Chemical and Biological Substances
“Biological substance” means a substance containing living organisms or parts of living organisms in their natural or modified forms. “Chemical substance” means any natural or artificial substance, whether in the form of a solid, liquid, gas or vapour, other than a biological substance. These types of exposures most commonly include workplace exposures to welding fumes, solvents, dusts and gasses.
Chemical exposures are often not seen as important as “safety” but statistics show that more people die from chemical exposures than industrial accidents.
resources
- Need Help with a Chemical Assessment or Need Air Sampling Done?
- Manitoba Regulation Part 36 Chemical and Biological Substances
- Guideline for Chemical and Biological Substances 2014
- Statistics of Occupational Disease and Cancer
- Basic Principles in Industrial Hygiene
- Basic Principles in Industrial Hygiene Sampling
- Types of Chemical and Biological Hazards
- Safe Work Procedures for Different Classes of Chemicals
- Definition of OELs (or TLVs)
- What if No TLV Exists?
- Example of Setting an OEL - Powdered Milk
- Copy of the Hazardous Products Act
- Basic Characterization
- Hazard Assessment by Process and Industry
- Hazard Assessment Options
- Explanation of when a worker could be exposed above the OEL
- Changes in the conditions of the workplace or to the workforce
- Adjusting OELs for Factors in the Workplace
- Basics of Air Sampling
- NIOSH Methods
- Personal Sampling
- Understanding Day to Day Variation in Exposures
- Is a Worker Exposed Above the OEL?
- When to Sample / Resample
- Controls for Airborne Exposures
- Get some Technical Assistance
- Control and Evaluation of Non-Airborne Exposure
- Designated Materials - Definitions
- IHStat - statistical calculations of exposure distribution
- What to do if Sampling Shows Workers are Exposed Above the OEL?
- Selecting the Best Controls
- Click here to find a company that can do hazard assessments and exposure monitoring