Industrial Hygiene

Fine particulate matter, also known as PM2.5, poses significant health risks to humans, such as heart disease, lung-disease, and cancer. Occupational environments are especially prone to high concentrations of PM2.5, which makes monitoring air quality essential to the health and safety of workers. This webinar will present the results of a study assessing the calibration precision of low-cost PM2.5 sensors, using Linear Regression (LR), Random Forest (RF), and Polynomial Regression (PR) models across various concentration ranges of fine particulate matter.

This presentation addresses the critical issue of occupational exposure to carcinogens, which significantly contributes to global cancer mortality. Existing Occupational Exposure Limits (OELs), particularly those set by OSHA, often fall short of providing adequate protection for workers. The research presented proposes a recalibration of Permissible Exposure Limits (PELs) based on a cancer risk threshold of 1 in 1,000, using recalculated limits for 116 carcinogens. By comparing these values with international standards from Germany, the Netherlands, and France, the study...

Safety technology can be used in occupational settings to mitigate or even eliminate hazards. However, its implementation in workplaces has not been widely adopted. To understand the state of safety innovation in the workplace, the National Safety Council (NSC) launched its Work to Zero initiative in 2019, supported by a grant from the McElhattan Foundation. The goal of the Work to Zero initiative is to eliminate workplace fatality risk through technology implementation. To do this, Work to Zero research focuses on technology solutions and ways to integrate them into the...

Due to the failure of voluntary self-regulation through corporate social responsibility programs to protect supply chain workers, governments in Europe and North America are enacting laws to require international brands to conduct “human rights due diligence” of their supply chains. The HRDD-related laws require transnational corporations to assess the adverse impacts of their operations, develop publicly-reported corrective action plans, and interact with affected communities and workers. These laws, controversial and uneven in their rigor and impact, are coming into...