Occupational hygiene

INTRODUCTION The purpose of this paper is to examine why the use of Dust masks in many dusty workplace environments is considered poor occupational hygiene practice, and to identify more suitable dust control regimes, including when dust masks would be an appropriate control measure. Occupational hygiene deals with the reduction or elimination of health effects from the work environment on individuals (Boyle 2005:147). As such, the use of dust masks in many dusty workplace environments is considered poor occupational hygiene practice since the U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) states that dust masks provide no eye protection, no protect against gases that may be an irritant/hazardous that was caused…

DuPont Spruance is located in Richmond, Virginia. Spruance is DuPont’s largest manufacturing site worldwide. It is a key site in the manufacturing of new films, fibers, and specialty chemicals. There are 5 businesses located at this facility, Kevlar®, Mylar®, Nomex®, Tyvek® and Zytel®. The role of a Safety, Health and Environmental (SHE) Specialist is to provide analytical and implementation support in safety, contractor safety, occupational health, process safety, fire protection,…

Magnification Loupes in U.S. Entry–level Dental Hygiene Programs – Occupational Health and Safety written by Dongdon, Tolle, Darby (2012) The purpose of this study was due to improving dental hygienists environmental stressors and improve occupational health of dental hygienists by the American Dental Hygienists’ association’s (ADHA). The National Dental Hygiene Research Agenda states that occupational health and safety introduced the magnification of loupes so that it could reduce stressors…

hygienist. I am currently in my first year here at Community College getting my preq for dental hygiene. I always get the question, “Why would you want to look in somebody’s mouth all day?” After I hear this question and then I start thinking to myself. I want to be a dental hygienist because first of all someone has got to do it and secondly, I think smiles light up rooms and if I can help get more smiles in this world then that is what I am going to do. With seeking my career in dental hygiene…

emphasis on helping practitioners use meaningful activities therapeutically to support the client’s health and wellness. Due to the stressful nature of student occupation, students will miss meals, use poor kitchen safety, poor food hygiene and overlook the importance of a sanitary kitchen; in the classroom, students overlook written and verbal directions and limit note taking due to mental and physical fatigue, which impedes the student’s overall performance. Through…

Jeanese Murdock, OTAS Adaptive Equipment Paper Long Handled nail/bath brush with suction cups This personal hygiene device is used for people that have limited or no function in one hand or other upper extremity disabilities causing limited grasp or hand strength. It is used for cleaning fingernails and toenails and can also be used to wash a person’s feet. This one handed device will suction to any flat, smooth surface such as; a bath tub, shower stall, bedside table, or bathroom sink or…

Financial barrier: - Hard to maintain the larger cost in installing the electronic monitoring devices (Srigley et al. 2013). Busy work environment: - Busy work environment could lead to HH procedure being forgotten by HCWs while they are dealing with the complications and providing care for patient in post-operative ward (Hand Hygiene Australia, 2014). Unwilling to agree the changes: - some HCWs could refuse to accept the changes, where they may not like using electronic devices to monitor their…

dress himself independently? What is their developmental stage? Do they have any changes in their processes, function and physical structure that restrict their ability to observe personal hygiene? Is their skin intact, clean and healthy? Are there any blemishes, scars, alteration in color or bruises? Is the skin moist or dry? Are there any visible signs of dehydration such as loss of elasticity and tenting? Are the nails short, well groomed and clean? Is the mouth healthy and moist? (Meriwether…

and they have not mentioned the physical factors as a psychological safety dimension (Amponsah-Tawiah et al., 2013; Laaksonen et al., 2010). Thus, when an employee has a heavy physical work load or workplace hazards, arguably it will affect his/her psychological safety conditions. Slightly different, Christian et al. (2009) emphasise that psychological safety climate is related to safety outcomes, such as injuries and accidents. Whilst Wallace and Chen (2005) assert a validated workplace…

daughter. She is currently on medical leave from her job as human resources manager. She has prior history of CVA and she is also diabetic. She plans on returning to her job and regain her independence. She also expressed that she want to live close to normal life. After her hospitalization, the patient has been receiving occupational therapy services at a skilled nursing facility. The rehab program will last for 12 weeks addressing any deficits so that that patient can be functionally…