Aerosol Sampling Science, Standards, Instrumentation and Applications by James H Vincent  ISHN 04700027258 The book provides a comprehensive account of the important field of aerosol sampling as it is applied to the measurement of aerosols that are ubiquitous in occupational and living environments, both indoor and outdoor. It is written in four parts.

Part A describes the current knowledge of the physical science that underpins the process of aerosol sampling.  Part B presents the basis of standards for aerosols, including in particular the link with human exposure by inhalation.  Part C covers the developments of practical aerosol sampling instrumentation and how technical designs and methods have evolved over the years in order that aerosol sampling may be carried out in a manner matching the health-related and other criteria that have been proposed as parts of standards.

Finally Part D describes how a wide range of aerosol sampling instruments have performed when they have been applied in the field in both occupational and ambient atmospheric environments, including how different instruments, nominally intended to measure the same aerosol fraction, campare when used side-by-side in the real world.  For ordering information contact Wiley at www.wiley.com

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A Comprehensive Guide to The Hazardous Properties of Chemical Substances Third Edition by Pradyot Patnaik ISBN: 0471714585 This text allows users to access the toxicity of substances even when no experimental data exists.  Thus it bridges the gap between hazardous materials and chemistry. www.wiley.com/chemistry or call 800/762-2974

ANSI COMMITTEE WORKS TOWARD FINALIZING  STANDARD AIMED AT REDUCING MUSCULOSKELETAL PROBLEMS IN CONSTRUCTION WORKERS

After years of work, the voluntary consensus standard Reduction of Musculoskeletal Problems in Construction(ANSI/ASSE A10.40-200x) will be submitted to the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) for final review. This standard is aimed at reducing musculoskeletal problems/disorders (MSDs) in construction workers.

In 2006, the ANSI A10.40 Committee, a subcommittee of the ANSI A10 Accredited Standards Committee (ASC) on Construction and Demolition Operations, balloted the proposed standard to the A10 ASC for approval. Following approval by the committee six organizations then filed an appeal challenging the standard’s adoption, and a hearing was held on May 1, 2007 to hear the formal complaints. On May 25, 2007, the appeals panel found unanimously that the appeal complaints were without merit and that the Secretariat, the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE), complied with the ANSI due process requirements in developing the standard.

These consensus guidelines could help reduce these workplace injuries, said ASSE Council on Practices and Standards (CoPS) Vice President James D. Smith. Our members work with employers and employees daily to increase workplace safety by developing and implementing effective ergonomic solutions that can remove barriers to quality, productivity and human performance by fitting products, tasks and environments to people, which in turn can save millions of dollars.

The A10.40 standard will now be sent to the ANSI Board of Standards Review (BSR). The review can take anywhere from 30 to 90 days, and appeals can still be filed during this time.

Some of the potential solutions in the standard aimed at reducing the incidence of MSDs include risk elimination, substitution, use of engineering controls, administrative changes, training, use of protective equipment and assessment of individuals physical capabilities.

The standard also notes that construction workers and supervisors should be trained to recognize risk factors and ways to reduce the risk of MSDs through proper work techniques. Employee participation and an injury management program are also discussed in the standard.

In addition, the standard includes a risk assessment guide, a construction MSD problem reduction checklist, a return-to-work checklist, a list of resources, key terms and definitions and a list of non-occupational risk factors associated with work-related MSDs such as age, strength and gender.