All sources used, including the textbook, must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying citations.
Question 1
You are the site safety officer at a hazardous waste site and have been asked to develop a program to prevent heat stress. The workers at the site are required to wear semi-impermeable clothing, nitrile gloves, hard hat, safety boots, and an air purifying respirator. Describe the steps you would take to control heat stress at this site.
****Response should be a minimum of 250 words in length.
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 Hearing Conservation Standard.
****Response should be a minimum of 250 words in length.
Question 3
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.
****Response should be a minimum of 250 words in length.
Question 4
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.
****Response should be a minimum of 250 words in length.
This is the course textbook that needs to be referenced for these questions.
Plog, B. A., & Quinlan, P. (2012). Fundamentals of industrial hygiene (6th ed.). Itasca, IL: National Safety Council.
