Vaccines approved under Experimental Use Authorizations (EUAs) will be available soon. In theory, this should make re-opening businesses easier. As immunity develops within the population, the case-count will drop, and the many restrictions will be eased. Realistically, individual immunity will require about 2-3 months following the initial vaccine dose to develop fully. At best, in…
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Sean Stinson, Contributor Responding to COVID-19 The COVID-19 pandemic brought about several, once-unthinkable challenges to the safety industry. Along with protecting workers from the daily risks of an industrial worksite, organizations were suddenly faced with continuing operations— while also keeping their people healthy and safe from a rapidly spreading disease. At the onset of the…
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John Schwind, Contributor Throughout most of the pandemic, our most prestigious medical and governmental institutions have advocated social distancing—six feet, at least—and wearing a respirator as the two most reliable practices to protect us from the coronavirus. The former is an issue of behavior. Being alert about our physical surroundings allows some degree of control,…
Read More >>The National Hearing Conservation Association (NHCA) was formed in 1976. The founders of NHCA were mainly audiologists and otolaryngologists who were concerned with the serious problem of noise-induced hearing impairment resulting from occupational exposure to noise. The Association was created to provide a forum where professionals with similar interests could share information and gain increased…
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Steve Ochs, Contributor An estimated 22 million workers are exposed to potentially damaging noise at work each year.[1] For employers, worker exposure to noise could result in catastrophic penalties and compensation for hearing loss disability. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) claims that “an estimated $242 million is spent annually on workers’ compensation for hearing loss disability,”…
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Bernard L. Fontaine, Jr., CIH, CSP, FAIHA, Contributor With the current COVID-19 pandemic, there has been an even greater urgency to keep industrial workspaces, schools, public spaces and commercial facilities clean. While a clean workspace can help reduce the risk of contracting the SARS CoV-2 virus, people need to understand that wiping a surface clean…
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Dr. Kevan Orvitz, Contributor Our workforce is living in strange but critical times. For many in North America, coming out of the 2020-2021 holiday season was quite different than other years. The urgency of holiday hours, coupled with time spent away from family and friends, has been an adjustment—especially as we head into all the…
Read More >>Thomas Grillo, Contributor This past October, The American Association for Aerosol Research conducted a virtual press conference to share insights on the airborne spread of the novel coronavirus. The conference was presented by a professional panel of aerosol researchers who shared convincing evidence that supports the fact that aerosols, not droplets, may be the leading…
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David Pariseau, Contributor Air quality monitoring is relatively new in the commercial space, and we’ve seen a number of issues and concerns that are remarkably similar to those we faced in the early days of air quality monitoring in the industrial space. This article provides a brief history of the developments of air quality instrumentation…
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Barbara Nessinger, Editor-in-Chief The evolution of industrial hygiene includes improving the ability to anticipate, recognize, evaluate, control and confirm worker protection—across all of the industries that serve this growing field. Industrial Hygiene in the Workplace reached out to numerous companies for expert opinions on a range of subjects that affect how the field will change…
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