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AIHA PUBLICATIONS

Over 90 key health and safety publications on a variety of topics!

NEW PUBLICATIONS 2006

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Some Bestsellers from the AIHA!

ANSI Standards

New Publications

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2006 Emergency Response Planning Guidelines (ERPG) and Workplace Environmental Exposure Levels (WEEL) Handbook
ISBN 1931504660

This pocket-sized emergency reference guide presents a clear overview of two important and well-established sets of exposure limits: the AIHA ERPGs and WEELs. There are 126 ERPGs and 110 WEELs. Recommended values for each series are contained in this handy booklet, along with other important information. This format is valuable for quick reference, but the exposure limits should always be used in conjunction with the documentation provided in each full set of ERPGs and WEELs. The guide is separated into two main sections. In the ERPG section, you will find: background information and user guidance; ERPG value rationale; sample ERPG document; list of ERPG values (approved, balloted, under review, and under consideration); a carcinogenicity model; and list of current ERPG Committee members. In the WEELs section, you will find: background information and user guidance; important definitions (8-hr TWA; short-term TWA; ceiling values; skin notation; unusual work shifts); a sample WEEL document; a list of WEEL values and WEELs under review, including guidelines and special situations; and list of current WEEL Committee members. Also included is an extensive glossary, applicable to both ERPGs and WEELs.

MORE INFORMATION ON THE FULL ERPGs and WEELs

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Strategy for Assessing and Managing Occupational Exposures, Third Edition
ISBN 1931504695

IH professionals will find this resource beneficial in allocating resources for assessing and managing occupational exposures to chemical, physical, and biological agents. Basic characterization; qualitative and quantitative risk assessment and priority setting; monitoring, interpretation, and decision making; recommendations; reporting; and evaluations are among the topics addressed. A CD-ROM with supplementary materials is included.

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Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response Manual
Wiley Publishers
ISBN 0471684007

This recently published text covers the complete curriculum requirements set forth by OSHA and HazWOPER. Highly accessible and broad in focus, the book is equally useful as a technical resource for training, a hands-on reference for field operations, and a fundamental textbook for environmental courses in a variety of areas.

Coverage includes: methods recommended by professional societies and regulatory agencies including the National Fire Protection Association, OSHA, EPA, and NIOSH practical examples and assignments.

Provides 7 charts, 9 forms, 28 checklists, references, a glossary, and an index.

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Industrial Hygiene Reference & Study Guide, Second Edition, Burton
ISBN 1931504679

This comprehensive tool is the ultimate quick reference that OEHS professionals can use in their day-to-day business, and is a must have for all students and those planning to take certification exams. From toxicology and radiation to ventilation and noise, this desktop reference summarizes the key information for all industrial hygiene rubrics.

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The IAQ Investigator's Guide, Second Edition
Ellen C. Gunderson
ISBN 1931504687

This guide gives the indoor air quality (IAQ) investigator the tools to conduct thorough IAQ investigations; interpret sampling data; identify sources of chemical and biological contaminants; and be knowledgeable about ventilation system components, occupant concerns and symptoms, and IAQ sampling methods, as well as current IAQ guidelines, standards, and practices. Causes and solutions for common IAQ problems are given, along with guidance for special environments and practical resources (checklists and forms) to help resolve IAQ problems.

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The Role of the Industrial Hygienist in a Pandemic - AIHA
ISBN 1931504709

This newly published guideline, provides industrial hygienists with resources, information, and tools to advise and assist general workers, health care workers, and management to protect workers in case of a flu pandemic. It identifies hazards, risk groups, and recommended controls; offers a communication plan; describes the impact of a flu pandemic on organizations; and lists key resources to contact for further information.

Important New Additions

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Guideline for the Decontamination of Chemical Protective Clothing and Equipment, AIHA Protective Clothing and Equipment Committee
ISBN 1931504652

Industrial hygienists and safety professionals will benefit from this current and accurate information that ensures an effective and safe decontamination program. It offers methodologies for decontaminating CPC and equipment, including the most current practices regulatory compliance, decontamination work plans, waste management, hazard and risk assessments, CPC reuse, quality assurance, and training.

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Guideline for the Development of Personal Protective Equipment Programs for Small Business Owners, AIHA
ISBN 1931504 61 X

This personal protective equipment guideline offers the best management practices currently being used in the field. The fundamentals for development of personal protective equipment (PPE) programs for small business owners are discussed, as well as guidance for the selection of protection clothing and equipment for employees from physical and chemical hazards encountered in various occupational settings.

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Industrial Hygiene Workbook: the Occupational Sciences, Burton
ISBN 1883992117

The frequently updated IH Workbook contains all the facts about the occupational health sciences in 25 sections. Contents include history, math and statistics, management, chemistry, physiology and anatomy, toxicology, occupational medicine, laws, codes, standards, air sampling, methods of control, ventilation, respiratory protection, PPE, IAQ, air pollution, ergonomics, heat and cold stress, noise, radiation, safety, and others. Each chapter provides a short overview of the topic, a list of facts and concepts to know, calculation procedures, examples, and multiple-choice questions to test your knowledge.

