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WorkCare
Case Presentation
A 49 year-old lead electrician, who had been employed for six years on an petroleum drilling site, received an unsatisfactory performance evaluation due to lateness. During a counseling session this employee claimed that medical problems were the reason for his lateness.
Clinical Evaluation
In a clinical evaluation on January 7, 1999 the following information was gathered. This employee has been late 6 times in the last year, 4 times in the last 3 months. All latenesses were over 2 hours. Employee was also noted to fall asleep during meetings.
Past medical history …

Environmental Health Decisions
Environmental Health Decisions has prepared a number of Material Safety Data Sheets for clients in United States and Canada. These MSDSs are in full compliance with WHMIS regulations. Since requirements for preparation of MSDSs in Canada are specific to each province, it was necessary for this consultant to become familiar with a variety of regulations. MSDSs prepared to be compliant with WHMIS regulations provide companies in the United States with the ability to sell their product in Canada. This consultant has extensive experience in the preparation of MSDSs …

McDaniel Lambert, Inc
International Environmental Strategy and Media Program
Major Energy Resources Company
Thailand
Occupational medical physician and toxicologist developed a communication strategy and media program to answer questions raised in the press about the safety of fish around oil platforms in the Gulf of Thailand. Consultants trained and advised upper management and frontline personnel in working with the press and public. The media strategy included an editorial board presentation to The Bangkok Post as well as press tours of the platforms. They also designed and oversaw health and ecological risk assessments designed to …

McDaniel Lambert, Inc
Overseas Community Outreach Program
Major Energy Resources Company
The Philippines
Occupational medical physician and toxicologist developed a risk communication and outreach strategy to assist a geothermal operation in The Philippines located in a region where people were living in geothermal fields and regularly blockading roads leading to geothermal wells to express their displeasure with the operation. The consultants initiated proactive communications with the local community and the national utility, which buys the energy produced at the geothermal wells to sell to the public. The team conducted sensitivity training for frontline employees …

McDaniel Lambert, Inc
Crisis Planning and Response
Agricultural Chemicals Company, Alaska
Occupational medical physician and toxicologist provided risk communication training and assisted with crisis response planning for large agricultural chemicals company. The plan and other preparatory work allowed the facility to quickly resolve issues following the capsizing of a barge carrying 12,500 tons of urea granules. The consultant team worked with the Coast Guard to develop safe urea exposure levels following the spill and assisted with communications for both internal and external audiences, including emergency responders. The effort effectively managed the crisis and …

McDaniel Lambert, Inc
Risk Communication Training Program
Industrial facilities, Agency Representatives and others
Worldwide
Occupational physician and toxicologist developed a risk communication training program which they have conducted for industrial facilities and agency representatives worldwide. The training includes discussion of such topics as risk perception, the importance of trust and credibility, public meeting preparation, and media training. The course provides ample opportunity for hands-on practice and videotaping of participants. The consultants have conducted more than 100 training sessions at locations including Southeast Asia, Western Europe, and throughout the United States. The success of the …

The consultant has performed comprehensive industrial hygiene sampling during normal processing, routine maintenance, and special investigation activities at numerous semiconductor manufacturing and assembly facilities. A typical project includes development of a detailed sample collection plan based on process information, predictive by-product chemistry, and potential exposures. Company then assembles a matrix of operations, equipment, and materials to prioritize monitoring activities. Hazard analyses are used to determine “worst case” scenarios to sample for each compound of concern. Sample collection and analyses are performed in accordance with the most appropriate National Institute of …

EORM
Semiconductor Industrial Hygiene Monitoring: New Challenges and a Few Old Favorites in the World of Hazard Identification and Exposure Evaluation
Abstract
What are the industrial hygiene concerns in a basic semiconductor fabrication facility? This paper highlights key industrial hygiene monitoring strategies for selected normal production operations and maintenance tasks. Monitoring for airborne and surface chemicals, ionizing radiation, radiofrequency and microwave radiation, ultraviolet and infrared light, static magnetic fields, and ventilation effectiveness is discussed. Areas of traditional industrial hygiene focus, such as photolithography, are addressed, with an emphasis on best available assessment approaches. …

The Phylmar Group, Inc.
ABSTRACT
This study describes a comparison of worker exposure to total and inhalable dust, inorganic arsenic, and borates using two types of particulate sampling assemblies as part of a comprehensive industrial hygiene evaluation in a borate mining and processing facility. Employees were segmented into similar exposure groups (SEG) based on work location within the facility, job classification, and type of chemical agent. Approximately 10% of the employees from each SEG wore two personal sampling devices simultaneously for the purpose of collecting total and inhalable particulate fractions using a …

The Phylmar Group, Inc.
This study describes a comparison of worker exposure to total and inhalable dust, inorganic arsenic, and borates as part of a comprehensive industrial hygiene evaluation in a borate mining and processing facility. Employees were segmented into similar exposure groups (SEG) based on work location within the facility, job category and agent. At least 10 percent of the employees in each SEG for total dust (n=197), inorganic arsenic (n=140), and borates (n=194) wore two personal dust samplers simultaneously to collect total (closed face, 37-mm mixed cellulose matched-weight filters …