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Interesting OSHA Health Cases – Facts From the Field, Part 1 (AIHce EXP 2022 OnDemand)
Course Description:
Recorded at AIHce EXP 2022

Each year OSHA's industrial hygienists perform thousands of health inspections of general industry, maritime, agriculture, and construction sites and on occasion, discover workplaces that have interesting health exposures. health hazards. Part 1 of this three-part education session will present: 1) The Hidden Dangers of the Limestone Slurry during Tank Washing Operations; and 2) Summertime Bridge Construction and a Heat Stress Death. This session will discuss: a) an OSHA fatality inspection involving a tank washing operation; b) how OSHA utilizes medical information to determine employee exposure to an oxygen deficient atmosphere; c) OSHA's general industry permit-required confined spaces standard; d) an OSHA construction inspection and results of a heat stress death; e) the importance of heat stress mitigation for outdoor work and how effective communication to employees is vital; and f) OSHA's directive regarding communicating its fatality inspection procedures to the victim's family.

Learning Outcomes
At the end of this lecture, attendees will:
  • • Demonstrate OSHA's breath of support and field expertise.
  • • Strengthen their understanding and knowledge of OSHA's permit-required confined space standard.
  • • Review the importance of maintaining climate awareness while working outdoors.
  • • Prepare for excessive heat exposures in their workplaces.
  • • Use heat exposure assessment methods and abatement methods to protect employees from heat.

Contact Hours:
1

Presentation Date:
05/25/2022

Presenters:
Anthony Towey, COH
Tanya Parker
Michael Scime, CHST

Session recordings are available for 90 days from purchase.


Stock #: AOD22_K3
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