Chapter 7
Health and industrial hygiene
This chapter describes health issues faced by the process industries. Included are discussions to do with noise, naturally occurring radioactive materials (NORM), lifting, hot and cold working conditions and food hygiene. Policies for managing alcohol and drugs at the work site are provided.
Keywords
Health; Industrial hygiene; Asbestos; Noise; Vibration; NORM; TENORM; Naturally occurring radioactive material; Lifting; Heat stress; Cold stress; Radiant heat; Food hygiene; Alcohol policy; Drug policy
Get Plant Design and Operations now with the O’Reilly learning platform.
O’Reilly members experience books, live events, courses curated by job role, and more from O’Reilly and nearly 200 top publishers.
