlining your work and talk.

TYPICAL STUDENT PROJECT TOPICS FROM PAST YEARS:

• Anesthetic gas monitoring; dental offices (VCU and private)
• Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) Studies; Mold, Ventilation
  • Valentine Museum
  • State Library 
• Preparation of Asbestos Management Plans; VCU
• Asbestos inspections for Church Day Care Facilities
• Lead Projects; Lead-Safe Richmond
• IH audit of employed student’s own workplace
• Diesel Exhaust Monitoring at Firehouse
• Self created project [student choice]
• Noise Monitoring, printing plant

Lecture 1 Introduction and Overview
Definition of industrial hygiene; the occupational health team and the role of the industrial hygienist on that team; occupational health hazards in the workplace environment; the relevant governmental regulatory agencies; professional and trade associations; standards; professional associations, and the like. Chapters 1 & 3.

Lecture 2 Legal Aspects of the Occupational Environment
Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970; OSHA, USEPA, NRC, USDOT; the Federal Administrative Procedures Act; the promulgation and issuance of occupational safety and health standards and regulation; enforcement of OSHA standards; OSHA state plans; Virginia’s OSHA programs and the Virginia Department of Labor and Industry; workers’ compensation. Chapter 4

Lecture 3 Comprehensive Exposure Assessment 
General principles of evaluating worker exposure in the industrial environment; Epidemiological surveillance; Determination of the magnitude of the risk presented by toxic substances and physical agents present in the workplace; technologies available to determine exposure levels; routes of exposure and their significance; an introduction to risk assessment; the industrial hygiene survey; Interpretation of sampling results. Chapters 5, 6

Lecture 4  Environmental & Occupational Toxicology
Epidemiology studies, toxicology studies, case reports and clinical observations by health care providers; in vitro and in vivo studies; the problem of linking exposure and causation.  Anatomy and physiology of the lungs; respirable and non-respirable dusts; diseases of the lung; pneumoconiosis, including asbestos & silica diseases; black lung disease; byssinosis;  radiology; pulmonary function testing.  Heavy metals: lead, cadmium, chromium, arsenic; dust exposure and pneumoconiosis; organic solvents; pesticides/herbicides; ethylene oxide; other miscellaneous chemical hazards.  Chapter 2

Lecture 5 Air Monitoring & Sampling 
Air sampling; direct reading methods; colorimetric sampling tubes; sample collection tubes for polar and non-polar gases and vapors, passive dosimeters; personal v. area sampling; high volume and low volume pumps; importance of the laboratory analytical technique; laboratory accreditation and licensing; standard methods - OSHA, NIOSH, USEPA, and others.  Chapters 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15

Lecture 6 Evaluating & Modeling Worker Exposure; Risk Assessment
Planning of the work site walkthru; Development of sampling strategy (who, what, where, when, & how); description & application of various inhalation exposure models; the four steps of risk assessment; dose-response relationships;  public policy implications & applications of risk assessment. Chapters 7, 8, 9

Lecture 7 Noise;  Definitions & physical principles; health issues & human physiology; Permissible Exposure Limits (PEL’s); measurement & instrumentation; methods of control; regulatory issues (OSHA); hearing conservation programs; C. 21

Lecture 8  Biological Monitoring & BEI’s; ACGIH Biological Exposure Indices; the metabolism of contaminants; sample collection and analysis; BEI’s and medical surveillance; Examples: blood lead levels in workers per OSHA standards and in children per CDC and Virginia Department of Health guidelines, urinary phenol levels per OSHA standards; regulatory implications; Chapter 16

Lecture 9 Industrial Hygiene Laboratory Visit & Experiments
Analytics Laboratories, Inc. Chapters 1-25

INSTRUCTORS

JAMES A. CALPIN, CIH, LAB DIRECTOR
LABORATORY CORPORATION OF AMERICA; Analytics
8040 VILLA PARK DRIVE
RICHMOND, VA 23228
[804] 264-7100 x 5003; FAX 264-7424; email: jcalpin@ix.netcom.com

David L. Jones, MS, CIH; 827-2202; 828-4866; dljones@hsc.vcu.edu
Michael R.  Miller, MS, CIH, CSP; (804) 8-2596; mrmiller@gems.vcu.edu
Environmental Health & Safety
BOX 980112, MCV/VCU
RICHMOND, VA 23298-0112
FAX 828-6169
 
L. Vance, Ph.D., JD, PE, CIH, CSP
Dept of Epidemiology & Community Health
BOX 980212 VCU
RICHMOND, VA 23298-0212
(804) 628-2513; 828-9785; FAX 828-4549:  e-mail: vance@vcu.edu

Recommended Textbook Resources

1. DiNardi, S. R. , Ed.;  The Occupational Environment - Its Evaluation, Control, and Management; Second Edition; American Industrial Hygiene Association, Fairfax, Va., 2003; “White Book”

2. Plog, ed.; Fundamentals of Industrial Hygiene, 4th Edn; National Safety Council, Chicago, Il., 1996

3. Mulhausen, J. R. & Damiano, J.; A Strategy for Assessing & Managing Occupational Exposures; AIHA; Fairfax, Va.; 1998.

4. Hamilton, Alice, Exploring the Dangerous Trades:  The Autobiography of Alice Hamilton, M.D.  Fairfax, Virginia:  American Industrial Hygiene Association.  1995.

5. Hahn, R.W., Risks, Costs, & Lives Saved;  NewYork, Oxford Univ. Press,1996

6. Whelan, Elizabeth, Toxic Terror.  Ottawa, Illinois:  Jameson Books.  1985.

7. Angell, M., Science on Trial; London, Norton, 1996

8. Last, John, M., Public Health and Preventive Medicine.  New York:  Appleton-Century-Crofts.  Most recent edition.

9. Levy, Barry, S. and Wegman, David, H., Occupational Health:  Recognizing and Preventing Work-Related Disease.  Boston/Toronto:  Little, Brown and Company. 1988.

10. Ottoboni, A, The Dose Makes the Poison.  New York:  Van Nostrand Reinhold.  1991.

11. Ramazzini, Bernardino., Diseases of Workers. Thunder Bay, Canada:  OH&S Press.              Original - 1700; 1993 Edition.

12. Rom, W., Environmental & Occupational Medicine; Boston, Little, Brown; 1992

13. Weeks, James, L.; Levy, Barry, S.; and Wagner, Gregory, R., Preventi02/22/2007Washington, DC:  American Public Health Association. 1991.

14. Zenz, Carl; Dickerson, O., Bruce; and Horvath, Jr., Edward, P., Occupational Medicine.  Baltimore:  Mosby.  1994.

15. Ashford, N. & Miller, C., Chemical Exposures, 2nd edn., Van Nostrand, NY NY. 1998

16. Key, Marcus, M.; Henschel, Austin, F.; Butler, Jack; Ligo, Robert, N.; Tabershaw, Irvin, R.; and Ede, Lorice, Occupational Diseases:  A Guide to Their Recognition.  Washington, DC:  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.  1977.

Resource Journals Recommended as Library References include:

1. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene
2. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
3. Chemical Health & Safety
4. Professional Safety:  Journal of the American Society of Safety Engineers
5. Journal of Exposure Analysis and Environmental Epidemiology
6. Archives of Environmental Health
7. Environmental Research
8. Environmental Science & Technology
9. Environmental Health Perspectives
10. The Synergist

Important Web Sites

www.osha.gov
www.cdc.gov/niosh
www.aiha.org
www.acgih.org

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