About the Webinar:
During this webinar, Dr. Oh will present a couple of recent IH pilot studies performed by her IH research group. Cooking emissions can contain harmful contaminants and food truck industry has rapidly expanded in the U. S. in the past years. In the first pilot study, the work environment of this emerging occupation was investigated by evaluating the levels of aldehydes, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), and PM2.5 in local food trucks as well as ventilation hood performance. As far as the second study, every year millions of workers in the US have reported eye injuries while some injuries were still sustained by individuals wearing some sort of safety eyewear. This could be an indication of PPE fit issue. In an effort to improve the eyewear fit, the feasibility of the current 3D technology (i.e., 3D scanning applications and 3D laser scanner) was examined to identify better-fitting safety eyewear with closest overall match based on anthropometric data. This will help further development of a fit-matching application.
