When do you need to bring in a Certified Industrial Hygienist, CIH?

OSHA has required air or noise sampling, they only accept sampling data from a CIH. Your concerns are related to employee exposures to chemicals on site, especially when chemical exposures include: Adverse health effects that are not immediately apparent, such as cancer or reproductive hazards. You are planning a process and need to identify hazards …

Reusable Vs Disposable Personal Protective Equipment

Reusable versus disposable PPE.  Both have their assets and defects. Reusable Employees are more likely to use the right glove because it is kept near the use location. The interior of the glove is more likely to become contaminated because the glove is left near the source of contamination, the reason the glove is needed. …

Protein Based Vs Gene Based Vaccines

By Susen Trail, CIH A viral invader triggers an immune response that creates an antibody specific to the viral antigen.  The antibodies attack the antigens by binding to them to prevent them from binding to healthy body cells.  Antibodies remain in your system for several months after you recover, during this time you are immune …