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Laboratory Quality Assurance Manual, Third Edition
Edited by Eric L. Botnick, CIH, Ram S. Suga, SC, CIH, CHMM, and Kenneth T. White, CIH, CSP
ISBN 1931504636

This newly updated manual describes the major elements of a reliable laboratory quality assurance program. By incorporating the basic principles outlined in this reference, laboratories can develop comprehensive programs which result in accurate, reliable data. These results provide assurance that the laboratory is in compliance with regulations.

It includes discussions about ISO/IEC 17025 and its impact on lab accreditation policies.

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Laboratory Ventilation Guidebook, 2nd Edition, Burton
ISBN 1883992192

The LV Guidebook describes typical lab hood exhaust systems and associated HVAC systems. Other topics include: testing methods and procedures; hood approval methods (ASHRAE, EPA, and others); ANSI Z9.5-2003 standard on laboratory ventilation; NFPA 45 and other applicable standards; good work practices; performance factors and their application; model lab ventilation programs; use of real-time monitors; VAV systems; general information on air handling, dilution, and exhaust systems.

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Occupational Safety and Health in the Emergency Services
David L. Goetsch
ISBN 1401859038

This one-stop resource offers a comprehensive program management approach to occupational safety and health issues for instructors, students, safety officers, fire and EMS department managers, and others in the fire and emergency medical services fields. Risk management and program development safety and health program funding, emerging trends, and terrorism preparedness are thoroughly examined.

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Preventing Occupational Disease and Injury, Second Edition
ISBN 0875530435

Each year in the United States, 5,000 to 6,000 workers die from acute traumatic occupational injuries. However, most hazards can be anticipated and prevented. This book provides information to assist and prepare for the potential for disease or injury, recognizing occupational diseases and injuries, evaluating relevant data, and designing and implementing control measures

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Semiconductor Exhaust Ventilation Guidebook, Burton
ISBN 1883992087

Complete guidance to exhaust ventilation in unique semiconductor applications and facilities. Guidebook provides guidelines for establishing inhouse standards of good practice, training programs, and design criteria. Includes audit guideline for monitoring the performance of ventilation systems. SI and US units. Included are 27 charts, 5 forms, 6 checklists, 2 model specifications.

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The IAQ and HVAC Workbook, 5th Edition, Burton
ISBN 1883992168

Recently updated in 2005, this IAQ and HVAC Workbook discusses the full range of IAQ issues, technicques, management strategies, air contaminants, and much more. This workbook provides 7 charts, 9 forms, 28 checklists, references, a glossary, and an index.

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The Participation Factor - How to increase involvement in occupational safety, E Scott Geller
ISBN 1885581378

What safety slogans are more appropriate? What kinds of incentive or reward programs could increase participation? In answering these and other important questions, Dr. Geller debunks many of the myths behind the "common sense" approach to improving and encouraging participation. included is a Social Influence Survey designed to teach the social dynamics of safety.

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Useful Equations--Practical Applications of OH&S Math, Burton
ISBN 1883992303

This workbook shows how to apply about 140 IH-related equations to the real world of industrial hygiene. Each section presents a number of sample problems and mini case studies.

Section topics: math, general sciences, cost estimating, general IH, statistics, local exhaust ventilation, dilution ventilation, ductwork, hoods, fans, stacks, IAQ, thermal stress, sound and noise, and radiation; the Appendix provides indices, conversion factors, constants, and number of charts and nomographs.

Recent publications

Assessment, Remediation, and Post-Remediation Verification of Mold in Buildings
ISBN 1931504539

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For professionals conducting mold assessments in residential and commercial buildings, this latest guide discusses exposure and hazard assessments, hazard assessment, and re-occupancy and post-remediation verification methodologies and techniques. Co-written by members of AIHA's Law, Biosafety and Environmental Microbiology, and Indoor Environmental Quality Committees.

Biological Monitoring: A Practical Field Manual
ISBN 1931504512

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Just published, this 9-chapter reference by AIHA's Biological Monitoring Committee is ideal for the entry-level industrial hygienist and occupational health specialist. It provides a close look at the practice and theory of biological monitoring. Twenty case studies and a 118-slide PowerPoint presentation on CD-ROM are included.

Control of Communicable Diseases Manual, 18th edition
EIDM04-675

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The Control of Communicable Diseases Manual, is the most widely recognised source of information on infectious diseases. The Manual addresses concerns about the impact of communicable diseases around the globe as communicable diseases, new and unknown, continue to thrive, kill, maim and surprise the masses. Among the diseases addressed in the new edition is Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS). The emergence of this disease so clearly demonstrates that every country is vulnerable.

The 18th edition is full of detailed information for public health workers in official and voluntary health agencies, including those serving in the armed forces and other governmental agencies. Each listing in this easy-to-read, easy-to-understand manual includes identification, infectious agent, occurrence, mode of transmission, incubation period, susceptibility and resistance, plus prevention and epidemic control measures.

