Greater Houston Industrial Hygiene Council

Meeting Agenda


Hexavalent Chromium and Welding Revisit
Session Arranged by: Jan Koehn and Cindy Lewis
JK, Inc. and Creative Safety Solutions

June 21, 2007 Meeting Agenda

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8:30 - 9:00 AM
Registration
9:00 - 9:05 AM
Introduction and Announcements

Janet Wiiki CIH, CSP
Principal Consultant
ICU Environmental, Health and Safety

9:05 - 10:05 AM
Overview of the New OSHA Regulation for Hexavalent Chromium

Review of summary presentation addressing an overview of the OSHA regulatory requirements including the technical preamble and the standard options for monitoring documentation.

Jan Koehn, M.S., CIH JK, Inc.
mail @ jkinc .biz
10:05 - 10:15 AM

BREAK

10:15 - 11:15 PM
Hexavalent Chromium and Your Health: What's all the Fuss?

Different perspective related to an overview of the OSHA standard requirements. Presentation addresses content of the new regulation related to hazard recognition, evaluation methods and requirements, and control measures.

Justine Parker
ICU Environmental, Health & Safety
janet @ icusafety .com
11:15 - 12:00 PM
Laboratory Issues Related to Hexavalent Chromium Analysis

Our local lab expert will review the various published methods available for sample analysis of hexavalent chromium. Provide pros and cons for the OSHA ID 215 and the NIOSH 7605 methods as well as discuss sample retention times and good sampling practices along with specific considerations to insure great data documentation for subsequent interpretation.

Jerry Bright
HIH Laboratory
jerry @ hihlaboratory .com
12:00 - 1:00 PM
LUNCH
1:00 - 2:00 PM
The Latest on Hexavalent Chromium from a Construction Industry Perspective

Impact of hexavalent chromium issues in the construction industry. Given a mobile workforce and constantly changing site work activities, the potential for variable workplace exposures is routinely encountered. Review of monitoring data and other issues within this specific industry.

Franklin Andersen, CIH
H. B. Zachry
andersonf @ zachry. com
2:00 - 2:15 PM
BREAK
2:15 - 3:00 PM
Industrial Hygiene Field Site Personal Monitoring To Document Occupational Exposures To Hexavalent Chromium - AIHCE Poster

Summary presentation of ninety data points collected by two local consultants for personal monitoring related to occupational exposures to hexavalent chromium. Numerous types of field work sites are addressed including a variety of control measures and work practices.

Cindy Lewis
Creative Safety Solutions
cindy @ creativesafetysolutions. com

Jan Koehn
JK, Inc.
mail @ jkinc .biz
3:00 - 3:45 PM
Specific Case Studies Related to Field Work Site Personal Exposures and Effectiveness of Control Methods for Hexavalent Chromium

Case study reviews of project monitoring data for hexavalent chromium by the consultants. Repeat monitoring in accordance with OSHA requirements was performed and general information related to Client response to documented occupational exposures will be discussed. Numerous types of welding methods were assessed both as full shift sampling and also specific work task activities in a variety of types of field work sites.

Cindy Lewis
Creative Safety Solutions
cindy @ creativesafetysolutions. com

Jan Koehn
JK, Inc.
mail @ jkinc .biz
3:45 - 4:30 PM
Panel Discussion of Presenters and Participants related to Existing Regulatory Information from AIHCE 2007 and Field Work Activities, etc.

Participants are also encouraged to bring hexavalent chromium concerns and issues as well as monitoring data for lively group discussions. Jan Koehn will present information obtained from OSHA presentations at AIHCE 2007 related to regulatory interpretations.

Presenters and Participants
4:35 PM
Adjournment
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