Best Selling Books by Occupational Health

Distributed to some depository libraries in microfiche.

Distributed to some depository libraries in microfiche.

This document describes the best practices for the safe use of gluteraldehyde in health care facilities. It is widely used as a cold sterilant to disinfect a variety of heat-sensitive instruments such as endoscopes, bronchoscopes and dialysis equipment. In addition, health care employee may be exposed to gluteraldehyde in it uses as a hardener in x-ray developing and as a tissue fixative in histology and pathology labs. This document describes engineering controls, work practices, and facility design considerations that will help reduce employee exposure. It also provides recommendations for personal protective equipment, employee training, exposure monitoring, disposal practices, and spill cleanup procedures. The use of alternative to gluteraldehyde is also addressed. OSHA 3258-08N

This document provides guidelines for those involved in conducting indoor air quality (IAQ) investigations in office buildings, assisting them in determining the cause of poor IAQ, in establishing at what point specific professional services are required, and in defining the methodology and scope of a particular IAQ study. It first gives background information on the problem, describing sick building syndrome and related complaints, factors affecting IAQ, and ventilation guidelines. It describes the initial assessment, then provides a detailed assessment that covers methods of collecting information, the purpose of measurements, sampling considerations, monitoring methods and equipment, source evaluation, assessing and inspecting the HVAC system, and testing for temperature and humidity, carbon dioxide, air motion, carbon monoxide, formaldehyde, particulates, volatile organic compounds, and microbials.

In this handbook, experienced health activists critically examine occupational causes of cancer, and offer viable solutions. They provide definitions of key words and concepts, essential statistics and data, suggestions for action, and listings of further resources.