Health and Safety Requirements in Construction Contract Documents
ISBN 1931504547

This most recent guideline identifies practices and procedures currently used in the industry to manage contractor health and safety activities from the conceptual phase through construction and post-construction work. Its six chapters and nine supporting appendices addresses construction health and safety contract concerns and will assist project managers in developing appropriate contract language.

Nanotechnology: Environmental Implications and Solutions
Authors: Louis Theodore and Robert G. Kunz
ISBN 0471699764

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Written by two accomplished environmental professionals, this recent publication is an authoritative, in-depth exploration of the environmental consequences of nanotechnology. Bringing scientists, engineers and policymakers up-to-speed on the current state of knowledge in this vitally important area, this is a concise review of nano fundamentals, and confronts the issues surrounding nanotechnology and its environmental impact. It also presents multimedia approaches to analyzing the impact of nanotechnology in the chemical, manufacturing, and waste disposal industries.

Radio-Frequency and Microwave Radiation, 3rd Edition
R. Timothy Hitchcock, AIHA Nonionizing Radiation Committee
ISBN 1931504555

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This newly updated third edition of Radio-Frequency and Microwave Radiation Guide provides the most current and authoritative information on the physical characteristics of radio-frequency radiation (RF) and microwave radiation, its interactions with matter, and biological and environmental effects. Current standards and guidelines are discussed, as are instruments and controls. A handy glossary provides definitions of important terms, and an appendix presents a list of problems industrial hygienists and other health professionals may encounter.

Recommendations for the Management, Operation, Testing, and Maintenance of HVAC Systems: Maintaining Acceptable Indoor Air Quality in Non-Industrial Employee Occupancies through Dilution Ventilation
ISBN 0931504520

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Prepared by the AIHA/ANSI Z9 Committee, this latest HVAC guideline describes the most current practices and objectives for the management, operation, testing, and maintenance of existing heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems used to provide acceptable IAQ using dilution ventilation.

This guideline is intended for industrial hygienists and other occupational health and safety professionals working closely with IAQ control.

Bestsellers

The Emergency Response Planning Guidelines (ERPGs) series and the Workplace Environmental Exposure Level Guides (WEELs)

Emergency Response Planning Guidelines 2002 Complete Set and updates to 2006
AIHA Stock Number AEAR02-545

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A must for anyone responsible for responding to emergencies! This series provides values intended as estimates of concentration ranges where one might reasonably anticipate observing adverse effects as a consequence of exposure to a specific substance.

Three ERPG values are given in each guide:

  1. The ERPG-3 is the maximum airborne concentration below which it is believed nearly all individuals could be exposed for up to one hour without experiencing or developing life-threatening health effects.
  2. The ERPG-2 is the maximum airborne concentration below which it is believed nearly all individuals could be exposed for up to one hour without experiencing or developing irreversible or other serious health effects or symptoms that could impair their abilities to take protective action.
  3. The ERPG-1 is the maximum airborne concentration below which it is believed nearly all individuals could be exposed up to one hour without experiencing other than mild transient adverse health effects or perceiving a clearly defined objectionable odour.

Because human responses do not occur at precise exposure levels, they can extend over a wide range of concentrations. The values derived for ERPGs should not be expected to protect everyone but should be applicable to most individuals in the general population.

Each ERPG covers one specific agent and provides full identification of the substance, its chemical and physical properties, animal toxicity data, human experience, existing exposure guidelines, the recommended ERPGs, and the rationales used to establish them. Each year, a new update set will be published and made available separately.

A three-ring binder will be included with your order of the 2002 ERPG Complete Set. The binder can be ordered separately for $15.00: Use Stock # 134-EA-92 to order.

Now available!! (AIHA Stock Numbers provided)

2006 Emergency Response Planning Guidelines (ERPG) Update Set (AEAR06-561)

17 New or revised guides!

Acrolein, Allyl Chloride, Benzyl Chloride, 2,4-Dichlorophenol, Dicylclopentadiene, Dowtherm J, Dowtherm Q, Epichlorohydrin, Ethyl chloroformate, 2-Ethyl hexanol, HCFC-123, Hydrogen Cyanide, Isoprene, Methyl chloroformate, 1-Octene, Vinylidene chloride, and Vinyl trichlorosilane

Plus earlier editions (AIHA stock numbers provided)

  • 2005 Emergency Response Planning Guidelines (ERPG) Update Set (AEAR05 -561)
  • 2004 Emergency Response Planning Guidelines (ERPG) Update Set (AEAR04-561)
  • 2003 Emergency Response Planning Guidelines (ERPG) Update Set (AEAR03-561)
  • 2002 Emergency Response Planning Guidelines (ERPG) Update Set (AEAR02-544)

Workplace Environmental Exposure Level Guidelines (WEELs) 2002 Complete Set and updates to 2006
AIHA Stock Number AEAR02-547

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Each Workplace Environmental Exposure Level guideline represents the workplace exposure levels to which it is believed nearly all individuals could be exposed repeatedly without experiencing adverse health effects. Information used to establish each guideline is documented in an easy-to-read brochure that identifies the agent by chemical name, synonyms, Chemical Abstracts Service number, molecular formula, and structural formula.

