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Chemical and General Safety Department

The ES&H Industrial Hygiene Group

John Shepardson, Group Leader
- Phil Hoyt
- Stafford McCaskill

About Industrial Hygiene

The Industrial Hygiene group keeps SLAC healthy and safe by anticipation, recognition, evaluation, prevention, and control of environmental factors or stresses which may cause sickness or impaired health and well being. Industrial hygienists deal with health and safety challenges facing our people everywhere, including...

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    • Indoor air quality (sick building syndrome, second-hand tobacco smoke)
    • Evaluating and controlling environmental lead exposure
    • Occupational disease (AIDS in the workplace, tuberculosis, silicosis)
    • Potentially hazardous agents such as asbestos, pesticides, and radon gas
    • Cumulative Trauma Disorders (repetitive stress injuries, carpal tunnel syndrome)
    • Nonionizing Radiation (electromagnetic fields, microwaves)
    • Reproductive health hazards in the workplace
    • Setting limits on exposure to chemical and physical agents
    • Detection and control of potential occupational hazards such as noise, radiation, and illumination

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