Information is also provided on the agent's chemical and physical properties, uses and volume, toxicology data, and human use and experience. The rationale used as the basis for establishing the recommended WEEL, the actual WEEL recommended, and a list of references cited in the brochure round out the information presented.

All WEELs are expressed as either time-weighted average (TWA) concentrations or ceiling values; however, different time periods are specified depending on the properties of the agent.

Now available!

2006 Workplace Environmental Exposure Level (WEEL) Update Set (AEAR06-562)

3 New or revised documents! 2-Phosphono-1, 2,4 butanetricarboxylic acid, Quinoline, and Sodium Chloroacetate.

Plus earlier editions:

  • 2002 Workplace Environmental Exposure Level Guidelines Update Set (AEAR02-546)
  • 2003 Workplace Environmental Exposure Level Guidelines Update Set (AEAR03-562)
  • 2004 Workplace Environmental Exposure Level Guidelines Update Set (AEAR04-562)
  • 2005 Workplace Environmental Exposure Level (WEEL) Update Set (AEAR05-562)

Field Guide for the Determination of Biological Contaminants in Environmental Samples, 2nd edition
ISBN 0931504628

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This Field Guide explores this field of expertise and offers advice and solutions to the problems facing professionals working with biological contaminants.

Prepared by the AIHA Biosafety Committee, it addresses the sampling of various types of airborne and bulk (source) biocontaminants, including suspended biogenic dusts and mists, surface swabs, and biologically contaminated bulk materials and fluids.

Methods are provided for sampling viable and non-viable fungi and bacteria, as well as substances derived from them. There is also an extensive glossary.

AIHA's Flagship Publication!!
The Occupational Environment: Its Evaluation, Control and Management
Second Edition
ISBN 1931504431

ON SPECIAL SALE OFFER!

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Edited by Salvatore R. DiNardi, PhD, CIH, Chair of the Department of Environmental Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts, Amherst .

Stay on the cutting edge as a practitioner, educator or student with this classic reference - the "White Book" - which addresses the critical issues facing OEHS professionals today.

Its 49 Chapters (covering 1360 pages) include information on hazard recognition and evaluation, physical agents, the human environment, controlling the occupational environment and much more.

  • Completely updated and peer-reviewed by leaders from every OEHS discipline
  • Based on a set of demonstrable, uniform outcome competencies
  • Updated information on:
    • Air contaminants
    • Indoor air quality
    • Dermal exposure assessment
    • Ionising radiation
    • Laboratory health and safety controls
  • Includes a searchable, full-text CD-ROM at no additional cost-a portable OEHS reference library

The Instructor's Guide is a web-based publication, available to AIHA members in the "Members Only" portion of www.aiha.org, and "White Book" professors only. For purchasing professors, please call AIHA Customer Service at (703) 849-8888 to gain access."

Occupational Health and Safety Management System Performance Measurement:
A Universal Assessment Instrument
ISBN 0932627927

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The AIHA Universal Assessment Instrument (UAI) was developed to provide a means of measuring the effectiveness of occupational health and safety (OHS) management systems. With the UAI as an in-house consultant, organisations will have the ability to manage OHS strategically, reduce costs and injuries, integrate OHS functions, and prepare audits.

Combining OHSMS principles initiated by OSHA, BSI, AIHA, and ISO, the UAI is a resource unlike any other on the market.

Responding to Community Outrage: Strategies for Effective Risk Communication
ISBN 093262751X

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This timely book on risk communication can stand alone as a comprehensive text on the subject or be used with Peter M. Sandman's video, Risk = Hazard + Outrage. It presents a practical approach to managing risk communication and community relations.

ANSI Standards

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ANSI/AIHA Z10-2005
American National Standard
Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems
ISBN 1931504644

This newly developed OHSMS voluntary consensus standard provides critical management systems requirements and guidelines for improvement of occupational health and safety. Experts from labor, government, professional organizations and industry formulated this valuable standard after extensive examination of current national and international standards, guidelines and practices.

ANSI Z10 provides the blueprint for widespread benefits in health and safety, as well as in productivity, financial performance, quality, and other organizational and business objectives.

The seven sections include Management Leadership and Employee Participation, Planning, Implementation and Operation, Evaluation and Corrective Action, Management Review. Appendices address roles and responsibilities, policy statements, assessment and prioritization, audit information, and much more.

ANSI/AIHA Z9.5-2003 American National Standard Laboratory Ventilation
ISBN 0932627501

This authoritative publication, last updated in 1992, is a must for every laboratory, and is intended for use by employers, architects, occupational and environmental health and safety professionals, and others concerned with the control of exposure to airborne contaminants.

The book includes new chapters on performance tests, air cleaning, preventative maintenance, and work practices. It also highlights the Standard's requirements and offers good practices for laboratories to follow. There are five new appendices covering definitions, terms, and units.

Also included are referenced standards and publications, guidance on selecting laboratory stack designs, an audit form for ANSI Z9.5, and a sample table of contents for a laboratory ventilation management plan.

ANSI/AIHA Z88.10-2001 American National Standard for Respirator Fit Testing Methods
ISBN 1931504296

Clear and consistent guidance on the respirator fit testing components of an effective respiratory protection programme. Includes instructions regarding potential interference from personal protective equipment, detailed information on respirator face-pieces, selection of face-pieces, and other considerations for effective fit testing.

ANSI/AIHA Z9.2-2001 American National Standard for Fundamentals Governing the Design and Operation of Local Exhaust Ventilation Systems
ISBN 1931504040

This standard is intended for use by those responsible for local exhaust ventilation systems - owners, employers, industrial hygienists, facility engineers, maintenance personnel, testing and balancing personnel, and ventilation system designers.

The standard is compatible with the ACGIH® Industrial Ventilation Manual and other recognised standards of good practice, and can be used in audits by those trained in local exhaust ventilation.

ANSI/AIHA Z.88.7 2001 Color Coding of Air Purifying Canisters, Cartridges and Filters
AIHA Stock Number: SMEA01-435

Read about the standard that will assist you in the identification of air-purifying respirator canisters, cartridges, and filters used to provide respiratory protection against gases, vapors or particles. Manufacturers, users, and governmental regulatory agencies will find accurate and rapid identification of selected industrial respiratory protective devices.

ANSI/AIHA Z9.6 1999 American National Standard - Exhaust Systems for Grinding, Polishing and Buffing
AIHA Stock Number: IVEA99-357

This standard, the fifth in AIHA's ANSI Z9 series, provides updated information on ventilation for grinding, polishing, and buffing operations that conforms to current accepted practices. It applies to those establishments and operations that use power-driven machinery to grind, polish, or buff a product without the use of coolant.

The rules and engineering principles described in this standard represent the minimum criteria intended 1) to protect the health of personnel engaged in and working in the vicinity of grinding, polishing, and buffing operations; and 2) to control contaminants generated by those operations.

ANSI/AIHA Z9.4 1997 Abrasive Blasting Operations - Ventilation & Safe Practice
ISBN 0932627811

ANSI/AIHA Z9.4 is concerned with employees engaged in blasting in fixed location enclosures - or working in the vicinity of these enclosures. The standard was developed to protect these employees from significant risk of health impairment and physical injury due to explosions, high-velocity jets of abrasive-blasting particles, or moving equipment. It applies to all fixed-location abrasive blast enclosures in which an abrasive comes in contact with a surface by pneumatic pressure, hydraulic pressure, or centrifugal force.

Adherence to this standard is expected to help reduce exposure and disease associated with silicosis in abrasive-blasting operations because the standard prohibits use of silica sand as a blasting agent. It is stated in the standard that the "health hazard to abrasive-blasting operators posed by silica sand is sufficiently severe to prohibit its use since feasible alternatives are available."

ANSI/AIHA Z9.3-1994 Standard for Spray Finishing Operations - Safety Code for Design, Construction, and Ventilation
ISBN 0932627641

This American National Standard was developed to help manufacturers and users protect workers from injurious effects from gases, vapours, mists, dusts, powders, or solvents used in, or created, released, or disseminated by, spray finishing operations.

The standard is broken into 12 sections. Topics covered are: design and construction of spray booths and spray rooms; ventilation; velocity and airflow requirements; make-up air; atmosphere pollution; portable ovens in spraying areas; fixed drying or baking ovens used in connection with spray booths; and personnel protection. An appendix includes figures of typical spray booths, spray rooms, and the spraying area, and a table of the lower flammable limits of some commonly used solvents.

ANSI/AIHA Z9.7 1988 American National Standard for the Recirculation of Air from Industrial Process Exhaust
ISBN 0932627897?

Re-circulation of exhaust air from an industrial process is a potentially dangerous practice. If done improperly, harmful concentrations of air contaminants can be created in the work environment. This AIHA standard establishes the minimum criteria for the design and operation of re-circulating exhaust systems used for contaminant control in the workplace. Possible safety problems are addressed, as are the materials and processes used to identify industrial process-generated contaminants. This guide is preceded by Z9.5 (Laboratory Ventilation), Z9.4 (Abrasive-Blasting Operations), and Z9.3 (Spray Finishing Operations).

OTHER AIHA PUBLICATIONS

Accident Prevention Manual, 12th edition: Engineering and Technology
ISBN 008042029X

This comprehensive manual focuses on facilities, workplace exposure and protections, materials handling and production operation. Topics include buildings and facility layout, maintenance of facilities, electrical equipment, fire protection, workers with disabilities, manual handling and materials storage, hand and portable power tools, and much more.

Also included are chapters on safety engineering, technological design of industrial facilities and occupational medical surveillance.

Biosafety Reference Manual, Second Edition
ISBN 093262765X

For a detailed look at biohazards in the workplace, the second edition of this important reference manual is an essential addition to your technical library. The manual, prepared by the AIHA Biosafety Committee, is intended to provide basic information on biohazards and the control of biohazard exposures that can be applied despite the occupational setting and/or the biohazard involved.

Blood-borne pathogens, tuberculosis, biogenic toxins, and allergens are discussed in-depth. Also covered are:

  • Responses generally associated with infections, intoxications, and allergic responses.
  • Methods for the decontamination, disinfection, sterilisation, and handling of biohazardous waste.

Burton Field Guide for Industrial Hygiene
ISBN 1931504296

Raw technical data from an engineering perspective makes this Field Guide a uniquely useful tool. It contains vast information on common industrial gases and chemicals in a concise and handy format. Included are checklists for exhaust fan maintenance, indoor air contaminant sources and much more. Chapters include terms and equations, monographs and charts, thermal conditions, ergonomics, PPE and respirators, standards and guidelines, and sound and noise.

Chemical-Biological Terrorism: Awareness and Response to the Threat
ISBN 1931504571

Airborne contaminants, emergency response, protective clothing, and the structure of the emergency response preparedness system are all covered in this timely publication, plus other factors. Comprehensive and authoritative - this is a must-read on a growing global threat

Chemical Protective Clothing, 2nd Edition
ISBN 1931504466

This important resource has been updated by the AIHA's Protective Clothing and Equipment Committee. It now contains 10 chapters of the most current information for health and safety professionals, CPC users and chemists.

Covers the following topics:

  • Practical coverage of selection guidelines
  • Decontamination
  • Test methods and standards
  • Programme development strategies
  • Full-body protection
  • Managing heat stress

Confined Space Entry: an AIHA Protocol Guide, 2nd Edition
ISBN 1931504105

This guide addresses OSHA's written requirements for practices and procedures that protect employees from hazards of entry into permit-required confined spaces, and provides guidance for fulfilling those requirements.

Engineering Reference Manual, 2nd Edition
ISBN 0932627943

A reference library at your fingertips! This convenient summary of current, pertinent, practical information for industrial hygienists covers topics such as ventilation, noise, heat stress, ionising and nonionising radiation, respiratory protection, ergonomics, illumination, and analytical instrumentation. The manual also provides general conversion tables, rules of thumb, and a variety of formulas, figures, and charts.

Environmental Engineering
ISBN 0932627757

This updated edition covers new laws and standards, including the Federal Safe Drinking Act, the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, and the Clean Air Act of 1990. It applies sanitation and engineering theory and principles to environmental control in urban, suburban and rural communities.

Engineering design, construction, operation and maintenance details are provided throughout as they relate to plants and structures. Topics include: disease control, water supply, wastewater treatment and disposal, air pollution and noise control, radiation uses and protection, recreation areas, solid waste management, and much more.

Environmental Health and Safety for Hazardous Waste Sites
ISBN 193150427X

This comprehensive guide is an excellent starting point for understanding and controlling chemical hazards.

Major topics contained in this book include:

  • Federal regulations
  • The basics of chemical recognition, evaluation and protection

Application of the basic principles

Ergonomics: Regulations and Standards in the United States, Canada, and Europe
ISBN 1931504180

Based on an AIHA roundtable held in 2000, this publication presents an update of ergonomics standards and regulations in the United States, Canada, and Europe.

  • Topics include: Ergonomics regulatory update for British Columbia; Regulatory update for the European community: risk factors for work-related neck and upper limb musculoskeletal disorders in Europe; Ergonomics rule-making activity in the state of Washington; North Carolina ergonomics program; Ergonomics regulatory update-federal OSHA; and Status of ergonomics standards in California

Essential Resources for Industrial Hygiene: A Compendium of Current Practice Standards and Guidelines
ISBN 0932627986

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Here is a comprehensive list of references and information sites to help you solve an occupational and environmental health and safety problem! This outstanding book will be useful to the practitioner and the student, drawing on the knowledge and experience of AIHA's 12,300 members and leaders.

Also available on a searchable CD-ROM, along with the publication Glossary of Occupational Hygiene Terms.

Field Guidelines for Temporary Ventilation of Confined Spaces With an Emphasis on Hotwork
ISBN 1931504628

This is an excellent companion to Welding Health and Safety.

It provides examples and techniques for successful ventilation of confined spaces where hot-work such as welding or thermal cutting produces fumes and gases requiring removal. The guide is practical for use in the workplace by supervisors, industrial hygienists, safety professionals, and others.

Glossary of Occupational Hygiene Terms
ISBN 1931504075

A spectacular single source for clear, precise, detailed definitions for hygiene with more than 3,000 terms. Special emphasis is given to terms commonly used in occupational safety and health. Draws from AIHA, OSHA, EPA, ATSDR, and ANSI sources.

Also available on a searchable CD-ROM (AIHA title "Essential Resources for I H & Glossary of OH Terms" - stock number ENOK02-619), along with the publication Essential Resources for Industrial Hygiene: A Compendium of Current Practice Standards and Guidelines.

Hazardous Waste Management
AIHA Stock Number MHWT04-669

This book provides a comprehensive introduction to the complex, interdisciplinary field of hazardous waste management, with thoroughly updated information on the most current methods of treatment, disposal, and site remediation.

The management of hazardous waste has changed dramatically since the 1960's and continues to evolve as our knowledge of both the hazards and management methods grows. This publication provides comprehensive coverage of these changes in the field.

Industrial Hygiene Performance Metrics
ISBN 1931504121

This concise book provides industrial hygienists with both a process and some examples of metrics to assist organisations in bringing about improvements.

Industrial Hygiene Reference & Study Guide - newly revised edition
ISBN 193150413X

This book serves industrial hygienists and other occupational health specialists who need a quick field reference, or the student who needs a study guide for an exam. Topics range from IH history to personal protective equipment and everything in between.

Integrated Life Cycle and Risk Assessment for Industrial Processes
AIHA Stock Number ARAE04-673

Environmental engineers, industrial ecologists, hazardous waste managers and other professionals within the environmental field recognise the importance of incorporating elements of risk assessment with life-cycle assessments. These analytical tools have become increasingly a part of environmental management practices.

This book covers the use of life-cycle assessment, risk assessment, and a combined framework of the two in the estimation of environmental damage, providing explanations of methods and descriptions of practical applications in the environmental analysis of industrial processes.

Investigations: A Handbook for Prevention Professionals
ISBN 1931504016

Step-by-step principles investigating illnesses and indicators of exposure, with the aim of simplifying even the most complex investigation.

Laboratory Chemical Hygiene: An AIHA Protocol Guide
ISBN 0932627692

This guide is designed as a model for fulfilling the requirements of OSHA's standard for occupational exposure to hazardous chemicals in laboratories (29 CFR 910.1450). The guide is set up in the format of a Chemical Hygiene Plan, as required by the OSHA standard. It is broken into four main sections: Strategy, Responsibilities, Authorised Personnel, and Program Elements. There are also five appendices, including a copy of the OSHA standard, a list of high hazard chemicals, and a chemical storage class labelling system.

Laboratory Quality Assurance Manual, Second Edition
ISBN 0932627838

This manual provides comprehensive laboratory quality assurance (QA) program. It is an important document for new and established laboratories that want to develop a strategy for demonstrating the adequacy of worker health protection programs or compliance with environmental regulations. The manual is complete with several useful figures, tables, and forms.

LogNorm 2 Updated Version!- CD ROM
AIHA Stock Number AEAE98-326

LogNorm2 is a statistical analysis program written specifically for the field of IH. It helps the user perform an exposure assessment with the most powerful statistical techniques available.

Mathematical Models for Estimating Occupational Exposure to Chemicals
ISBN 0932627994

This book presents a systematic and comprehensive approach to exposure models and their many advantages. Many new and improved techniques are covered, as well as most of the basic ''old standby'' exposure modeling approaches. A useful tool for any professional concerned with exposure assessment and management.

The Noise Manual, Revised Fifth Edition
ISBN 1931504024

Expanded and fully updated, this peer-reviewed revision of the highly recommended fourth edition is a must for any professional concerned with hearing conservation. Edited by the top names in hearing conservation and authored by 17 experts in the field. Contains a 200+ item appendix on references for good practice.

The Noise-Vibration Problem-Solution Workbook
ISBN 1931504148

This practical teaching tool includes more than 400 solved problems with many detailed and thought-provoking problem discussions. The book may be used in conjunction with AIHA's The Noise Manual, Fifth Edition or as a standalone product. The workbook's chapter headings correspond to those in the Noise Manual, and contains new discussions and problems for discussion.

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Occupational Safety & Health Law, 2nd edition
AIHA Stock Number MMLR04-666

Occupational Safety and Health Law, 2nd Edition is the complete source of guidance from expert practitioners representing management, labour, and neutral perspectives. This comprehensive treatise analyses the administration, enforcement, interpretations, and background of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 and the maze of rules and regulations promulgated under it.

It provides balanced, well-researched details on every aspect of workplace safety and health law, including inspections, citations, enforcement proceedings, penalties, union participation and appeals.

Occupational Health and Safety Management System: An AIHA Guidance Document
ISBN 0932627749

This publication serves as a model for organisations planning to develop an occupational health and safety management system, or planning to maintain or upgrade an existing OHSMS. With the help of this important guidance document, employers throughout the world will have a better idea of how to ensure the safety of their employees. The publication is compatible with the ISO 9000 series standards since ISO 9001:1994 was used as a template for this document's structure.

Odor Thresholds for Chemicals with Established Occupational Health Standards
ISBN 093262734X

This critique provides important reference information for chemicals with threshold limit values, focusing on odour perception, literature search and review, and odour threshold methodology. The text presents a wealth of information in three major tables covering detection and recognition of odour thresholds, the primary experimental odour threshold determinations reported by each investigator, and the results of the literature review and critique.

OSHA Compliance Manual: application of key OSHA topics
AIHA Stock Number SCMR04-677

Easy-to-understand explanations of OSHA's workplace safety regulations are to be found in this information-packed manual. It contains over 600 pages of plain-English compliance information on topics such as training, record-keeping, personal protective equipment, and much more.

OSHA Inspections: Preparation and Response
AIHA Stock Number CRCG03-622

Updated and enhanced for 2004, 20-year OSHA veteran Rick Kaletsky provides a definitive guide for developing and implementing an effective occupational safety and health program that fully complies with OSHA standards, how to prepare proactively for a work site inspection, and how to respond to an inspection and to a citation. Whether you are a safety professional, loss specialist, consultant, human resources director, attorney, or manager, this book will be indispensable as it guides you to maintain a safer, more healthy work environment.

The Quick Selection Guide to Chemical Protective Clothing, Fourth Edition
ISBN 0471271055

This best-selling pocket guide now includes 700 chemicals, additional synonyms, CAS numbers, risk codes, and special notations to alert the user. A section on chemical warfare agents and selection recommendations of protective clothing against chemical warfare agents has also been added in this edition. This Fourth Edition is an essential field guide for spill responders, safety engineers, industrial hygienists, chemists, and chemical engineers, purchase agents, sales people, and workers in all industries

Report of Microbial Growth Task Force
ISBN 1931504261

In anticipation of the increasing magnitude of this issue, a task force of experts from several AIHA technical committees has worked diligently for many months to create this document, which offers a wealth of very practical information about the proper assessment and remediation of microbial contamination in buildings.

Risk Assessment Principles for the Industrial Hygienist
ISBN 0932627978

This is a truly readable and relevant yet scholarly text intended for use by the industrial hygienist. Topics include:

  • The National Academy of Science Risk Assessment Paradigm for IH
  • Science and Judgment
  • Dealing with uncertainty in risk assessment
  • Risk Management: the philosophy of "acceptable risk" and its relationship to occupational exposure limits
  • A tiered Approach to risk assessment and risk management
  • The future of industrial hygiene and risk assessment.

Safety Now! Controlling Chemical Exposures at Hazardous Waste Sites with Real-Time Measurements
ISBN 0932627900

Safety Now! focuses on the control of chemical health hazards, microbes, noise, radiation, radio-nuclides, and explosive vapours at hazardous waste sites. A disk containing sample spreadsheets is included.

Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater, 20th edition
AIHA Stock Number ESAA04-676

Approved by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the 20th edition of Standard Methods provides step-by-step procedures for over 350 separate test methods presented in an easy-to-use manner. The latest water analysis methodology is provided for domestic and industrial water, wastewater treatment, public health and environmental protection. Each of the methods has been reviewed and endorsed by qualified water and wastewater professionals, offering the most accurate and consistent procedures.

These methods offer scientists, analysts and engineers a valid and recognised basis for control, evaluation and assistance with regulatory compliance. Also provided is information on quality control, safety issues, waste minimisation and disposal, lab apparatus, washing and sanitising, full colour aquatic algae illustrations and more!

Synthetic Fibers in the Workplace: Where Less is Healthier
ISBN 1931504199

The introduction of many new synthetic fibres into the marketplace has heightened the awareness of fibre manufacturers and workers for the continued need of exposure characterisation, product stewardship, and the education of workers on their safe handling.

This awareness, in part, has been a result of reported respiratory disease in workers exposed to some synthetic fibres, and from toxicological evidence from experimental animal studies indicating a potential risk of chronic disease when exposed to synthetic fibres of respirable size and high durability. Many of the synthetic fibres in the work environment have relatively large diameters, but can often occur in both the respirable and thoracic size range.

This publication is based on a AIHA forum held in 2000.Topics include an overview of the potential health risks; an assessment of sampling and analytical techniques; industry efforts to promote safe work practices and controls; and strategies to provide information and guidance on the safe handling of synthetic fibre-containing products.

Welding Health and Safety: A Field Guide for OEHS Professionals
ISBN 1931504288

This practical guide is a vital tool for the Industrial Hygienist and Health and Safety Professionals.

Major topics include:

  • Health and Safety considerations
  • Welding technology
  • Equipment welding and cutting in confined spaces
  • Construction, maintenance and repair welding
  • The health effects of metals, gases and other agents commonly encountered in the welding process.

Work Design: Occupational Ergonomics, 5th edition
AIHA Stock Number EERR04-667

Written by engineers for engineers, the central goal of this book is to provide clear, useful guidelines supported by research, science, and practice.

Readers are provided with the tools they need to achieve work design that is ergonomically effective while remaining economically feasible. Whether studying work design/ergonomics in a college classroom, or working as a professional in the field, this text contains the accurate, up-to-date information required.

Key Symposia Results

Environmental Mold: State of the Science, State of the Art - 2003
ISBN 1931504474

Leading national experts share the most recent information concerning science-based approaches to environmental mould evaluations, litigation theories and practices, and the impact on the insurance industry. Also includes a Q & A session with the experts

Indoor Air Quality Research: New Directions - 2003
ISBN 1931504482

Indoor air quality experts present, discuss, and examine current IAQ research date, with an emphasis on research shaping the industrial hygiene profession. Topics include Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), microbes in buildings, sick building syndrome and indoor air particulates. Also includes a Q & A session with the experts.

Ergonomics: From Concept to Practice - Making Ergonomics Work - 2001
ISBN 1931504210

These proceedings provide guidance for the design and implementation of effective ergonomics programs. The seminar content from which the proceedings are drawn is based on successful existing programs currently found in manufacturing and service industries. All aspects of successful ergonomics programs are presented.

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06 September 2006